Parks & Parking on the Beach
A six-pack of city projects promises to upgrade accommodations for people, vehicles and vessels. At a recent meeting on the penthouse level of the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach overlooking the…
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Mike Seemuth
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Mike Seemuth has 35 years of journalism experience as a writer and editor of articles on business, finance and economic trends for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Burying Gold
After a three-decade legal battle, Oakland Park can look forward to something new on the old Solid Gold and Pure Platinum sites. The Federal Highway corridor has a dual personality…
Scaling Up on South Andrews
A proposed three-tower development on South Andrews Avenue, renamed Riverparc Square, is a massive work in progress. A city block just south of the New River on Andrews Avenue is…
Mariner 101
Training at crew schools is an overlooked current propelling Fort Lauderdale’s status as a leading hub of the yachting industry. The yachting industry in Fort Lauderdale has gained a reputation…
Whatever It Takes
The battle to redevelop Bahia Mar has been drawn out and ugly. Now the lead developer believes they can make it happen. Last year, controversy appeared to kill plans to…
Terrace Envy
The architecture of a boutique condo project in Fort Lauderdale Beach is an homage to outdoor living in South Florida. The architectural design of private outdoor living space for condo…
Designed to Drive Sales
The new home of Lauderdale BMW illustrates a trend among luxury car dealerships to modernize their Fort Lauderdale-area properties. A new multi-level building on South Federal Highway could have passed…
Boutique Near the Beach
Adagio Fort Lauderdale Beach may start going up this summer on the quiet side of the city’s barrier island. Despite a deceleration in sales of new condos in South Florida,…
Small But Perfectly Formed
A planned condo development is part of the trend towards smaller, boutique projects that offer all the high-end amenities of beach living with less risk for the developer. Some condo…
At Home in Harbordale
A new mixed-use development is part of a trend away from industrial and towards more residential in Harbordale. A fresh jolt of gentrification may be coming to Harbordale, the southeast…