Ft. Lauderdale Officials Support Adding Downtown Homes

28 July 2004 - 11:00am

A majority of Fort Lauderdale City Commissioners agreed on July 26 to allow more than 13,000 new residential units to be built in the city's urban core.

"Officials agreed that the downtown is only at half or a third of its development potential for housing and that it won't be fully functional as the 'live,work,play' environment advertised until more people live there."

Source: Sun-Sentinel, July 27, 2004
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