DELRAY BEACH - With approvals in place, Atlantic Plaza II is poised to transform two city blocks here into a suburban downtown mixed-use destination, according to Bill Milmoe, president of CDS International Holdings Inc. Sitework for the initial phase of the $325 million project is set to begin this summer.

CORAL GABLES - Old Spanish Village, the $350 million New Urbanism development in Coral Gables, is progressing steadily. The exterior structure of the first building, part of Phase I of The Villas, is complete. Underground utilities and underground infrastructure are 90% complete. Construction of Phase I began in April 2008, and the first of seven buildings in this phase will be complete in April.

The Spanish-inspired grand archway, which serves as the village’s entry and symbolizes the realization of the vision of Coral Gables’ founder George Merrick, was inaugurated in January.

WILTON MANORS - Joseph Pasquale, president of Pasquale Kuritzky Architecture Inc., a full-service residential and commercial architectural firm based in Fort Lauderdale, has announced that permits have been issued and construction has begun on Gables Wilton Park, a mixed-use development. Gables Wilton Park is owned by LG Wilton Park LLC and is at the southeast corner of NE 21st Court and Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors.

PLANTATION - US Capital Holdings Group has received master plan approval for 321 North, an $800 million mixed-use project in the heart of Plantation.

US Capital Holdings Group will begin redeveloping the former Plantation Fashion Mall and building 550,000sf of gross retail, 613,000sf of office, and up to 590 residential units. The existing office building is scheduled to be complete in 2009, the retail component is slated to open in 2011, and the new office towers are expected to be complete by 2012.