Amid Las Olas Blvd growth, 5-story jewelry store project riles some neighbors

A family jewelry business wants to build a luxury retail building on Las Olas Boulevard.  But the five-story, canal-front project has cracked open a familiar dispute that comes with development –– pitting supporters of the growth against longtime residents alarmed by traffic, parking and height. The fault line is especially pronounced in Fort Lauderdale, a city experiencing growth that proponents say is necessary for it to catch up after it was overlooked during South Florida’s boom in the past half-decade.   Weston Jewelers, led by the Dikes family, wants to develop the Arquitectonica-designed building with floor-to-ceiling windows along the Himmershee Canal. It […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.