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Lakewood Ranch apartment complex sells for more than $90 million

The Milwaukee owner of Vida Lakewood Ranch sold the property to an undisclosed investor.

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  • July 8, 2025
30-acre Pasco property sold for $12.75M for build-to-rent community

South Carolina-based Maymont Homes bought the parcel in the Bexley master-planned community.

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  • July 7, 2025
Fort Myers Beach’s new, resilient The Beach Bar opens

Nearly three years after Hurricane Ian, the popular beach hangout was back in business July 4.

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  • July 7, 2025
National real estate firm names new leadership for Sarasota office

Andrew Greenwell is the managing broker for Douglas Elliman Sarasota.

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  • July 7, 2025
Well-known Sarasota industrial space up for rent

The property, once the home of Harmar, is currently occupied but the search is on for a new tenant.

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  • July 7, 2025
Port Charlotte's Sunseeker resort sold for $200 million

Blackstone Real Estate has acquired the Allegiant Travel Co. property.

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  • July 7, 2025
Faith-based health care giant buys 77-year-old Polk medical group

The Bond Clinic was founded just after World War II.

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  • July 6, 2025
Israeli drone manufacturer opens US hub in Tampa

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Naples apartment complex opens with a little help, a build-to-rent developer buys land in Pasco, and a Swedish company will build a Manatee school.

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  • July 4, 2025
Sharks and spicy hot chicken: June on 'From the Corner Office' podcast

Episodes Nos. 105-108 are now out of the Business Observer's podcast, "From the Corner Office."

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  • July 3, 2025
$500K St. Pete embezzlement case: Tampa man sentenced

A Tampa man set back a St. Petersburg company years financially and nearly caused another company to go out of business, prosecutors say.

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  • July 3, 2025
SWFL Harley-Davidson entrepreneur buys two dealerships

Scott Fischer has been selling Harley’s for some 40 years.

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  • July 3, 2025
Sarasota County dermatology practice relocates, doubles footprint

WassermanUlitsky Dermatology grew its footprint and is expanding its staff by 60%.

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  • July 3, 2025
Tampa-based eye care practice cutting 116 jobs in Florida

The layoffs will span 43 locations across the state, including more than a dozen in the region.

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  • July 3, 2025
Bonita Springs resort to start latest renovation

The latest project includes updates to meeting areas and front desk.

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  • July 2, 2025
Estero Ritz hits sales record

The two-tower development has hit a milestone in sales with three of its four penthouses sold.

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