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  • May 27, 2025
Clearwater Beach waterfront apartment property listed in 'fire sale'

The hurricane-damaged multifamily building is in foreclosure and listed for $1.5 million.

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  • May 26, 2025
$42M technical school construction starts in Lee County

The $42 million Heights CareerTech Institute is being built at the corner of Gladiolus Drive and Pine Ridge Road.

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  • May 26, 2025
Report: Home and condo prices keep falling across the region

April median home sale prices from Tampa Bay to Naples again decreased year over year.

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  • May 25, 2025
Philadelphia investor pays $12.9M for Brandon shopping center

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota dock builder buys a design studio, a fire sale at a Clearwater Beach apartment building, and construction starts at a Lee technical school.

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  • May 23, 2025
300-unit apartment community opens in Palmetto

Stafford at Artisan Lakes began leasing this May.

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  • May 23, 2025
$900K granted to protect 1.34 acres of owl habitat in Cape Coral

The land is home to Florida burrowing owls, which are classified as threatened due to habitat loss.

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  • May 23, 2025
Health firm cuts 70 jobs in Sarasota, Pinellas, Polk counties

A health care company announced layoffs in Dunedin, Davenport and Sarasota after losing a contract.

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  • May 23, 2025
Virginia company buys ninth Florida golf club

About one-fourth of the company’s courses are in the Sunshine State.

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  • May 22, 2025
Landmark Longboat restaurant says it will reopen

Social media post announces reopening for Memorial Day weekend.

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  • May 22, 2025
Restaurant on US 41 in Sarasota sells for $2.1 million

A veteran restaurateur purchased the building on South Tamiami Trail, which spans more than 5,500 square feet.

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  • May 22, 2025
Tampa Electric deploying helicopters to survey powerlines

The company will use the aircraft to inspect a 1,300-mile system of transmission lines.

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  • May 22, 2025
Tervis relocates central office, frees space up at former Venice HQ

The manufacturer, which emerged from bankruptcy earlier this year, has returned to its original facility in Osprey.

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  • May 22, 2025
Eye care practice in $615K fraud case responds to allegations

Gulfcoast Eye Care says it relied on information from an unnamed third-party vendor.

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  • May 22, 2025
Private dining club coming to Sarasota selects financing partner

First Horizon Bank will finance construction of 1000 North Sarasota.

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  • May 21, 2025
$37M affordable senior housing project complete in Bradenton

Astoria on 9th marks the fourth affordable housing community in Bradenton for developer Housing Trust Group.

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