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  • Adam Hughes
  • October 20, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Nice investment: By our estimates, former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Donnie Abraham and his wife, Tunisia, profited handsomely from the recent sale of a home in Odessa's Lake Alice Estates.Witness to evil: As Saddam Hussein's trial started Wednesday, Greg Kehoe was in New York, far from Iraq. But the Tampa lawyer's mark must have been felt in the courtroom.Fifth Third on the Block?: Pity Southern Exchange Bank's customers in the Tampa Bay area. We mean First National Bank of Florida customers. Check that, they're Fifth Third Bank customers now.Early Grinch: Count Dave Anderson among those who think retailers aren't going to ring in the new year by ringing up many sales during the holidays.No major hiccups: Pinellas County Clerk of the Circuit Court Ken Burke says his first 10 months in office have gone smoothly and he expects customer service to continue to improve.

  • News
    By
  • Business Observer Staff
  • October 20, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

St. Petersburg office deal exceeds $80 millionStella del Mar residents acquire mobile home parkConfectioner buys Clearwater Beach motel

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 20, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Developer Converts Estero Apartments into CondosOhio-based company buys Sanibel shopping centerLennar buys Naples land near I-75Developer converts Naples hotel to condosTOUSA acquires Transeastern and four developmentsFranchisor plans Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que in Fort MyersMcGarvey Development buys East Cape business parkPompano Beach developer buysAirport Exchange Park in Lee County

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 20, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Westfield Kicks Off Square ExpansionPrestige Builders buys Gateway LakesTwo Michigan companiesbuy The LandingsAmSouth Bank buys more Tamiami landLake Verna group plans Lake St. Claire

  • Manatee-Sarasota
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Argosy Advisors Buys Riverfront Acres on State Road 31County, state buy Estero property for preservationShopping center sold, possibly for financing purposesNonprofit buys Fort Myersnursing home from countySouth Florida developer buys 39 acres in Fort MyersCentex HOMES to build at Verandah

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Steiner Communities Acquires Trade WindsHalfacre owners buy Temple Sinai campusOffice Outfitters buys Venice buildingJRG Development plans restaurant/retail near outletsRenaissance Motor Cars to open on ClarkBlaikie, partners buy land for Blackfin Landing

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 14, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Economist talks down real estate: Real estate probably has had its run and will slow nationally, says David Jones, chairman of Investors' Security Trust Co. in Fort Myers.Put the students to work: With construction material costs skyrocketing the group working to development the new Manatee Technical Institute campus east of Interstate 75 has a heavy budget deficit to fill.Quite possibly a big deal: Crescent Brookdale Associates LLC has assigned its ground leases in Tampa's Corporate Center at International Plaza Westshore to a European investment trust.Real estate supply jumps in Sarasota, Manatee: The number of active listings for condominiums and single-family homes in Sarasota and Manatee counties has soared over the summer.Couldn't stay away: It took only a matter of months for FNB Corp. to decide that the slow-growth Northeast maybe isn't where its entire future lies.

  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 14, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

Quite possibly a big deal: Crescent Brookdale Associates LLC has assigned its ground leases in Tampa's Corporate Center at International Plaza Westshore to a European investment trust.Couldn't stay away: t took only a matter of months for FNB Corp. to decide that the slow-growth Northeast maybe isn't where its entire future lies.Good deed: The state attorney's office in Hillsborough County is helping some colleagues in need.Open, again: The New Orleans-based law firm of Phelps Dunbar LLP reopened its Gulfport, Miss., office on Sept. 26 following a temporary closure by Hurricane Katrina.Clerk to address women lawyers' group: Hillsborough County Clerk of Court Pat Frank will discuss issues and concerns facing her office at an Oct. 18 luncheon at the Tampa Club, 101 E. Kennedy Blvd.Economist talks down real estate: Real estate probably has had its run and will slow nationally, says David Jones, chairman of Investors' Security Trust Co. in Fort Myers.New Fed chief to the rescue: Must President George W. Bush choose a more accommodative Fed chairman for his own political survival? That's what Pinellas Park bank analyst Richard X. Bove thinks.

  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 14, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

London investment manager acquires Palm Harbor rentalsHialeah investor Miguel Soto buys Coachwood apartmentsHialeah investor Juan Puig increases bay-area portfolioPennsylvania dentist buys Howard Johnson

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Tampa)

Starwood Capital Purchase Ends SpeculationLucca Development deal fuels first-phase proposalThomas Enterprises finishes Brandon Pavilion acquisitionPublic Storage increasespresence in Brandon areaHeretick-Powell partnership closes on St. Petersburg land

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana)

Prestige Builders Buys Citation ClubInvestment group plans Village West condo conversion Two doctors buy Silverstein Institute landRobert Harris Homes buys land for The PaddocksWhole Foods building certified by Green Building Council

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Saunders donates $100,00O to USF's Sarasota-Manatee campus: Michael Saunders, the head of the well-known Sarasota-based real estate firm that bears her name, is donating $100,000 to the University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus.First Watch continues aggressive growth: First Watch Restaurants Inc. has beefed up its management team with three newly created positions in an effort to support its aggressive growth strategy.Sanibel resorts for sale in a "seller's market": Meristar Hospitality Corp., a publicly traded real estate investment trust in Northern Virginia, has five properties for sale on Sanibel Island in Lee County.Confusion from our bank rankings: Well, we know the bankers are reading our annual banking edition. We heard from them.

  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Starwood Capital Buys Assisted-Living FacilityBuilder plans homes over waterWisconsin developer buys riverfront land in Fort MyersLuxury homebuilder buys lots at Shadow Wood Preserve Buyer: Harbourside Custom Homes Inc.Minnesota developer plans Fort Myers condosLee Memorial Health System plans cancer center

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • October 7, 2005
Coffee Talk (Tampa)

The Old-Fashioned Way: Alex Sullivan and Adam Schoenbaum have earned their keep the old-fashioned way.Coast update: Stock down: Coast Financial Holdings Inc., the Bradenton-based parent of Coast Bank of Florida, will be selling another 2.5 million shares of its common stock for $15.50 a piece.He's alone, for now: One of those walking oxymorons, a Republican trial lawyer, is kicking off his campaign for a third term in the Florida House of Representatives.Bankers coming to Bay area: The Florida Bankers Association has chosen St. Petersburg as the site for its first annual Banker Education Expo.Locals dot FBA board: Jerry J. Williams isn't the only Gulf Coast banker taking over a leadership post at the Florida Bankers Association.

  • News
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 30, 2005
Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)

Whole Foods to Open Store in NaplesErshig Plans Development at I-75 and Luckett RoadToll Brothers buys lots at Aviano Coconut Creek developer plans million-dollar ranchettes in AlvaBusiness park planned on Collier Boulevard near U.S. 41Custom-home builderbuys lots in Cape CoralMinnesota developer plans Fort Myers condos

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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