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  • October 7, 2016
Biter reviving apartments plan

More than 1,400 new apartments are slated to come online in downtown Sarasota during the next year or so, an explosion of product in a city of roughly 55,000 made possible by macro trends and the city's adoption of a residential overlay district that granted density bonuses to developers.

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Feldman Equities is growing, hiring

In preparation for the development of a 52-story mixed-use downtown skyscraper in Tampa and potential acquisitions, Feldman Equities LLC has hired a handful of new employees in the past month.

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  • October 7, 2016
A positive trend for Gulf Coast CRE?

“As pricing in first-tier markets stalls and yields hover in the sub-4 percent range in some of the major gateway markets — which are, in some cases, already in peak pricing territory — we should probably expect investors to move more aggressively into secondary and tertiary markets — and to opportunities beyond core assets to core-plus and value-add properties.”So says David Lynn, CEO and chairman of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Everest Medical Core Properties.

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  • October 7, 2016
Growth point

A new study says Florida's population will surge by 2070. That could be good news for commercial real estate sectors.

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  • October 7, 2016
Condo project hits milestone

The Naples luxury condo real estate market remains hot.

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  • October 7, 2016
IN MEMORIAM | Aaron W. Hendry 1936-2016

Aaron Hendry had family connections in the Tampa area maritime and ship repair industry through his dad, Captain F.M. Hendry.

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  • October 7, 2016
Let's Make a Deal

Sarasota and Manatee counties crush the rest of the Gulf Coast when it comes to the lowest prices of used cars, according to a new report from Autolist.com.

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  • October 6, 2016
Tampa doctor buys downtown Sarasota Hyatt

Equity fund Blackstone Group had owned the hotel since May 2007.

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  • October 6, 2016
Commercial brokerage hires land unit leader

Michael Price specializes in land and multifamily investment sales.

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  • October 6, 2016
Former Tampa area banker imprisoned for embezzlement

Michael Johnson of Odessa was also ordered to repay $152,783.

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  • October 6, 2016
Miami company buys $8M Manatee County firm

Manatee County-based Laundry Plus was founded in 1989.

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  • October 5, 2016
Port warehouse project gets underway

The facility will accommodate chilled and frozen products.

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  • October 5, 2016
Delayed condo tower sidelined by lawsuits

Construction on the Jewel in downtown Sarasota began in April 2014.

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  • October 5, 2016
Tourism agency goes outside to outdo competitors

Charlotte County tourism officials introduce a new logo and other branding materials.

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  • October 4, 2016
Tampa retail center sells for $24.75 million

The Fountain Oaks Business Center was purchased by a Dallas-based company.

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