Industries

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 25, 2021

Report: Southwest Florida market predicted to flourish

Cape Coral and Fort Myers join inaugural National Association of Realtors' list of cities where commercial real estate is expected to flourish this year

Commercial Real Estate

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By Business Observer Staff
March 23, 2021

Developer to build 200-unit green apartment community

Leasing for The Met is scheduled to start in 2022.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 19, 2021

Quay gamble is paying off

GreenPointe Holdings’ Sarasota Quay purchase in 2014 has generated dividends, and more is in the offing.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 19, 2021

General Services buys Nokomis apartments

General Services Corp.'s $64 million purchase of Treviso Grand represents the latest in a flurry of Gulf Coast deals by the Virginia firm since mid-2017.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 19, 2021

Midtown Tampa about to blossom

Midtown Tampa, a $500 million, mixed-use development in the Westshore area of Tampa, is preparing to debut retail, lodging, residences and offices on 22-acre tract.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 19, 2021

Tampa groups give awards, establish leaders

Downtown Partnership and Westshore Alliance recognize contributions of real estate projects and people.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Mark Gordon
March 19, 2021

Good crisis management key for major construction firm amid pandemic

One of the region’s biggest builders, Suffolk, learned a big lesson early in the pandemic: speed, backed by committed leadership, was essential.

Construction-Development

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By Beth Luberecki
March 19, 2021

After five-year growth surge, contractor nears $150 million in revenue

Employee retention is both an underlying strength and an ongoing challenge at B&I Contractors. The strong side has led to an unprecedented growth surge at the company.

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By Business Observer Staff
March 16, 2021

Over 50% of homes in sustainable community sell during pre-sale period

Hunters Point, from homebuilder Pearl Homes, will have 86 single-family, zero-energy homes.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Beth Luberecki
March 12, 2021

Players jockey for position in booming esports sector

Forget the old-fashioned arcade. Gaming and esports is now a big business, and a combination of established companies and upstarts are using some proven business tactics to gain a foothold.

Technology

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 12, 2021

Exposure: Zero

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield now operates a single mall in Central and Southwest Florida and says it may begin exiting the U.S. by the end of next year.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Kevin McQuaid
March 12, 2021

Value add hunters find slim pickings

With markets nationwide surging amid protracted growth cycle, investors seeking "value-add" buys are having to look harder to find properties capable of big gains.