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  • February 14, 2020
Greenway could link downtown to Water Street Tampa

Tampa is considering a greenway link between downtown Tampa and the $3 billion Water Street Tampa project being developed by Strategic Property Partners.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • February 7, 2020
Area developer moves forward with plans for over 700 affordable, sustainable residential units

Marshall Gobuty's Pearl Homes aims to bring a new community, dubbed OurLives, to Ellenton.

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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • February 7, 2020
Homebuilder grows through focus on demographic niche, regional expansion

Many builders salivate over add-ons and customizations that drive up the price of a home. One firm takes the opposite approach — with solid results.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 7, 2020
Zen-like developer covets stimulating projects

In a business that sometimes requires cutthroat tactics, James Brearley, with a non-conflict personality, has risen to the top.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 7, 2020
Developer, after 15 year-wait, plans $20M mixed-use project

Kevin Walsh aims to seize on an entertainment industry trend: esports.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • February 7, 2020
Officials, task force members weigh multi-county road project

Some powerful Florida officials back a massive road project that could redefine how people get from Polk to Collier counties. Others wonder: Does Florida really need another big thoroughfare?

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 7, 2020
D.R. Horton, Lennar among most prolific Gulf Coast residential land buyers

DR Horton and Lennar Corp., two of the region's largest and most active homebuilders, have invested hundreds of millions of dollars into buying land over the past five years here.

  • Construction-Development
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 7, 2020
Tampa continues to surge in national survey

Strong demographics and job growth throughout Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg are fueling investment and residential development throughout the metro area

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 7, 2020
CRE forecast remains optimistic for 2020

Continued economic growth in Tampa and throughout the U.S. should propel the commercial real estate industry forward in 2020, PwC Partner Mitch Roschelle says.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Silva to lead JLL statewide capital markets team

Julia Silva, a long-time industrial broker with Cushman & Wakefield, will make the transition to capital markets with her new firm, JLL.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Cushman & Wakefield adds high-profile pair to Tampa industrial team

Commercial real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield has added a pair of high-profile industrial agents, Trey Carswell and Lisa Ross, to its Tampa roster

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 31, 2020
New area business college dean creates long list

Running a business school like a business sounds obvious — but in academia that’s not always a certainty. One new dean embraces that mission.

  • Education
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • January 31, 2020
Former restaurant industry executive shifts to commercial real estate

Doug Sullivan once built a $57 million restaurant company. Now he helps other restaurateurs find spots to open their own places.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • January 31, 2020
Jackpot: Builder scores with $750M casino project

Miami-based builder Suffolk-Yates LLC has completed its $750 million renovation and expansion of the Seminole Hard Rock Resort & Casino in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • January 31, 2020
Ohio joint venture forging ahead with downtown Fort Myers apartments

An Ohio joint venture has spent $12.5 million to acquire a tract in downtown Fort Myers, where it plans to build a two-building apartment project

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