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Industries

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 29, 2016
Net lease deals keep shining

The market for net-lease commercial real estate deals involving Gulf Coast properties appears to be healthy as ever, based on a series of transactions executed recently by a new Texas-based investment fund.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss
  • July 22, 2016
Success by Association

A successful law firm that earned its reputation representing condo and homeowners associations is headed into new areas.

  • Law
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 22, 2016
Horizontal skyscraper

Majestic Realty's two-building e-commerce fulfillment center for Wal-Mart in Polk County is massive — and then some.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2016
Kauffman Notches No. 15

When work begins in earnest on the Sabal Palm Plaza this summer, it will be the 15th ground-up building developed in Sarasota by retired physician Dr. Mark Kauffman, who began acquiring and redeveloping property in the city in the mid-1990s.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2016
Callahan Jumps to Avison-Young

After more than a generation at Cushman & Wakefield, Tim Callahan has joined competing commercial brokerage firm Avison-Young, in Tampa, as head of the firm's capital markets practice in Central and North Florida.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 22, 2016
Mine, anyone?

For the second time this year, an ongoing mining operation has been part of a major Southwest Florida land sale.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 22, 2016
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE PROFILE: Larry Feldman

Larry Feldman is president and CEO of Feldman Equities LLC, an investment and development firm headquartered in Tampa with offices in St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 15, 2016
Greystar to Manage Villa Grande

Greystar Real Estate Partners, the nation's largest residential, multifamily manager in the U.S., is poised to take over property management of the four-story Villa Grande at Sarasota later this month.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 15, 2016
Port Manatee Commerce Owner Selling

The owner of the six-building Port Manatee Commerce Center in Manatee County is working to sell the 310,000- square-foot industrial complex, a deal that could fetch in excess of $25 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 15, 2016
What world or domestic event could most impact commercial real estate along Florida's Gulf Coast?

Commercial real estate questions

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 15, 2016
Nine figures and counting

Tampa area hotels are fetching $100 million-plus prices thanks to improving fundamentals and limited high-end supply.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 8, 2016
Hopkins hires Skanska for St. Petersburg building

In one of the largest new commercial construction contracts of the year along the Gulf Coast, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital has retained contractor Skanska USA for a major new research and education building.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 8, 2016
Another Thibaut at Land Solutions

Justin Thibaut has joined Fort Myers-based brokerage firm Land Solutions as a sales associate focusing on business development.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 8, 2016
'Irreplaceable location'

Solaris Key complex fetches $85.5 million — the largest Gulf Coast multifamily sale so far in 2016.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 8, 2016
Slow down

The challenge of managing fast growth nearly swallowed entrepreneur Jennifer Phelps. She fought back with a courageous move.

  • Industries
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