Industries

By Jean Gruss
December 12, 2014

Problem solvers

Banks on the Gulf Coast have worked hard to get rid of bad loans on their books so they can focus on lending again.

Finance

By Business Observer Staff
December 12, 2014

St. Louis area's ElmTree Funds buys Comcast call center building

An affiliate of ElmTree Funds of Clayton, Mo., purchased a 57,260-square-foot flex building in Eastlinks Business Park for $12.4 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Business Observer Staff
December 12, 2014

Wood Partners buys land for Alta Terra Bella apartments

Marietta, Ga.-based Wood Partners LLC purchased 19 acres in Land O'Lakes for $4.2 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
December 12, 2014

Connecticut's Greenfield Partners pays $78M for Wells Fargo Center

Connecticut real estate investment firm Greenfield Partners purchased the 22-story Wells Fargo Center and connected nine-story, 515-space parking garage for $78 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
December 12, 2014

American Realty Capital Properties buys new Immokalee Family Dollar

Phoenix-based real estate firm American Realty Capital Properties Inc. purchased a 8,320-square-foot retail building for $1.87 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Illinois' Lakeshore Management buys two mobile home parks

Skokie, Ill.-based Lakeshore Management Inc. purchased two Sarasota County mobile home parks and a vacant parcel for a combined $6.3 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Fund led by MDH Partners buys NFI-leased distribution center

An investment fund managed by Atlanta-based MDH Partners LLC purchased a 193,966-square-foot warehouse/distribution building for $8.01 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Feldman, Tower, Second City pay $29M for First Central Tower

A joint venture of Feldman Equities LLC in St. Petersburg, Orlando-based Tower Realty Partners and Vancouver's Second City Real Estate purchased the 17-story First Central Tower and adjacent parking garage in downtown St. Petersburg for $29.15 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

New Jersey's Jones Walker Holdings buys Jones Walker Palm Gardens

A Teaneck, N.J. company led by Aziel Mandel purchased the 80-unit Jones Walker Palm Gardens apartment complex for $2.4 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Calvary Chapel Gulf Coast buys former conference center

Calvary Chapel Gulf Coast purchased the 19,920-square-foot former Three Oaks Conference Center for $1.85 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Read Property Group buys Woodberry Woods apartments

Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Read Property Group purchased the 348-unit Woodberry Woods Apartment Homes for $21.8 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Read Properties affiliates buy Palm Vista, adjacent apartment

Two tenant-in-common companies managed by Read Properties of Brooklyn, N.Y., purchased the 136-unit Palm Vista Apartments and an adjacent 16-unit apartment complex for $6.7 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
December 5, 2014

Senior Lifestyle Corp., partner developing Lakewood Ranch ALF

Chicago-based Senior Lifestyle Corp. and AEW Capital Management LP purchased 6.99 acres at the corner of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Rangeland Parkway for $2.5 million.