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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • August 4, 2017
Bucking the Trend

Sarasota will soon be home to four new downtown hotels. But Ocean Properties is taking a different tack.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 28, 2017
CBC Saunders to host I-4 event

Amazon. Walmart. Publix. Southern Wine & Spirits. Medline Industries. Coca-Cola. These are but a few of the companies that distribute goods from the Interstate 4 corridor, between Tampa and Orlando.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli
  • July 28, 2017
Burgers to beers

A loss of a business partner and mentor caused a McDonald's franchisee to rethink his priorities. His new aim is to bring people together around beer.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 28, 2017
Inter related

Related Group is branching out from its Miami condo base to develop a series of distinct, multifamily rentals in the Tampa area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2017
Small but Mighty

A developer with eyes on a growing tourism market hopes to lead the way in a new real estate trend.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 28, 2017
Be our guest

A real estate-focused couple has dipped into the hospitality side of the industry, with a customer-first approach.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Alicia Ceccarelli
  • July 28, 2017
Change on the horizon

A close-knit family specializing in multimillion-dollar renovation projects has been building up the Fort Myers skyline for years. How do they keep it all together?

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 28, 2017
Fill it up

A Tampa firm with a niche in urban projects has discovered a growing market — in areas some developers have traditionally avoided.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 28, 2017
Crescent, Five Star buy Sirata Beach Resort

In one of the largest lodging acquisitions along the Gulf Coast in the past year, a pair of investment firms have quietly purchased the Sirata Beach Resort & Conference Center for $108.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 28, 2017
Liberty Group closes first deal with new fund

The Sirata Beach Resort sale isn't the only lodging news happening in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area, of course.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 21, 2017
General Services buys Hamlin at Lake Brandon

General Services Corp., a Richmond, Va., company that owns multiple apartment complexes from Largo to Bradenton, has acquired the 360-unit Hamlin at Lake Brandon complex for $60 million, according to Hillsborough County property records.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Ted Carter
  • July 21, 2017
Wired In

Despite more than $2 million of losses in two years, a company hopes to turn its valued TV technology into a winning model.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 21, 2017
Naples hardware store fetches $16.8 million

In one of the largest single-tenant retail investment sales in the Naples area in the past three years, an Orchard Supply hardware store has traded hands for $16.85 million, according to Collier County property records.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 21, 2017
Tampa area CRE loan defaults rise

Commercial real estate loan defaults in the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Clearwater area jumped in June versus the same period in 2016, primarily the result of mortgage-backed securities debt maturities, according to real estate research firm Trepp.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • July 21, 2017
Risk Analysis

Commodore Realty believes that despite the growth in online retail, its portfolio of properties can weather the e-commerce storm.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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