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Industries

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Bainbridge buys Falkenburg land, starts apartment development

An affiliate of The Bainbridge Cos. purchased an 18-acre piece of vacant commercial land at the southwest corner of Interstate 75 and the Lee Roy Selmon Expressway for $7.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss
  • August 1, 2014
Directory Assistance

It's tough to make money in online publishing, but Joe Buckheit knows how to do it. Connecting people is the key.

  • Industries
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Jerry Ulm Dodge buys Crazy Buffet restaurant

Tampa auto dealership Jerry Ulm Dodge Chrysler Jeep purchased the nearby 11,937-square-foot former Crazy Buffet restaurant for $3.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
MVP Holdings buys closed restaurant to create future Fort Myers PDQ

Tampa-based MVP Holdings purchased a 5,244-square-foot former Steak and Ale restaurant for $1.33 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • August 1, 2014
Northland Investment Corp. buys Bay Breeze apartments

Newton, Mass.-based real estate investment company Northland Investment Corp. purchased the 180-unit Bay Breeze apartments for $24.15 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
Washington state investors buy Rainbow Rock Mobile Home Park

David Knecht and Darcel Shurin of Kirkland, Wash., purchased the Rainbow Rock Mobile Home Park for $1.28 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
Investment Group buys Charlotte land for 400-lot residential development

An investment group led by Charlotte County developer/homebuilder Ron Greenland purchased 169.5 acres of vacant land east and north of Placida Road for $2.55 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jean Gruss
  • July 25, 2014
Trades are Back

Warehouses and other industrial buildings are filling up with construction trades as homebuilding recovers in the Fort Myers and Naples areas.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
TGM Associates buys, renames Turnbury Park At Palm Aire

New York City-based real estate investment advisory firm TGM Associates purchased the 286-unit Turnbury Park At Palm Aire apartments for $45.15 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
Ronto Group, partners buy second part of Orange Blossom Ranch, Groves

The Ronto Group and other equity partners, including Boston-based Rockpoint Group LLC, have closed on the second portion of the partially developed Orange Blossom Ranch and Orange Blossom Groves communities. The buyers purchased the 186 acres of agricultural land for $11.15 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
South America buyer acquires Lexington Court apartments

An investor from South America purchased the Lexington Court apartments for $1.3 million in cash.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
Gulf Coast Auto Brokers buys its Clark Road buildings

Gulf Coast Auto Brokers Inc. purchased two industrial buildings on Clark Road for $1.04 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • July 25, 2014
Bubble? What Bubble?

Signs of a commercial real estate recovery are sprinkled throughout the Gulf Coast. But the memory of the downturn lingers.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
Pembroke Pines investors buy Puritan Place apartments

Sam Jazayri and John Tavone of Pembroke Pines purchased the 232-unit Puritan Place apartments for $7.56 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Traci McMillan Beach
  • July 25, 2014
Tracking Plates

A couple of close calls helped John Chigos find his calling to develop a license plate tracking tool. After spending millions on development, Chigos is seeing a payoff in contracts with law enforcement, college campuses and government agencies.

  • Industries
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