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  • August 8, 2014
Sarasota investors pay $1.75M for Cass Way Apartments

Gayle Barrett and Russell McSwain purchased the 24-unit Cass Way Apartments for $1.75 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • August 8, 2014
Flipped Model

Raising capital for a commercial real estate project is a universal obstacle. An energetic young entrepreneur thinks he has a solution.

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  • August 8, 2014
Fairlead Commercial Real Estate, partners pay $47.3M for Fifth Third Center

Atlanta-based Fairlead Commercial Real Estate LLC purchased the 281,187-square-foot Fifth Third Center in downtown Tampa for $47.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 1, 2014
Hydro-Dyne Engineering buys, relocating to Pinellas Park building

Hydro-Dyne Engineering Inc. purchased a 107,500-square-foot industrial building for $5 million.

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  • August 1, 2014
National Hospitality Consulting Group buys, renovating Fairfield Inn Fort Myers

Fort Myers-based National Hospitality Consulting Group purchased the 104-room Fairfield Inn Fort Myers for $4.22 million.

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  • August 1, 2014
Tidewell Hospice administration moving to former Fidelity Investments building

Tidewell Hospice Inc. purchased the 17,580-square-foot Tamiami Plaza building for $3.5 million.

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  • August 1, 2014
Sarasota's McKay Law Firm buys former Pat Cook Construction building

Sarasota-based McKay Law Firm PA purchased the 6,600-square-foot former Pat Cook Construction building for $990,000.

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  • August 1, 2014
CEC Controls Co. buys Palmetto facility

Warren, Mich.-based CEC Controls Co. Inc. purchased a 20,020-square-foot flex building for $850,000.

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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • 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
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  • 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.

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