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Industries

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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 25, 2014
Nevada real estate investors buy medical imaging center unit

Steven and Melissa Benjamin of Gardnerville, Nev., purchased a 5,734-square-foot medical office condominium for $1.4 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • July 25, 2014
The Next Cycle

LandQwest Commercial made a timely move to distressed properties in 2008. Now, it's helping customers with property tax appraisals in the recovery.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2014
WCI Communities pays $32.5M for land near Calusa Pines Golf Club

Bonita Springs-based WCI Communities Inc. purchased about 205 acres adjacent to Calusa Pines Golf Club for $32.5 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2014
Miami real estate investors buy Cape Coral Dollar General

Barry and Sonia Hanna and Gina Bertematti of Miami purchased an 8,651-square-foot freestanding retail building for $2.18 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2014
Sarasota's Insula Cos. buys Park East Apartments

Insula Cos. purchased the 192-unit Park East Apartments for $12.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2014
WCI Communities buys 150 lots in Links at Rosedale

Bonita Springs-based developer and homebuilder WCI Communities purchased 150 home lots within Rosedale, a master-planned golf course community for $11.61 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • July 18, 2014
Massachusetts investor buys Venice Car Wash

Arlene Leakeas of Dracut, Mass. purchased the Venice Car Wash for $1.2 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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