Industries

By Business Observer Staff
May 13, 2011

N.Y. apartment investor buys Bonita Apartments

Eastside Equities LLC flipped the 31-unit Bonita Apartments to New York City-based Blue River Capital LLC for a $216,000 profit.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Business Observer Staff
May 13, 2011

Mental Health Care Inc. buys Elizabeth Arms

Tampa-based Mental Health Care Inc. purchased the 55-unit Elizabeth Arms apartment complext for $900,000.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
May 13, 2011

Mental Health Care Inc. buys Elizabeth Arms

Tampa-based Mental Health Care Inc. purchased the 55-unit Elizabeth Arms apartment complext for $900,000.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
May 13, 2011

JCI Jones Chemical moving to Rivolta site

Sarasota-based JCI Jones Chemical has purchased the 7,603-square-foot Rivolta Group headquarters building in downtown Sarasota for $2.3 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
May 13, 2011

Ronto Group purchases land for $18 million

RP Bonita Beach Rd LLC purchased 691 acres on the east end of Bonita Beach Road near Village Walk and 724 acres of mitigation land in Lee and Hendry counties for $18 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Business Observer Staff
May 13, 2011

iStar Financial renovates first phase of M&I building

New York City-based iStar Financial has completed the first phase of its renovation to the M&I Bank in downtown Sarasota.

Commercial Real Estate

By Jay Brady
May 13, 2011

Muddy Waters

The Southwest Florida Water Management District accumulated piles of cash the past few years, which raised questions about its management. The state has stepped in by limiting its ability to raise property tax revenue going forward.

Florida

By Dan Ping
May 13, 2011

Cashing in on Green

A Lake County bank is betting there's money to be made in financing green projects. To show it's more than marketing, it's leading by example in the construction of its new bank.

Finance

By Mark Gordon
May 13, 2011

Well Done

The success of First Watch in the last 25 years is a triumph for Ken Pendery. So too, is building a company of budding entrepreneurs.

Industries

By Business Observer Staff
May 6, 2011

Canadian investment group buys MacDill Landings units

Vancouver, British Columbia-based A.J. Galbraith & Associates Ltd. purchased 21 residential condominium units in the 28-unit MacDill Landings for $1.84 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
May 6, 2011

Penn-Florida, Edge Principal Advisors buy Lakeview Center, Eastpointe

A joint venture partnership purchased a mortgage covering the Lakeview Center and Eastpointe office buildings from GE Capital and took ownership of the properties in lieu of foreclosure.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
May 6, 2011

Michigan investors buy Cape Grande land

Farmington Hills, Mich., investor John Kulhavi purchased a 3,254-square-foot office building on 3.1 acres fronting the Caloosahatchee River for $1.45 million.