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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2011
Mictron's owners buy industrial building, lots

John and Lisa Koen, owners of Sarasota-based Mictron Inc., purchased a 20,140-square-foot industrial building and eight vacant lots, totaling 13.4 acres, for $1.9 million.2

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2011
Hooters Management Corp. buys Pepin Restaurant site

Clearwater-based Hooters Management Corp. purchased the 9,315-square-foot Pepin Restaurant on Fourth Street in Northeast Park for $1.6 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2011
McGarvey Development starts Gartner building

McGarvey Development Co. has transferred 8.4 acres in Eastlinks Business Park to another limited liability company it owns for the development of the new Gartner building.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2011
AAA Liquor Outlet owner buys building

Lalit Patel of Bradenton purchased a 4,800-square-foot retail building near U.S. 301 for $1.05 million. The price equated to $219 per square foot.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • April 15, 2011
Growers Fertilizer Corp. buys U.S. 98 warehouses

Lake Alfred-based Growers Fertilizer Corp. purchased two warehouse buildings between Old Lakeland Highway and U.S. 98 for $995,000.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 15, 2011
New York buyer acquires Donald Road land

David Laties of Ulster Park, N.Y., purchased 48.86 acres of vacant land on both sides of Donald Road east of Bayshore Road for $1.32 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • April 15, 2011
Citrus growers association buys Fort Myers Arby's building

The Winter Haven Citrus Growers Association purchased a 3,167-square-foot fast food building for $1.48 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • April 15, 2011
DeBartolo Development starts Daytona apartment

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development has started construction on a $39 million, 360-unit luxury multifamily community in Daytona named Andros Isles Apartments.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 15, 2011
Diamond in the Rough

Michael Diamond and Jeff Benham say the recovery in the luxury home market is under way. They've started a new custom homebuilding company to take advantage of the improving conditions.

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  • By Jay Brady
  • April 15, 2011
Maze Buster

With 1 million unemployed, legislators aim to clear a path to jobs through the state's decades-old growth management maze by giving locals more autonomy. But environmental groups are stalling to have more time to review.

  • Florida
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • April 15, 2011
Capital flow

Capital, the lifeblood of commercial real estate, is starting to flow into Florida again. Competition for deals is starting to intensify.

  • Industries
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 15, 2011
On the Waterfront

A global hotel flag has returned to the Sarasota marketplace. But a triumphant return will take patience. And money.

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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2011
TerraCap Partners buys Emerson Village land

New York City- and Cape Coral-based TerraCap Partners purchased 26.31 acres of vacant land north of Emerson Square Boulevard for $1.7 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • April 8, 2011
Massachusetts group buys Cielo at Bradenton Apartments

Agawam, Mass.-based Alcurt Realty Group Inc. purchased the 299-unit Cielo at Bradenton Apartments for $11.93 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • April 8, 2011
Affinity Kitchen & Bath moving to Nilsen Glass building

A limited liability company owned by Melbourne Yull, founder of Intertape Polymer Group, purchased the 17,500-square-foot former Nilsen Glass & Mirror Co. building for $742,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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