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  • December 2, 2011
Avesta Homes parent buys five apartments

Multifamily firm Integritas Assets LLC, which operates as Avesta Homes LLC, purchased five apartment communities with a total of 106 units in Tampa for $1.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 2, 2011
Tampa's Giant Oil buys Gladiolus Village

Tampa-based gasoline distributor Giant Oil Inc. purchased the 13,900-square-foot Gladiolus Village for $1.25 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • December 2, 2011
Equity Lifestyle Properties buys Ridgewood Estates

Chicago-based Equity Lifestyle Properties purchased the Ridgewood Estates mobile home park in Ellenton for $11.56 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • December 2, 2011
D.R. Horton buys lots in Banyan Bay, Fiddler's Creek

Fort Worth, Texas-based D.R. Horton recently made a large investment in two Southwest Florida communities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • December 2, 2011
Atlantic Emerald trust buys Streetside Little Road center

A Canadian investor operating as the Atlantic Emerald Irrevocable Trust purchased the 14,000-square-foot Streetside Little Road Shopping Center in New Port Richey for $3.2 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • December 2, 2011
DeBartolo Development, Optima partner on Chicago high-rise tower

Tampa-based DeBartolo Development LLC and Chicago-based Optima Inc. have announced a joint venture to begin construction on the Optima Center Chicago.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • December 2, 2011
Fort Myers' Land Solutions releasing quarterly Market Trends data

Real estate brokerage Land Solutions Inc. is offering quarterly subscriptions to its statistical report for Southwest Florida, known as “Market Trends,” online.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kurt Schultheis
  • December 2, 2011
Sarasota planning board approves Goodwill Superstore

Goodwill Industries-Manasota Inc. is one step closer to developing a new Goodwill Superstore on the North Trail in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • November 25, 2011
Sunrise limited liability firm buys Palm Avenue marina land

A limited liability company led by Jim Inglis of Sunrise purchased 1.68-acre commercial parcel for $1.23 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • November 25, 2011
Demetrios' Restaurant owners buy South Trail building

The owners of the Demetrios' Restaurant & Pizza have purchased its 3,083-square-foot restaurant building on U.S. 41 north of Lake Shore Drive for $550,000.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • November 25, 2011
New Jersey investor buys Tampa Denny's

A New Jersey investment group purchased Denny's restaurant buildings in Tampa and Largo for a total of $2.44 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Massachusetts investors buy U.S. 41 retail building

A Nahant, Mass.-based investment group purchased a 20,602-square-foot vacant retail building for $1.25 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
MGA to occupy Rutenberg building

An affiliate of MGA Insurance Group purchased the 12,000-square-foot former Arthur Rutenberg building for $1.48 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
California investment firm buys Sunbelt Rentals building

A Costa Mesa, Calif., limited liability company purchased the 14,800-square-foot Sunbelt Rentals building in the Billy Creek Commerce and Industrial Park for $2.22 million.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • November 25, 2011
Sarasota's Evie's owners buy ASAP Enterprise building

Sarasota businessmen and father and son Steve and Michael Evanoff purchased the 11,700-square-foot ASAP building for $595,000.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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