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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 29, 2026
Pinellas County closes the door on large-scale data centers

County commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution reaffirming that standalone data centers are prohibited in unincorporated Pinellas, where industrial land is plentiful but space for new development is scarce.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 28, 2026
Lakewood Ranch commercial property sells for $4.7M

The property is leased by a brake and tire shop with a lease that expires in 2042.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 27, 2026
Bill Edwards, businessman who helped reshape downtown St. Pete, dies at 81

The Vietnam veteran and mortgage executive invested millions in the Sundial, Mahaffey Theater and Tampa Bay Rowdies while supporting arts and education programs.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 27, 2026
Detwiler's buys Palmetto property for $1.06M

The industrial property is next to the Detwiler's Farm Market store in Palmetto.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • August 26, 2026
324-unit downtown Sarasota apartment complex proposal wins key approval

The proposed 1899 Fruitville Road apartment development replacing the bungalow of small businesses won adjustments from the City of Sarasota Planning Board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 26, 2026
Texas firm lands leasing contract for 115,000-square-foot Tampa office building

Stream Realty Partners has been charged with finding a tenant, or tenants, for the property in the city’s Westshore district.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 21, 2026
Fort Myers medical office sells for $1 million

The doctor who purchased the office condominium plans to use some of the space and lease the rest.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 19, 2026
Cape Coral senior community sold for $10.5 million

The Lee County property was bought by a New York firm focused on healthcare facilities.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 18, 2026
Benderson Development acquires three retail properties in region

The new acquisitions — in Sarasota, Pinellas and Lee counties — total nearly 350,000 square feet.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 17, 2026
Clearwater firm starts work on $51 million government office project

Creative Contractors is building Pinellas County's new North County Service Center on U.S. Highway 19.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • August 17, 2026
Manatee County apartment complex sells for $67 million

Improvements are in store for The Crossing at Palm Aire, the new owners say.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 17, 2026
Clearwater firm brokers sale of Hillsborough industrial property

The property in Gibsonton, between Tampa and Manatee County, was bought by an adjoining property owner.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 14, 2026
North Port daycare property sells for $3.6 million

La Petite Academy has a long-term lease on the building bought by a New Jersey investor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • August 13, 2026
$31B construction product firm leases large space in noted Tampa project

The Fortune 500 company will lease about 50,000 square feet, bringing the Gasworx development’s office building to full occupancy before its completion.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • August 13, 2026
Naples senior living community sells for $148 million

The Carlisle, the 350-unit facility, was sold to a California REIT as part of a five property portfolio sale across four states and totaling nearly 1 million square feet.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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