Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 24, 2021

Sweet Moves at Sweetwater

Denholtz Properties completes $1 million capital improvement program at Tampa office and flex park, Sweettwater Business Center, to maintain occupancy and create value

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 24, 2021

Gulf Coast senior housing projects demonstrating renewed energy as pandemic wanes

Gulf Coast senior housing developments in downtown Sarasota and Naples show “green shoots” amid optimism that demand is gaining as the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 24, 2021

SPP lands Sila Realty at 1001 Water St.

20-story Thousand and One tower will be the first new, dedicated office building delivered in downtown Tampa in nearly three decades. Sila Realty Rust becomes its third announced tenant.

Commercial Real Estate

By Observer Staff
June 24, 2021

Area office building, after $3M in upgrades, signs new tenants

Fifth Third Center’s occupancy growth in downtown Tampa comes as vacancy has edged up amid negative absorption brought about by COVID-19 pandemic.

Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Gordon
June 24, 2021

Pioneering lab firm seizes opportunities

NeoGenomics is having a big 2021. The list includes a new CEO, acquisitions worth $450 million and substantial work on a $60 million headquarters.

Commercial Real Estate

By Beth Luberecki
June 24, 2021

NY investor buys office complex at auction, plots renovation

Real estate investor George Graham breathes new life into a strategically located office building. He’s eyeing more projects in the region.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 22, 2021

Investor buys distribution center for nearly $50 million

Lexington Realty Trust has added to its statewide portfolio with a property in Plant City developed by Wharton Industrial and Red Rock Developments last year.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
June 21, 2021

Amazon plans major distribution center in region

Online retail giant Amazon is set to develop another “last mile” distribution center in Lee County, even as new facility debuts in East Naples.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 17, 2021

Luxury on Pause

A planned $250 million redevelopment of the Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club slated to begin this month is on hold following the filing of a lawsuit.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 17, 2021

Ronto Group adds to Lido Beach site

Naples firm Ronto Group buys Coquina on the Beach hotel as part of a plan to develop a five-star, hotel-branded condominium on Sarasota's Lido Beach.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 11, 2021

At the Apex

Land Advisors Organization Tampa Managing Broker Nancy Surak has developed into one of the top land-focused real estate brokers in the region — and nationally.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 10, 2021

Commercial real estate industry optimism on the rise

Surveys from a trio of prominent industry groups -- Urban Land Institute, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors and NAIOP -- predict a surge in activity for balance of this year and 2022.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 10, 2021

Oak Street adds to regional Walgreens portfolio

Chicago investment firm Oak Street Real Estate Capital acquires handful of drugstores along Gulf Coast, its second foray into the retail net-lease sector in the region this year.