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Commercial Real Estate

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • December 1, 2025
Shopping center near USF sells for $10.5M after liens are paid

The fully leased Fountain Shoppes in Temple Terrace was bought by an investor with local ties.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • December 1, 2025
Naples restaurant sells for $500,000

Pelican Larry’s on Immokalee Road has sold to Tipsy Corner Inc., an entity made up of the same people who own New York Pizza & Pasta in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 30, 2025
Lee nonprofit breaks ground on $50M food bank that will double capacity

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Best Buy warehouse is acquired, construction begins on a $50 million food bank facility, and a developer sells homesites in northeast Hillsborough County.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 28, 2025
Former Panera, Truist spaces available at high-traffic Sarasota retail plaza

Midtown Plaza has two vacant spaces and one building available for new tenants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 28, 2025
Reports: Small industrial properties outpace bigger facilities in region

Tampa and the I-4 corridor are leaders in interest in small bay warehouses.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 28, 2025
Area's biggest homebuilders to seize opportunities in 2026 after rocky '25

Inflation, tariffs and of course interest rates have dented the homebuilding sector. But, says homebuilder Ian Schmoyer, a "good operator is going to find margin, find a way to get through it."

  • Florida
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 26, 2025
Best Buy warehouse in Polk sold for nearly $50M

The facility was built specifically for the giant electronics retailer.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 25, 2025
$18.5M historic Ybor City building restoration in final stages

The family behind J.C. Newman Cigar Co. are nearing the final stages of its million boutique hotel project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 24, 2025
Benderson developing 52-acre mixed-use project in Sarasota County

The development featuring restaurants, retailers and experiences will be located in Wellen Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 24, 2025
Developer of former Sarasota Square Mall site announces more tenants

Whole Foods will anchor the first phase of the redevelopment of the former Sarasota Square Mall as leasing activities begin.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Steven Benna
  • November 24, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

Auto dealership sale for nearly $34 million paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 23, 2025
Developer buys key parcel for $675 million Tampa project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a celebrity-run real estate agency opens in Sarasota, a Naples apartment community sells, and a Manatee industrial center lands a new tenant.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 21, 2025
Sarasota hotel to get refreshed with new management

Nashville-based Oliver Hospitality makes its debut into the Florida market with management of The Sarasota Modern.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 20, 2025
Sarasota brewery pays back creditors after $7.2M building sale

Big Top Brewing Co. has resolved claims of more than $4 million, its co-owner says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 20, 2025
665 apartments open at two complexes in Venice

Adria and Maren are new apartment communities located off Laurel Road in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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