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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Elizabeth King
  • July 30, 2025
$10M Siesta Row Publix redevelopment proposed

A Sarasota shopping center owner is proposing demolishing and rebuilding the Publix that anchors the Shops at Siesta Row.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Janet Leiser
  • July 29, 2025
Developer opens SWFL lagoon-centric community to big crowds

Metro Development Group’s newest lagoon community in north Fort Myers is its fourth. Another in Parrish will open next year. Others are planned in Pasco, Hernando and Duval counties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 27, 2025
Lakeland apartments sell for $57 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota company arranges two commercial loans, a Naples developer spends $40 million in Tampa, and a Captiva gets its day before commissioners.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Public hearing set for controversial Captiva resort rezoning

The owners of the South Seas resort — and those opposing it — will go before the Lee County Commission on Aug. 6.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Affordable house development in Brandon starts construction

Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough officially broke ground last week on a 23-home affordable housing community in Brandon.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 26, 2025
Homebuilder, industrial property owners secure financing

Largo Capital has arranged the financing for five single-family homes to be built in Manatee County’s Cortez and an industrial and retail property in Sarasota.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 25, 2025
Sarasota retail property across from SMH sells for $7M

The property on South Tamiami Trail was sold to a Cape Coral firm and is seen as primed for future redevelopment.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • July 24, 2025
Lakewood Ranch megachurch in $10M mega-expansion mode

Grace Community Church bought a new building for its staff and is constructing an overflow parking lot and student center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Heater
  • July 23, 2025
Orlando developer to build light industrial complex in Lakewood Ranch

Tavistock's two buildings on Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will offer 93,022 square feet to area businesses.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 23, 2025
Ark Invest to move HQ to new St. Petersburg office tower

The Cathie Wood-led tech investment behemoth is leasing 13,000 square feet in the new Halcyon office building to be built at The Central.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 22, 2025
Tampa heavy equipment rental property part of $67M portfolio deal

The national real estate investment firm Alterra IOS bought a 12-property portfolio totaling more than 43 acres and 165,000 square feet of warehouse space.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 22, 2025
Pinellas Park industrial facility sold to New Jersey investors

The 52,000-square-foot logistics facility is near U.S. Highway 19 in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 21, 2025
New mixed-use building coming to Water Street Tampa development

The developer behind the $6 billion development plans for 124-foot building with retail and nearly 700 parking spaces.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 21, 2025
Tampa family-run firm exits hotel business after 45 years

The Liberty Group sold the last six hotel in its portfolio ending an era that began in 1980 in Youngstown, Ohio.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • July 20, 2025
Cape Coral shopping center sells for $4.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a day care chain is growing in Lee County, a beachfront property sells in Pinellas County, and a medical building is going up in Sarasota County.

  • Florida
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