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Commercial Real Estate

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 6, 2017
New York firm buys Amberton townhomes

Affiliates of Airmont, N.Y.-based The Embassy Group LLC have paid $67 million for a collection of townhome rentals in Naples, according to Collier County property records.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 6, 2017
Lee County to buy Edison Farms for $42.5 million

In one of the largest land transactions by acreage in Southwest Florida in the past five years, Lee County has committed to acquiring a 4,000-acre tract in the southern portion of the county for $42.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • October 6, 2017
Location Driven

Convergent Capital Partners has evolved over the last decade, becoming more disciplined — and people-centric — in its approach to buying real estate.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 29, 2017
SPP taps brokerage for Water Street tower

Don't be surprised if Strategic Property Partners, the joint venture between Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Bill Gates' Cascade Investment LLC, taps commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL to lease the new office tower that will be one of the centerpieces of the $3 billion project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 29, 2017
Irma could boost industrial demand

Though Hurricane Irma brought devastation — and an estimated $65 billion in damage — to Florida when it tore through the state earlier this month, the storm's clouds could have a silver lining for Gulf Coast commercial real estate.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 29, 2017
St. Petersburg Salvador condos sell out

Fueled by a trend of re-urbanization and low overall inventory, the developers of the Salvador condominiums in downtown St. Petersburg have sold out all units in the 13-story project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 29, 2017
Sarasota code update progressing

The city of Sarasota's overhaul of its zoning code is on track to be completed by next summer, the official overseeing the effort says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 29, 2017
Calculated risk

Central Florida Development took a chance developing spec in the Interstate 4 corridor before many others. The bet has paid off in a big way.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • September 29, 2017
New reality

The latest plans for a 41-acre Sarasota development call for retail, office space, apartments and a hotel. Technology is helping the project move forward.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 29, 2017
Infill Inkling

Benderson Development Co. is converting aging and underperforming shopping centers into successful ventures.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 29, 2017
Hold the foosball

Industrious is redefining what it means to do business in a co-working space.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 22, 2017
Sarasota developers grappling over site

As part of a comprehensive effort to redevelop its downtown, Sarasota officials last year sold a slice of land for $260,000 adjacent to a municipal parking garage to a development team that included Dr. Mark Kauffman and Joseph Hembree, head of commercial brokerage firm Hembree & Associates.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 22, 2017
Medical Match

More retail landlords than ever before are turning to medical-related tenants to fill their centers, to the delight of both.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 22, 2017
Optimal Timing

By focusing on medical-related properties, Optimal Outcomes is riding trends and a demographic wave to success.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • September 22, 2017
Billions in CMBS exposure in Irma's wake along Gulf Coast

Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC says that when Hurricane Irma ripped through Florida earlier this month, it brought in its wake billions of dollars worth of commercial mortgage-backed securities exposure.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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