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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 23, 2016
Bowden exits SVN for Michael Saunders

Sperry Van Ness | Commercial Advisory Group senior investment adviser Gail Bowden, one of the Gulf Coast's top producing commercial agents, has jumped ship after more than seven years at the Sarasota-based commercial real estate brokerage firm.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Beth Luberecki
  • December 23, 2016
Venice on the verge

This southern Sarasota County city has gone from afterthought to a developer's darling. What's fueling the mini-boom?

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 23, 2016
Citigroup deal is tops for Tampa in 2016

At $116 million, Citigroup Technology Inc.'s purchase of the six-building office campus in Tampa that houses its Global Shared Service Operation Center will likely rank as the largest single-asset sale of 2016 on the Gulf Coast.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 23, 2016
Fallow no more

Plans to revamp an important downtown Fort Myers tract imploded during the recession, leaving it derelict. That's about to change.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 16, 2016
Omega Healthcare adds to FL portfolio

Omega Healthcare Investors Inc., a Hunt Valley, Md.-based firm that specializes in buying nursing homes, has purchased a trio of Sarasota and Collier County properties for $44.3 million, county property records show.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 16, 2016
Continental buys land to add to Estero complex

Wisconsin-based Continental Properties Co. appears to be adding to its Springs at Estero multifamily complex in Estero, off Everblades Parkway.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 16, 2016
The art of compromise

David Weekley Homes' plan for residences in Sarasota could have met a wall of resistance. It's met with praise instead.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 9, 2016
Institutional Ally

IP Capital Partners helps big investors through focus and experience.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 9, 2016
Arnold receives Governor's Award

Lee Arnold Jr., the CEO of commercial real estate brokerage firm Colliers International Tampa Bay, Central & Southwest Florida, has received the Governor's Business Leader Award for 2016.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 9, 2016
Sunz Insurance completes move from Sarasota

Sunz Insurance Co. has sold its Sarasota office building in the International Trade Center, capping its nearly year-long headquarters' move to Bradenton, in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 9, 2016
Retail Market: Tampa to Sarasota

The retail market from Tampa to Sarasota has been steadily adding space during the past four years, even as overall vacancy has fallen and rental rates have increased. This stems, in large part, from the regional economy's recovery and population growth.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 9, 2016
Coca-Cola downsizing in Brandon

Coca-Cola Enterprises appears to be downsizing in Brandon, shrinking its space by more than 40% in the past two years.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 2, 2016
Industrial market is surging in region, state

If current projections hold, nearly 77 million square feet of new industrial space will need to be developed in Florida by 2030 to keep pace with a growing population base and consumer demand, according to a new report.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 2, 2016
Niche dweller

Don Paight, who led Fort Myers' redevelopment efforts for the past three decades, has joined commercial real estate brokerage firm CRE Consultants.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • December 2, 2016
Fort Myers CRA chief joins CRE Consultants

Don Paight, who led Fort Myers' redevelopment efforts for the past three decades, has joined commercial real estate brokerage firm CRE Consultants.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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