Commercial Real Estate

By Michael Hinman
June 26, 2015

Million dollar maybe

Emerald Homes has seven-figure confidence in one area of the Gulf Coast residential real estate market. Will it pay off?

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Kevin McQuaid
June 26, 2015

Moving up

Scott Rimmer; Skip Thinnes

Manatee-Sarasota

By Kevin McQuaid
June 26, 2015

New beginnings

Downtown Sarasota's Ellis building receives a boost after nabbing the headquarters of one of the area's largest real estate firms.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Kevin McQuaid
June 26, 2015

The new owner of the vacant Sarasota Quay tract in downtown Sarasota has retained an Orlando and Tampa architectural firm and hired a seasoned real estate veteran to help push plans for the 15-acre, waterfront site forward.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
June 26, 2015

Tampa private equity firm buys Carriage Trade Plaza building

Om Ventures Inc. purchased a 12,300-square-foot building in Carriage Trade Plaza for $2.26 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
June 26, 2015

Soothe Pharmacy owners buy former Sam Snead's building

The owners of Bradenton's Soothe Pharmacy Inc., Brad Long and Frank DeStefano, purchased a 14,043-square-foot retail building for $4.1 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Kevin McQuaid
June 19, 2015

Saunders' commercial chief steps back

The head of the commercial division at one of the Gulf Coast's most recognizable residential brokerage firms has stepped down from management to focus on executing investment sales.

Commercial Real Estate

By Kevin McQuaid
June 19, 2015

Moving up

Paul Rutledge, first vice president with CBRE's retail brokerage group in Tampa, was elected to serve as the International Council of Shopping Centers' Florida State Operations chairman for 2015-2016.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
June 19, 2015

Store Capital fund buys AnazaoHealth building

An affiliated fund of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Store Capital purchased the 45,284-square-foot AnazaoHealth building for $7.65 million.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Business Observer Staff
June 19, 2015

LaPlaya Beach Resort sells for $182.3 million

The Pebblebrook Hotel Trust purchased the real estate for the 189-room LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club in Naples for $182.3 million.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Kevin McQuaid
June 19, 2015

Commercial real estate profile: Ray Sandelli managing partner, CRE Consultants, Fort Myers

When Ray Sandelli got into the commercial real estate business after years as a pilot for the U.S. Navy and the famed Blue Angels, he found sales, especially cold calling potential clients, to be especially hard.