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Commercial Real Estate

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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 26, 2016
Renaissance rebirth

The new owner of one of the region's top corporate office parks hopes its Westshore location and amenities will draw new tenants.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 26, 2016
Kite Realty bucking retail trend

Bucking the retail trend of one-off, pad-centric development along the Gulf Coast, Kite Realty Group Trust has begun construction on a new 123,000-square-foot center in Naples.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Jean Gruss
  • February 26, 2016
Relationships count

The commercial real estate industry is consolidating into ever-bigger players, but one firm shows how boutiques can capture a market.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 19, 2016
450 acres on Fruitville hits the market

A Canadian homebuilder is selling a 450-acre tract on Fruitville Road — one of the largest sites to come to market in Sarasota County in the past decade — for $32.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 19, 2016
Economic question of the week

What economic headwinds, if any, does the Florida Gulf Coast's commercial real estate market face in 2016?

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 19, 2016
A long road trip

Dimmitt's new Sarasota showroom is cool and luxurious. But a few speed bumps had to be cleared before a deal could be struck.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Jean Gruss
  • February 19, 2016
Open ranch

A decade after developer Syd Kitson completed one of the biggest land deals in Southwest Florida history, Babcock Ranch has started development. The developer and investors will have spent $300 million by 2019.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 19, 2016
Beat this

A high-end real estate agent with a booming career didn't let some dreaded health news wreck her plans.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 19, 2016
USAA building spec industrial project in Lakeland

Continuing a wave of speculative industrial construction in the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando, USAA Real Estate Co. is building a 275,226-square-foot distribution center in Lakeland.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Steven Benna
  • February 17, 2016
Executive Q&A: Kate Rossi, executive vice president, southeast region of NRT LLC

Kate Rossi, in real estate for more than three decades, shares her views on the industry, leadership and what keeps her up at night.

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 12, 2016
Scott wants lease tax trimmed

As part of his $1 billion tax cut package this year, Gov. Rick Scott wants to trim the commercial lease tax beginning in January.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 12, 2016
Hitting Bull's-eye

Austin Center is uniquely poised to take advantage of positive office trends in Tampa.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 12, 2016
Commercial Real Estate Profile: Carlton Lloyd

Carlton Lloyd has been the managing director of Integra Realty Resources' Naples office since 2009, but he keeps tabs on Florida's commercial real estate market beyond Collier and Lee counties as a partner in the firm's Orlando and Miami offices, as well.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 12, 2016
Black deal largest in firm's history

Ian Black Real Estate set a new firm record late last month when partner Jag Grewal sold a 31-acre tract in Charlotte County to the Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • February 12, 2016
Channelside future found in D.C.

If history is any guide, expect Strategic Property Partners' $2 billion Channelside district to take on many of the attributes the high-end projects its new CEO has included in projects in and around Washington, D.C.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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