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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 21, 2025
Sarasota hotel to get refreshed with new management

Nashville-based Oliver Hospitality makes its debut into the Florida market with management of The Sarasota Modern.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 20, 2025
Sarasota brewery pays back creditors after $7.2M building sale

Big Top Brewing Co. has resolved claims of more than $4 million, its co-owner says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 20, 2025
665 apartments open at two complexes in Venice

Adria and Maren are new apartment communities located off Laurel Road in Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 18, 2025
Manatee County lagoon community hits milestones

The developers of Seaire have announced the projected completion date for their lagoon as well as commercial and residential progress updates.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • November 18, 2025
Sarasota city leaders approve tiny property sale — for less than $20K

The Sarasota City Commission approved the sale of a 650-square-foot pieced of unused city property that presented an obstacle to Plymouth Harbor's expansion plans on Coon Key.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 16, 2025
Sales and construction to start on $350M Naples condo, marina project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a new aquatic center to be built in Bradenton, the Rays are upgrading their stadium, and a new subdivision will be built in Pasco.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 13, 2025
Detwiler’s Farm Market plans new Manatee County store

The grocery store will be off State Road 64 in Bradenton's Braden River Plaza.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 10, 2025
$3B global wellness company opens American HQ in Manatee County

PM-International plans to invest $50 million into expanding its footprint in Manatee County, where it projects it could someday hire up to 1,000 employees.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 10, 2025
Southwest Florida housing permits down 13%

Collier County was the only one among the three Southwest Florida counties to post a year-over-year increase.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 9, 2025
Price slashed on premier Fort Myers Beach development site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco property sold to adult living developer, a Tampa office building sells, and a Collier developer funds a wildlife corridor project.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 7, 2025
Firm signs 63K square feet of Sarasota office space leases

"We’re seeing a strong resurgence in demand for office space," Derek Robbins, senior partner at Robbins Commercial, says in a statement.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • November 6, 2025
Miami, local investors plan medical project on 14-acre Sarasota brownfield site

Investors who want to transform the 14-acre Marian Anderson site into a medical and industrial development win unanimous Sarasota City Commission approval. They have cleared one big regulatory hurdle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 3, 2025
Investor sells Naples industrial property it bought in July

Redfearn Capital bought the Collier County property earlier this year for $2.5 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • November 3, 2025
Marriott-branded hotel headed to Wellen Park

Development has begun for the second phase of Downtown Wellen, within the master-planned community of Wellen Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Jay Heater
  • November 3, 2025
St. Pete developer builds second Lakewood Ranch health care complex

Citing unmet demand, Optimal Outcomes will build HealthPark II.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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