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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
Miami investor buys St. Pete YMCA after litigation

Nick Ekonomou of Miami purchased the 51,512-square-foot historic YMCA of St. Petersburg building for $1.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • November 28, 2014
Might as well jump

The trampoline park industry on the Gulf Coast is on a fast growth track. A doughnut entrepreneur wants a taste.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
USF agrees to buy 3.7 acres near St. Pete campus from Poynter

The University of South Florida System announced it is exploring buying property adjacent to its St. Petersburg campus.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
Chris Brown, Mike Granthon buy Siesta Village property

Sarasota businessman and real estate investor Chris Brown and business partner Mike Granthon purchased several Siesta Key Village buildings including the Siesta Market for a combined $2.8 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
Recipe for success

A longtime real estate investor had to wait out the recession to make good on his latest vision. Now W. Howard Rooks hopes his patience will pay off in the form of a new restaurant.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 28, 2014
DDR Corp., Blackstone affiliate buy The Forum, Northpoint

A joint venture of DDR Corp. and an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII purchased the 458,394-square-foot The Forum at Fort Myers and 119,709-square-foot Northpoint Shopping Center for a combined $39.9 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 26, 2014
Tanzanian developer Rofail buys Monterey Village Motel

Tanzanian developer Elia Rofail purchased the 15-unit Monterey Village Motel and a single-family home for $1 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Housing authority, Pinnacle complete two affordable housing projects

The Housing Authority of the city of Fort Myers and Pinnacle Housing Group LLC have completed redeveloping two former public-housing properties to create 212 affordable housing units.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Collier County Supervisor of Elections moving to former E.B. Simmonds HQ

Collier County government purchased a 15,716-square-foot, three-story office building and an adjacent 14,746-square-foot warehouse building for $3.34 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Isram Realty Group buys Pasco shopping center

Isram Realty Group purchased the 135,421-square-foot Pasco Square Shopping Center for $7.4 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Automotive Management Services buys Davis Boulevard dealership site

Terry Taylor's West Palm Beach-based Automotive Management Services Inc. purchased a 12,000-square-foot auto dealership for $2.3 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Publix Super Markets buys Lakewood Walk

Lakeland-based grocer Publix Super Markets purchased the 90,000-square-foot Lakewood Walk shopping center for $26.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Eye doctors buy former Tampa Tribune Clearwater building

A purchase entity led by eye doctors: Herbert Knauf III, Clinton Sheets and Andrea Lusk of Eye Site of Tampa Bay purchased the 25,464-square-foot former Tampa Tribune Building for $2.6 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Michigan's Alidade Capital buys MiraBay Village, land

Bloomfield Hills, Mich.-based real estate private equity fund Alidade Capital LLC purchased the 93,985-square-foot MiraBay Village retail center and an adjacent 9.79-acre development site for $12.25 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Business Observer Staff
  • November 21, 2014
Three Venice investors buy Veteran Air industrial condo

Tom Fouche and his sons David and Kevin Fouche of Venice purchased an 10,266-square-foot industrial condominium in Ironwood Business Park for $1.05 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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