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Commercial Real Estate

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 13, 2025
Sarasota church sells property to charter school developer for $3.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news a New York scent company's building is completed in Lakeland, a restaurant chain is expanding into Naples and developers, commissioners agree in Sarasota.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 10, 2025
Condo sales brisk at former Bath + Racquet Club site in Sarasota

Construction has begun at a 13-acre property off US 41 in Sarasota where a residential and recreational development will take shape.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 8, 2025
Brandon memory care center sold as part of $23 million portfolio

The Hillsborough County facility was one of five properties sold after previous owner defaulted on debt.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 7, 2025
Pasco County industrial site developer gets $26M construction loan

The developer behind the 299,030-square-foot first phase of Park 52 Logistics nailed down the financing for Phase 1 of industrial project.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna
  • April 7, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

$16 million Polk County land sales pace transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 6, 2025
Lee County pays $10.5 million to conserve 132 acres

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers land sold to medical provider, Brandon gets Scandinavia furniture retailer's first Florida store, and a much-anticipated Sarasota project officially starts.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 4, 2025
Sarasota youth sailing group seeks funding, approvals for $4.1M project

As the Sarasota Sailing Squadron faces hurricane damage repairs and builds a new youth sailing education facility, Sarasota officials extend the organization a longer lease on life.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2025
Brandon drug store sells for $5.2 million

A 10,856-square-foot building about a mile east of Interstate 75 and leased to CVS in Brandon has been sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2025
Industrial deals lead the way in SWFL's commercial real estate sector

A trio of big-dollar deals in Lee County drove the Southwest Florida's industrial sector to new heights, but some worries, one broker says, linger.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 1, 2025
Brooklyn investor buys Sarasota retail center for nearly $9M

The fully occupied Chili's Plaza is on a crowded commercial strip and near the development of Bath + Racquet Residences & Club.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 31, 2025
Foot Locker makes it official, signs lease for new HQ in prominent St. Pete office park

The global retailer has agreed to a lease for space in the city's Carillon Business Park.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 31, 2025
Tampa shopping center sells for $36 million

The 106,000-square-foot shopping center on Dale Mabry Highway was 99% occupied at the time of sale.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Steven Benna
  • March 31, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $145 million office building sale in Tampa paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 30, 2025
Goodwill retail store to be built on Ruskin site that sold for $2.6M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a downtown Sarasota building is up for sale, Pasco is getting a $200 million baked goods building, and a Fort Myers furniture store is listed.

  • Florida
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 27, 2025
Polk County storage facility sells for $10.2 million

A California owner of self-storage centers bought the newly built Winter Haven property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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