Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
July 30, 2010

Federal Resort Properties buys 18 RV lots

Warehouse real estate investor Stanley Riggs purchased 18 of the 100 lots in the Holiday Cove RV Resort in northwest Bradenton.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
July 30, 2010

Salvation Army buys dealership site

The Salvation Army purchased the former Westcoast Motorcycles & Watercraft dealership property for $1.2 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
July 30, 2010

Taylor Morrison buys land for Verona Reserve

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based homebuilder Taylor Morrison purchased 55 acres off of Jacaranda Boulevard for $1.75 million.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Business Observer Staff
July 30, 2010

Investment group buys Sweetbay shopping center

A real estate investment group purchased a 95,000-square-foot retail center for $1.86 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
July 30, 2010

Toll Brothers buys Bonita Springs acreage

Toll Brothers, a national homebuilder, purchased 122.34 acres of residential land for $7 million.

Commercial Real Estate

By Jean Gruss
July 30, 2010

Salvage Operation

A group of creditors who control WCI Communities after it emerged from bankruptcy reorganization is betting the company can come back as a homebuilder. The company has fences to mend first.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Jean Gruss
July 30, 2010

Land Bust

This is the state of the Gulf Coast land market: Buyers aren't buying and sellers aren't selling. But that may be about to change as banks start unloading large tracts of distressed property.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Jean Gruss
July 30, 2010

The Punta Gorda airport in Charlotte County is starting to build a reputation as a low-cost airline alternative to the larger airports in Fort Myers and Sarasota. About 2.3 million people live within a 90-minute drive.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Carl Cronan
July 30, 2010

Circling the Deals

Veteran land dealer Mark Cooney is forging ahead with his unusually named firm, The Land Sharks, despite the tough real estate market. A move across the hall helped.