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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 3, 2025
$10M financing package includes Stickney Point Plaza

An office property and a retail plaza in Sarasota recently closed financing deals, according to Largo Capital.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 3, 2025
Tech investor, developer propose $6.8B St. Pete redevelopment, including Tropicana field

A team led by Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of ARK Investment Management, and Casey Ellison, founder and CEO of Ellison Cos., wants to redevelop the Historic Gas Plant District.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 2, 2025
Naples Tractor Supply store with long-term lease sells to investor

The newly opened retail property sold for $1 million less than it originally listed for.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 29, 2025
Fort Myers car dealership properties sell for $33.7 million

The Orlando car dealer Bill Nero Automotive Group has bought two Galeana Automotive Group owned dealerships in Lee County.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 28, 2025
Clearwater insurtech company expands with new facility

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a downtown Fort Myers office building sells, a Tampa dentist buys a new office, and a Bradenton rental community starts its final phase.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 27, 2025
California investor sells Cape Coral vacant lot

The less than 1-acre parcel sold to a local financial management firm.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 27, 2025
Dental practice buys building for Tampa practice

Westchase Smiles picked up the property in the Westchase master-planned community for $1.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Dana Kampa
  • September 26, 2025
Longboat hotel reopens nearly a year after storm

Owners Harold and Christine Cullison reopened Sandpiper Inn after working hard to rebuild from hurricanes Helene and Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • September 25, 2025
Manatee begins moving departments into Lakewood Ranch complex

Officials are looking forward to getting into the new office in Lakewood Ranch that Manatee County recently purchased for $23.5 million.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 23, 2025
Manatee building leased by cannabis retailer sells for $4 million

The property just off University Parkway, with a long-term lease in place, was bought by a New York investor.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 22, 2025
Rays take next step in sale to Jacksonville homebuilder with MLB approval

The two-decade Stuart Sternberg era of owning the Tampa Bay Rays is coming to a close.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 22, 2025
Developer closes on financing for North Port affordable housing project

The second phase of Ekos at Arbor Park will bring affordable apartments for families to south Sarasota County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Steven Benna
  • September 22, 2025
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A $92 million Lakewood Ranch multifamily deal in paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 21, 2025
Local family seeks approvals for Naples luxury waterfront project

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Sprouts is opening two stores in the area, two land parcel sold to storage developers, and a Pinellas retail center brings $13 million.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 18, 2025
Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa hotel operator partner on $84M project

The plan is to build a 200-room property with a full-service restaurant to serve patients, families and others coming to Moffitt.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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