Commercial Real Estate

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By Louis Llovio
January 4, 2024

Education foundation pays $6M for prime downtown Sarasota property

The Education Foundation of Sarasota County has bought a piece of property on Washington Boulevard in downtown Sarasota that, until last year, housed Michael Saunders & Co.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Louis Llovio
January 3, 2024

Developers buy land near Tropicana Field for $115 million luxury tower

Plans call for a 23-story, 251-unit mixed-use development near the redevelopment of the 86-acre Historic Gas Plant District.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
January 2, 2024

$55.6M purchase expands New York investment firm’s Florida footprint

Clarion Partners, which already owns 5.8 million square feet of industrial space in Central Florida, bought two Tampa warehouses minutes from Tampa International Airport.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
January 2, 2024

Florida insurance commissioner says reforms easing crisis, bringing stability

As Citizens' policy numbers continue to increase, the head of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says the state’s insurance market is improving.

Florida

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By Louis Llovio
January 1, 2024

Boca Raton investors pay $6.75 million for Pinellas portfolio

A Boca Raton real estate investment firm has bought a nearly 45,000-square-foot industrial portfolio in Pinellas County.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
December 31, 2023

Real estate industry insiders dish about the upcoming year — good and bad

A look at how four significant issues, from consumer spending to artificial intelligence, will impact the region.

Florida

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By Louis Llovio
December 28, 2023

2023 in deals: Big apartment sales, big Publix spending, big farms hit market

Despite worries about macro challenges, commercial real estate remained strong across Florida's Gulf Coast in 2023.

Florida

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By Beth Luberecki
December 26, 2023

Sarasota architecture firm continues to build on St. Pete expansion

Sweet Sparkman has made some strategic moves that build on its past successes.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Steven Benna
December 26, 2023

2023 in transactions: Top commercial real estate deals nine counties in the region

Eight deals surpassed $100 million, while two were over $200 million, in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.

Transactions

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By Louis Llovio
December 24, 2023

$1.6B cancer center under development wraps a heart around hope

When complete, Moffitt Cancer Center's 775-acre Pasco County campus will include 140 buildings, all designed in some way to fight cancer.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
December 20, 2023

Church, developer break ground on $42M affordable housing project

Construction has officially begun on a $42 million affordable housing project in Hillsborough County being built by a local developer and a local Catholic church.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Louis Llovio
December 20, 2023

Owners seek approval for historic South Seas resort redevelopment plan

The owners South Seas on Captiva Island plan two new hotels at the famed tourist destination and have begun the long process of winning government approval.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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By Mark Gordon
December 20, 2023

Food service firm looks to net $7M in variety of property, business deals

Innovative Food Holdings, which caters to professional and home chefs, has made progress on five deals expected to net the company at least $7 million.