Commercial Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
September 16, 2025

YIGBY picture gets clearer as Gulf Coast localities work on adoption

Yes in God's Backyard is a tool to spur the development of affordable housing by allowing religious organizations to bypass zoning rules to build on their land.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
September 15, 2025

Tampa Jewish organization to shutter and sell a campus, lay off 92 people

The Tampa Jewish Community Center & Federation says mounting costs and declining interest is forcing it to close JCC, preschool and assisted living facility.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
September 15, 2025

Manatee County shopping plaza sold for nearly $40M

Cortez Plaza, a Sprouts and LA Fitness-anchored shopping center in west Bradenton, has changed ownership.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
September 15, 2025

Detwiler’s opening large distribution center in Palmetto

The grocery chain will use the center to serve its six stores in Sarasota and Manatee counties with more possibly to come.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
September 15, 2025

Tampa luxury tower picks up $520M in financing

The developers behind the Pendry hotel and residential development obtained the construction financing for the 38-story riverfront project.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Louis Llovio
September 14, 2025

Sarasota's The Breakfast Company to open Venice restaurant

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota firm launch $75 million investment fund, Amazon's 189-acre Fort Myers center gets a neighbor, and a Tampa REIT keeps growing.

Florida

By Louis Llovio
September 13, 2025

Sarasota firm launches $75 million fund to invest in the West, Southeast

ERES Capital says the fund — ERES Real Estate Fund LP — will be focused on buying and developing hospitality, multifamily and industrial properties.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
September 9, 2025

As Foot Locker's sale to Dick's closes, no mention of future HQ in St. Pete

The retailer's move is still on, says the company's new landlord, despite no official comment from Foot Locker or its new owner Dick's Sporting Goods.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
September 9, 2025

Food distribution giant opens 1M-square-foot facility in southern Manatee

Grocery wholesaler United Natural Foods Inc. aims to improve operational efficiency and employee experience with its new distribution center.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Steven Benna
September 9, 2025

The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Hillsborough office sale, Pinellas multifamily sale — both over $30 million — lead the week in transactions.

Transactions

By Elizabeth King
September 8, 2025

Buc-ee's makes $11.5M land buy in Port Charlotte

The national travel center chain plans a fuel station with at least 100 pumps off Harborview Road in Charlotte County.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

By Louis Llovio
September 7, 2025

Sarasota firm closes Venice, Lakewood Ranch sales totaling $35 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Clearwater boat retailer expands into Fort Myers, a Miami company takes over management of three communities, and a Dallas investor buys a Tampa property.