Commercial Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
March 6, 2023

Work starts on massive 50-acre, 5,000-residence downtown development

A $95 million apartment sale, retail properties change hands and a new county admin building top the week's commercial real estate news.

Commercial Real Estate

By Louis Llovio
February 28, 2023

Work starts on $42M, 100,000-square-foot student center at USF Sarasota-Manatee

The University of South Florida campus hopes to change its reputation as a commuter college with new residences and a student center set to open at the start of the 2024 school year.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
February 27, 2023

Barnes & Noble to open first new Tampa store in 15 years

The bookseller, which is adding more stores this year than in the past decade, is moving to a new, smaller, location after 29 years on Dale Mabry.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Steven Benna
February 27, 2023

Top commercial real estate transactions for Feb. 14-20 in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A pair of Pinellas County apartment deals surpass $150 million in this week's transactions.

Transactions

By Louis Llovio
February 27, 2023

Bank spends nearly $60 million on facility for employees in Tampa

More build-to-rent coming, a couple of hotels sell and a $40 million office sale top the week's commercial real estate news.

Commercial Real Estate

By Business Observer Staff
February 24, 2023

84-year-old fruit farm, tourist spot listed for sale for $16 million

Mixon Fruit Farms in Bradenton is nearly 40 acres.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
February 24, 2023

High-tech insurance firm enters Florida with aggressive growth plans

FloodFlash says technology and policy structure vastly improves how fast claims are paid, allowing for quicker returns to business.

Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Gordon
February 22, 2023

Lack of convention space — again — concerns business leaders

With the pending demolition of one major property, a go-to ballroom spot for Sarasota events is being taken off the board.

Commercial Real Estate

By Brian Hartz
February 21, 2023

Development group shares lessons learned from Gas Plant loss

Hard work has proven to be its own reward for members of Sugar Hill Community Partners, the group that narrowly missed out on the chance to redevelop St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field site.