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Commercial Real Estate

  • 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
  • By Elizabeth King
  • September 18, 2025
Building materials company moves into 65K square feet in North Port

Lansing Building Products has created jobs through its new branch at North Port Business Park.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • September 17, 2025
New York food importer readying for Plant City move

Roland Foods, a 91-year-old company supplying restaurants and others, is preparing a 112,000-square-foot-facility for early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • 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
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