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Development

  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 16, 2026
National homebuilder names Sarasota division president

Taylor Morrison has named a new leader for its Sarasota division, which is bringing 2,000 total homes to the area over the next year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 10, 2026
1,000 homes planned for new Lakewood Ranch community

EverCreek will be a 464-acre residential development.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 7, 2026
Fort Myers land sells to Wisconsin Culver's hamburger franchisee

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a former bakery is up for sale in Sarasota, a North Carolina developer buys land for apartments in Pasco, and a Clearwater CRE firm lands a Tampa client.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • June 5, 2026
Tampa developer to bring 2,500 homes to eastern Pasco

The new master-planned community, named Verona, will be in the San Antonio area.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 4, 2026
Waldorf Astoria developer says sales 'remarkable,' likens city to Monaco

A developer with three active residential projects in Sarasota shares how the Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota came to be, why Sarasota is in its own class and what his next development won't be.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 31, 2026
Charlotte County industrial site opens at Babcock Ranch

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Pasco retail properties sell, an old-style Naples hotel opens, and Tampa nears its workforce housing goal.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 30, 2026
Young Tampa exec tackles construction industry, serves as role model

Much of Julianna Nickel's life has been focused on giving back, first as part of the Miss America organization, and now as a blossoming leader in her field.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • May 29, 2026
Tampa housing development celebrates topping off for 11-story tower

Gallery at Rome Yards is expected to be completed in July 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 29, 2026
Sarasota spring training stadium to get $6.57M HVAC overhaul

The replacement of the HVAC system at Sarasota's Ed Smith Stadium will be completed by the Baltimore Orioles 2027 spring training season.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • May 28, 2026
Cemex US completes $36M expansion of Port Tampa Bay terminal

The expansion allows the building materials company to handle approximately 1.5 million tons of aggregate per year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 21, 2026
Affordable housing developer sues Sarasota County over $1M in rescinded funds

A more than $22 million affordable housing project is under pressure after Sarasota County pulled $1 million in funding, the developer says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • May 21, 2026
New entertainment district, music venue coming to Tampa’s Water Street

If approved by city officials, construction could begin in early 2027.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • May 21, 2026
New hotel will complete three-facility campus at SRQ airport

The Sarasota Planning Board has approved a new Kompose Hotel to bring the total number of rooms on SRQ airport property to 300.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2026
Englewood roofing company to lay off 65 workers

ACL Roofing is undergoing a corporate reorganization, according to its interim CFO.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 17, 2026
Fort Myers land zoned for single-family houses sold

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Sarasota office property sells, an investor buys a low-income apartment complex in Tampa, and construction starts on a hotel at a Fort Myers mall.

  • Florida
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