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Development

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 15, 2024
City vote on Rays stadium, development a 'regulatory' but hopeful step

After years of fighting to get a new stadium built in the city, or elsewhere, a St. Pete City Council vote last week is a positive, though tentative, step forward for the team and its fans.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • June 14, 2024
New president of high-end builder grapples with high cost challenges

Recently named president of Kurtz Homes Naples, David Gordon will keep building on his father-in-law’s legacy while adding some new touches.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 12, 2024
Report: Cape Coral-Fort Myers construction jobs up nearly 35%

Construction jobs have increased by 34.7% in one area of the Gulf Coast since 2019, according to ABC Florida Gulf Coast.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • June 10, 2024
Benderson acquires 51-acre site in Venice for mixed-use project

North River Marketplace, a mixed-use development, has changed hands in Venice.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • June 9, 2024
Lack of control over prominent fairgrounds site irks Sarasota officials

County commissioners learn that as long as the 54-acre parcel near downtown hosts an agricultural fair, it can never reclaimed by the county.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • June 7, 2024
Atlanta firm buys $176M Fort Myers roofing company

New owner seeks to grow within the Sunshine State.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 7, 2024
Work starts on 80-unit affordable housing project in Largo

The apartments for seniors are part of Pinellas County’s redevelopment of the Rainbow Village public housing community.

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    • By Andrew Warfield
    • June 6, 2024
    St. Pete firm starts work on 96-unit affordable housing project in Sarasota

    Development on the North Trail will set the tone for affordable housing with a market rate lifestyle.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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    • By Elizabeth King
    • June 5, 2024
    $22M Sarasota contractor acquires construction firm

    Stellar Development acquired the CGC Group.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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    • By Louis Llovio
    • May 30, 2024
    Palmetto apartment project gets $97 million construction loan

    The St. Petersburg developer building a new community in Palmetto secured the financing for the project through Goldman Sachs.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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    • By Louis Llovio
    • May 30, 2024
    Developers behind Fort Myers riverfront project want more time, density

    New Jersey-based AIRN Management have asked the city for an extension and to make what it calls “minor revisions” to the original plan.

    • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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    • By Andrew Warfield
    • May 30, 2024
    Post office site pitched for Sarasota convention center

    Many proposals, ideas and plans for a convention center in downtown Sarasota, going back 30 years, have been unsuccessful. Some enterprising developers believe they have a way forward.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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    • By Louis Llovio
    • May 26, 2024
    Oregon coffee shop chain opening in Fort Myers, expanding in SWFL

    In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Tampa REIT keeps growing, a Lakewood Ranch dentist office sells, and luxury and affordable projects share the spotlight.

    • Florida
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    • By Elizabeth King
    • May 23, 2024
    Venice construction company founder to sell firm to 3 employees

    Owner Jeff Charlotte has partnered with three of his employees to take over his construction business.

    • Manatee-Sarasota
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    • By Elizabeth King
    • May 22, 2024
    Mixed-use transformation ahead for 1,175-acre Bradenton flower farm

    SeaFlower will open for residents in summer 2025 in a Manatee County community designed to be walkable with shops, a grocer and restaurants.

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