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Development

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 19, 2024
Celebrity real estate investor pays $59.6M for Fort Myers apartments

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retail center is on the market in Sarasota, a major renovation comes to Lakeland shopping center, and a medical building sells in Bradenton.

  • Florida
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 18, 2024
One-stop shop complex for planning, development breaks ground

Sarasota County held a groundbreaking for a new facility to house planning and development services under one roof.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 14, 2024
Grocery chain Detwiler's to build large distribution center in Manatee County

Detwiler’s Farm Market, a family-owned and -operated grocery chain, has broken ground on a warehouse and distribution center at Florida International Tradeport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 13, 2024
Sarasota mall redevelopment, including 848 apartments, inches forward

The city's planning board granted an approval that marks one step toward revitalizing the former Southgate Mall site.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Beth Luberecki
  • May 9, 2024
Daniel Lubner adapted to staff ideas and energy to build $100M firm

"When you're starting a new venture, the definition of success is survival. That’s all you’re trying to do in those early years. You're trying to make payroll and live to fight another two weeks." –Daniel Lubner, Clive Daniel Home

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 9, 2024
Syd Kitson: The dreamer behind solar-powered community Babcock Ranch

"People ask me, 'Gee, if you're an environmentalist, how can you be a developer?' I think it's the perfect combination. It's our responsibility to mitigate those impacts and do it in a sustainable way." –Syd Kitson, Kitson & Partners

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 8, 2024
Sarasota firm promotes architect to partner

Modern architectural design firm DSDG announced the promotion of Casey Allen to partner.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 2, 2024
Freestanding ER headed to south Sarasota County

The $31 million facility called Wellen Park Emergency will be open 24 hours a day.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 2, 2024
$40M private aviation facility breaks ground at SRQ

Sheltair is building a terminal and hangars at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 30, 2024
Report: Build-to-rent boom targets Tampa, Sarasota-Bradenton and Lakeland

Construction is soaring in the Sunshine State, where four metros landed among the top 20 for single-family home projects being built for rental properties.

  • Florida
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 30, 2024
Sarasota architecture firm chosen as partner in performing arts center project

Italy-based Renzo Piano Building Workshop has named Sweet Sparkman as architect of record on the new Sarasota Performing Arts Center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 29, 2024
Entertainment venue and new towers coming to Water Street Tampa

The 56-acre — and growing — mixed-used development just outside downtown Tampa is expanding as the developer looks to lure expanding companies.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 20, 2024
Roofing company gives high school students taste of industry

Sutter Roofing hosted students from Riverview High School to show them "there is another path" besides college, one staffer says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 17, 2024
County OKs 93-acre Sarasota Square mall redevelopment project

Last-minute height reduction of apartments secures enough Sarasota County Commission votes to transform the mostly vacant mall into an upscale lifestyle town center.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 17, 2024
Texas company buys 75-employee SWFL-based engineering firm

A Texas engineering and consulting services company has acquired GradyMinor, a civil engineering firm with two Southwest Florida offices and 75 employees.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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