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Development

  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 9, 2025
Price slashed on premier Fort Myers Beach development site

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a Pasco property sold to adult living developer, a Tampa office building sells, and a Collier developer funds a wildlife corridor project.

  • Florida
  • By Andrew Warfield
  • November 6, 2025
Miami, local investors plan medical project on 14-acre Sarasota brownfield site

Investors who want to transform the 14-acre Marian Anderson site into a medical and industrial development win unanimous Sarasota City Commission approval. They have cleared one big regulatory hurdle.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • November 5, 2025
Swedish firm finishes St. Petersburg apartment construction

The Marina Club Apartments community was built using precast construction methods.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • November 3, 2025
Developers behind $6.8B St. Pete proposal seek investors — for as little as $500

The two private investment funds are meant to establish a new model for participation in urban redevelopment around the Tropicana Field site in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Jay Heater
  • November 3, 2025
St. Pete developer builds second Lakewood Ranch health care complex

Citing unmet demand, Optimal Outcomes will build HealthPark II.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 31, 2025
Massive master-planned community starts blooming near Bradenton

Patience and deep pockets are in play as a shrewd development group makes progress on the 1,175-acre SeaFlower, the biggest master-planned community in west Bradenton in a generation.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 30, 2025
Tampa General plans to build hospital, clinic on 16 acres in Ybor City

Local developer Darryl Shaw told Tampa City Council Thursday night that the hospital giant was buying 10 acres, and possibly more, for the new facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 30, 2025
Crew reaches the top of Tampa office building

The building is in the Gasworx district and when completed will serve as HQ for Grow Financial, the credit union.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 30, 2025
State College of Florida breaks ground on $40M Parrish campus

The campus in north Manatee County will provide general education courses, preparing students for universities or the workforce.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 30, 2025
City of Tampa launches virtual inspections for homeowners, contractors

Builders and homeowners can now use the VuSpex smartphone app to conduct virtual building inspections on the spot.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • October 29, 2025
256-unit apartment complex under construction in Manatee County

Alton Sarasota, a garden-style apartment community project from Kolter, is located on 63rd Avenue near Prospect Road.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 28, 2025
Fort Myers specialty contractor kicks off $22M expansion, renovation

B&I Contractors is doubling its real estate footprint and tripling its manufacturing space.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • October 28, 2025
City of Tampa breaks ground on $57M Riverwalk expansion

City officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for the West River BUILD project, which will add another 2 miles to the Tampa Riverwalk along the west bank of the Hillsborough River.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 27, 2025
Publix to seek approval from St. Pete Beach to replace fire-damaged store

The Lakeland grocer wants to replace its 33,000-square-foot location with a 51,000-square-foot prototype store with ground floor parking for storm protection.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • October 22, 2025
Clearwater developer to build Aston Martin-branded projects, one in Tampa Bay

Valor Real Estate Development and the ultra-luxury car maker will start construction on the first of the residential towers, an 18-story beachfront property on Daytona Beach Shores, early next year.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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