Development

By Andrew Warfield
June 24, 2025

Project to turn Sarasota Winn-Dixie into apartments, hotel seeks city's OK

Plans are to redevelop the site of the long-vacant Winn-Dixie next to Michael's on East into a mixed-use project with apartments, a hotel and retail.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
June 23, 2025

$52M Lee County construction company opens Sarasota office

Heatherwood Construction Company has a new location off South Tamiami Trail.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
June 22, 2025

Clearwater apartment building, going back to affordable housing, sold for $22.5M

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a nursery is up for sale in Polk, more houses coming to south Sarasota County and big investor is looking to buy in Southwest Florida.

Florida

By Elizabeth King
June 14, 2025

Sarasota company signs lease at The Westin

A builder in Sarasota is moving to the ground floor of the hotel.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Louis Llovio
June 11, 2025

Golf club's comeback began the day after Hurricane Milton made landfall

The Carrollwood Country Club in Tampa was hit hard by the hurricane, but within a week players were back on the course. The $2 million rehab project includes valuable lessons in resiliency and redundancy.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

By Elizabeth King
June 10, 2025

City of Venice to buy auto dealership site for nearly $12M

The city plans to relocate its solid waste, recycling and fleet maintenance operations to the site on the U.S. 41 Bypass.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Elizabeth King
June 9, 2025

$247M Fort Myers contractor moves Sarasota-area office

B&I Contractors has relocated its Sarasota-Manatee operations to a larger, more visible facility.

Manatee-Sarasota

By Andrew Warfield
June 6, 2025

Developer plans condo complex across from Selby Gardens

A development called 777 South Palm Avenue Condos is employing both the city of Sarasota's attainable housing density bonus and transfer of development rights for a 66-unit building along Mound Street.