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Residential Real Estate

  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 28, 2024
Tampa awards developer $750,000 for affordable senior living facility

The grant money will go toward the construction of an 88-unit community off of Hillsborough Avenue.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 28, 2024
Sarasota real estate firm promotes new office, AI at annual meeting

Michael Saunders & Co. focused on new developments in the industry and company during its annual meeting.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • 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
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 23, 2024
New neighborhood in Venice to feature oversized lots

Palmera in Wellen Park will feature single-family homes on lots larger than the typical size, according to M/I Homes.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 22, 2024
Plant City apartment complex sold for $34.8 million

A Boston-area investment company has bought the property about 1 mile from Interstate 4 and plans improvements.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 22, 2024
A graphic breakdown of housing affordability in Florida

Data from the Florida Housing Summit held earlier in May puts a spotlight on the state's lack of housing available in a variety of price points.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 21, 2024
Lee County awards nearly $42M for rehab of 836 affordable housing units

The grant money that Lee commissioners awarded to fix and update the apartment units comes from $1.1 billion the federal government allocated to the county after Hurricane Ian.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • 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
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 17, 2024
Report: Tampa suburb No. 10 nationally for turning hotel rooms into apartments

More than 150 apartments were created from a repurposed hotel in 2023 in one area of Hillsborough County, according to RentCafe.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 15, 2024
First quarter sales at St. Pete condo tower hit $50 million on strength of penthouses

The developers of the Residences at 400 Central say that they've sold four penthouses thus far this year, including three in the past 30 days.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 14, 2024
390-apartment community coming to Tampa's Gasworx

A Chicago investment firm is partnering with local developers to build the multifamily community in the new development between downtown Tampa and Ybor City.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • 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
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 7, 2024
Another Sarasota mall owner seeks to build residences on the property

The owners of Crossings at Siesta Key Mall will appear before the Sarasota Planning Board.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 6, 2024
375 Tampa apartments coming after developer gets $63 million in financing

The apartment complex will be built in MetWest International, a prominent mixed-use project near Tampa International, Raymond James Stadium and International Plaza.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 5, 2024
Utah church pays $20.5 million for Tampa law school building

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a build-to-rent community in Naples sells, a Texas real estate firm moves to Tampa with local talent in tow, and we have a price for the sale of a prominent Sarasota County building.

  • Florida
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