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Tampa Bay–Lakeland

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  • February 17, 2017
Rental rave

Despite years of rent growth and price appreciation, investors continue to seek Tampa and St. Petersburg area apartment deals.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 17, 2017
LandQwest forms investment division

Commercial real estate brokerage firm LandQwest Commercial has formed an investment services division to provide clients with more focused analysis on acquisition, disposition and debt opportunities.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 17, 2017
New Amazon building owner likes 'ground zero' location

“The Interstate 4 corridor is really the high growth part of the state of Florida, particularly from a logistics perspective,” says Jonathan Tratt, founder of Tratt Properties LLC of Phoenix and the new owner of the 1.02 million-square-foot Amazon.com fulfillment center in Lakeland.

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  • February 17, 2017
Developer buys land for $70M mixed-use project

The Tampa developer plans a $70 million project with 300 apartments.

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  • February 16, 2017
Real estate broker pleads guilty in mortgage scam

Osbel Sanchez, 45, of Tampa, is one of two Florida real estate professionals to admit to the charges.

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  • February 14, 2017
Tampa City attorney joins large law firm

Julia Mandell had worked for Tampa for 14 years.

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  • February 13, 2017
Marketing firm names new CEO

The marketing firm hires a Distribution Audio & Video Inc. executive for its top job

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  • February 11, 2017
Bucs lineman preps for sweet post-NFL life

Demar Dotson has played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2009.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 10, 2017
Taking shape

Massive Gulf Coast real estate developments are gelling thanks to population growth and demographic shifts.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Kevin McQuaid
  • February 10, 2017
Applebee's sales show retail health

In a further sign that the Gulf Coast retail market remains healthy — at least for triple net deals involving credit tenants — a Tampa-based investment firm has sold 14 properties occupied by Applebee's restaurants for $46 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 10, 2017
Applebee's sales a signal of the health of retail market

It's another sign of the resurgence of the Gulf Coast retail market.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • February 9, 2017
Phoenix firm buys Amazon center for $87M

Tratt Properties buys 1.02 million center occupied by the e-commerce purveyor for its first Florida property.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2017
Nonprofit doubles its size with acquisition

The nonprofit ocular tissue group is buying International Sight Restoration

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  • Business Observer Staff
  • February 8, 2017
Tech firm plans 150 hires, adds research unit

This is the second time ReliaQuest has expanded its Tampa operations since 2015.

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  • February 7, 2017
Hotel trades Hulk Hogan for South Beach

Oxford Capital Group has completed phase one of the Bay Harbor Hotel renovation project.

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