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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • July 18, 2014
Former bankers gobble up tasty firms

Apparently there really is life, and a sweet one at that, after banking.

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  • July 25, 2014
Investment Group buys Charlotte land for 400-lot residential development

An investment group led by Charlotte County developer/homebuilder Ron Greenland purchased 169.5 acres of vacant land east and north of Placida Road for $2.55 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 15, 2014
Luxury market roars back

A relic of days gone by — the multimillion-dollar spec house — has garnered more attention from Gulf Coast homebuilders.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • August 22, 2014
Willner Realty & Development buys Lincoln Shores apartments

Willner Realty & Development Co. purchased the real estate, furnishings and business operations of the 631-unit Lincoln Shores apartments for $53 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 5, 2014
Joint venture unites big firms

The prolific homebuilding pace at Neal Communities sometimes obscures the fact that the firm has had major successes in launching related businesses.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 17, 2014
Halstatt Partnership's second fund buys three commercial buildings

The combined price equated to $95 per square foot.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 22, 2014
Broker seeks national attention for niche lease

Tampa area commercial real estate broker David Sobelman, who literally wrote the book on triple net lease investments, is about to take the niche investment approach to another audience.

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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 17, 2014
Flush it out with a crowd

A plumbing supply company isn't likely front of mind when people think about raising capital through crowd funding.

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  • June 20, 2014
Sherman Real Estate Fund, partners buy Arlington at Northwood

Deerfield, Ill.-based Sherman Real Estate Fund IX LLC and two of the fund's trade partners purchased the 312-unit Arlington at Northwood Apartments for $36.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • August 3, 2016
Developer eyes St. Petersburg's tallest building

The 28-story tower would be the firm's fourth downtown St. Petersburg acquisition since 2012.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 5, 2016
Pin interest

Virginia Haley's politics these days revolve around encouraging people to visit Sarasota. Her office tells a bigger story.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 2, 2016
Farley White in buying mode

Boston-based Farley White Interests, fresh from its $73 million acquisition of the Hidden River I, II and III complex in Tampa's Westshore district last month, hopes to assemble a portfolio of Florida properties.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 2, 2016
Senior living grows crowded

Michigan-based developer Dale Watchowski isn't necessarily daunted by competition from others in the region-wide senior housing industry boom, but it's something he thinks about — often.

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  • September 2, 2016
Senior living grows crowded

Michigan-based developer Dale Watchowski isn't necessarily daunted by competition from others in the region-wide senior housing industry boom, but it's something he thinks about — often.

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  • September 2, 2016
King of the (Harley) World

Texas and Arizona auto dealer Bert King bought a Charlotte County Harley-Davidson dealership last summer and quickly infused it with a strategy to make it a club-like destination.

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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 30, 2016
Exeter buys Polk County industrial property

A Pennsylvania-based commercial real estate investment firm has acquired a Polk County warehouse occupied by Amazon.com for $24.6 million, the latest in a series of industrial purchases and developments in the county aimed at taking advantage of the strategic Interstate 4 corridor.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 6, 2016
Tampa doctor buys downtown Sarasota Hyatt

Equity fund Blackstone Group had owned the hotel since May 2007.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • October 7, 2016
Let's Make a Deal

Sarasota and Manatee counties crush the rest of the Gulf Coast when it comes to the lowest prices of used cars, according to a new report from Autolist.com.

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  • April 8, 2016
Tasty plate of finances

The entrepreneurial couple behind Taste of Asia, a popular Lao-Thai-Vietnamese restaurant about five miles south of downtown Sarasota, recently bit into one of the toughest tasks independent restaurateurs could face: obtaining bank financing.

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  • November 7, 2014
Pine Tree Commercial Realty, partner buy South Pasadena Shopping Center

A joint venture of Northbrook-based Pine Tree Commercial Realty LLC and Chicago's Walton Street Capital purchased the 165,886-square-foot South Pasadena Shopping Center for $21.1 million.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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