Chuck Merlis

Greenlane plans 2–3 new Tampa Bay stores each year

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Greenlane drive-thru restaurant exterior with green panel facade and roadside sign under a bright blue sky.

Erica Spector Wishnow came up with Greenlane during long car rides in Covid, when she spent hours driving her children and faced the same frustration at nearly every drive-thru window. Her kids wanted burgers and fries, and she wanted something filling that aligned with her vegetarian diet and left her satisfied. “I wasn’t just going … Read more

268-unit Tampa workforce housing project secures $19M mezzanine loan

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Rendering of a three-story multifamily apartment community planned along the Hillsborough River in Tampa

A 268-unit rental project along the Hillsborough River adds $19M in new financing.

Tampa-based XTEND to go public in $1.5B merger

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Tampa Mayor Jane Castor shakes hands with XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira at a Tampa headquarters announcement event

XTEND’s Tampa headquarters anchors a planned $1.5B Nasdaq merger with JFB.

Pink-painted buildings mark next step for Roche Bobois tower

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Side-by-side image shows bright pink apartment buildings slated for demolition and a rendering of the proposed Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

Downtown St. Pete apartments are set for demolition as a $200M condo tower advances.

Tampa City Council denies Magnolia Hotel land use change in Hyde Park

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Rendering of the proposed Magnolia Hotel & Residences at Swann and Magnolia avenues in Hyde Park, near Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa.

Council denies land use change for $136M Magnolia Hotel in Hyde Park.

Developer explains why Tampa’s downtown police HQ drew zero bids

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Tampa Police officers standing in a line in front of the Tampa Police Department headquarters, a tall blue-glass building in downtown Tampa.

The city wanted at least $36 million for the downtown site. Developers say the math likely didn’t work.