Great Places & Spaces: Elements on Third

Altis Cardinal completed the third phase for its latest development, Elements on Third, located on the edge of downtown St. Petersburg’s Historic Kenwood neighborhood. Elements on Third is a 10-acre residential property with six buildings and amenities. The property is enclosed and includes a clubhouse, gym, pool and pet-grooming center. Features of the newly completed phase … Read more

Great Places & Spaces: American House Senior Living

Developer Prevarian Senior Living has broken ground on American House St. Petersburg, a senior housing community, on the corner of Ninth Avenue and 66th Street North. The land, near Tyrone Square Mall, was purchased by Prevarian for $5.18 million. The development will feature 165 units and provide independent living, assisted living and memory care services. … Read more

One Liners Polk: Lakeland Regional Health, La Rocca Creative Cakes and more

►La Rocca Creative Cakes (pictured above), based in Richmond Hill, Ontario, launched in 1,265 supermarkets owned by Lakeland-based Publix. ►Lakeland-based Saunders Ralston Dantzler Real Estate brokered a deal for a newly constructed shopping center located in Brooksville, which sold for $3.71 million. ►Florida Surgery Consultants opened its second location in Polk County, at 604 Robin … Read more

One Liners Sarasota/Manatee: Frontier Airlines, Roper Technologies and more

►Galaxy Investments has engaged Ian Black Real Estate to lease Sarasota 75, a flex/industrial project at 100 Cattlemen Road in Sarasota (pictured above.) ►Frontier Airlines added nonstop service from Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport to Trenton-Mercer Airport in New Jersey. ►Plaza Construction has been selected as construction manager for the Evolution boutique condominium development at 111 Golden … Read more

One Liners Hillsborough: Aflac, Tampa Museum of Art and more

►My City Cowork, a collaborative coworking space, opened at 101 S. 12th St., Unit 102, Tampa (pictured above). ►Joelle Paban has established Joelle Paban & Associates, a staffing organization in Tampa, that focuses exclusively on executive and administrative professionals. ►Tampa-based Lykes Bros., which owns and operates agricultural, forestry, hunting and cattle holdings, as well as … Read more

One Liners Pinellas: PowerChord, Empath Health and more

►Hopdoddy Burger Bar (pictured above) submitted construction plans to the city of St. Petersburg for a 3,672-square-foot restaurant at 670 Central Ave., replacing the offices of Peregrine Construction Group. ► Engel & Völkers Belleair relocated to a larger, free-standing building in Belleair Bluffs, at 2510 W. Bay Drive. ► AmeriLife Group, a Clearwater company that … Read more

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa names executive butcher for Council Oak

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa named Walter M. Apfelbaum executive butcher at Council Oak Steaks & Seafood.  He will also oversee butchering for the property’s other fine dining establishments. Apfelbaum attended The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.  Following graduation, he was recruited by Whole Foods to participate in their … Read more

Tampa businesswoman Ami Forte settles with FINRA

Ami K. Forte, a former broker and managing director of Morgan Stanley, reached an agreement to resolve a pending Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proceeding which was based upon her alleged conduct while serving as one of the Morgan Stanley financial advisors for Roy Speer, a co-founder of the Home Shopping Network in St. Petersburg. The … Read more

Mansions on the Market: Beach Park Estate

Details: The grandeur of this Beach Park estate combines superior craftsmanship that reflects sophisticated architectural details. Timeless in appearance, this 2009 gated residence is situated on nearly three-fourths of an acre. The entrance to the foyer, which has onyx floors and a bronze staircase, opens to the formal, two-story living room, dining room and mahogany-walled … Read more

The Good Life: Soft Surroundings, SleepPhones and more

Soft Surroundings opening Soft Surroundings, a retailer of apparel, beauty and home items dedicated to making women look and feel their best, opened its newest location at International Plaza and Bay Street. Soft Surroundings offers  stylish and comfortable clothing, accessories, beauty and home goods while making shopping easy.  Best known for extremely soft fabrics, global … Read more