Jo-Lynn Brown 
Strategic Property Partners has broken ground on the first residential building in Water Street Tampa, the 50-acre-plus downtown mixed-use development. Expected to open in late 2020, the building’s two towers will rise 21 and 26 stories, with 35,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Kohn Pedersen, Fox Associates is the architect on the project and … Read more
Tableside Restaurant Group, based in Sarasota, has been working to update two locations of Libby’s Café & Bar. The two locations include Southside Village, at 1917 S. Osprey Ave., and Lakewood Ranch, at 7320 University Parkway. The restaurant opened in 2008 and offers a menu it describes as “hometown favorite dishes.” The restaurants should be … Read more
Golf fans rejoice! The 2019 Valspar Championship is just around the corner. The week-long event kicks off with the Copperhead 5k on Sunday, March 17 and runs until Monday, March 25. The event, which is also the place to see and be seen that week, is more than a golf tournament. It’s a place to … Read more
Photos by Michael McCoy Ben Heldfond’s most prized possession is a book, one that resonates with the story of his life. A first edition of The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, written by AA’s founders, Bill Wilson and Bob Smith. Heldfond, who is 24 years sober, is forthcoming about his story of recovery. Heldfond is … Read more
►Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, sold Bonny Apartments, a 200-unit apartment property located in Lakeland for $12,850,000. ►Polk County builder Southern Homes has renewed its strategic partnership with the Polk Museum of Art at Florida Southern College, which helps keep … Read more
►Sarasota architecture and design firm Clifford M. Scholz Architects has named two new partners — Rick Oswald and Daniel Shaffer. ►Walters Financial Services has purchased a 4,400-square-foot office condominium from Sarasota 100 Limited Partnership for $845,000, located at 3277 Fruitville Road, units 1 and 2, in Sarasota. ►The Sarasota County Bar Association named real estate … Read more
►Recognized for its philanthropic contributions to the Tampa Bay region, the Florida Small Business Development Center at the University of South Florida was awarded a 2018 Lighting the Way Award and $75,000 grant by the SunTrust Foundation. ►LifePath Hospice opened an 8,500-square-foot facility on the fourth floor of Tampa General Hospital’s east pavilion, to provide … Read more
►BJ’s Wholesale Club is opening a new store in Clearwater this spring, located at 2699 6 U.S. Highway 19 N. ►The Oldsmar Flea Market, located at 180 Race Track Road, sold for $11.35 million to a group headed by St. Petersburg real estate developer Grady Pridgen. ►Sunstar Paramedics, the 911 ambulance provider for Pinellas County, … Read more
Workscapes sold its Miami office to WRK Lab Inc., and will move its corporate headquarters to Tampa, effective January 1. Workscapes, owned by Elizabeth and Richard Dvorak, will continue to operate its four office locations in Florida. “We are excited about the future for Workscapes in the State of Florida and believe that our customers … Read more
True success cannot be achieved alone. Great leaders recognize the importance of building highly effective teams that better position the organization to achieve the results they desire. Powerful teams develop a synergy where the output of the group far surpasses the capability of each individual. An effective leadership team is critical because it sets the … Read more
