20 Questions with … Ron Christaldi

Ron Christaldi is president and CEO of Shumaker Advisors Florida. He is a board certified health lawyer and chair of Shumaker’s Health Care Practice group in Florida. Christaldi gives back to the community by serving in a variety of organizations in a leadership capacity, including serving as the past chair of the Greater Tampa Chamber

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Resort-style residential development breaks ground in St. Petersburg

Capstone Building, a Birmingham, Alabama-based general contractor broke ground on a $45 million resort-style residential project in St. Petersburg, along with Phillips Development and Realty. The project, The Sur Club, will encompass four stories with 296 units across 320,384 square feet with a 160,779 square foot five-level parking structure. The property will have one, two

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Mansions on the Market: Bayway Isles Estate

Details: In the gated waterfront gated community of Bayway Isles, this 6,500 square foot, four bedroom and six and half bathroom waterfront estate has 179 feet of open water frontage with spectacular views. The foyer entry, complete with marble floors, grand staircase, floor to ceiling windows and vaulted ceilings, provides space to entertain and relax

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Great Places and Spaces: New hotel in Clearwater

The Karol Hotel is scheduled to open  at 2675 Ulmerton Road in Clearwater, the first Tribute Portfolio hotel in Pinellas County. The boutique hotel has 123 guest rooms and suites, a lobby bar and restaurant, a rooftop bar, some 7,340 square feet of event space, including a ballroom and executive conference rooms. Managed and marketed

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Great Places & Spaces: St. Anthony’s Expansion

St. Anthony’s Hospital, in St. Petersburg, plans to add a 90-bed patient tower as part of a $152 million expansion and renovation. The new tower will be built atop the existing three-story hospital building and includes 143,000 square feet that will be added to the hospital’s campus. The project includes renovations to the main hospital.

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20 Questions With … Porter Smith

Porter Smith serves as Tampa Bay market president for American Momentum Bank, a community bank with total assets of more than $1.7 billion. With more than  15 years’ experience in commercial banking, Smith leads the growth of the bank in the Tampa Bay area. He serves commercial business clients and real estate developers out of

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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

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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.

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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

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Great Places and Spaces: St. Petersburg Museum of History

The St. Petersburg Museum of History plans to renovate and build an 8,000-square-foot addition. The expansion will include an exhibition gallery, showcasing city and state history, a visitor’s center and a rooftop terrace overlooking the waterfront. The project will be completed in three phases. The first floor of the expansion will have a welcome center,

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Mansions on the Market: Bonfoey House

Details: One of South Tampa’s early residential gems, designed by architect Bayard Clayton Bonfoey, is on the market. Bonfoey and his partner, Leo Elliot, are known for creating many of Tampa’s early landmarks. Together, the team designed the Tampa YMCA in 1909, Centro Asturiano in 1914 and Tampa City Hall in 1915. Their Spanish-influenced design

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Great Places and Spaces: Aravilla

Cleveland Construction is the general contractor for a new multi-phased assisted living and memory care community in Clearwater. The first phase is a two-story, 65,000-square-foot, secure assisted living and memory care community with 84 units and 95 beds. The second phase on the eight-acre site will include a three-story, 105,000-square-foot, 132-bed assisted living community connected

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