Great Places and Spaces

Marina Pointe has closed 98% of the condos in Tower One while reservations for Tower Two are being converted to contracts.  “With Marina Pointe’s Tower One almost sold out and Tower Two’s reservations becoming contracts, we can see how Tampa has transformed to become one of the country’s most sought-after luxury residential markets,” said Noah

Circuit Florida, a membership-based private motorsports club and car enthusiast community, featuring residential living and a road course, plans to break ground on its 18,000-square-foot, three-story member clubhouse and event center, in March 2024.  The member clubhouse’s first floor features a gym, sauna, showers and secure lockers. It has an outdoor pool, jacuzzi and deck. 

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay are situated within 500 acres of land adjacent to Florida’s oldest aquatic preserve for which they are so named, Estero Bay. Now under construction, two towers will rise 22 stories.  The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Estero Bay will overlook water views and the Saltleaf Marina. Starting at $3 million, residences range from

Coquina Cabanas, a 13-unit townhome community, has been proposed for 3850 Pompano Drive, St. Petersburg. Coquina Cabanas townhomes will feature a split-level layout, with three stories. The units will have three bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms with nearly 2,500 square feet of living space. Pricing for the homes is reported to start at

The Cordova Inn, at 253 2nd Ave. N., in downtown St. Petersburg, celebrated its groundbreaking.  The new construction will be five stories tall and sits next to the original hotel. It will bring the Cordova Inn’s total rooms to 97, when complete.  There are also plans for a restaurant on the first floor and a

A new AC Hotel by Marriott—St. Petersburg Downtown has opened, at 110 Second St. N. The eight-story hotel has 172 guest rooms, a 2,500-square-foot lobby, 1,800 square feet of meeting, and event, space, a fitness center and an outdoor pool. Cane & Barrel, the hotel’s signature rooftop terrace bar, is located on the eighth floor

The University of South Florida held a groundbreaking for the Sarasota-Manatee campus’s, first-ever, student center and residential housing complex.  When the building is completed, in time for the fall 2024 semester, as many as 200 students will be able to live on the Sarasota-Manatee campus for the first time.  USF expects the six-story, 100,000-square-foot complex

The Vinoy St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club has unveiled its redesigned Palm Court Ballroom and Vinoy Grand Ballroom upgrades that are a part of its renovation project which began last fall.  The property, at 450 Seventh Ave. N.E., in St. Petersburg, also has plans to update the resort’s veranda, main lobby, spa, restaurants and

Kolter Urban, a Palm Beach-based real estate development and investment firm, has debuted the Ritz-Carlton Residences at Sarasota Bay, a waterfront residential tower offering 78 residences.  The property will provide views of the harbor, Sarasota Bay, downtown Sarasota’s cityscape and the Gulf of Mexico and is located within Quay Sarasota, the region’s mixed-use development featuring

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco counties, in partnership with Exact-Shell Dash and the city of St. Petersburg, broke ground on a 10-unit townhome development, located on the 16th Street business corridor, bordering the Campbell Park neighborhood. The new development will be marketed exclusively to potential homeowners making less than 80% of the

Kolter Urban, the Palm Beach-based real estate development and investment firm, plans to move forward with amended design plans for One Tampa.  After reaching a compromise with the city of Tampa, the eastern and northern facades of the property have been redesigned to pay homage to and incorporate the architectural character of the Tarr Furniture

Motocave, Pinellas County’s first “car condo community,” has begun site work. The storage concept is designed for motor enthusiasts looking for interactive, experiential storage space, according to a statement.  Located at 2051 Gandy Blvd., in St. Petersburg, Motocave sits on 3.75 acres, on the northeast corner of Interstate 275 and Gandy Boulevard. It will feature