Industry Insights

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Sarasota’s BSWANKY lands NY Fashion Week debut Gretchen Bauer with Christian Cowan and guests at New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 runway show

Gretchen Bauer with Christian Cowan and guests at New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 runway show

Sarasota’s BSWANKY lands NY Fashion Week debut

Chuck Merlis March 2, 2026

A Sarasota luxury design house stepped onto one of fashion’s most visible stages this month. BSWANKY Atelier...

Rays unveil premium club renovations at Tropicana Field Executive Suite hospitality space at Tropicana Field

Rays unveil premium club renovations at Tropicana Field

Chuck Merlis March 2, 2026

Privately funded upgrades reshape premium spaces before April 6 opener.

Mortgage rates fall to 6.09% as new construction lifts Tampa supply Aerial view of suburban homes in Tampa Bay, showing residential streets, backyards and pools.

Aerial view of suburban homes in Tampa Bay, showing residential streets, backyards and pools.

Mortgage rates fall to 6.09% as new construction lifts Tampa supply

Chuck Merlis March 3, 2026

Lower rates and rising luxury inventory reshape Tampa Bay’s spring housing market.

Volta releases first renderings for 400 Central Rendering of Volta Wine + Market interior at 400 Central in downtown St. Petersburg

Volta releases first renderings for 400 Central

Chuck Merlis March 3, 2026

New renderings preview Volta’s 400 Central wine shop ahead of groundbreaking.

Downtown Tampa student housing tower sells for $21.8M, nearly 5x 2017 price 220 Madison, a 12-story student housing tower in downtown Tampa, sold for $21.8 million.

220 Madison, a 12-story student housing tower in downtown Tampa, sold for $21.8 million.

Downtown Tampa student housing tower sells for $21.8M, nearly 5x 2017 price

Chuck Merlis March 3, 2026

A 12-story student housing tower four blocks from the University of Tampa has sold for $21.8 million,...

Roche Bobois penthouse sets Tampa Bay condo record at $13.2M Rendering of the Roche Bobois St. Pete Tower planned for downtown St. Petersburg.

Roche Bobois penthouse sets Tampa Bay condo record at $13.2M

Chuck Merlis February 26, 2026

$13.2M pre-sale sets new Tampa Bay condo pricing benchmark.

Weatherford Capital invests in USL ahead of 2028 Division I launch United Soccer League logo on navy background

Weatherford Capital invests in USL ahead of 2028 Division I launch

Chuck Merlis February 26, 2026

Tampa investor joins USL backers as the league readies a 2028 Division I launch.

$59M Bernie McCabe Courthouse opens for 2nd District Court of Appeal Interior ceremonial courtroom at the $59 million Bernie McCabe Courthouse, home of Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal in St. Petersburg.