Industry Insights

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Investors snap up West Tampa Pollo Campero for $3M Aerial view of a newly built Pollo Campero restaurant in West Tampa, located next to a Chipotle and across from a Target and Lowe’s shopping center on West Waters Avenue. Several cars are parked in the lot under a bright, sunny sky.

Aerial view of a newly built Pollo Campero restaurant in West Tampa, located next to a Chipotle and across from a Target and Lowe’s shopping center on West Waters Avenue. Several cars are parked in the lot under a bright, sunny sky.

Investors snap up West Tampa Pollo Campero for $3M

Chuck Merlis October 24, 2025

A $3.06 million sale of Pollo Campero highlights rising investor confidence in Tampa’s restaurant real estate market.

Meet the Tampa firm teaching NFL players life after football Teal Henderson and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans beside the Bones Investment Group logo.

Meet the Tampa firm teaching NFL players life after football

Chuck Merlis October 23, 2025

From the locker room to the boardroom, NFL players are learning what real wealth means after football.

The link between Tampa and Daytona’s biggest real estate projects Split image showing Tampa’s Gasworx development under construction alongside a rendering of the Aston Martin Residences Daytona Beach Shores tower.

Split image showing Tampa’s Gasworx development under construction alongside a rendering of the Aston Martin Residences Daytona Beach Shores tower.

The link between Tampa and Daytona’s biggest real estate projects

Chuck Merlis December 11, 2025

From Daytona’s sands to Tampa’s Gasworx, Aston Martin and Valor prove that legacy drives Florida’s new era...

Aston Martin and Valor to build Daytona Beach Shores high-rise Executives from Aston Martin and Valor Real Estate Development stand beside a scale model of the Daytona Beach Shores project, shown next to a rendering of the completed Aston Martin Residences tower.

Executives from Aston Martin and Valor Real Estate Development stand beside a scale model of the Daytona Beach Shores project, shown next to a rendering of the completed Aston Martin Residences tower.

Aston Martin and Valor to build Daytona Beach Shores high-rise

Chuck Merlis October 22, 2025

Aston Martin is teaming up with a Clearwater developer to bring a new era of luxury living...

Tampa’s Bayshore to welcome $136 million Magnolia Hotel Wide shot of Magnolia Hotel & Residences from Bayshore Boulevard, showing its white façade, balconies and surrounding greenery.

Wide shot of Magnolia Hotel & Residences from Bayshore Boulevard, showing its white façade, balconies and surrounding greenery.

Tampa’s Bayshore to welcome $136 million Magnolia Hotel

Chuck Merlis November 27, 2025

A $136 million mixed-use project will transform Hyde Park’s Bayshore gateway with new residences, a boutique hotel...

Ybor’s Gasworx reveals historic names for new buildings Aerial view of the Gasworx development under construction in Ybor City, with downtown Tampa’s skyline and the Selmon Expressway in the background.

Aerial view of the Gasworx development under construction in Ybor City, with downtown Tampa’s skyline and the Selmon Expressway in the background.

Ybor’s Gasworx reveals historic names for new buildings

Chuck Merlis December 11, 2025

KETTLER’s Gasworx development bridges Tampa’s future and Ybor’s history through three new buildings named to celebrate the...

The Tampa investor who stopped looking rich — and started living wealthy 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.

The Tampa investor who stopped looking rich — and started living wealthy

Chuck Merlis October 20, 2025

Tampa investor Clark Lunt redefines the yardstick of success, showing young professionals how to build wealth that...

Sarasota growth continues as Kolter breaks ground on new apartments Aerial rendering of Alton Sarasota apartment community surrounded by water and greenery.

Aerial rendering of Alton Sarasota apartment community surrounded by water and greenery.

Sarasota growth continues as Kolter breaks ground on new apartments

Chuck Merlis October 20, 2025

Kolter Multifamily’s 256-unit Alton Sarasota project marks continued residential growth in one of Florida’s most active development...

Inside the $12.7 million sale of Tampa’s Buccaneer Square Five Below and Aldi storefronts at Buccaneer Square in Tampa, Florida

Inside the $12.7 million sale of Tampa’s Buccaneer Square

Chuck Merlis October 20, 2025

The $12.7 million sale of Tampa’s Buccaneer Square highlights investor demand and confidence in Florida’s retail real...

Tampa Bay remembers Doug Martin for more than football Doug Martin receives a certificate of appreciation from a U.S. Army officer at Schofield Barracks during the 2013 Pro Bowl week.