Tampa Bay Real Estate: Market Developments & Trends

Blake outlines office execution plan in Gas Plant bid Conceptual rendering of a mixed-use office development proposed for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg.

Conceptual rendering of a mixed-use office development proposed for the Historic Gas Plant District in St. Petersburg.

Blake outlines office execution plan in Gas Plant bid

Chuck Merlis January 23, 2026

Blake Investment Partners details its office delivery plan for the Historic Gas Plant District.

Hotel ORA is approaching a new pricing phase Luxury hotel suite rendering at Hotel ORA with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown Tampa at dusk.

Luxury hotel suite rendering at Hotel ORA with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown Tampa at dusk.

Hotel ORA is approaching a new pricing phase

Chuck Merlis January 22, 2026

Hotel ORA is nearing a pricing inflection point as financing milestones shift leverage from sales velocity to...

Designing homes around real life, not just finishes Modern kitchen designed around daily routines with a large island, functional layout and clean transitions for everyday living.

Modern kitchen designed around daily routines with a large island, functional layout and clean transitions for everyday living.

Designing homes around real life, not just finishes

Contributed Content January 21, 2026

Why the best home design starts with daily routines and function not finishes.

GL Homes takes a long view on Florida’s 55+ communities An aerial view of a 55+ residential community with single story homes lining a landscaped street in Florida.

An aerial view of a 55+ residential community with single story homes lining a landscaped street in Florida.

GL Homes takes a long view on Florida’s 55+ communities

Chuck Merlis January 19, 2026

GL Homes is leaning into 55+ communities as higher rates reshape Florida housing demand.

Greystar backs Blake’s Gas Plant District proposal Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods

Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods

Greystar backs Blake’s Gas Plant District proposal

Chuck Merlis January 16, 2026

Greystar’s endorsement adds institutional weight to Blake’s Gas Plant District redevelopment bid.

Tampa capital fuels $43.1M rehab facility expansion Aerial view of an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Oklahoma City following a recent expansion.

Aerial view of an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Oklahoma City following a recent expansion.

Tampa capital fuels $43.1M rehab facility expansion

Chuck Merlis January 16, 2026

Tampa-based investment drives a $43.1M expansion of an inpatient rehab facility in Oklahoma City.

Mirasol hotel rezoning denied by City Council The Mirasol building on Davis Islands, a historic waterfront apartment complex proposed for boutique hotel conversion, photographed at dusk.

The Mirasol building on Davis Islands, a historic waterfront apartment complex proposed for boutique hotel conversion, photographed at dusk.

Mirasol hotel rezoning denied by City Council

Chuck Merlis January 16, 2026

City Council denied a rezoning request to convert the historic Mirasol into a boutique hotel.

Mattamy pushes into three Tampa Bay housing submarkets Aerial view of mangroves and open water along Tampa Bay near north St. Petersburg.

Mattamy pushes into three Tampa Bay housing submarkets

Chuck Merlis January 15, 2026

Three coordinated housing projects move forward across Tampa Bay in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Lithia.

Rays CEO Ken Babby commits to April 2029 ballpark opening Tampa Bay Rays executives pose together at a team event announcing a new ballpark timeline.

Tampa Bay Rays executives pose together at a team event announcing a new ballpark timeline.

Rays CEO Ken Babby commits to April 2029 ballpark opening

Chuck Merlis January 15, 2026

Babby commits to an April 2029 Rays ballpark and a mixed-use development plan.

Plans filed for two-story medical building in South Tampa The cleared site at 4040 Henderson Blvd. in South Tampa where plans have been filed for a two-story medical surgery center.