Manatee County, City of Venice close major property purchases totaling $35.3 million
Manatee and Venice closed $35.3M in property deals to expand services and meet growth.
Landmark Properties to build 807-bed student housing near USF
Landmark Properties has acquired a 4.3-acre site near the University of South Florida and plans to build an 807-bed student housing community called The Mark Tampa, the company announced. Developed in partnership with Canyon Partners Real Estate and Peninsula Investments, the six-story project will rise at 2700 University Square Drive, near the USF campus. Construction … Read more
Schemmel Soda Group joins Douglas Elliman in Sarasota
The Schemmel Soda Group, a leading luxury real estate team formerly with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, has joined Douglas Elliman’s Sarasota office, at 1350 Main St. Led by Joel Schemmel and Donna Soda, the team was ranked Premier Sotheby’s No. 1 team, in Sarasota and Manatee counties, since 2019, and the No. 1 small team … Read more
Buligo Capital acquires Sarasota business center for $27.4 million
Buligo Capital has purchased the Sarasota Industrial Business Center, a 187,000-square-foot industrial portfolio, for $27.4 million. The complex, located about two miles east of Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, consists of five shallow-bay industrial buildings totaling more than 186,650 square feet, along with 1.12 acres of outdoor storage and laydown yard space. The properties, at 2387, … Read more
$5M sale closes at Fountain Plaza in West Tampa
Avison Young arranges a $5M sale of Fountain Plaza, a West Tampa retail center on MacDill Avenue.
GPI Group secures land in Wesley Chapel with plans for mixed-use development
A 150-acre site, in Wesley Chapel, is set to become the region’s next major mixed-use development, following a $5.5 million acquisition loan from Miami-based Linkvest Capital. GPI Tampa, an entity of GPI Real Estate Group led by developer Roy Abrams, acquired the land, three contiguous parcels, at 9247 Kenton Road, for roughly $4.98 million. The … Read more
Naked Farmer relocates headquarters to Water Street Tampa’s Thousand & One
Naked Farmer is expanding its presence at Water Street Tampa. The farm-to-table restaurant group has signed a five-year lease to move its corporate headquarters to Thousand & One. The company currently operates one of its busiest restaurant locations on the ground floor of the building. Now, it will take over nearly 2,000 square feet of … Read more
Douglas Elliman expands Sarasota footprint with new leadership and agent team
Douglas Elliman has named Andrew Greenwell as managing broker of its Sarasota office. Greenwell, previously the founder and chief executive officer of Venture Sotheby’s International Realty and a former cast member of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing San Francisco, returns to his hometown with more than two decades of brokerage experience in markets including Washington, California … Read more
Creation enters Florida market with $135 million in Tampa projects, launches East Coast headquarters
Creation, a national real estate development firm with $4.4 billion in active projects, has officially entered the Florida market with two Tampa acquisitions, totaling nearly $135 million in value, and a new East Coast headquarters in Hyde Park. The Phoenix- and Dallas-based firm’s first move in the state includes the acquisition of a 20-acre site … Read more
McDowell Housing Partners breaks ground on affordable senior housing in Pasco County
McDowell Housing Partners has secured financing and begun construction on the first phase of Ekos at Bayonet Point, a master-planned affordable housing community in Pasco County. Located at 7555 McDowell Way, just west of Bayonet Point Regional Medical Center, phase one will deliver 114 senior apartment homes, in a four-story building designed for residents earning … Read more