Trepp Developments enters Tampa Bay market with Sota Hotel & Residences (RENDERINGS)

Trepp Developments President Rodrigo Trepp has expanded from South America to Florida’s West Coast with the development of Sota Hotel & Residences, a mixed-use project in downtown Sarasota. “My vision for our new Sarasota headquarters begins with the creation of the SOTA Hotel & Residences, which will be our first Trepp Developments project,” says Rodrigo … Read more

A look inside Kolter Urban’s newly completed Hyde Park House Tampa (PHOTOS)

Kolter Urban, a Palm Beach-based real estate development and investment firm, has finished the construction of Hyde Park House Tampa. Located at 2103 Bayshore Boulevard, the 22-story development has 70 waterfront residences showcasing unobstructed views of Hillsborough Bay and the Tampa skyline. Designed by SB Architects and BDG Architects, in Tampa, with interiors by Decorators … Read more

Lakeland’s newest retail and mixed-use development Lake Wire to break ground (RENDERINGS)

The groundbreaking for Lake Wire, in downtown Lakeland, will take place on February 9. The groundbreaking, announced by developers Carter and Hunt Companies, will commemorate the start of Phase 1 of Lake Wire, spanning 22 acres, with plans for more than 15,000 square feet of retail space and 300 multi-family residential units, in west downtown … Read more

The president of United Landmark Associates talks about real estate trends in Tampa Bay

Don Niederpruem is a 30-plus year real estate marketing veteran whose company, United Landmark Associates, has been on the leading edge of marketing some of the largest projects in the Tampa Bay area such as Saltaire and ONE, both in St. Petersburg, Hyde Park House, Hunter’s Green and MiraBay, in Tampa, and the Ritz-Carlton Residences … Read more

Tallest residential building on Florida’s Gulf Coast offers luxury living in the sky in downtown St. Petersburg (RENDERINGS)

St. Petersburg has emerged as a cultural waterfront haven, a destination for residents, and visitors, to enjoy year-round. As the city becomes more established, prominent additions to the city’s skyline are emerging. Award-winning, global architecture firm Arquitectonica is introducing The Residences at 400 Central, a 515-foot tall, 46-story mixed-used tower that stretches a full city … Read more

What does it cost to live on a 40-home island with Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen?

A $59 million compound on the star-studded Indian Creek is emerging as a tropical modern playhouse being developed by Todd Michael Glaser and is now accepting bitcoin as payment. The new construction spans nearly 16,000 square feet, featuring architecture and interiors by Kobi Karp, with 12 bedrooms on a 53,696-square-foot lot with 134 feet of … Read more

Fixing Tampa Bay’s housing crisis

By Willy Nunn, president and chief executive officer of Homes by West Bay  Attainable. Affordable. Housing. Tampa Bay no longer has a reasonable, available housing market. Rather, frightening statistics covered by local media outlets confirming that we are facing a housing crisis and, potentially, an even bigger economic one. Consider this data: Tampa Bay’s housing … Read more

How the pandemic spurred the ‘Great Relocation’ to Tampa Bay

By Ali St Cyr, Broker/Owner at Tomlin St Cyr The pandemic has changed the housing market indefinitely. From what people want in their homes to where they want to live, the real estate industry has transformed over the past two years. Now homes are for working, learning, exercising, entertaining and more. And Florida, particularly Tampa … Read more

The Ellison men of EWI Construction talk family, business and more

The dictionary definition of a father is as follows: one who loves, supports, guides, encourages and inspires his child or children. Sam Ellison, patriarch of the Ellison family, checks all those boxes and more. His eldest son, Casey Ellison, established EWI Construction, in Tampa, in 2007. His younger son, Cory, joined big brother as the … Read more

Commercial real estate and the Tampa office market

By Joanne LeBlanc, director at Colliers International During my 30+ years in Tampa, I have never experienced a more exciting time to be in this area than now. Tampa has been ranked a #3 place to relocate in the U.S. and The Economic Development Council reports 200 people a day moving to the region. Attracting … Read more