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Tampa Leads U.S. in Small-Bay Industrial Market as Rents Climb

September 24, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Aerial view of a large industrial district with warehouses, manufacturing buildings, roads and parking lots.

Limited new supply is colliding with strong demand for Tampa’s smaller industrial spaces.

Categories Business News, Economic Development, Hillsborough County, Industrial Development, Real Estate, Tampa

Gibsonton McAlister’s Deli Property Gains 34.2% in 19 Months

September 22, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
McAlister’s Deli restaurant at 9360 Theater Drive in Gibsonton

The Gibsonton restaurant property changed hands again just 19 months after its last sale.

Categories Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Restaurants, Riverview

Tampa Firm Invests in $300 Million Student Housing Portfolio

September 22, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of a multistory student housing development with ground-floor commercial space

The investment spans 1,681 beds near UF, FSU and the University of Tennessee.

Categories Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Hillsborough County, Housing, Real Estate, Tampa, Top Story

Brandon Shopping Center Sells for $10 Million

September 18, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Brandon Oaks Plaza shopping center at 2102 W. Brandon Blvd. in Brandon

Orlando real estate investor Alakai Capital is behind the buyer of the 1.81-acre property.

Categories Brandon, Business News, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Shopping Centers

28-Story Apartment Tower Starts Rising in Downtown Clearwater

September 17, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Construction underway on the 28-story, 400-unit apartment tower at the former Clearwater City Hall site

The 400-unit tower is moving above ground five months after construction began.

Categories Business News, Clearwater, Commercial Real Estate, Downtown Clearwater, Pinellas County, Real Estate, Top Story

Land Beneath New Riverview Chick-fil-A Sells for $4.85 Million

September 11, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Exterior of a Chick-fil-A restaurant with the red Chick-fil-A sign above an outdoor patio

Chick-fil-A passed on buying the property before the $4.85 million sale to Trondheim LLC.

Categories Business News, Commercial Real Estate, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Restaurants, Riverview

International Plaza Had Waited Years to Open. Then Came Sept. 11

September 11, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Black-and-white archival photo of the Nordstrom exterior at International Plaza in Tampa, with palm trees and an empty parking lot.

Dick Corbett recalls the four days that transformed the mall’s long-awaited debut.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, International Plaza and Bay Street, Real Estate, Shopping Centers, Tampa, Tampa History, Top Story

Three Manatee Apartment Projects Line Up $112.9 Million in Financing

September 8, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Wood framing for a residential development under construction beneath a blue sky.

Bond proposals would support construction and rehabilitation across 794 apartment units.

Categories Bradenton, Business News, Housing, Manatee County, Real Estate, Top Story

Shopping Center Near USF Increases Loan to $151 Million

September 3, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
University Collection Shopping Center near USF on East Fowler Avenue in Tampa

The Fowler Avenue shopping center added $20 million to its financing and extended it through 2031.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Real Estate, Shopping Centers, University Area, University of South Florida

USF to Break Ground on Nearly $500 Million Fletcher District

September 3, 2026 by Chuck Merlis
Rendering of USF’s planned Fletcher District showing mixed-use buildings, crowds and a pedestrian bridge across Fletcher Avenue

The 30-acre first phase will add housing, dining, a hotel and research space near USF’s stadium.

Categories Business News, Hillsborough County, Mixed-Use, Real Estate, Top Story, University Area, University of South Florida
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