Real Estate

List price: $14 million Specs: 9 bedrooms | 12 bathrooms, 2 half-bathrooms | 12,522 square feet Details: This private waterfront estate, on Oceanview Drive, was custom-built by Alvarez Homes and renovated in 2019. The home’s entry foyer opens to the grand living room with west-facing windows and an adjacent dining room that leads to multiple

► Gateway Commons Shopping Center, in Palmetto, has added Pure Barre, Mid-Florida Insurance Group, the Blend Coffee & Cocktails and will soon announce a fast-food restaurant, a wireless provider and a medical group, a statement said. (Pictured above)  ► The Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority announced Kent D. Bontrager, vice president, engineering at Sarasota Bradenton International

It’s not the first time we’ve heard this part of the story. In fact, it’s becoming quite the theme. Someone visits the Tampa Bay area, falls in love and, down the road, decides to plant roots and start a business here.  Moises Agami is another chief executive officer to have such a story.  Born in

► Little’s, a drive-through restaurant serving sliders, tenders, fries and malted milkshakes, plans to open at 4th Street North and 87th Avenue, in St. Petersburg. (Rendering above) ► St. Petersburg’s Sunken Gardens is opening a history center in the original 1940 entrance and gift shop, a building that, until recently, held the garden’s tropical birds

Specs: 3 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4,062 square feet Offered at: $6,995,000 Details: This top-floor penthouse, on the 42nd floor of One St. Petersburg, offers stunning, panoramic views of both Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Fashioned by a team of designers from Michelle Miller & Co., this home also has four walk-out

► Sarasota County’s Child Protection Center’s Personal Safety and Community Awareness Program celebrated its 30th anniversary of educating the community on reducing child abuse. (Pictured above)  ► All Faiths Food Bank in Sarasota has named Timothy Taylor chief financial officer.  ► MSD Engineering, an engineer-owned structural and forensic engineering company located in Manatee County, announced

Kolter Urban, the Palm Beach-based real estate development and investment firm, plans to move forward with amended design plans for One Tampa.  After reaching a compromise with the city of Tampa, the eastern and northern facades of the property have been redesigned to pay homage to and incorporate the architectural character of the Tarr Furniture

List price: $12.5 million Specs: 6 bedrooms | 6 bathrooms; 3 half bathrooms | 14,366 total living square feet Details: Villa LoVullo is an estate, located in one of the most exclusive communities in Tampa Bay. Built by Windstar Homes, this private enclave sits on an acre of conserved landscaping with views of the Gulf

► Shumaker Partner Brett Henson has been appointed to the legislative subcommittee co-chair of the Florida Bar real property, probate and trust law sections construction law committee and to the steering committee for Division 1: litigation and dispute resolution of the American Bar Association’s forum on construction law. ► Baldwin Risk Partners, a Tampa-based firm,

► Torchy’s Tacos, an Austin-based fast-casual restaurant, plans to open at 2314 Tyrone Blvd. N. in St. Petersburg, in the space previously occupied by Pollo Tropical. (Pictured above) ► Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, in St. Petersburg, has named Sherron Rogers as chief financial officer. ► The city of St. Petersburg announced two leadership position

► 7201 15th St.—a partnership entity that includes Cary Hicks, Ken Pierce and Mark Levey—is building three 20,000-square-foot warehouse buildings at 7201 15th St. E., in Sarasota, at the site previously known as Biotech Campus and will be renamed SRQ Distribution Campus. (Pitcured above)  ► Constellation Culinary Group will be the exclusive catering company for

CREW Tampa Bay held its annual Economic Summit at the Hilton, in downtown Tampa. CREW Tampa Bay held its annual Economic Summit at the Hilton, in downtown Tampa. The sold-out event had a panel discussion, moderated by Stacie Schaible, an anchor for WFLA TV, with Frank Hibbard, mayor of Clearwater, Ken Welch, mayor of St.