D.C. based firm buys garden-style apartment complex east of downtown

Exterior view of Luxe at 1820 apartment buildings in Brandon with palm trees in front, alongside inset images showing the community’s resort-style pool and a modern clubhouse interior.

A D.C. based firm has acquired Luxe at 1820, a 300 unit apartment community east of downtown as Tampa’s growth keeps attracting national buyers.

Dallas firm buys Westshore’s 1 North Dale Mabry, plans $4M upgrade

Exterior view of 1 North Dale Mabry, a 13-story Class A office tower in Tampa’s Westshore district

A Dallas investment firm has bought Tampa’s 1 North Dale Mabry office tower and plans $4M in upgrades.

$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.

St. Croix Capital Companies enters Tampa market with building acquisition

St. Croix Capital Companies, an Austin-based commercial real estate firm, has entered the Tampa market with the acquisition of 303 N. Rome Avenue, in Tampa’s North Hyde Park. The 6508-square-foot building, acquired in December, is home to three tenants including Rome & Fig Global Bistro, Bottlesmith and Synergistiq Wellness. “Location, tenant quality and remaining term … Read more

MarineMax acquires Hollywood, Florida-based retail technology platform

MarineMax (NYSE: HZO), a recreational boat and yacht retailer based in Clearwater, has completed the acquisition of Boatzon, an online boat and marine digital retail platform, through its recently formed technology entity, New Wave Innovations. The Boatzon platform allows users to browse for financing, purchase and insure a boat, entirely online, according to a statement. … Read more

St. Petersburg-based bank acquires tech platform Ecountabl

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Climate First Bancorp, the holding company for Climate First Bank, has acquired the climate and social justice fintech platform developed by the startup Ecountabl. The platform indexes data on over 10,000 companies, analyzing their environmental, social and governance performance to help customers track how their purchases with brands align with their personal values. The purchase … Read more

Tampa advertising agency acquires production company

Rumbo, a cultural advertising agency in Tampa, has acquired Three Chairs Productions, a video production company that has operated in Tampa since 2013. “The decision was made to unite the two companies into a fully integrated powerhouse advertising agency offering creative, branding, media, strategy, digital and content production,” said George Zwierko, founder and chief executive … Read more