Real Estate

List price: $12 million Specs: 8 bedrooms | 10 bathrooms | 10,879 square feet Details: This Mediterranean villa, built by Monogram Builders, has welcoming royal palms and a stone-paved driveway leading to its entrance. Inside the home, there are natural Mediterranean tones, patterned wood floors and handcrafted archways. The home’s centerpiece living space features a

The Historic Charles Ringling Building, a nearly 100-year-old commercial property in downtown Sarasota that once included Charles Ringling’s offices, has sold for $2.1 million. The new acting owner, Civil Creative Agency, plans to restore the building to serve as an upscale music venue called SRQUS (pronounced “circus”). Civil Creative Agency, previously based in Atlanta but

► St. Petersburg-based community bank First Home Bank broke ground on its second location, in Sarasota, at 2075 S. Tamiami Trail. (Pictured above) ► Boys & Girls Clubs of the Suncoast was named a 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders award recipient for its work in the Tampa Bay community in shaping the next generation

Specs: 7 bedrooms | 7.5 bathrooms | 7,677 square feet List price: $12.9 million Details: The largest riverfront property on Riverview Boulevard includes 5.16 curated acres on the Manatee River. The property is one of the largest deepwater parcels on the Florida west coast, with direct access to Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.

► Cushman & Wakefield arranged the sale of McLane Distribution Center, a fully leased 211,113-square-foot distribution center located in Lakeland, for $27.33 million. (Pictured above) ► Researchers at Florida Polytechnic University’s Advanced Mobility Institute began a new phase in their work on autonomous vehicle testing and verification, shifting gears from software to hardware testing at

► Danny O’Malley, a Tampa businessman who also owns Volvo Cars Tampa, plans to open Florida’s first Polestar space, in Midtown Tampa, which will feature three fully-electric vehicles on display. (Pictured above) ► HSP Group, a technology-enabled business services firm, plans to establish its corporate and global headquarters in Tampa. ► Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

The developers of Altura Bayshore have relocated the in-person sales gallery to make way for equipment and foundation work for the 23-story building and have released updated renderings of the project. The Altura Bayshore sales gallery previously was staged along Ysabella Street. The overall property has been cleared and the first phase of construction is

► Ciminelli Real Estate Services of Florida completed a 10-plus-year, 13,581-square-foot lease with iHeart Media and Entertainment, at Waterview at Feather Sound, in Clearwater. ► Tampa Bay Watch, a nonprofit organization in Terra Verde, named Michelle Yepez as its development director. ► The newly renovated Reef and Reel superstore held its grand reopening for its

Tampa is reportedly the hottest market of 2022 and the data supports the great migration to the heart of Florida. But why Tampa? Ned Roberts, CCIM, Adam Podbelski, and Jason Hague of RPH Multifamily Group in the Marcus & Millichap Tampa office specialize in multifamily transactions. Over the last year alone, RPH Multifamily Group has

► An urban-style community of 630 apartments with, restaurants and shops, will be built on the abandoned Florida Tile site, located between Lake Wire and the upcoming Bonnet Springs Park. (Rendering above) ► Phillip Walker, a Lakeland city commissioner for 12 years, will serve as president of the Florida League of Cities. ► Noah’s Ark

► Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota and DeSoto Counties promoted Suriya Khong to vice president of teen initiatives. ► Helios Technologies, a Sarasota-based engineered motion control and electronic controls technology company, transferred its common stock to the New York Stock Exchange. ► The Rotary Club of Sarasota announced a 5-year grant award of $50,000

► The Crane, a casual steak and seafood restaurant/cocktail bar, is planned for the former Wig Villa space, at 575 Central Ave., in downtown St. Petersburg. (Pictured above)  ► Pinellas-based TJM Properties acquired Thrive Coworking, at 136 Fourth St. N., in downtown St. Petersburg, adding to its portfolio of commercial, multifamily, hospitality and senior living