Real Estate

► Sarasota Architectural Foundation and Center for Architecture Sarasota will merge as a single entity to be called Architecture Sarasota and will be led by Anne-Marie Russell as executive director. ► Certified Collectibles Group purchased a 20,809-square-foot standalone office building at 6802 Energy Court, Sarasota, for $4.4 million. ► PGT Innovations, a window and door

► The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence awarded Polk County’s Fleet Management Division with its highest honor, the ASE Blue Seal of Excellence. ► The Miller Planetarium, the final building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright at Florida Southern College, in Lakeland, is undergoing a massive restoration on the exterior and, upon completion, will be

The Blake, a new mixed-use high-rise building, is being planned for downtown St Petersburg, at the site of the former Masonic Temple, at 114 Fourth Street S. The project will be built to be LEED Silver certified and will have advanced energy, and safety, innovations designed to appeal to working professional homeowners in a post-coronavirus

► St. Petersburg City Council voted to approve $700,000 in funding for the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum, which is being designed by New York City-based Huff and Gooden Architects and local firm Wannemacher Jensen Architects. ► Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped St. Petersburg lawyer, and businessman, James Holton for a seat on the

► Buddy Brew Coffee opened a new café, at Armature Works, 1910 N. Ola Ave., in the Heights Public Market. ► The University of South Florida board of trustees voted unanimously to elect Will Weatherford as its new vice chair.    ► Franklin Street arranged the sale of Georgetown Apartments and Cynthia Gardens, two adjacent

Specs: 4 bedrooms | 4 bathrooms | 4,623 square feet Listing price: $1.95 million Details: Water views and sunsets are yours to enjoy every day as the new owner of this classically beautiful waterfront residence behind the gates of Hawk Island. There is a half-acre of rare, dual-sided, water frontage, offering private protected dockage on

Graduating from college during the Great Recession of the late 2000s was a daunting experience, indeed. It was hard for young graduates to be picky about their career offerings—there weren’t very many. It was the same for Ali St. Cyr, now broker and owner of Tomlin St. Cyr Real Estate Services, in Tampa. Like a

► Colliers represented Bobeck Real Estate in the sale of an industrial property, at 5275 Drane Field Road in Lakeland, to Birtcher Anderson & Davis for $22.25 million. (Pictured above)  ► Florida Southern College and Florida Polytechnic University announced an exclusive, public-private partnership that will allow Florida Poly students to earn a STEM bachelor’s degree

► The Humane Society of Sarasota County announced the expansion of the HSSC, involving demolition of the current facility to lead into the final phase of the planned expansive renovation, creating space to save 50% more lives of animals throughout the community. (Pictured above)  ► The New College Foundation launched a $15 million fundraising campaign

► Burlington Stores is opening a retail location at the Tri City Plaza at 5280 East Bay Drive, Largo. ► Peter Kennedy, chief operating officer of Northside Hospital and Tampa Bay Heart Institute was installed as the 2021 President of the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors. ► Suncoast Hospice, a member

► Haiku, a Japanese fusion restaurant, opened at 808 N Franklin Street, Tampa. (Pictured above)  ► ServisFirst Bank, a subsidiary of ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ: SFBS), promoted Jonathan Zunz to senior vice president, commercial banking. ► Following the 2019 acquisition of Impluse, OPSWAT retained its leadership team, and its office space, at 5650 Breckenridge Park Drive,

By Tim Coop The coronavirus is not derailing Tampa Bay’s economic growth in 2021. In fact, according to Tampa Bay’s Voice of Architecture Economic Outlook 2021, while other areas of the nation experience a downturn in real estate development-related activity this year, our region is positioned for expansion. The recent survey of Tampa Bay’s architects,