Verdex Construction was awarded two major, multifamily projects in Sarasota by developer Eastwind Development—the Crossings at Palm Aire Apartments and Lakewood Ranch Senior, both designed by Forum Architecture and Interior Design and are slated to begin construction this year. These will be Verdex’s fourth and fifth projects for Eastwind Development and will be managed from … Read more
► Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded a $10.4 million grant to the city of Sarasota and the Bay Park Conservancy to be used by the conservancy for infrastructure and coastal resiliency projects, including improving the shoreline at the Bay Park to protect the area from erosion and damage caused by flooding. ► Avelo Airlines began nonstop … Read more
► Current Rocky Point, a special-purpose entity affiliated with Tampa-based Caspers Co., has purchased The Current hotel, an Autograph Collection property by Marriott, at 2545 N. Rocky Point Dr., Tampa, for $85 million. ► Fast co-founder and chief executive officer Domm Holland, joined the Tampa Bay Economic Development Council as an executive committee member and … Read more
► Sweetgreen, a Los Angeles-based fast-casual restaurant, signed a lease, at 1114 Central Ave., in St. Petersburg’s Edge District. ► St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch appointed several members to run his team including Stephanie Owens as deputy mayor and chief of policy, Janelle Irwin Taylor as communications director, Tom Greene as interim city administrator and … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
► 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 … Read more
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. … Read more
► 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 … Read more
► 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 … Read more
