Real Estate

► Buddy Brew Coffee won a distribution agreement with Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers, the parent company of Winn-Dixie, Fresco y Mas and others, which will carry Bolt, Buddy Brew’s organic, ready-to-drink,

►Forward Hospitality Group, based in Cleveland, is planning to open John Boy, a 1970s-themed nightclub at 16 Second St. N., St. Petersburg, in the space that Ringside Cafe previously occupied.

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

► 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

► 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,

► 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

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

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

► 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

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.

► 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

► 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.