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Mattamy pushes into three Tampa Bay housing submarkets Aerial view of mangroves and open water along Tampa Bay near north St. Petersburg.

Mattamy pushes into three Tampa Bay housing submarkets

Chuck Merlis January 15, 2026

Three coordinated housing projects move forward across Tampa Bay in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Lithia.

Blake Investment Partners pledges affordable housing at Gas Plant Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods

Aerial view of St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District with Tropicana Field and surrounding neighborhoods

Blake Investment Partners pledges affordable housing at Gas Plant

Chuck Merlis January 13, 2026

Blake Investment Partners links affordable housing delivery to the future of St. Petersburg’s Gas Plant District.

Tampa real estate market enters a more selective phase Downtown Tampa skyline at dusk as the city’s commercial real estate market enters a more selective phase.

Downtown Tampa skyline at dusk as the city’s commercial real estate market enters a more selective phase.

Tampa real estate market enters a more selective phase

Chuck Merlis January 12, 2026

Tampa’s commercial real estate market is growing, but investors are moving more carefully.

Serial entrepreneur builds AI platform for marketing decisions MADTECH.AI branding graphic highlighting faster marketing decisions through AI

MADTECH.AI branding graphic highlighting faster marketing decisions through AI

Serial entrepreneur builds AI platform for marketing decisions

Chuck Merlis January 12, 2026

Bill Lederer builds an AI platform designed to help marketers make faster, smarter decisions in real time.

National firms back $6.8B Gas Plant District proposal Rendering of a proposed redevelopment concept for St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District, showing a large public venue, green space and surrounding development.

Rendering of a proposed redevelopment concept for St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District, showing a large public venue, green space and surrounding development.

National firms back $6.8B Gas Plant District proposal

Chuck Merlis January 12, 2026

National firms and local organizations line up behind a $6.8B Gas Plant District redevelopment proposal.

spARK Labs and the slow work of building Tampa Bay tech Rebecca Brown, CEO of SpARK Labs by ARK Invest, speaks at the Ark Innovation Center in St. Petersburg during a public event.

Rebecca Brown, CEO of SpARK Labs by ARK Invest, speaks at the Ark Innovation Center in St. Petersburg during a public event.

spARK Labs and the slow work of building Tampa Bay tech

Chuck Merlis January 7, 2026

spARK Labs is rebuilding Tampa Bay’s tech ecosystem through patience, execution and long-term founder support.

St. Pete opens bid window for Gas Plant District Map showing the Historic Gas Plant District and surrounding St. Petersburg neighborhoods before construction of Interstate 175.

Map showing the Historic Gas Plant District and surrounding St. Petersburg neighborhoods before construction of Interstate 175.

St. Pete opens bid window for Gas Plant District

Chuck Merlis January 2, 2026

St. Petersburg opens a competitive proposal window for redevelopment of the Historic Gas Plant District.

The real estate developments shaping Tampa Bay in 2026 Downtown Tampa skyline with office towers and palm trees under a blue sky, illustrating major real estate projects shaping Tampa Bay.

Downtown Tampa skyline with office towers and palm trees under a blue sky, illustrating major real estate projects shaping Tampa Bay.

The real estate developments shaping Tampa Bay in 2026

Chuck Merlis December 29, 2025

The projects defining where Tampa Bay’s growth, capital and urban density are headed in 2026.

Why Tampa remains an early-stage luxury condo market Interior rendering of a luxury condominium at ONE Tampa, showing an open living and dining space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown Tampa.

Interior rendering of a luxury condominium at ONE Tampa, showing an open living and dining space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking downtown Tampa.

Why Tampa remains an early-stage luxury condo market

Chuck Merlis December 29, 2025

A look at why Tampa’s luxury condo market may be closer to the beginning than the peak,...

Tampa Bay’s growth is no accident: 2026 outlook Aerial view of downtown Tampa and the Riverwalk, highlighting the city’s skyline, waterways and planned urban development.