A gated waterfront estate in Safety Harbor that hits the market Monday is an opportunity for real estate developers as well as luxury homebuyers. The 9,365-square-foot home at 2600 Phillippe Parkway sits on roughly 10 acres, making it one of the largest parcels available on the Tampa Bay, said Jennifer Zales, an associate with Coldwell […]
A waterfront home on Anna Maria Island with a prominent next-door neighbor has been sold. The home at 101 Palmetto Ave., which is on the Gulf of Mexico, has sold for $3.6 million or $740 per square foot, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate announced Friday. The home was built in 2015 as part of a […]
There’s a notable change in the attitudes of investors and lenders toward deals in Seminole Heights, says a development pioneer in the neighborhood. Wesley Burdette, who converted an old warehouse into loft-style apartments, struggled to find a bank willing to take on his development in 2014. After talking to at least 10 other lenders, Burdette […]
Residential remodeling in the United States increased by 9 percent from December 2014 to December 2015 and Tampa had some of the most activity in the country, according to a report from BuildFax. Tampa was ranked No. 6 for residential remodeling in the BuildFax report, which calculated the ranking by using construction records with more […]
A national player in the apartment market has sold off a development site in Tampa’s Westchase area. Houston-based Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT) sold nearly 6 acres adjacent to Camden Westchase Park to a buyer who plans to build a 120-bed senior living community there. The purchase price was $2.15 million. Vertica Commercial Advisors, a […]
Florida’s metropolitan cities are experiencing some of the the highest housing market growth rates in the country, according to the latest data by Jacksonville-based Black Knight Financial Services. The 10 metros that increased the fastest were all from Florida , according to the firm’s December price index released Tuesday. Sarasota (1.4 percent), Punta Gorda (1.3 […]
Past the strip centers, drive-thrus and cookie-cutter housing developments that define suburban Tampa, a palatial multifamily compound is rising above the Carrollwood landscape. Surya Estates, the formal name of Dr. Kiran Patel’s luxuriant residence, has been under construction since March 2013 on a 17-acre site about three blocks from the intersection of North Dale Mabry […]
True to its word, Kolter Group is beginning construction on ONE St. Petersburg early. The South Florida developer said Monday that it will celebrate the groundbreaking of the 41-story condominium tower on Friday. Once completed it will be the tallest building in downtown St. Petersburg. “We are thrilled to begin building this iconic tower that […]
The first time Jim Cloar saw Tropicana Field, it was a bit of a head-scratcher. Cloar, a downtown revitalization consultant, was visiting St. Petersburg from Washington, D.C. in 1990. He was in town to give a speech, and a friend drove him past the stadium, which was then the Florida Suncoast Dome. “I looked at […]
House Finance and Tax Chairman Matt Gaetz is pushing changes that would match up a House gambling proposal with an even more-expansive Senate bill, but aligning the two packages may not be enough to keep the measure rolling in the Senate. Gaetz said Wednesday morning he plans to introduce a sweeping amendment to the House […]