5 things to start the day: Voting on the Pier, and what can Ringo open with his key to Sarasota?
The city of St. Petersburg is conducting a public survey on seven designs for the Pier on the waterfront. The Pier has been an attraction for downtown, previously housing retail, restaurants and gatherings. Surveying lasts until Friday. Tampa landed on BuzzFeed’s list of ” 9 places to move if you want Wall Street as your […]
Behind the financial fraud headlines, victims tell their story
Years before Leigh Farrington Fiske of Tampa pled guilty to defrauding small business owners, Dominick and Michelle Alesandrini say they lost $18,000 in their dealings with Fiske. In 2005, the couple signed a lease-purchase contract with Fiske for a home in Seminole Heights, and Dominick Alesandrini, a contractor, agreed to restore and renovate parts of […]
Pending home sales at highest level since 2013
January may have been a weak month for home sales, but it was a strong month for contract signings. Pending home sales jumped to their highest level since August 2013, according to the National Association of Realtors. The group’s Pending Home Sales Index, which is based on contract signings, rose from 102.5 in December to […]
Boutique hotel with rooftop bar planned on former Crawdaddy’s site on Rocky Point
A boutique hotel is in the works for the site of a shuttered restaurant on the Rocky Point waterfront. Tampa-based Lifsey Real Estate Holdings is partnering with Pinnacle Hotel Management, based near West Palm Beach, on a nine-story, 180-room boutique hotel, said Stan Lifsey, principal. The project will be built on the site of the […]
Want to buy a home in Tampa? Your annual salary should be at least $38k
To purchase a home in Tampa, a person needs to have an average income of $37,732.20 per year, and unlike other metros, that number is becoming higher, according to a new report by HSH.com. HSH.com analyzed 27 of the largest metropolitan areas in the United States to find out the average annual income needed to […]
Atlanta investor pays nearly $30M for Clearwater apartments, plans upgrades
An apartment complex in Clearwater has been sold for $29.85 million or more than $130,000 per unit. Atlanta-based Radco Cos. acquired the 228-unit Bay Park community from Chicago-based Laramar Group. Bay Park is located near the intersection of Gulf to Bay Boulevard and U.S. Highway 19 . ARA Tampa-based Principal Patrick Dufour and Vice President […]