Charbel Barakat, 2019 Top Corporate Counsel honoree, public companies
Charbel Barakat is the vice president and chief counsel for the Florida region of D.R. Horton and a 2019 Top Corporate Counsel honoree.
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South Tampa attorney lists Beach Park estate for $11 million
South Tampa attorney James Wilkes has listed his home — a sprawling 9,296-square-foot estate in Beach Park — for sale for $11 million. The house at 415 South Royal Palm Way, which sits on a .72-acre lot, boasts “five bedrooms, seven full bathrooms and one half bath, two laundry rooms, a four-car garage, a chef’s kitchen with top of the line appliances, game room, music room, home gym and theater room,” according to Smith and Associates Real Estate, which is marketing the property for sale. The…
The hammers will keep swinging: Expect the momentum in Pasco County’s housing market to roll on
Population growth will drive steady demand for housing throughout Tampa Bay and particularly in Pasco County.
Wrestler Chris Jericho buys $3.25 million house in Tampa suburbs
Professional wrestler Chris Jericho and his wife have purchased a home in the Tampa suburbs. Jericho — whose legal name is Christopher Irvine — and his wife, Jessica Irvine, paid $3.255 million for a waterfront home on Roberts Road in Odessa, according to Hillsborough County property records. The sale closed Feb. 13; the deed for the transaction was filed Tuesday. The Irvines own another home in Odessa, on Patterson Road. They have owned that property since 2004, according to Hillsborough…
Water Street unveils new apartment tower for ‘price-conscious’ renters (Rendering)
The developer of Water Street Tampa on Wednesday released more details on a residential tower within the urban district — one that it says will appeal to “price-conscious” renters. Strategic Property Partners, controlled by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment LLC, said 1010 Water Street will include 481 apartments and 32,000 square feet of street-level retail space at the southwest corner of Water Street and Cumberland Avenue. The target demographic, SPP said, is “younger”…
Housing is already in a slump. So it (probably) can’t cause a recession.
The United States may or may not enter a recession this year, but if it does, housing is unlikely to be the cause, because it never really recovered in the first place.
Tampa seeks developers for 18 acres in West River area
The city of Tampa is seeking proposals from developers for 18 acres of publicly owned land west of the Hillsborough River. The city on Tuesday issued a request for proposal for the site, which is south of Columbus Drive and north of Spruce Street. It is immediately adjacent to the 44-acre former public housing site that Related Group and Tampa Housing Authority are redeveloping in a joint venture. (The parcels are at 2609 N. Rome Ave. and 2301 N. Oregon Ave.; see image above for specific location.) “Mixed-use…
US home builder confidence hits four-month high
A brisk run-up in mortgage rates, combined with elevated pricing and a limited number of homes listed for sale, damped the U.S. housing market in 2018. But in recent months, home builders’ confidence has grown again.
Amazon’s decision to drop NYC for HQ2 draws jeers from business leaders
Now that Amazon.com has dropped New York City for its HQ2 expansion, odds are other companies will swoop in and take over what would have been some 8 million square feet of space in the Long Island City (LIC) enclave of Queens. That is, unless, Amazon's dealings with local legislators spooked others from wanting to do business there. “I hope today's news doesn't scare away other business and entrepreneurs,” says Julie Samuels, Executive Director, Tech:NYC. Unless, told me. “New York City has so…
Mayoral candidates share ideas on affordable housing in downtown Tampa and beyond
See what each candidate had to say about Tampa's affordable housing.