The Channel district’s newest residential development is under way. The real estate development arm of Florida Crystals and the city of Tampa plan to officially mark the groundbreaking of a 300-unit, eight-story apartment building on the former Amazon Hose and Rubber site on Wednesday. The warehouse was demolished months ago, and site work is under […]
JE Dunn Construction is coming back to Florida — and Jake Nellis is coming home. Nellis, a vice president with JE Dunn, is a Tampa native who’s moved back to the city to helm the company’s Florida office. When the real estate market collapsed, JE Dunn closed its Florida office in 2008. But after winning […]
The Tampa Bay Business Journal is surveying for its Lists of homebuilders and custom homebuilders. This is a new approach from prior years where we published just a single Homebuilders List. The Lists are open to any companies that are building new homes in the Tampa Bay area, which includes Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, […]
The expanse of pavement that lines Channelside Drive could some day be home to a glitzy mix of residential towers and retail and commercial space — a total of 9 million square feet of space and $1.5 billion in development costs. Port Tampa Bay on Thursday unveiled a “vision plan” for its Channel district real […]
St. Petersburg on Tuesday was labeled one of the ” least religious cities” in the U.S. by conservative radio commentator Glenn Beck — a distinction that thrilled Mayor Rick Kriseman. “Woke up, sun shining, & @glennbeck lumping #StPete in w/ Portland-San Fran-Seattle-Denver-Phoenix as cities to avoid. An honor! #ThanksGlenn,” Kriseman, a Democrat, tweeted. Beck certainly […]
In Tampa Bay, cookie butter, cheap wine and edamame hummus are better for your home value than organic produce and ethically raised meat. That’s according to data from RealtyTrac, which shows that home values in the same Tampa Bay ZIP code as a Trader Joe’s are on the rise in Tampa and St. Petersburg. Of […]
Port Tampa Bay will unveil its plans for its real estate holdings in downtown Tampa’s Channel district on Thursday morning. The port said Tuesday that it would “provide an overview of the proposal and distribute renderings” of the plan. Its real estate in the Channel district includes the ground beneath Channelside Bay Plaza and the […]
Walter Investment Management Corp. piled on the red ink in the second quarter of 2015. Walter (NYSE: WAC), a Tampa-based mortgage firm, posted a net loss of $38.1 million, or $1.01 a share, for the three months ended June 30, compared to a net loss of $12.9 million, or 34 cents a share,in the same […]
A St. Petersburg salesman is at least the sixth person to face federal charges in connection with a condo conversion project that floundered as the real estate bubble burst. A federal grand jury indicated Gary Blankenship on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and bank fraud for his role in efforts to convert The Arbors in […]
Two separate economic reports offer encouraging news for the Tampa Bay area. Job growth has reignited, regional tourism is gaining strength and housing demand is on the rise, according to a Tampa Bay market outlook from PNC Financial Services Group. Still, there’s a wage gap, with per capita income in the Tampa metro area about […]