A Tampa developer is laying the groundwork for a multifamily development between the Channel district and Ybor City. Phillips Development & Realty LLC is seeking to rezone 1400 Channelside Drive, a 7.64-acre site owned by TECO Peoples Gas, for multifamily development. (See map below) Requests for comment from TECO and PDR were pending return Tuesday […]
If you’re in the market for a private island off Florida’s Gulf Coast, you have until Thursday to make an offer on Little Bokeelia. The 104-acre island between Sarasota and Fort Myers has been on the market for more than two years. It was originally listed with an asking price of $29.5 million, which was […]
Merger and acquisitions in the technology sector are strong. Home sales are hitting new highs, and products of luxury items such as boats are gaining traction. Those were some of the economic messages in the comments of CEOs of leading Tampa Bay companies in recent quarterly earnings conference calls. Paul Reilly, CEO, Raymond James Financial […]
Businesses that make products, the stores that sell them and the real estate professionals who find the sites where they can house their companies are among potential big winners as Florida’s population grows. Population gains in the Sunshine State are twice those of the national average, said Richard Hokenson, head of global demographic research at […]
A South Florida developer is planning a multifamily development across the street from Oxford Exchange. Altman Development Corp., based in Boca Raton, has asked the city to rezone a 2.51-acre site at 504 Grand Central Ave. to make way for a multifamily development with up to 273 units. (See map below) The filings do not […]
The landmark headquarters buildings that once defined daily newspapers have become a source of capital for a beleaguered industry. Three daily papers in Tampa Bay have put their real estate on the market, but they’re hardly an anomaly: Newspapers nationwide, from small-town papers to major metro dailies, have been selling off their property for the […]
Reliaquest • Big category winner With 33 employees and a score of 97.29, ReliaQuest is this year’s Big Category winner in Best Places to Work. And if you ask Scott Noonan, the professional services manager for the IT security consulting firm, a lot of what makes it a great place to work starts with hiring […]
CDW • Bigger category A sense of family helps maintain the Best Place to Work atmosphere at CDW, a technology services provider in Tampa. After nabbing the top spot as Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Overall Best Places to Work winner in 2014, CDW is back on the list as the Bigger category winner. Alex Miles, […]
The three remaining Albertsons stores in Florida are getting a makeover. The Idaho grocer is closing its store in Clearwater, leaving it with one store in East Largo, one in Altamonte Springs and one in Broward County. All three of those will be remodeled, Albertsons Florida Division President Sidney Hopper said in a statement. The […]
The site of an antiquated office building in downtown St. Petersburg will be redeveloped to include a glitzy new retail center anchored by a grocery store. The ARC Group Inc., a St. Petersburg-based developer, filed plans with the city on April 16 to add 50,000 square feet of retail space and three levels of parking […]