By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer A condominium building with units that start at almost $3 million is under construction on Longboat Key. Georgia-based Crossgate Partners LLC — which developed Madeira Bay Resort in Madeira Beach — has already sold five of the 11 units at 4765 Gulf of Mexico Drive, on the Manatee County side of […]
By Salem Solomon The Hillsborough County Property Appraiser is using a new software system to view and appraise homes. Property Appraiser Bob Henriquez said the program will allow employees to more efficiently and accurately update tax rolls, according to the Tampa Tribune. The office is obliged to review each of the county’s 420,000 residential properties […]
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer The historic Kress building in downtown Tampa is on the verge of a transformation from vacant to vibrant, with plans under way to redevelop the building into a hotel, possibly with residential components. A group of Tampa real estate veterans has teamed up with an Atlanta hotel developer to redevelop the […]
By Dana Manciagli I had no idea there are so many great resources available to make a small business — even micro businesses — look big to the rest of the world. After 30 years with Fortune 500 companies and one startup that grew bigger fast, I saw how pricey public relations, social media, and […]
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer FedEx Ground Shipping Services has confirmed its new 300,000-square-foot distribution center in Polk County. The facility will serve the Orlando area, spokesman Jesse Bull wrote in an email Friday. The Tampa Bay Business Journal was first to report that FedEx was the unnamed company seeking public incentives for a new warehouse […]
By Salem Solomon Tampa home prices experienced one of the biggest drops in value of any metropolitan area in the country in the third quarter. According to new data from the National Association of Realtors, single family homes in Tampa dropped by 9.3 percent during that time compared to the previous year, according to Bloomberg […]
By Alexis Muellner Rob Brady Title, company: CEO and design director of Robrady Design As a kid: Decorated lampshades and walls and built things like go-karts. “I didn’t know it was industrial design at the time. I just liked to make things that solved issues.” Born: Fort Walton Beach Education: Auburn University; Art Center College […]
By Eric Snider Sunrise has begun to suffuse Ulele with an ethereal glow as Richard Gonzmart ambles into his new restaurant just before 7 a.m. He’s trailed by his regular companions, brawny German Shepherds Rusty and Rex, who calmly settle near the front door. Gonzmart, the fourth generation owner of the fabled Columbia Restaurant who […]
By Margie Manning After leading a 10-year effort to build a new home for the Dali Museum, Tom James has turned his focus to another cultural asset for downtown St. Petersburg. James, executive chairman of Raymond James Financial Inc., is planning a museum that would house part of his and his wife, Mary’s, extensive collection […]
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer By now, it seems trite to sum up one’s approach to the commercial real estate market as “cautious optimism.” But cliche or not, it’s still true, especially for Tampa Bay’s office market, said KC Tenukas, senior vice president with Cassidy Turley in Tampa. “I’m leaning on the optimism side,” he said. […]