Hot Leads: Whispering Palms Apts., Mobile Physician Services & Duke Energy
Apartment complex opens in Largo: Whispering Palms Apartments, a 63-unit affordable housing community for families in Largo opened. Located at 601 16th Avenue SE, just east of Seminole Boulevard in Largo, Whispering Palms, features a mix of two- and three-bedroom townhome and garden-style apartments, with four handicapped-accessible units. For more: www.whisperingpalmsapartmentshtg.com. Mobile Physician Services receives […]
Inside the new condo market, Elan Island Estates
Condominium development has changed quite a bit since Jay Tallman entered the market, but his approach has not. Throughout the booms and busts of Florida real estate, Tallman says he has always looked for boutique opportunities that serve an unfilled niche in each market. “Even during the recession, we saw — relative to the rest […]
Watch this space: Brazilian restaurant, Posto 9, Straz Center redevelopment and new tower to come
N ew restaurant for downtown Lakeland: A Brazilian investor plans to renovate a historic building in downtown Lakeland into Posto 9, a new restaurant. Marco Franca, CEO and founder of Aquila Brasil and executive director of Posto 9, said his group has closed on 215 E. Main St. The 14,000-square-foot building will house a Brazilian […]
Publix plans new store in Ruskin
To keep up with the housing boom in Southern Hillsborough County, Publix Super Markets Inc. is planning another store in Ruskin. The Lakeland-based grocer is under construction on a store at 5018 North Highway 41 in South Shore Village, spokesman Brian West said Wednesday. The store will be nearly 46,000 square feet and include a […]
Straz, city officials expect 34-story tower to break ground soon
A residential tower in the works for years could break ground in the coming months, according to officials with the city of Tampa and David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. The tower, named Arts and Entertainments Residences and adjacent to the Straz Center, was first proposed in 2013. The city has spent […]
Developer revives plans for mixed-use project near Oxford Exchange (Rendering)
A South Florida developer is resurrecting its plans for a mixed-use building near Oxford Exchange — and this time, the owner of Oxford Exchange is in full support of the development. Altman Cos., based in Boca Raton, is proposing a building with 9,750 square feet of retail space and 314 residential units on a 2.5-acre […]