HGTV ‘Design Star’ competitor building spec houses in Old Hyde Park (Renderings)
A Tampa designer and builder who once competed on HGTV’s “Design Star” is building speculative homes in South Tampa’s Old Hyde Park. Tobin Green, owner of AADMIXX in Tampa, is planning two adjacent homes, at 1312 W. Azeele St. and 400 S. Orleans Ave. Boyd Construction Co. will build the shell components. The Azeele house […]
What $1.8M in HUD funding does for Hillsborough’s homeless
Jana Balicki has worked in behavioral health for more than 30 years, and a lot of that time has been spent helping the homeless population. She’s watched “Housing First” models work since the 1980s, and is passionate about the program. So this week’s news that the Hillsborough HEART project will receive $1.8 million in grant […]
Tampa/St. Pete programs awarded millions from HUD’s $1.6B to aid the homeless
Organizations in Florida focused on aiding the homeless received close to $73 million this week from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care grant program. HUD estimates there were 564,708 persons experiencing homelessness on a single night in 2015, according to a statement announcing the grants. The cost and impact of […]
Exclusive: This $7.9M estate on Tampa Bay will appeal to luxury buyers and developers (Photos)
A gated waterfront estate in Safety Harbor that hits the market Monday is an opportunity for real estate developers as well as luxury homebuyers. The 9,365-square-foot home at 2600 Phillippe Parkway sits on roughly 10 acres, making it one of the largest parcels available on the Tampa Bay, said Jennifer Zales, an associate with Coldwell […]
Gulf front home on Anna Maria Island sold for $3.6 million (Photos)
A waterfront home on Anna Maria Island with a prominent next-door neighbor has been sold. The home at 101 Palmetto Ave., which is on the Gulf of Mexico, has sold for $3.6 million or $740 per square foot, Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate announced Friday. The home was built in 2015 as part of a […]
Developer: Seminole Heights is becoming attractive to investors
There’s a notable change in the attitudes of investors and lenders toward deals in Seminole Heights, says a development pioneer in the neighborhood. Wesley Burdette, who converted an old warehouse into loft-style apartments, struggled to find a bank willing to take on his development in 2014. After talking to at least 10 other lenders, Burdette […]