Warehouse Lofts developer ices plans for next Seminole Heights project

The developer behind the Warehouse Lofts, an adaptive reuse project in Seminole Heights, has walked away from plans to build a new mixed-use development in the neighborhood. Wesley Burdette was under contract to acquire 5023 N. Florida Ave., which is owned by the Centre for Women. Burdette in November unveiled plans for an apartment-and-retail development […]

Spec mansion on Davis Island sells for full list price (Video)

A speculative waterfront mansion on Davis Islands has sold for its full list price of nearly $6 million. A local development group listed 556 Riviera Drive — a 7,600-square-foot West Indies-style mansion — for $5.995 million, and that’s exactly what it sold for in a deal that closed Feb. 12, according to a Hillsborough County […]

Canadian developer buys 100 acres in Riverview

A Canadian developer has purchased more than 100 acres in Riverview, with plans to build hundreds of homes on the property. Mattamy Homes paid $12.1 million for the land, which is near the intersection of Boyette Road and McMullen Road, immediately adjacent to Goolsby Pointe shopping center, anchored by Publix Super Markets Inc. Mark Eilers, […]

See how Tampa ranks among best cities to be a real estate agent

With total home sales expected to reach 6 million this year — their highest level since 2006 — personal finance website WalletHub took a look at which cities are most conducive to a healthy career as a Realtor, and Orlando ranked just slightly above average. To come up with its rankings, WalletHub analysts compared the […]

See where Tampa Bay’s biggest construction projects are happening

When compiling the List of the 25 largest construction projects completed in 2015, we threw in an extra survey question: What are your largest active local projects? There are 77 projects with a combined construction value of $1.4 billion happening right now in Tampa Bay. Projects were submitted by local contractors, architects, engineering firms and […]

Exclusive: Prime development site near MacDill Air Force Base on the market

The owner of a large development site near MacDill Air Force Base is listing the property for sale with the hopes of profiting on a hot real estate market. Patriot Transportation, based in Jacksonville, has retained managing director Jan Boltres and industrial specialist John Jackson of Colliers International Tampa Bay to market a 25.5-acre site […]