Susana Weymouth: Rooted in international education, local arts awareness
Susana Weymouth Title, company: Executive director, Tampa Bay Businesses for Culture & the Arts Lives: Pass-a-Grille Born: Cuba Education: Georgetown University Languages: Spanish, French, Chinese Recent private sector role: Client relationship manager at fast growing Tampa technology firm MedHOK Passion for film: Former development director of the Film Society of Miami and its Miami International […]
Camden out, new developer pursuing big apartment development South of Gandy
Pollack Shores Real Estate Group is moving forward with a South of Gandy apartment development after Camden Property Trust walked away from the deal. Pollack Shores, based in Atlanta, has proposed 288 units on the 12.3-acre site between Lois and Manhattan avenues — just south of the Walmart Supercenter on Gandy Boulevard. Camden (NYSE: CPT) […]
Florida’s construction unemployment rate improves in November
Florida was one of 37 states to see its November construction unemployment rate improve compared to the year-ago period, a new report from Associated Builders & Contractors Inc. shows. In November, Florida’s construction unemployment rate was 5.7 percent, down 1.9 percent from a year ago. The state had the 20th-best unemployment rate for the construction […]
Proposed ferry service between St. Pete, Tampa inches forward
The mayors of Tampa and St. Petersburg appear to be getting closer to launching a new pilot ferry service linking the two cities. Mayor Bob Buckhorn of Tampa says he want to see the numbers but that he would like to see the downtowns linked. “The idea makes sense,” Buckhorn said. “I think connecting our […]
Lender on 23-story apartment tower in downtown Tampa ‘excited’ for $70M deal
The lender who provided a $70 million senior loan for a new development in downtown Tampa is “excited” about the deal. California-based PCCP LLC said Monday that it is backing Atlanta-based Carter’s 23-story apartment tower on North Franklin Street. Carter closed on the 1-acre block in September for $6.4 million and began demolition of the […]
Mixed-use Westchase development fetches $46 million
An apartment-and-retail development in Westchase has a new owner. Altis at Highland Park sold to a corporate entity tied to Utah-based Cottonwood Residential on Dec. 21, according to a Hillsborough County deed filed Dec. 29. Cottonwood paid $46 million for the property, which includes 239 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail space. Kahwa Coffee […]