The Watch List 2016: Wesley Burdette
Wesley Burdette is a relative newcomer to Seminole Heights, but he’s quickly emerged as a public champion for the neighborhood. It’s not just lip service, either: Burdette is investing millions in the neighborhood, between two multifamily buildings and a townhouse development, with others in the works. This will be the year that his developments succeed […]
Hot Leads: Startups, expansions, moves and new products and services
• Chocolate store opens in Countryside: Le Bouquet by Francis opened at Westfield Countryside Mall in Clearwater. The shop sells chocolate made by French-born Executive Pastry Chef Jean-François Bonnet, who produces handmade chocolates out of a factory in Brooklyn. For more: www.lebouquetbyfrancis.com. • Golf tournament proceeds: Joshua House, a program of Children’s Home Society of […]
Kriseman ‘wins Twitter’ with tweet banning Trump
With a single tweet, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman landed his city in the Internet spotlight Monday night. After Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced that he supports a ban on all Muslims entering the United States— including immigrants, refugees and tourists — social media went to work. Close to home, Kriseman weighed in, issuing […]
Seminole Heights mixed-use development sent back to drawing board
A city commission has sent a mixed-use development proposed in Seminole Heights back to the drawing board. Tampa developer Wesley Burdette had proposed a mixed-use building at the corner of North Florida and East Wilder avenues, to include about 50 loft-style apartments, 2,800 square feet of retail space, a rooftop lounge and on-site dog park. […]
Exclusive: Tampa real estate firm hits record sales volume
Tampa real estate firm Smith & Associates has hit an all-time record sales volume in 2015. The company said Thursday that it reached $1 billion in sales volume for the first time ever. Its sales volume in 2014 was more than $910 million, according to Tampa Bay Business Journal data. In the TBBJ’s 2014 ranking […]
Publix could pave the way for specialty grocer like Trader Joe’s in downtown Tampa
Publix Super Markets Inc.’s decision to put a store in downtown Tampa’s Channel district could have ripple effects on residential and retail development in the urban core for years to come. Lakeland-based Publix confirmed Tuesday that it will build a store at the intersection of East Twiggs Street and Meridian Avenue, just west of a […]