New Tampa apartment complex sold for more than 2007 price
An apartment complex in New Tampa has been sold for $49.325 million, above a 2007 peak price of $45 million. ELRH Investments, based in Jupiter, paid $130,489 per apartment for The 378-unit Preserve at Tampa Palms, at 17220 Commerce Park Blvd., according to Hillsborough County property records. The seller, New York-based Brookfield Property Group, paid […]
5 things to start the day: Buckhorn flooded with work, and take the TBBJ’s first ‘I Spy’ challenge
Happy soggy Monday from the TBBJ newsroom. Over the weekend, St. Petersburg College officially opened its Midtown Center building, which local leaders hope will be a new start for that area, the TBBJ reported last week. Here are five things to start your day: Flooded roads, more rain Some of your employees and coworkers may […]
Personal crisis leads to three successful women-owned businesses in Clearwater
Top executives at a boat business, a spa and a public relations firm in Clearwater each had to go through hard times to get where they are today. Trisha Rodriguez, owner of Tropic Boat Tour and Clearwater Ferry, is a former mortgage broker who lost everything when the real estate market crashed in 2008, before […]
5 game-changing multifamily developments in the works for Tampa
Multifamily has been the darling of Tampa Bay commercial real estate for close to half a decade at this point, but five of the most recent developments to emerge could be the most meaningful of this real estate cycle. Plans are in the works that will redefine the waterfront in downtown Tampa and Rocky Point […]
What the CEOs said about Tampa Bay companies, economy in Q2 calls
Quarterly conference calls between executives at leading public companies and analysts who follow their firms often contain great insights into the Tampa Bay economy and some of its leading companies. Here are some of the most intriguing comments from second quarter 2015 conference calls in the past few days. “The already strong local economy was […]
Historic Davis Islands mansion sold, to be demolished
A waterfront Davis Islands mansion built in 1928 will be razed to make way for a new home. Geoffrey Duyk and Ulrike B. Wolter paid $3.3 million for the home at 84 Adalia Ave. in a sale that closed Wednesday, according to Hillsborough County property records. The seller was Richard J. Salem. The house was […]