$45M apartments break ground in North Hyde Park
After profiting on its first apartment development in North Hyde Park, an Atlanta group has broken ground on another complex across the street. Pollack Shores Real Estate Group is under construction on Havana Square, a 274-unit apartment complex across North Rome Avenue from NoHo Flats. Pollack Shores developed NoHo Flats in summer 2014 and sold […]
Riverview woman sentenced for wire, ID fraud
Ronika Paris was sentenced to three years in federal prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity fraud and making false statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The office of U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III announced the sentencing on Friday morning and said the court entered a $17,979 money judgment against […]
Exclusive: Inside Skyhouse Channelside, downtown Tampa’s newest high rise (Video)
With panoramic views of the city skyline and Port Tampa Bay, downtown Tampa’s newest high rise is open in the Channel district. The first residents moved into the 23-story, 320-unit Skyhouse Channelside on June 26, when the developer opened floors four through 14. The remaining apartments opened July 10, and so far, 45 are occupied. […]
5 things to start the day: What to do with your own private island, and Lakeland Regional’s ‘wired’ status
It’s almost the weekend. Hope your Thursday yields an even better Friday. In case you missed it, Hillsborough commissioners voted yesterday to remove the Confederate flag from the county government center. Here are five things to start your day: I guess it works The founders of one of Tampa Bay’s fastest-growing companies in the past […]
TD Bank: First-time homebuyers on the upswing in Florida and nationwide
Debt and stagnant wages cut the number of first-time homebuyers during the recession, but a new survey from TD Bank indicates that’s changing. The survey shows nearly one in five potential first-time homebuyers are actively looking to buy. About 62 percent of potential first-time buyers expect to purchase a home within the next two years; […]
How the It Works! founders will use Little Bokeelia — and their ranch and golf course — to drive sales
Mark Pentecost thought he’d lost out on buying Little Bokeelia Island twice. The founder of It Works! and his wife, Cindy, first made an offer on the 104-acre island three years ago. Little Bokeelia, which is off the Lee County coast between Sarasota and Naples, hit the market priced at $29.5 million in 2012. The […]