Don Vicente de Ybor to convert hotel rooms into apartments
The 16 quaint hotel rooms in the Don Vicente de Ybor Historic Inn are soon to become apartments. Following a Tuesday report in the Tampa Bay Business Journal about the Don Vicente closing in May, Darryl Shaw, who owns the building, revealed his plans going forward. “It’s really too small for a hotel,” Shaw said […]
TECO under contract to sell Channelside site to developer
TECO has an agreement to sell its Peoples Gas operations center to a Tampa developer, a TECO spokeswoman said. Phillips Development & Realty LLC filed a request with the city to rezone 1400 Channelside Drive for a multifamily development. PDR representatives did not return requests for comment. Cherie Jacobs, a TECO spokeswoman, said the site […]
TECO site between Ybor, Channel district targeted for multifamily
A Tampa developer is laying the groundwork for a multifamily development between the Channel district and Ybor City. Phillips Development & Realty LLC is seeking to rezone 1400 Channelside Drive, a 7.64-acre site owned by TECO Peoples Gas, for multifamily development. (See map below) Requests for comment from TECO and PDR were pending return Tuesday […]
It could be your private island paradise: Offers on 104-acre Little Bokeelia due this week
If you’re in the market for a private island off Florida’s Gulf Coast, you have until Thursday to make an offer on Little Bokeelia. The 104-acre island between Sarasota and Fort Myers has been on the market for more than two years. It was originally listed with an asking price of $29.5 million, which was […]
CEOs, in their own words: 3 quotes you need to know from quarterly earnings calls
Merger and acquisitions in the technology sector are strong. Home sales are hitting new highs, and products of luxury items such as boats are gaining traction. Those were some of the economic messages in the comments of CEOs of leading Tampa Bay companies in recent quarterly earnings conference calls. Paul Reilly, CEO, Raymond James Financial […]
How Florida’s swelling population presents business opportunities
Businesses that make products, the stores that sell them and the real estate professionals who find the sites where they can house their companies are among potential big winners as Florida’s population grows. Population gains in the Sunshine State are twice those of the national average, said Richard Hokenson, head of global demographic research at […]