St. Pete arts group has grand plans for giant warehouse complex
By Eric Snider In just a couple of years, the Warehouse Arts District has become the creative nexus of St. Petersburg. The area — which runs from 1st Avenue North to 10th Avenue South, and 16th to 31st streets — is home to a variety of studios, galleries and arts organizations, but also includes a […]
Exclusive: $6 million speculative mansion breaks ground on Davis Islands (Video)
By Ashley Gurbal Kritzer A low-slung brick home on Davis Islands with a panoramic waterfront view will be demolished to make way for a speculative mansion priced at up to $6 million. The same development team that has pulled off three other speculative mansions on Davis Islands — two of which have sold for more […]
Where have all the first-time buyers gone?
By Kent Hoover Here’s a troubling trend for the housing market: First-time buyers now account for only one-third of all home purchases, the lowest share since 1987. That’s according to an annual survey conducted by the National Association of Realtors, which questioned a random sample of people who purchased homes between July 2013 and June […]
Focus of inaugural Tampa Bay Design Week: The power of design
By Alexis Muellner Tampa Bay is set to celebrate design. The inaugural Tampa Bay Design Week is scheduled Nov. 5-8 in Tampa. The event brings together designers, enthusiasts, leaders and citizens to celebrate, inspire, showcase and grow Tampa Bay’s creative community, a statement from the American Institute of Architects Tampa Bay chapter said. Nine different […]
Thom O’Bryant takes over at GTAR
By Chris Wilkerson Thom O’Bryant Jr. begins as the CEO of the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors next week. He takes over for Carol Austin, who is retiring from her post on Dec. 31. Originally from St. Petersburg, O’Bryant most recently was the chief operating officer at the Greater Ft. Lauderdale Association of Realtors, where […]
5 questions Lockheed Martin’s CEO will ask you in a job interview
By Jill R. Aitoro We’ve all gone through the torturous process of job interviews. And we’ve all prepared for the standard questions about our strengths and weaknesses, and maybe the curveball about the last book we read (as if any of us really answer that one honestly). But what if the questions came from the […]