Central Florida homebuilder enters Tampa market

Eustis-based custom homebuilder Kevco Builders has expanded into the Tampa Bay region. Construction management professional Craig Calhoun will be the division president, according to a release. “We’ve been building custom homes for nearly 40 years, yet we don’t see ourselves as a construction business. We are a people business,” said Joe Ziler, president of Kevco Builders. The company will serve clients throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Polk and Manatee counties. Kevco…Original Article

Existing home sales in the US continued to contract in April

That far undershot median expectations for a 2.7 percent rise from a poll of economists.Original Article

Exclusive: EDC follows up on its 2014 study about Tampa Bay and has an ‘aha’ moment

The EDC wanted to learn what factors drive corporate relocation and the expansion process now, and whether they changed since the last survey in 2014.Original Article

Tampa Bay’s second Crystal Lagoon begins construction in South Hillsborough County

At the center of massive, master-planned communities in South Hillsborough and Wesley Chapel ar the hottest residential amenities: manmade Crystal Lagoons.Original Article

Here are the seven proposals for the former St. Pete Police headquarters

Now that the St. Petersburg Police moved its headquarters across the street to 1304 First Ave., the corner the department used to occupy will not be empty for long. The 2-acre lot, worth $6.6 million, will undoubtedly continue to climb in value as St. Pete's trendy Edge District continues to rise and developers want in on the action. The city of St. Petersburg opened a request for proposals on Jan. 7 and applications closed May 10. Seven real estate developers threw their ideas into the ring,…Original Article

Former Rays star Fred McGriff sells Avila estate

Former Tampa Bay Rays star Fred McGriff has sold his Avila estate for just over $1 million less than the asking price. The house at 16314 Millan de Avila was listed in late 2018 for $3.495 million and sold for $2.45 million, according to Zillow. It sits on a double lot, nearly 1.8 acres, and is 11,768 square feet. Listing agents Jennifer Zales and Michelle Fitz-Randolph with Coldwell Banker represented the seller. The buyer was not named. McGriff's Major League Baseball career included six…Original Article

Developers and Tampa leaders turn dirt on Midtown Tampa site (Photos)

Vertical construction officially began on Wednesday on the 22-acre mixed-use Midtown Tampa project as developers, local executives and city officials came to mark the occasion. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor joined William “Bill” L. Haines, president of developer The Bromley Cos., and Nicholas Haines, CEO of Bromley, at the $500 million development site Wednesday morning. Also on site was Chef Chris Ponte, who will have a restaurant in Midtown. Read more about Midtown here: With big chunks of…Original Article

The view above the Colonnade: Virage Bayshore, on site of former Tampa institution, tops out (Photos)

Virage Bayshore, the luxury condo tower on the site of the former Colonnade restaurant in Tampa, has reached its full height of 24 stories. Of Virage's 71 units — ranging in price from $1 million to $5 million — only four remain, the developer, a partnership of Ascentia Development Group and Batson-Cook Development Co., said Tuesday. The developer celebrated the tower's topping out on Tuesday. It's a construction tradition to place a tree on a topped-out tower; for Virage, the developer chose…Original Article

With big chunks of retail and office space already spoken for, Midtown Tampa to begin vertical construction

Vertical construction is just beginning, but the New York developer of Midtown Tampa has already struck some big deals.Original Article

Attorneys ask Pinellas judge to hold developer Red Apple Group in contempt in Edwards lawsuit

The motion is the latest in the lawsuit filed against former Edwards Group employee Joseph C. Jimenez.Original Article