Gainesville's Collier Cos. buys Camden Lakeside apartments

BUYER: Collier Brandon LLC (manager: Nathan Collier), Gainesville
SELLER: Camden Operating LP
PROPERTY: 529 S. Parsons Ave., Brandon
PRICE: $22.35 million
PREVIOUS PRICE: $898,200, March 1985

PLANS, DESCRIPTION:
Gainesville-based apartment company The Collier Cos. purchased the 228-unit Camden Lakeside apartments in Brandon for $22.35 million.

The price equated to $98,026 per unit. That figure is higher than the average price per square foot for multifamily space ($70,803) in the Tampa Bay area, according to the CoStar Group.