Raymond James buys Carillon buildings

One of the Gulf Coast's largest companies has quietly acquired a trio of St. Petersburg office buildings in the Gateway section of the city, property records show.

Raymond James Financial Inc. bought the three buildings — at 740, 780 and 800 Carillon Parkway — for $52.03 million from an affiliate of Cardinal Point Management.

The three buildings, which include a pair of four-story structures and a two-story property, are adjacent to the company's four-building corporate headquarters in the Carillon Business Park.