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Commercial Real Estate

  • By Andrew Warfield
  • April 27, 2026
Exclusive club complements developer's Sarasota evolution vision

Already expanding before it opens, 1000 North augments the vision of developer Kevin Daves to make Sarasota among the country's "most refined" cities.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 26, 2026
Naples warehouse sells to Fort Lauderdale investor

In the week's top commercial real estate news, an unbuilt Sarasota tower is selling units fast, construction starts on a major academic building in Tampa, and a storage facility changes hands in Manatee.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2026
Florida commercial real estate veteran dies at 71

Randy Mercer was known for making deals, community work and a love of music.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 21, 2026
Stickney Point questions prompt delay for lawmakers' $20M vote

Sarasota County commissioners voiced concerns about plans for the future and existing businesses that are tenants at the Boatyard property.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 20, 2026
Charlotte County gas station sold to 7-Eleven in Dallas for $2.4 million

The convenience store chain already operates out of the McCall Road property.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 20, 2026
Manatee County storage facility sells for $5.2 million

The self-storage complex last sold for nearly $2.28 million in 2022.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Steven Benna
  • April 20, 2026
The week's top commercial real estate transactions in Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

A Neal Communities $25.6 million sale of south Sarasota multifamily community paces the week in transactions.

  • Transactions
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 19, 2026
Riverview apartments sell for $7.5M below 2021 sale price

The community just off Interstate 75 was bought by a Virginia real estate investment firm.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 19, 2026
Tampa, Palmetto properties sell for $11.5 million

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a private club in Naples starts construction, a restaurant in Sarasota loses its lease, and a mall in Pasco is getting new tenants.

  • Florida
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • April 17, 2026
Gasworx project's tallest residential building hits milestone

Construction crews celebrated completion of the 10th story on the Olivette residential building in Tampa’s Gasworx development.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 17, 2026
Sarasota Ikea: Retailer's small-store strategy carries big impact

The soon-to-open Ikea is "huge" for Sarasota’s commercial real estate market, one broker says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 16, 2026
Investor with Illinois ties buys Fort Myers building

The industrial property near I-75 sold for $4.4 million.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Anastasia Dawson
  • April 16, 2026
St. Petersburg's tallest residential building celebrates first retail tenant

Volta Wine + Market will open this summer inside the Residences at 400 Central tower in downtown St. Petersburg.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 15, 2026
Downtown Sarasota Waldorf Astoria-branded project marks early progress

The Zenith office building and two other structures will be taken apart in phases to make way for what will become the tallest tower downtown.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 13, 2026
Longtime SWFL real estate firm CEO announces retirement

Howard Gutman has worked for The Lutgert Cos. for nearly 50 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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