Real Estate

On the Homefront

News and Notes from the Real Estate Industry.

Neal Communities debuts The Estuary, Emerald Homes builds in The Oaks, Highland Homes offers affordable townhomes at Palmer Place.

06/01/2017 By Staff

Top Sale

A Ritz-Carlton Residences Condo is May’s Highest Residential Sale

The 14th floor unit sold for $3,495,000.

06/01/2017 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Preview

A Sneak Peek at Lakewood Ranch’s Newest Village, Waterside

South of University Parkway, it eventually will have 5,144 homes.

06/01/2017 By Ilene Denton

Design

Sarasota Firm Completes Renovations for New Herald-Tribune Offices

Sarasota's Jackson & Associates General Contractors, Inc. recently completed construction and interior finishes on the new offices of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.

05/31/2017 By staff

View Master

Home Tour: A Sleek New Golden Gate Point Condo

It’s all about the vistas.

05/30/2017 By Ilene Denton

New hires

Club Names Two New Golf Pros

The Founders Club, a private Sarasota golf club and residential community, recently hired two new golf professionals: Anne McClure and Joel Rasho.

05/25/2017 By staff

Data

Home Sales Up, Condo Sales Down

The number of single family home sales in Sarasota County increased by 8.3 percent between April 2016 and last month, while Manatee County experienced a 1.5 percent increase.

05/24/2017 By staff

Design

Sarasota Architecture Firm Recognized for Library Restoration

Sarasota's Seibert Architects recently won an American Institute of Architects award for its work on Boca Grande's Johann Fust Community Library.

05/24/2017 By staff

Real estate

Downtown Office Building Renovated

Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Cecil Lee Upshaw, III and business partner Gabor Sztuska recently renovated the First Professional Building.

05/23/2017 By staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Lilly Pulitzer Colors in a Riverview Boulevard Home

At $4 million, it’s Bradenton’s most expensive current listing.

05/22/2017 By Robert Plunket

Deals

Concrete Plant Property Sold

The Fort Myers company Seminole Gulf Railway L.P. recently purchased a 1.3-acre property that houses a concrete batching plant for just over $260,000.

05/19/2017 By staff

Appointments

College Foundation Adds Three to Board

Three new people recently joined the board of the State College of Florida Foundation: Dianne Anderson, Robert Klingbeil and Barbara Najmy.

05/19/2017 By staff

Deals

Retail Strip Sold for Just Over $1.6 Million

Sarasota's Classic Ocean Investments, Inc. last month purchased the retail strip center known as Phillippi Plaza from Sarasota's Sarasota Outdoor Properties.

05/18/2017 By staff

Deals

Real Estate Firm Picked to Manage New Insurance Headquarters

Ian Black Real Estate was recently named the exclusive property manager for the Centauri Insurance headquarters, currently under construction in Lakewood Ranch.

05/18/2017 By staff

Village of Cortez

New “Cracker Cottage” Community Proposed for Historic Cortez

Plans for Hunter’s Point Resort & Marina have been unveiled.

05/17/2017 By Ilene Denton

Appointments

Historical Society Adds New Board Member

Reid Gerletti, a sales associate with Sotheby’s International Realty, was recently elected to the 12-member board of directors at The Historical Society of Sarasota County.

05/17/2017 By staff

Construction

Construction Begins on New Venice Retail, Office Building

Venice's J.E. Charlotte Construction Corp. recently broke ground on Pinkerton Wealth Management Group's new retail and office building in downtown Venice.

05/17/2017 By staff

Food

Palmetto Company Completes New Commercial Kitchen Space

The food producer Slow Foods Kitchen recently completed construction of its new commercial kitchen space in Palmetto.

05/16/2017 By staff

Giving

University Graduate Makes Record Donation

Bill Mariotti recently announced that he will donate $3.5 million to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee after he dies.

05/16/2017 By staff

Construction

Builder Breaks Ground on Jail Facility

The commercial construction company Halfacre Construction Company broke ground this week on a new warehouse and freezer building for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

05/16/2017 By staff