Real Estate

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Vintage Spanish Beauty in Venice

Take a peek inside one of the grande dames of Venice real estate.

08/31/2016 By Robert Plunket

Deals

California Company Pays $75 Million for Bradenton Apartment Complex

California's Passco Companies this week purchased ParkCrest Landings, a 400-unit apartment complex, for $75 million.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Bradenton Golf Club Settles Bond Debt

Bradenton's Waterlefe Golf & River Club recently negotiated down its debt from more than $8.3 million to just over $2.5 million.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Local Brokerage Joins Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Network

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate added its ninth Florida brokerage, Atchley International Realty, to its franchise network on Tuesday.

08/31/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Real Estate Company Relocates to Sarasota

Nick McMullen recently partnered with local real estate experts Peter Snyder and Patricia Sanders to launch McMullen Properties in Sarasota.

08/29/2016 Research by staff

Construction

The Haven Begins Construction on Employment Training Center

A Sarasota nonprofit that champions inclusion for people with disabilities recently broke ground on its Frank Stern Employment Training Center.

08/26/2016 Research by staff

On the Homefront

Neal Communities Breaks Ground at Newest Development, a New Rosemary District Project and More

Here's this week's local real estate news and notes.

08/26/2016 By Ilene Denton

Out of the Box

An Englewood Couple Plans to Create Area's First Shipping Container Home

Three 40-foot steel shipping containers are soon to become home sweet home for Englewood couple Kathryn and William Birkholz.

08/26/2016 By Ilene Denton

Deals

Ellenton Shopping Center Sells

New Jersey's RH Property Holdings, LLC, recently purchased a 6.2-acre shopping center property in Ellenton.

08/25/2016 Research by staff

Promotions

Broker Associate Named Partner

Becky Culp, a broker associate, was recently named a partner at RoseBay International, Inc.

08/24/2016 Research by staff

Construction

New Golden Gate Point Development Announced

Golden Gate Point Ventures, LLC, on Wednesday announced plans for a new residential development: The Pearl.

08/24/2016 Research by staff

Nonprofits

Goodwill Breaks Ground on New Venice Center

Goodwill Manasota recently broke ground on its newest attended donation center in Venice.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

Real estate

Neal Home Sales Up in July

Sales for the Lakewood Ranch-based homebuilder Neal Communities increased steadily in the month of July, with 104 sales reported across the company’s divisions.

08/23/2016 Research by staff

Retail

Lawsuit Against New Whole Foods Dismissed

The lawsuit was filed by an environmental nonprofit that charged that the decision to rezone the property to make way for the Whole Foods violated Sarasota County's comprehensive plan.

08/22/2016 Research by staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Midcentury Modern in Southgate

Bob Plunket takes us inside a beautifully updated midcentury modern home on Valencia Street in Southgate.

08/22/2016 By Bob Plunket

Deals

Downtown Office Sells for $700,000

Sarasota's BL Properties SRQ, LLC recently purchased an 11,000-square-foot office property for $700,000.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Design

New Architect Joins Sarasota Firm

Architect Nate Meyer recently joined the Sarasota firm Halflants + Pichette.

08/19/2016 Research by staff

Health care

Assisted-Living Facility Hosts Grand Opening

Local officials, community leaders and executives will celebrate the grand opening of The Sheridan at Lakewood Ranch, a new Lakewood Ranch assisted-living and memory care facility, on Thursday afternoon.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Construction

New Rosemary Townhouse Development in the Works

Halflants + Pichette, the architecture team behind Rosemary District projects like Vanguard Lofts and Risdon on 5th, has a new nearby building in the works: Zahrada.

08/18/2016 Research by staff

Data

Local Housing Starts Up

According to data released by the housing research firm Metrostudy, 1,492 single-family home units were started in the Sarasota and Bradenton area during the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 17.6 percent compared to the year before.

08/16/2016 Research by staff