Home & Real Estate

Deals

Shopping Center Sold for $5.6 Million

A Bradenton-based investment group recently purchased the 61,763-square-foot shopping center located at 3501 Cortez Road, Bradenton, for almost $5.6 million.

09/12/2016 Research by staff

What I’m Crushing On

Design Consultant Joe Clark Shares 5 Favorite Design Trends

White bathrooms, black kitchens, wild agate and more.

09/09/2016 With Joe Clark

Doggone It

An Area Builder is Going to the Dogs

Taylor Morrison introduces doggie lifestyle concierges, pet washing stations and more at its Esplanade communities.

09/09/2016 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

A Casey Key Compound Sells for $5.5 million

It’s the highest priced Sarasota County residential sale in August.

09/09/2016 By Ilene Denton

Empty Lots

Quay Sarasota and UTC Build-Out are Local Game-Changers

As megaprojects go in the Sarasota-Manatee area, none are more game changing than the Quay Sarasota (formerly Sarasota Quay) property in downtown Sarasota and the University Town Center build-out in east county.

09/08/2016 By Kevin Allen

The South Rises

South County Explodes with New Developments and Residents

Sleepy little South County is waking up with a roar.

09/08/2016 By Kim Hackett

New hires

Real Estate Company Hires Property Maintenance Manager

RoseBay International, Inc. recently hired Stanley Umenhofer as property maintenance manager.

09/07/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Montessori Preschool Leases Towles Court Space

Melanie Smith of Indigo Montessori School recently leased a 1,451-square-foot building located at 238 Links Ave., Sarasota.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Construction

New Townhome Development Announced

Ashton Woods, one of the nation’s largest private homebuilders, recently unveiled plans for its newest Sarasota townhome development: Hammock Park.

09/06/2016 Research by staff

Tourism

Florida Company Acquires Sarasota's Hotel Indigo

Innisfree Hotels—a Gulf Breeze, Florida, company that owns or manages 2,406 hotel rooms—took over ownership and operations of Sarasota's Hotel Indigo on Wednesday.

09/02/2016 Research by staff

Deals

38.5 Bradenton Acres, Set for Apartment Complex, Sell for $2.7 Million

Tampa's Park 30 Partners, LLC on Wednesday purchased 38.5 acres located at 33rd Street E. and 55th Drive E. in Bradenton for $2.7 million.

09/01/2016 Research by staff

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

Flower Power

Want to Have a Bromeliad Named After You?

Find out how at the Bromeliad Show and Sale Sept. 9-11.

08/26/2016 By Ilene Denton

What I’m Crushing On

Six Knockout Finds from Interior Designer Pamela Hughes.

A light fixture that’s a work of art, a smart lamp, a fabulous credenza and more.

08/26/2016 With Pamela Hughes

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