Retail

Granite Company Leases Space for New Sarasota Store

Ace Granite recently leased 22,000 square feet of industrial space at 3935 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota.

06/12/2017 By staff

Manufacturing

Bradenton Glass Company Expands

Bradenton's Key Glass recently added 18,000 square feet of space to its current location and celebrated the 25th anniversary of the company's founding.

06/09/2017 By staff

Construction

New Jimmy Buffett-Themed Condo, Marina Announced

The developer Minto Communities and Margaritaville Holdings are planning to build One Particular Harbour in Bradenton's Harbour Isle.

06/09/2017 By staff

Deals

Local Broker Handles $550,000 Office, Retail Sale in Brandon

Matt Kezar of Sarasota's Ian Black Real Estate recently represented the buyer and seller in the sale of a 5,500-square-foot retail and office building in Brandon.

06/07/2017 By staff

Top Sale

A Bird Key Home is Sarasota County’s Priciest Residential Sale of 2017

The Mizner-influenced estate sold for $6.35 million on June 1.

06/06/2017 By Ilene Denton

Deals

1922 Bradenton Building Sold for More Than $1.1 Million

Colorado's Sheridan Court LLC last month purchased the Commerce Building, 531 13th St., Bradenton, from Lakeland's Hi Hamza LLC.

06/05/2017 By staff

Offers They Couldn't Refuse

Seaward Development Buys Out Tiny Downtown Condo Building

The price was right for former owners at downtown’s Versailles.

06/01/2017 By Ilene Denton

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

Buying A Home

Sarasota Ranked No. 10 in Closing Costs

SmartAsset studies closing costs by county in Florida.

05/26/2017 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

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

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

Real estate

Commercial Real Estate Team Ranked Among Top Performers

Greg Sheller and Team recently earned the RE/MAX Platinum Club Award, which recognizes the highest producing RE/MAX associates.

05/12/2017 By staff

Politics

State Legislative Wrap-Up Set for Tuesday

The Manatee-Sarasota Building Industry Association, the Economic Development Corporation of Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange have invited the entire local delegation to participate.

05/11/2017 By staff