Tourism

Manatee Commission to Vote Tuesday on New Palmetto Hotel

The Manatee County Commission will vote on Tuesday on whether or not to enter into an agreement to build a new 250-room hotel on property adjacent to the Bradenton Area Convention Center.

09/23/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Sarasota Church to Build New 14,000-Square-Foot Facility

Jon F. Swift Construction was recently awarded a contract for construction of the Church of the Palms' new Palms Center Project.

09/23/2016 Research by staff

Dream Homes

Sneak Peek: Sarasota's 10 Most Beautiful Homes

For our October Dream Homes feature, we picked Sarasota’s 10 Most Beautiful Homes. Here’s one of them.

09/23/2016 By Ilene Denton

Deals

Lennar Acquires Fellow Homebuilder WCI Communities

The Miami-based homebuilder Lennar Corporation announced Thursday that it has acquired WCI Communities, Inc., a homebuilder based in Bonita Springs.

09/22/2016 Research by staff

Construction

Insurance Company to Break Ground on New Lakewood Ranch HQ

Centauri Insurance will break ground on its new corporate headquarters in Lakewood Ranch this month.

09/21/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Office Park Goes for $4 Million

A Sarasota-based group of investors recently purchased a 203,809-square-foot office park for $4 million.

09/20/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Bradenton Office, Warehouse Space Sells for $862,500

Sarasota's Alpha Virtual LLC recently purchased 9,750 square feet of office and warehouse space for just over $862,000.

09/19/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Residential Complex Sells for $750,000

Venice's Stephane Willocx last month purchased a 12-unit multi-family residential complex for $750,000.

09/19/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Cleaning Company Leases Bradenton Space

Sunshine Cleaning Services recently leased 1,750 square feet of office and warehouse space.

09/16/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Sarasota Office, Warehouse Space Sold for $940,000

Myakka City's CLK Holdings, LLC. recently purchased 10,150 square feet of office and warehouse space for $940,000.

09/15/2016 Research by staff

Deals

Sarasota Office, Warehouse Space Sells for $800,000

Sarasota's EMF Holdings Inc recently purchased 12,451 square feet of office and warehouse space for $800,000.

09/13/2016 Research by staff

Planning

Two Sarasota Spots Ranked in List of Top 10 Most Walkable Florida Neighborhoods

The real estate brokerage firm Redfin on Tuesday released its ranking of Florida's 10 most walkable neighborhoods and Sarasota earned two spots in the listing.

09/13/2016 Research by staff

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Lush Japanese Style in Bayou Oaks

Step inside a Japanese style home with its own koi pond and tea house in Bayou Oaks.

09/12/2016 By Robert Plunket

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