Tampa’s first luxury condo tower with just one residence per floor planned on Bayshore Boulevard

TAMPA — Fresh off their success with a condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, a husband-and-wife development team now plan a luxury high-rise on Tampa’s Bayshore Boulevard. The Sanctuary at Alexandra Place will have just 15 units — 14 covering an entire level each and one penthouse taking up two floors. All will have 360-degree

Developer plans $500 million Midtown Tampa project near Westshore

In what would be one of Tampa Bay’s biggest developments, a New York company plans a 1.8 million-square-foot project designed to help link downtown Tampa with the city’s booming Westshore area. Midtown Tampa, a potential half-billion dollar project at the southeast corner of 1-275 and North Dale Mabry Highway, would include 240,000 square feet of
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5 Ways to Fix Your Home’s ‘Fatal Flaw’ for Under $1,000

Most of us have a nagging issue or two in our homes that we would like to fix. Perhaps your kitchen is just too dark to work in comfortably, or your bathroom is still living in the 1960s. Good news: The update might be easier and less costly to make than you may think. Costs
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Related Group sees a St. Petersburg condo tower in its future

ST. PETERSBURG — Miami’s Related Group, one of Florida’s top developers, would like to build an “iconic’’ condo tower in downtown St. Petersburg, the company’s chairman and CEO says. Though the idea is very preliminary, it shows the continuing interest in what has become one of the trendiest downtowns in the state. And while Related
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New 2024 Howard Frankland plan: 8-lane bridge with bike path

The Florida Department of Transportation announced Monday that it now plans to build an eight-lane bridge, complete with a bike and pedestrian trail, to replace the northbound span of the Howard Frankland. That part of the bridge, built in 1960, is old and needs to be replaced. DOT expects the new bridge to open by

His city spared, Tampa’s Bob Buckhorn resumes life as a mayor in full

TAMPA — After sleeping for an hour on the floor next to a treadmill in an exercise room at Tampa’s emergency operations center, Mayor Bob Buckhorn ventured out Monday morning for what was officially a tour of the damage from Hurricane Irma. But within a few miles, it felt more like a victory lap. “This
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Vinik-Cascade team reveals conceptual design for Water Street Tampa (Renderings)

Strategic Property Partners has revealed the conceptual design of the first phase of its mixed-use district — and it’s essentially a new, tree-lined city between the Channel district waterfront and the central business district. SPP, the real estate holding company controlled by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and Cascade Investment LLC, on Tuesday rolled out a
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What do buyers think when they step inside your listing?

CHICAGO – Aug. 16, 2017 – If an interior designer walked through the front doors of your listing, what would their first impression be? Traffic flow “The first thing I notice is whether or not the furniture placement promotes good flow of traffic,” says Lorelie Brown, a Showhomes franchisee in Charleston, S.C. Open floor plans
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Study: Best U.S. cities to flip homes

NEW YORK – Aug. 1, 2017 – More than 126,000 U.S. homes were flipped last year – the highest rate since 2007, according to a study by WalletHub. The average gross profit on a single home flip? Nearly $63,000. Overall, Florida metro areas ranked in the top 25 percent for home flipping, with only cities
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Florida’s back-to-school sales tax holiday starts Friday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – July 27, 2017 – Starting Friday, Aug. 4, Floridians won’t have to pay state sales tax on certain clothes ($60 max), school supplies, personal computers ($750 max) or other items. According to the Florida Retail Federation (FRF), this sales tax holiday is the state’s second busiest shopping “holiday.” It predicts “near record-breaking
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