News about properties and real estate
Monday wasn’t the first time Tampa has tried to do something bold and visionary and transformative at the 23 acres of Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park. But at $35.5 million, City Hall has never put this kind of money into the effort. “This park is not cheap,” Mayor Bob Buckhorn said at a mid-morning ceremony …
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The Kolter Group is finishing the first batch of three-story townhomes in a new gated development in Boca Raton.Kolter said 30 units at Moderne Boca will be ready by late August, and the developer hopes to have 15 to 20 contracts in place by then. Kolter plans to start sales of the remaining 45 units …
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A little more than two years ago, Kevin Maloney, the founder and principal of Property Markets Group, was talking about a possible partnership with a wealthy Emerati named Khadem al-Qubaisi who had flown in to New York for a meeting. Midway through their discussion, it came up that Mr. Maloney’s new friend needed an apartment …
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Don’t look now, but Hallandale Beach Mayor Joy F. Cooper has designs on making her city another Miami Beach. There’s a bit of exaggeration in that statement, of course, but not much.For starters, in the 10 years since she took office, the median age in Hallandale Beach city has declined from 70-plus to the mid-40s. …
In real estate transactions, the most visible players are the agents representing buyers and sellers. But it is the work of appraisers that helps determine the true value of a home and what a bank is willing to lend. Joni Herndon of Tampa has been a state-certified residential appraiser since 1985, maintaining a strong reputation …
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There’s a gold rush on for retail in South Florida.Developers and mall operators want to renovate and expand shopping centers across the region. New retail is popping up, too, especially open-air “high-street” shops with surprisingly gourmet dining — a breezy contrast to the enclosed suburban malls of old. The cost of all that investment runs …
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