EDITION Tampa, Water Street’s boutique hotel topped with luxury condos, breaks ground

EDITION Tampa, the boutique hotel topped with luxury condos in Water Street Tampa, has officially broken ground. Strategic Property Partners, the developer of Water Street, said Wednesday that the 27-story EDITION — which includes 172 guest rooms and 37 condos — is under construction across the street from Amalie Arena, at the northwest corner of Channelside Drive and Water Street. It is slated to open in spring 2021. The condos — the first hotel-branded condos in Tampa and the third…Original Article

Developer to relocate historic home near downtown St. Pete’s Beach Drive for new 12-story condo tower (Rendering)

The developer behind several marquee projects in downtown St. Petersburg, Clearwater Beach and Belleair has a new vision for a property just off of Beach Drive.Original Article

In separate $50M+ deals, apartments in Tampa and St. Petersburg change hands

The two buildings were built around the same time.Original Article

Dallas developer buys vacant lot next to Times building in downtown Tampa for new apartments

Apartments are planned on the vacant lot next to the Times building in downtown Tampa.Original Article

Tampa Bay foreclosure filings spike in the first half of 2019

Foreclosure activity is "seeing some flare-ups" in four big Florida markets, including the Tampa area.Original Article

WCI lists vacant land, marina in Westshore Yacht Club for sale

Condo developers are the primary target of marketing efforts, the listing broker says.Original Article

Laser Spine founder sells Belleair home to KnowBe4 Inc. founder (Photos)

The founder of KnowBe4 Inc. has purchased a sprawling waterfront estate in Belleair that's been on and off the market since 2010. Stu Sjouwerman confirmed that he paid $7.9 million for the property, a 12,935-square-foot home with 171 feet of water frontage. The seller, Laser Spine Institute founder Dr. James St. Louis, paid $10.25 million for the home in 2008, according to Pinellas County property records. It was first listed for sale in 2010, priced at more than $14 million. St. Louis left Laser…Original Article

Engineering firm with environmental expertise establishes regional hub in Florida

The company said it plans to acquire engineering firms across the state.Original Article

​As mortgage-interest deduction vanishes, housing market offers a shrug

The mortgage-interest deduction, a beloved tax break bound tightly to the American dream of homeownership, once seemed politically invincible.Original Article

Homebuilder buys double-lot church parsonage in South Tampa for more than $1 million

Palma Ceia United Methodist Church has sold the parsonage it had owned since 1987.Original Article