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11/16/2020 Different Strokes—Business Observer

Thanks in large part to the overwhelming success of the 24-story Virage Bayshore condominium tower in Tampa, more than a half-dozen developers have planned or adapted projects to meet the perceived demand for vertical residential living in the city.
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11/12/2020 Significant Changes Coming to the Florida Building Code—Lexology

The Florida Building Code seeks to establish unified and consistent minimum standards in the design, construction and compliance processes, and regulations for the safety, health, and general welfare of building occupants.
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11/11/2020 Reflection, a proposed 18-story condo tower, exceeds $20M in reservations in two months—St. Pete Rising

Two months ago when sales launched for Reflection St. Pete, a condominium tower planned near Mirror Lake in downtown St. Petersburg, many saw the location as pioneering.
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11/6/2020 Related Group's Ritz-Carlton Residences on Bayshore land final city approval—Tampa Bay Business Journal

The Ritz-Carlton Residences on Bayshore Boulevard have received final approval from Tampa City Council.
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10/29/2020 Fractured condo in North Redington Beach sold for $55 million—Tampa Bay Business Journal

In a fractured condo, a single owner controls the majority of units and operates them as apartments, but some units remain individually owned condos.
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10/23/2020 September home sales surged in Tampa Bay, nation—Tampa Bay Times

Home sales typically slow down toward the end of the year, but this September — even as the coronavirus stubbornly maintains its grip — they surged ahead of last year’s numbers, according to new figures released Thursday.
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10/12/2020 HUD's New Final Rule on Disparate Impact Provides Clarity and Greater Defenses for Housing Providers—Lexology

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released its final rule addressing the legal requirements for disparate impact cases brought under the Fair Housing Act (Final Rule).
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10/12/2020 Long-awaited rapid COVID test kits now heading to homes of Florida’s elders—Miami Herald

Florida nursing homes, assisted living facilities and elder communities will soon be able to conduct 15-minute COVID-19 tests on staff, patients and even visitors each week as part of a long-awaited federal program, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday.
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10/6/2020 Tampa City Council advances proposed Ritz-Carlton residential towers on Bayshore—Tampa Bay Times

The City Council voted 4-3 to advance a plan for luxury condos and townhomes dubbed the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Tampa, branded as a marquee project that will elevate one of the city’s prime waterfront areas.
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10/6/2020 700 And Counting: More Cats Rescued From Sandy Springs Condo—CBS Tampa Bay

More cats have been rescued from a Sandy Springs condo that was overrun with the felines.
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9/24/2020 U.S. Home Sales Spike in August, Highest Levels Since December 2006—World Property Journal

According to new data by the National Association of Realtors, existing U.S. home sales continued to climb in August 2020, marking three consecutive months of positive sales gains.
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9/22/2020 Exclusive: The First Look Inside The Residences At The Tampa EDITION—Forbes

Boutique hotel collection EDITION, founded by Ian Schrager in partnership with Marriott International, has 10 chic hotels around the world with 13 more to be completed by 2023.
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9/18/2020 Hurricane Sally damage in Pensacola, Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, Walton County—Pensacola News Journal

What was the damage like from Hurricane Sally? Flooding, rain and so much water.
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9/15/2020 Reflection, an 18-story condo tower, launches sales in downtown St. Pete—St. Pete Rising

Sales have officially kicked off for a new condominium project planned near Mirror Lake in downtown St. Pete.
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9/11/2020 Palm Beach Biltmore condo headed to ‘pre-foreclosure’ auction with $2.5M starting bid—

On and off the market since 2003, a penthouse at the Palm Beach Biltmore is headed for a private “pre-foreclosure” auction with a minimum bid of $2.5 million, according to the company in charge of the bidding.
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9/11/2020 St. Pete City Council OKs new condos downtown—St. Pete Catalyst

A five-story, 40-unit residential condominium building in downtown St. Petersburg has won approval from the St. Petersburg City Council.
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9/8/2020 Sales for The Julia, a 19-story condo tower, launch in downtown St. Pete—St. Pete Rising

Sales for a new boutique condominium building in downtown St. Pete have launched on a familiar site just two blocks from Beach Drive. Planned for the southwest corner of 4th Avenue North and 1st Street North, the building will be named The Julia.
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9/4/2020 Tampa Multifamily Wrap-Up – August 2020—Multi-Housing News

Tampa Bay saw a moderation of the coronavirus pandemic in August, after new COVID-19 cases had peaked statewide in mid-July.
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9/3/2020 Injecting New Life Into Tampa’s Western Waterfront—Commercial Property Executive

Sitting on 52 acres of formerly industrial land, the $600 million Westshore Marina District project is a master-planned community overlooking one of the largest yacht basins of Tampa Bay, off Westshore and Gandy boulevards and across from St. Petersburg, Fla.
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9/2/2020 Smith & Associates Real Estate Announces Virage Bayshore is Sold Out—GlobeNewswire

Virage Bayshore, a 24-story luxury high-rise tower with a prime South Tampa location on iconic Bayshore Boulevard, announced today that all seventy-one residences have been sold.
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