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Work underway at Lee project that includes 600 apartments, 190-room hotel
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (165+ words) Construction is underway on the first phase of a new mixed-use development in Estero after the developers secured an $81.5 million construction loan. The unnamed development is at 23281 Lynden Drive, across from the Coconut Point mall. When complete, FRP Development Corp....
324-unit downtown Sarasota apartment complex proposal wins key approval
2+ week, 3+ day ago (588+ words) A proposal to develop an entire block along Fruitville Road in downtown Sarasota where a current bungalow village of small businesses now stands took another step forward with two adjustments unanimously approved by the Sarasota Planning Board. At its Aug....
Pasco County apartment complex under construction sells for $16 million
3+ week, 4+ day ago (224+ words) A 384-unit apartment community under construction in Wesley Chapel has sold to a North Carolina multifamily developer. The 19.44-acre Pasco County property at the southwest corner of State Road 56 and Meadow Pointe Boulevard was bought by the Aventon Cos. for…...
New 228-unit apartment community opens in Lakeland
3+ week, 5+ day ago (261+ words) A new 228-unit apartment complex has opened in Lakeland as developers look to meet growing demand for housing in fast-growing Polk County. Hillpointe, a Winter Park-based real estate development and investment firm, announced Monday the grand opening of Pointe Grand…...