2 Venice Publix-anchored shopping centers sold
2 Venice Publix-anchored shopping centers sold
The retail centers represent Blackstone's latest foray into Southwest Florida. In May 2007, the firm spent $ 65 million to acquire the Hyatt Sarasota hotel, and subsequently invested roughly $ 20 million more into the 294-room property. …
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Burns: Florida offers a peek at the nation's future
The goal of this indulgent experiment is to answer a few questions: Can Florida replace our easy and much-loved Mexico, the one lost to the drug cartel wars? Does the Florida real estate market tell us anything about the national market? …
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Officials try to keep south Fla.'s lush seaside life above the tide
In Florida, local officials have agreed on the prospect of 9 inches to 2 feet of possible rise by 2060. Combined with storm surges, the numbers raise the prospect of parts of south Florida's prime tourism strip of real estate turning into a part-time …
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With book, bright spotlight on Venice
John Nolen's 1926 plan for Venice was conceived for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, who bought the Albee land holdings with the intent of capitalizing on the Florida real estate boom by developing a new city. The timing was bad, …
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