Multifamily report: 20,000 units headed to three counties in the region

When Larry Premak first learned that a developer was planning to build a hotel on a piece of property he believed impinged on the Harbour Island neighborhood he’d called home for years, he got to work. The former maritime executive and president of Harbour Island’s South Neighborhood Association began...

An Orlando-based homebuilder with an office in Tampa, Park Square Homes, has acquired 25 acres in Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered master-planned community northeast of Fort Myers. The sale price for the site wasn’t disclosed. Park Square Homes, according to a statement, plans to build 242 town homes on the...

The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council has elected new board officers for 2023, with Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh taking over as chair. According to a news release, Largo Mayor Woody Brown will serve as vice chair, while city of Dunedin Commissioner Maureen “Moe” Freaney has been elected secretary and treasurer. St. Petersburg City Council Member Brandi Gabbard is immediate past chair.

In news that surprises no one who’s been following Florida’s housing market the past 12 months, the state’s Realtor’s association says single family home sales in the state fell 18% in 2022. Condominium and town house sales fared no better, falling 21.7% when compared to 2021.

A search for an executive director is officially underway for the Manatee Community Foundation’s board of directors. In the meantime, Jennifer Abbott will serve as the interim in the role. The transition was brought on after the current executive director, Susie Bowie, announced she would be joining the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation as president and CEO.

The Career Pathway Program is going on its second round. Naples-based homebuilder BCB Homes launched the program in 2021 to address labor shortages in the homebuilding industry. Acting as a sort of labor pool, the company brought on four new individuals. “The program teaches participants the fundamentals of the industry...

With more than 25 years of experience on her resume, Sarasota attorney Jennifer Compton is now making room for a new tick under work experience as the new leader of the Shumaker Law Firm. The national firm, which has offices in Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina, promoted Compton...