How Real Estate Is Adjusting to Our Changing Moral Compass

In a sign of the changing times and an increased focus on tenant needs, large landlords are striving to attract and retain tenants by offering an array of perks inside their new and existing builds—such as cocktail bars and wine lockers. At the same time, we seem to...

Lemon Avenue project to begin next week

The city is undertaking a seven-month effort to redesign a downtown street and park. Construction on a Lemon Avenue streetscape project is set to begin Monday, a process expected to continue through December as the city invests $3.5 million into redesigning the...

EPOCH, a New Condo Building, Breaks Ground in Downtown Sarasota

Seaward Development broke ground on EPOCH, a boutique condominium community of 23 residences located between South Palm and Gulfstream avenues in downtown Sarasota. Seaward Development principals Patrick DiPinto and David Hargreaves held an official groundbreaking...

Opportunity Zones VS 1031 Exchanges

The new program offers another route to postpone or eliminate taxable gains. While the tax benefits of Section 1031 exchanges in commercial real estate are well-known to most real estate professionals, the new qualified opportunity zone program now offers another...