Yearly Archives: 2014

Are They Finally Resurrecting Channelside?

Looks like this Wednesday will be the bankruptcy auction for Channelside. The top 3 contenders are CBP Development (controlled by Tampa Lightning owner Jeff Vinik), Liberty Channelside, LLC (controlled by local real estate investors Santosh Govindaraju and Punit Shah), and the port itself. My guess is that Vinik will win it. He has a need…
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Buying Vacant Land

buying vacant land
What should you look for when buying vacant land? The following are items and questions I ask when searching for land parcels. ZONING What can the land be used for? What is the highest and best use of the property? Residential, mixed-use, commercial, multi-family, industrial, agricultural, etc.  Call the local planning and zoning department for…
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Amazon is Heading to the Tampa Bay Area

Amazon will be opening a 1 million square foot distribution center in Hillsborough County this year, along with a second, similar warehouse in Lakeland. The Hillsborough location will be in the city of Ruskin at I-75 and SR 674, and the second facility will be in Lakeland at 1760 County Line Road. More than 1,000…
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