The acquisition comes at the end of a challenging year for the hospitality industry in Tampa Bay. "To know I'm not going to have a scary landlord come in and put me out of business in a couple of years is just a huge, huge relief," the co-founder of Gigglewaters said.

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Midtown East is under construction on the eastern end of Midtown Tampa.

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Best Real Estate Deals is much bigger than the people and projects it honors: It is an awards event that tells the story of Tampa Bay.

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Pulte Homes played the long game to develop Riverwood, a 992-homesite community in Pasco County.

The sale of a Publix Super Markets Inc.-occupied retail building in Tampa and a child care facility lease topped this year's retail deals.

Tampa Bay's industrial real estate market showed resilience in 2024.

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