5 tips from Tampa insurance institute on how business owners should prepare for a storm
Shutting inside doors can go a long way to keep your building safe. That’s according to new research from the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, a Tampa-based organization that found that closing interior doors can reduce pressure on roofs and help structures stand up to high-wind events. IBHS tested a full-scale, 1,400-square-foot single story home in its laboratory and found that wind entering the home through an open or broken window creates strong upward pressure on the roof.…
Social impact investor takes aim at south St. Pete
An investor with Hollywood and pro-sports backers wants to improve health care in south St. Pete, and make money doing it.
Yzerman sells Davis Islands home to new Lightning player (Photos)
Tampa Bay Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman has sold his Davis Islands mansion — and another Bolt is moving in. Lightning defenseman Daniel Girardi and his wife, Pamela, paid $3 million for Yzerman's home at 44 Martinique Ave., according to a Hillsborough County deed filed Tuesday. A Lightning spokesman declined comment. Girardi signed a two-year, $6 million contract with the Lightning on July 1. Yzerman's home was listed for sale on June 22 and went under contract within 14 days, said…
Tampa Bay adds four new million-dollar neighborhoods
The number of tony Tampa Bay neighborhoods has tripled in the last three years, according to Zillow. The Seattle real estate data firm released a new analysis that shows the number of new million-dollar neighborhoods in the U.S. Zillow defines a million-dollar neighborhood as ZIP codes where 10 percent of homes are worth at least $1 million. In Tampa Bay, there six million-dollar ZIP codes, four of which have been added since 2014: 33606 (South Tampa: Bayshore and Davis Islands, includes Hyde…
2 senators question effects of a reverse mortgage proposal
Reverse mortgages are viewed as crucial pieces in helping an aging population plan for retirement, and new lenders are coming into the market.
Florida’s ‘hidden gem’ for prime homes: Ponte Vedra Beach
In stark contrast to the rundown neighborhoods in the northwest of Jacksonville, Ponte Vedra is among the most expensive areas in north Florida.
These Tampa Bay area ZIP codes have had the most houses sell recently
Which ZIP codes in the Tampa Bay area have been the hottest for home sales recently? American City Business Journals, Tampa Bay Business Journal's parent company, collected home sales data, starting at $250,000, from April 1 to June 30. The Tampa Bay Business Journal then ranked the top ZIP codes in the seven-county by how many sales were recorded in the second quarter of 2017. Check out the slideshow for which ZIP codes saw the most homes sell, as well as the average and sale prices for each ZIP…
A La Carte event pavilion sold to national homebuilder
A La Carte, a popular events venue close to Tampa International Airport and the city's Westshore business district, has been sold to a national homebuilder. Taylor Morrison of Florida Inc. paid $10.5 million for the 15-acre waterfront site, according to a Hillsborough County deed filed this week. Taylor Morrison has three residential communities north of the A La Carte site, off of Sheldon Road. The closing comes more than a year after David Weekley Homes Inc. backed out of plans to buy the A…