Let’s take a look at everything that’s happening in the Tampa Bay area, what’s coming up in the next few weeks and months, and how Ready Stays is here for your month-to-month rental needs in Tampa.
This Thursday October 6, four hotels in Tampa Bay will hold a fundraiser for Hurricane Ian relief efforts. “Raising the Roof for Hurricane Ian Relief” will see the hotels donate 50% of all sales from their rooftop bars, to the Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida specifically. The event will take place at the Fenway Hotel in Dunedin, the Residence Inn Tampa Wesley Chapel, the Karol Hotel in Clearwater and the Epicurean Hotel in Tampa. Complimentary valet parking will also be on offer.
A resource for entrepreneurs has been launched at the University of Tampa by its Lowth Entrepreneurship Center. The Startup Studio aims to provide a series of sessions for practicing and emerging entrepreneurs, and will focus on helping individuals with personal growth, and developing their skills. The first session, on October 7, will be led by Canadian educator and entrepreneur Alex Bruton, and is titled “Ideation: Exploration and Concept Formation”. Sessions cost $325 each, or $125 for students, educators and members of the military.
Tampa investor Jay Roberts, with his real estate investment and development firm the Prosper Group, will lead on a project that will see 40 high-end houses built in one of the city’s suburbs. The $17 million project is the first deal Prosper has announced, and will eventually see houses worth a starting rate of $575,000 on offer. Work will be split into two phases, with the first phase expected to be finished in late 2023, and the second in early 2024.
A 110,700-square-foot industrial building, due to be built in Pinellas Park, will create 200 jobs when it’s completed. Johnson Development Associates will build the facility on 18.6 acres inside the Gateway Centre Business Park. Construction is expected to be completed sometime next year.
A New York developer is to buy 161 units of a 248-unit condominium in Palm Harbor. Commercial real estate firm Berkadia has organized a loan of $27.69 million for ESG Kullen, who already have 13 properties in the region, including six in Tampa Bay, as well as 7,000 multifamily units in New York, Illinois, Texas and California.
A cybersecurity firm that relocated from Silicon Valley to Tampa last year has hired Tomer Zuker, former Amazon, Microsoft and IBM executive, as chief marketing officer. Zuker was previously the CMO of Nintex Kryon, a startup focusing on robotic process automation, and will now lead marketing efforts at OPSWAT, which specializes in protecting critical network infrastructure. Zuker said in a press release that he is “excited to join OPSWAT as the CMO, overseeing the growth of the company’s global marketing initiatives.”
Two industrial buildings in Clearwater have been sold for $12.85 million. The properties, located at 3939 Airway Circle and 13200 40th St N., were bought by Redfearn Capital, based in Delray Beach. Redfearn owns around 30 properties in Florida, including in Lakeland and Palmetto. Currently occupying the buildings is packaging solutions company SupplyOne.
As efforts are made to rebuild and recover from Hurricane Ian, it’s promising to note that business developments are very much aplenty in Tampa. Whatever the reason for your visit to Tampa, rest assured that Ready Stays are here for all your short-term rental needs.
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