A Historic Bayshore Home with Ties to the Lykes family, One of Tampa’s Wealthiest Dynasties, is Now For Sale
Thursday, 19 November 2020
An iconic home in South Tampa connected to one of the area’s historic dynasty families is back on the market. Located at 4707 Bayshore Blvd., the home was first built in 1937 by Jack Johnston and his wife, Louise Lee Johnston. “Louise was the daughter of a prominent citrus grower and real estate developer, D.
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Home on South Tampa’s Sunset Park waterfront has sold for $5.45 million
Thursday, 12 November 2020
A mansion on the South Tampa waterfront is the latest in a series of big luxury sales in 2020, clocking in at $5.45 million. The sale of the home at 5157 W San Jose St. closed on Friday, according to the Multiple Listing Service. The sellers, Chunilal and Kanta Shah, paid $1.1 million for the property
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Here are the 25 most expensive Tampa Bay homes sold in 2019
Thursday, 09 January 2020
Proximity to the gulf and bay drove prices for the most in-demand homes into the eight-figure range during 2019. The view of the Gulf of Mexico from the master bedroom of the 19,578-square-foot home in Belleair Shores purchased in January 2019 by Ben and Karla Mallah for $16.5 million, the highest price ever paid for
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USF Coach Charlie Strong buys South Tampa house for $3.2 million
Wednesday, 10 July 2019
Strong came to USF in 2016 from the University of Texas, which had to pay millions to buy out his contract TAMPA — University of South Florida football Coach Charlie Strong has some posh new digs — a nearly 7,000-square-foot waterfront home in South Tampa. Strong and his wife paid $3.2 million this week for
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Vinik-Cascade team reveals district name, details on first phase of development (Rendering)
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
Strategic Property Partners is naming its mixed-use district after the main corridor in its multi-billion-dollar development, hoping to create a signature street and sense of place in Tampa’s urban core. The district will be known as Water Street Tampa, a nod to the rebuilt Water Street that will become the central spine of the urban
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Former St. Pete Beach estate of beer titan August Busch Jr. fetches $5.4 million
Friday, 16 June 2017
ST. PETE BEACH — Nearly a decade and one scrubbed auction after it first hit the market, the former winter home of beer and baseball magnate August A. Busch Jr. sold today for $5.395 million. That is the second highest amount paid for a residentially zoned property in the Tampa Bay area this year. A
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Developers buoyed by sales at Tampa’s new Virage condo tower
Saturday, 10 June 2017
Ascent Development Group Vice President Steve Barber, left, along with Smith & Associates Real Estate Vice President of Real Estate/Development Services Dave Traynor pose for a photograph near a model of Virage Bayshore Wednesday, April 05, 2017 in Tampa. The luxury condominium building features 24 stories with 71 residences. Among other features of the building
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This Tampa Bay beach is No. 1 on Dr. Beach’s Top 10 List
Saturday, 03 June 2017
Siesta Beach in Sarasota County was named the top beach in the country by coastal expert Dr. Beach. Also known as Stephen P. Leatherman, Dr. Beach, a professor at Florida International University, released his 27th annual Top 10 Beach list on Thursday morning. VIEW SLIDESHOW 8 photos People entering Siesta Beach on Siesta Key through
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$6.4M home sold on Tampa waterfront
Thursday, 01 June 2017
A sprawling mansion on the Westshore waterfront has been sold fully furnished for $6.4 million. The Culbreath Isles home at 4942 St. Croix Drive hit the market quietly in July 2016, priced at close to $8 million. The sellers, Harvey and Cheryl Adams, put the home up for sale because they are downsizing. VIEW SLIDESHOW
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