ORLANDO-Smith Travel Research reports occupancy at some of the larger hotels hit 84.3% on Saturday, March 23, a day before Palm Sunday. That was up from an average 40% among the 113,000 area hotel and motel rooms immediately following 9-11.
ORLANDO-Smith Travel Research reports occupancy at some of the larger hotels hit 84.3% on Saturday, March 23, a day before Palm Sunday. That was up from an average 40% among the 113,000 area hotel and motel rooms immediately following 9-11.
ORLANDO-Industry sources tell GlobeSt.com on condition of anonymity representatives of Chicago-based Equity Residential Properties Trust are inquiring into Jacksonville, FL-based St. Joe Co.'s tentative plans to sell off Arvida Realty Services of Clearwater, FL.
MIAMI-Vacation Ownership Marketing Inc. of suburban West Palm Beach, FL is looking for a president and vice president today to replace departing Braulio Gutierrez and his sister, Patricia Gutierrez. Christopher Astrom, the company's sole director and controlling stockholder, is guiding the firm as acting president.
ORLANDO-Coming off a record fiscal third quarter profit of $66.2 million, the world's largest casual seafood restaurant chain (1,194 stores) names new presidents for Red Lobster and Olive Garden. Exiting presidents Bradley D. Blum and Dick Rivera move into a new vice chairman positions.
ORLANDO-Osceola County commissioners are waiting for the April 15 deadline to see how many national developers are interested in bidding on a $100 million, 500,000-sf convention center. But locally based Xentury City Development Co. says it has the land, funding, partners and know-how to start the job now.
MIAMI-The former president of Coscan Florida and Williams Island Inc. will oversee condominium development in South Florida for the nine-year-old, Coral Gables, FL-based multifamily developer.
MIAMI-The Rahway, NJ-based investor/developer paid $7.04 million or $100.57 per sf for the 87.43%-leased, 70,000-sf Brandywine Centre I in West Palm Beach where Denholtz will establish its regional Florida headquarters.
ORLANDO-The former senior vice president of Clearwater, FL-based Sembler Co is opening a new commercial/residential corridor with Suncoast Crossings, a planned 700-acre venture that will have 1.2 million-sf office and 500,000 sf of retail, restaurants, hotel and single-family/multifamily homes.
ORLANDO-The Syracuse, NY-born industrial broker, wine specialist and professional singer handled the Chicago-based firm's 11-building, 800,000-sf Orlando Central Park portfolio and the 3.4-million-sf Miami International Commerce Center in Miami-Dade County's Airport West submarket.
