Aventon to Build 270-Unit Port Richey Rental Community Florida & Gulf Coast + Gulf Coast + Apartments | May 29, 2026 Florida People & Companies, May 29, 2026 Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Office | May 28, 2026 South Street Acquires 249-Room Miami-Area Hotel Florida & Gulf Coast + Gulf Coast + Hospitality | May 29, 2026 FEATURED STORY Florida & Gulf Coast CRE News In Your Inbox. Sign up for Connect emails to stay informed with CRE stories that are 150 words or less. More Florida & Gulf Coast Stories More Stories Companies achieve great success when aligned around a common goal and brand story. The experts integrated into our team at Connect Creative span every marketing and communications discipline and channel, encompassing skilled graphic designers, public relations leaders, copy writers, content producers, digital wizards, and website developers. 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The … Developer Pitching $60M Osceola County Mixed-Use Project Florida & Gulf Coast + Central Florida + Apartments | May 26, 2026 Atlanta Housing Partners is pitching a $60 million mixed-use development in St. Cloud that would include affordable housing, retail space and a parking garage to the downtown area. The Orlando Business Journal reports the mixed-use project would include 150 affordable housing units across two buildings and 17,643 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. Half the apartments will … Latest Florida Stories Florida People & Companies, May 29, 2026 Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Office | May 28, 2026 Florida People & Companies, May 22, 2026 Florida & Gulf Coast + Florida + Office | May 21, 2026 Connect Conferences: Panel Recap VideosWhether you couldn't make it or just want to revisit the insights, video recordings of all Connect Conferences panel sessions are now available to purchase and view. 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The Property is a 24-story, 249-key full-service condominium hotel with ocean and city views, managed and operated … Aventon to Build 270-Unit Port Richey Rental Community Florida & Gulf Coast + Gulf Coast + Apartments | May 29, 2026 Aventon Companies purchased a 13.58-acre land assemblage in New Port Richey, Fla., to build Aventon Eva, a 270-unit multifamily development. The Little Family sold the property at 8620 Decubellis Road for $5 million. Casey Babb, Shawn Rupp, Mark Eilers and John Ruscigno of Colliers represented the buyer. Aventon Eva will be situated within the approximately … Latest North Florida Stories Blue Ridge Offloads 384-Unit Jax Apartment Community Florida & Gulf Coast + North Florida + Apartments | May 22, 2026 Blue Ridge sold the Reserve at Jacksonville Commons apartment complex in Jacksonville for $54 million. The buyer was Southwood Realty. The Reserve at Jacksonville Commons, which has 384 units, was built in the early 2000s and features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Monthly rents range from $1,215 to $1,595, with sizes from 840 to 1,340 … Related Group Building 25-Story Jax Luxury Rental Community Florida & Gulf Coast + North Florida + Apartments | May 22, 2026 Related Group has broken ground on the Southbank Residences, a 25-story mixed-use development along Jacksonville’s St. Johns River. This $200 million project marks the first new luxury high-rise along the Downtown riverfront in over a decade. Southbank Residences will deliver 395 luxury rental residences across two towers, anchored by a 4,500-square-foot waterfront restaurant and rooftop … Latest South Florida Stories W. Palm Beach Developer Eyeing 25-Story Apartment Tower Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Apartments | May 28, 2026 Developer Jeff Greene is making a pitch to build a 399-unit, mixed-income apartment complex in West Palm Beach. The project would also include 7,557 square feet of retail. The S. Florida Business Journal reports Greene wants to incorporate a pre-fabricated mass timber system. The nearly one-acre site would be at 120 S. Dixie Highway. It … Miami Apartments Trade for $109.9M Florida & Gulf Coast + South Florida + Apartments | May 26, 2026 The 266-unit Avida Aventura apartment complex at 19401 W. Dixie Highway in Miami was acquired by Breevest for nearly $110 million. The seller was Fifield Cos. The firm broke ground on Avida Aventura, its first Miami-Dade County project, in 2022 and completed it in 2024. The project sold for over $400,000 a unit. The South Florida … Latest Stories FromInsurance Investment Outsourcing Hits New Scale: Clearwater AnalyticsPrivate Equity | May 29, 2026The insurance industry is undergoing a substantial transformation, as total assets in outsourced insurance have reached $5.5 trillion, up about $1 trillion year over year, a new survey revealed. That figure represents a 23% increase from last year and a 65% expansion since 2021, according to a newly released survey from Clearwater Analytics with DCS Financial Consulting. As private market exposure continues to grow across the insurance sector, companies are increasingly shifting from internally managed institutions to asset managers and alternative investments. ...San Francisco Pension Adds $110M Real Assets Lending, VCAlternative Assets | May 29, 2026The City and County of San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System has deployed $110 million in new private markets commitments, adding Asia-focused real assets lending and Bay Area venture capital to a portfolio that spans $3.3 billion in private credit and a $10.6 billion private equity program, according to the $40 billion pension’s latest meeting disclosures. ...Bow River Capital Takes Strategic Stake in Go-To-Market Advisory Firm SBIDirect Investment | May 29, 2026SBI has secured a strategic investment from Denver-based private alternative asset manager Bow River Capital, marking the start of a new growth phase centered on talent, technology, and its proprietary growth intelligence platform, SBI Wayforge. The go-to-market advisory firm, known for helping B2B companies align strategy with execution, plans to use the capital to scale ...Partners Group Launches Lower-Leverage PE Total Return StrategyAlternative Assets | May 29, 2026Partners Group has introduced a new private equity offering designed to bridge the gap between income generation and long-term capital appreciation, launching its Total Return Strategy with a focus on lower leverage, high-quality businesses and durable cash flows. The strategy will target companies globally across foundational sectors including industrial manufacturing, distribution, transportation and logistics, healthcare, ...