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What you need to know about Florida today
› Iconic St. Pete motel sells for 11 times what it did in the ‘80s
The price was among the top paid for property along Fourth Street N and reflects its status as one of Tampa Bay’s prime shopping and dining streets. "As far as a retail corridor, that’s basically as good as it gets for us,'' said Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty.
› Miami investor proposes the Jacksonville’s tallest building
A Miami investor is proposing Jacksonville’s first Northbank high-rise in almost 30 years that would tower over Downtown’s tallest buildings. Miami real estate investor Ramon Llorens presented conceptual designs for a 54-story, mixed-use tower at the site of the former Downtown Greyhound terminal to Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer.
› Orlando apartments rent out Airbnb style, targeting tourists instead of tenants
A handful of Orlando apartments are wading into new territory, renting out some of their units not to local tenants, but to tourists. They’re called apart-hotels. It’s a model that’s been allowed in regions of Central Florida for a while but is still somewhat of a novelty.
› Florida-grown startup, RORO.com, makes it easy to ship large assets
The Roll On Roll Off (RORO) Company, a digital freight forwarder, recently launched its new platform, RORO.com, to accelerate global trade of large assets. With access to instant quotes, schedules and bookings, users can save time and money on shipping machinery, automobiles, boats and more.
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