Regional Digests

Tampa Bay Business JournalConstruction is scheduled for July on South Shore Corporate Park, a 400-acre property in suburban Tampa Bay. The property near Interstate 75 and state Road 674 in Hillsborough County, Fla., is scheduled to be completed in 2015....

Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired Shoppers' World, a 166,200-square-foot retail center in Charlottesville, Va. The Rockville, Md., retail REIT plans to re-develop and re-tenant the facility along Route 29, which is anchored by Whole Foods, Advance Auto and Staples...

The Advocate (Baton Rouge)Demolition has begun on the old Plantation Inn, a 174-room hotel in Baton Rouge, La. The property at Airline Highway and Bluebonnet Boulevard is owned by New Orleans real estate investor Darren Aschaffenburg, who paid $4.3 million...

New York ObserverWestbrook Partners acquired 17 multifamily buildings with 249 units in Manhattan's East Village for $97.5 million from Extell Development. Extell acquired the portfolio in early 2006 for $72 million. The portfolio includes nine buildings on or just off...

Idaho StatesmanThe Hosac Co. is building the CitySide Lofts, a 77-unit condominium project in downtown Boise, Idaho. The project will be constructed at the southeast corner of 13th and Myrtle streets. Units will start at about $220,000 with the most...

Orlando Business JournalFeltrim Developments U.S. Inc. of Davenport, Fla., says it will build a 400,000-square-foot industrial park in the Orlando, Fla., suburb of Haines City, Fla. The $33 million project off County Road 544 will consist of industrial, office and...

Washington PostA convention center and hotel slated to open next year in greater Washington, D.C., is already disrupting the district's overall hotel market. The 2,000-room Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, being developed and built by Gaylord Hotels of Nashville,...

Cincinnati Enquirer Western & Southern Financial Group Inc. has proposed constructing a 720,000-square-foot office building in downtown Cincinnati. The Cincinnati development firm is trying to pre-lease the building before construction starts. Initially, the tower was to have 37 floors, but...

Tampa Bay Business JournalConstruction is scheduled for July on South Shore Corporate Park, a 400-acre property in suburban Tampa Bay. The property near Interstate 75 and state Road 674 in Hillsborough County, Fla., is scheduled to be completed in 2015....

Federal Realty Investment Trust has acquired Shoppers' World, a 166,200-square-foot retail center in Charlottesville, Va. The Rockville, Md., retail REIT plans to re-develop and re-tenant the facility along Route 29, which is anchored by Whole Foods, Advance Auto and Staples...