Miami

ORLANDO-The 400 members of Teamsters Local 385 are pinning their hopes on a federal mediator to determine if a new three-year contract that doesn't guarantee a 40-hour work week is legal. The workers say they will strike without a contract.

ORLANDO-The vacation rentals and timeshare booking service is adding 498 condominium units to its management/marketing portfolio with the signing of Maesbury Homes Inc.'s 116 rental condos on Lake Davenport. The value of the contract wasn't disclosed.

TAMPA, FL-Steve Green of Green Realty Management, White Plains, NY, paid Howard Shiffman of Davna Investments, Largo, FL, $5.6 million in an all-cash deal for the 92%-occupied, 188-unit Ashley Square Apartments, 5505 N. Hines St., Tampa.

MIAMI-The Coral Gables, FL-based commercial and residential developer has named Tom Gillette regional manager to handle day-to-day operations and manage the company's 1,100-acre Bartram Springs residential project at Phillips Highway (U.S. 1) and Racetrack Road in Duval County.

MIAMI-The locally based telecommunications management and real estate company lost $33.9 million in the first nine months of 2001 compared to a loss of $32.2 million in the same 2000 period. Third-quarter Data Center revenue is up 72% to $700,000 from $400,000 in the same 2000 period.

MIAMI-The New York developer and the Sunny Isles Beach, FL father-son team plan to break ground Feb. 9 on Trump Palace, a 47-story, 267-unit luxury condominium tower--the second of a three-phased, 972-unit venture along Miami Beach called Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences.