JACKSONVILLE, FL-The $23-million, all-cash deal involved persistence in getting through to lenders.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL-The Atlanta-based developer pays GE Capital $32.5 million for 510 local units.

TAMPA, FL-MetWest International's first office building makes leasing progress despite the economy.

TransitionsHallelujah, this is my last column for 2009. For good reason, few, if any of us, will regret tearing the last page off of the calendar this…