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It’s not quite lottery level buzz, but talk of the tax rewards and business potential of Opportunity Zones has Tampa Bay pros clamoring for answers and angles.

The hallmarks of contemporary interiors —open ceilings, exposed concrete floors and glass-walled spaces — foster a hip and modern mindset for the companies and retailers that inhabit them, but at what cost? Often, the answer is noise — a huge drawback that can and will impact your business.

Without the sound-dampening effects of the acoustical tiles used in drop ceilings and wall-to-wall carpeting and other soft surfaces, ambient noises such as conversations, humming HVAC systems, and moving…

Interior build-outs offer a chance for companies to personalize their office and make their brand come alive. Unfortunately, fad design trends, rising construction costs and shifting standards can make the process intimidating.

A lot of companies have misconceptions and preconceived ideas about the building process, and a lot has changed within this construction space in recent years. Here are five common misconceptions about interior build-outs.

1. You can make design decisions along the way…

A three-bedroom, 2,503-square-foot condominium facing the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston’s Back Bay has been listed for sale $4.485 million.

The condo at 380 Commonwealth Ave. Unit 1 is part of The Residences at the Harvard Club and was built in 1883.

Features include direct elevator access across two levels, a contemporary open dining room, stained hardwood floors, as well as a gas marble fireplace and double-paned bay window in the living room.

The master bedroom features an oversized…

Bloomberg Philanthropies has tapped Boston as one of 20 winners of the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge, a $70 million program that aims to accelerate cities’ efforts to tackle climate change. Boston’s cut of the program is valued at $2.5 million.

The award comes on the heels of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announcing the “Resilient Boston Harbor” initiative, a sweeping plan to protect the city’s 47-mile shoreline ahead of a major environmental disaster.

“We’re serious…

N3rd Street Gamers, the Philadelphia-based operators of an esports venue in the Northern Liberties section of that city for semiprofessional and amateur gamers, unveiled plans to open an esports arena next month in Colorado.

The company is hopeful the 18,000-square-feet area in Lakewood near Denver will attract the largest names in the esports industry to the Rocky Mountain region.

The Localhost Arena — an expansion of the brand N3rd Street uses for its Philadelphia Facility — will also serve…

Home sales aren’t just slumping big in metro Denver, they are dropping across much of Colorado and in what were some of the hottest markets in the country.

Existing home sales in the United States fell 3.4 percent in August from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.15 million. Year-over-year, they are down 4.1 percent, according to an update Friday from the National Association of Realtors.

“A decade’s high mortgage rates are preventing consumers from making quick decisions on home purchases,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist, said in the report.

Those national declines look tame compared to what is going on in states like Colorado, Washington and California. Real estate brokerage Redfin, in a different report, estimates that sales in 50 of the 71 largest metros it tracks are now falling.

“Last year and earlier this year, Seattle, San Jose and Denver were the hottest markets with homes selling in days, not weeks. These metros have now been replaced by Grand Rapids (Mich..

Nike's Jordan brand on Saturday will open a Los Angeles store that gives the fullest picture yet of its emerging bricks-and-mortar strategy.

At a time when consumers are increasingly shopping online, the 25,000-square-foot store, at 620 South Broadway, is designed to get tourists, athletes, high school students and VIPs through the door. Nike is billing the store as a “brand experience,” similar to a SoHo store which Nike considers the “sharpest point” of its retail efforts.

The store features…

At least six new suits have been filed recently.

One of Tampa's signature skyline buildings has been sold for $110 million.

A partnership of Banyan Street Capital and Oaktree Capital Management LP has acquired Tampa City Center, the 38-story office tower connected to the Hilton Tampa Downtown at 201 N. Franklin St.

It is Banyan's third property in Tampa's urban core; the Miami-based firm also owns Bank of America Plaza and Rivergate Tower.

Ernst & Young, Deloitte, Masonite, Morgan & Morgan, FieldCore (a division of GE), CDW and PNC Bank are…