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Modern makeover will suit old ‘Patio’ location to a tee

The stodgy old Patio Restaurant building at U.S. 1 and 11th Avenue is on the verge of a ...

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Riverfront (yes, not oceanfront) property listed for $25 million

Vero’s continuing ascent into the real estate stratosphere was illustrated anew last month when a riverfront development tract ...

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Good news, buyers: Housing inventory increase bringing island real estate market into balance

Housing supply and demand on the barrier island have bounced back into better balance as the real estate ...

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Premier Estate Properties adds six agents to Vero office

Premier Estate Properties Vero office grew rapidly over the summer as company co-owners Joseph Liguori, Gerard Liguori and ...

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ORCA making Vero Beach its new headquarters

After searching for more than a year, sometimes desperately, the Ocean Research and Conservation Association has found a ...

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Lofty ambition: Customized storage units will also come with ‘ultra-luxury condos’

First came the high-end storage units, where buyers could keep their classic cars and luxury “toys.” Then came ...

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Number of homes listed for sale on island rising — slightly

The number of single-family homes for sale on the island has more than doubled in the past couple ...

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Mixed-use village proposed for 5th Avenue property just north of Vero’s Miracle Mile

Commercial real estate broker Keith Kite was excited last month when he picked up the listing for 2300 ...

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Mueller Campus president Casey Lunceford retiring – sort of

Indian River State College campus president and trombonist Casey Lunceford is retiring at the end of August – ...

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Pelican Island Audubon Society hires executive director

Indian River County’s oldest and most active environmental organization has hired its first executive director with the aim ...

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Bill Penney elected chairman of the Florida Bankers Association

Vero Beach got another feather in its cap in last month when Marine Bank & Trust president and ...

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Might a boutique hotel rise incorporating Big Blue?

Good news for people who want to see Vero Beach upgraded with a world-class, mixed-use redevelopment project on ...