Courtyard Apartments in St. Petersburg sold for $1,175,000, according to Bryn D. Merrey, regional manager of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Service Tampa office, which listed the property.

A limited liability company represented by Regan, Carriera and Nicholas Meoli bought the 59-unit property at 2400 15th Ave. S.

"It was a challenging transaction because it was a short sale and the property was only 60 percent occupied,” Carriera said in a release.

BayCare expands

BayCare Health System expanded their occupancy at Colonial Center Bayside II by 13,556 square feet to a total lease of 60,749 square feet.

The health care network will take occupancy of the expanded space in August. The office building is located at 17755-17757 U.S. 19 N in Clearwater.

Clay Wommack of CB Richard Ellis negotiated the lease on behalf of the owner, DRA Advisors/Colonial Properties Trust.

Indian Rocks property sold

A three-unit waterfront residential property in Indian Rocks Beach involved in a four-year-old estate dispute sold for $345,000.

A California investor bought the 3,644-square-foot property, 2411 Bay Blvd., according to The Ross Realty Group Inc. of Clearwater and Prudential Tropical Realty, which represented a court-appointed magistrate selling the property.

Elliott M. Ross estimated the property might have fetched twice as much if it had avoided court and gone on the market before the real estate downturn.

Other sales, leases

• Westchase Commons Office in Tampa sold for $288,000. The Ross Realty Group of Clearwater represented seller Bay Cities Bank in the foreclosure sale of the 2,800 square foot property at 13029 W. Linebaugh Ave. The buyer was Cesar Daou.
• Mattress One  is leasing a 6,000 square feet at 9226 U.S. 19 in Port Richey. Sun Auto Center owns the property. Renee Dyer and Ari Ravi handled the transaction for Prudential Commercial Real Estate.
• J B Property Group LLC has purchased the industrial property at 2950 59th Ave. Dr. E in Bradenton from SCB Florida McBride Return LLC for $510,000. Carl Wise of Preferred Commercial Inc ., represented the buyer and Don Swartz, Wagner Realty, represented the seller in this transaction.

Staff Writer Mark Holan covers commercial real estate, transportation and ports. Reach him at markholan@bizjournals.com 813.342.2468.