Harold Bubil, Herald-Tribune

Harold Bubil

Herald-Tribune

Sarasota, FL, United States

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Past articles by Harold:

Rent or buy, prices steep in Apogee (2007, Miami Beach)

A penthouse in this upscale condo tower was listed for $65M in 2016. It was the most expensive condo listing to date in Florida. (It didn’t sell.) → Read More

‘Sails’ give Sarasota’s Palm Ave. garage cachet (2010, Sarasota)

Sarasota parking structure, designed to withstand hurricanes, has won design awards from architectural and engineering associations. → Read More

Florida Buildings I Love: No. 101: Frances Langford Promenade, 1928, Lakeland

The structure was built in the 1920s, and named in 1948 for a famous daughter of Lakeland: Actor, singer and USO entertainer Frances Langford. → Read More

Florida Buildings I Love: No. 96: Riverplace Tower, 1967, Jacksonville

The building, once the tallest in Florida, has a gleaming exterior of pre-cast, post-tensioned beams that seem to wrap around it like fingers. → Read More

Florida Buildings I Love: No. 95: Revere Quality House, 1948, Siesta Key

100 Ogden Lane. Paul Rudolph, architect. 2007 restoration and addition by Guy Peterson, FAIA. National Register of Historic Places → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 85: Elling Eide Center, 2016, Sarasota

The Elling Eide Center, a private research archive and preserve, sits on 70 acres facing Little Sarasota Bay that has been owned by the Eide family since the 1930s. → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE by HAROLD BUBIL: No. 84: Brickell Arch, 2004, Miami

This 505-foot-tall mixed-use building is nowhere near the tallest tower in Miami, but it is among the most beautiful and distinctive. → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 83: IST Building at Florida Poly, 2014, Polk County

Santiago Calatrava designed Florida Polytechnic University’s 162,000-square-foot Innovation, Science and Technology building. → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 82: Freedom Tower, 1925, Miami

Freedom Tower was built in 1925 as the Miami News and Metropolis Building at the height of the Florida Land Boom. → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 81: Warm Mineral Springs Motel, 1958, Sarasota County

Designed by Victor Lundy, the Warm Mineral Springs Motel is one of the most memorable of Florida's special buildings. → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 80: Old Lee County Courthouse, 1915, Fort Myers

2120 Main St. Francis J. Kennard, architect. National Register of Historic Places, 1989 → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 78: Venice Beach Pavilion, 1964, Venice

101 The Esplanade. Cyril Tucker, architect; William Lindh, engineer → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 77: Nokomis Beach Plaza, 1955, Casey Key

100 Casey Key Road. Jack West, architect. Restored 2008. National Register of Historic Places, 2013. Also known as the Nokomis Beach Pavilion → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 76: Aquadisia, 1999, Siesta Key

7712 Sanderling Road. Guy Peterson, FAIA, architect → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 75: Castillo de San Marcos, 1695, St. Augustine

1 S. Castillo Drive, Ignacio Daza, engineer and designer. U.S. National Register of Historic Places (1966). U.S. National Monument (1924) → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 74: Chinese Compound Village, 1927, Coral Gables

Riviera Drive at Castania Avenue. William Killam Murphy, architect → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 73: Open-Air Post Office, 1917, St. Petersburg

76 Fourth Street N. Design: Postmaster Roy Hanna; architect George Stuart. National Register of Historic Places → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 72: Cocoon House, 1950, Siesta Key

3575 Bayou Louise Lane. Ralph Twitchell and Paul Rudolph, architects → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 71: St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sarasota

2256 Bahia Vista St. (three buildings). Victor Lundy, FAIA, architect. → Read More

FLORIDA BUILDINGS I LOVE: No. 70: Comfort Station No. 1, 1927, St. Petersburg

300 Second Ave. NE. Henry Taylor, architect. → Read More