Here’s a new twist on crowd funding - raising money to buy two Tampa Bay office buildings

ST. PETERSBURG — You’ve probably heard of crowd funding as way to raise money for medical bills, emergency housing or a trip to a big event by the local high school band. But how about to buy an office building?

Feldman Equities recently did just that, using money from multiple investors to help finance its $18.2 million purchase of Castille at Carillon. The Tampa-based company went through the CrowdStreet Markeplace, a crowd-funding platform, to acquire the two buildings in the Carillon Office Park in Pinellas County’s Gateway area.