After 20 Years, Rooms With a View [Southern California] Downtown’s Longtime Laughingstock High-Rise, 1100 Wilshire, Is Reborn As a Condo Complex Like an ugly duckling in its awkward teenage years, the triangular glass skyscraper at 1100 Wilshire has stuck out since it was built in 1986 as an office building. It’s been called names, and …
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Future of Vista Meadows Golf Course up in air [South Florida]
Future of Vista Meadows Golf Course up in air [South Florida] Residents who live along the Vista Meadows Golf Course are wondering about the course’s future after it was sold at a foreclosure auction Thursday to a company that intends to resell the property. A previous owner of the course said he believes it may …
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Deputies warn to beware of old scam with new twist [Central Florida]
Deputies warn to beware of old scam with new twist [Central Florida] Collier County officials have a warning for anyone in Southwest Florida trying to find the perfect renter because con artists using an old scam with a new twist may be targeting you. It all involves bogus checks that are complete with the logos …
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Failed loan by ex-Husani partner threatens one bank’s bottom line
Failed loan by ex-Husani partner threatens one bank’s bottom line Michael Tringali borrowed $83 million from seven banks The second largest Florida-based bank could be writing off nearly 15 percent of its annual profits because of fallout from a loan to Neil Mohamad Husani’s former business partner, Michael Tringali. BankAtlantic Bancorp, a Fort Lauderdale-based bank …
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Bills to tackle ground rents [Baltimore]
Bills to tackle ground rents [Baltimore] Several state legislators said yesterday that they are drafting legislation to change Maryland’s arcane ground rent system, including bills to prevent homes from being seized over missed rent payments and to ban the creation of new land leases. “We’re just going to do what we did with flipping and …
Trailer park windfall: $510 million for Briny Breezes [South Florida]
Trailer park windfall: $510 million for Briny Breezes [South Florida] A link to South Florida’s past saw the future Tuesday: It’s big and splashy and comes with a lot of zeroes. And, if shareholders in this oceanfront mobile home park give their blessing, a Boca Raton developer they’d already spurned once will buy their town, …
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