Tampabay: Sale, or foregone foreclosure? They were behind on their mortgage payments. He said he was offering them a way out of trouble. But then he evicted them and made big profits. And they say that was his plan all along. Mary Ella Savage sat down at her dining room table one December day and …
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Retirement community’s new owner says no to condos [South Florida]
Retirement community’s new owner says no to condos [South Florida] Everything’s going condo, it seems, so residents of The Carlisle Palm Beach figured their luxury retirement community was next. Owner HealthTrust America was said to be turning the Carlisle into condominiums, but that was before HealthTrust sold the 310-unit complex near The Ritz Carlton to …
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Apartment project [Central Florida]
Apartment project [Central Florida] New Orange Court to rise downtown Construction is scheduled to start on the site of the former Orange Court Motor Lodge in Orlando. Demolition began Friday as a first step in the development of a $36 million apartment/retail complex on the site of the long-gone Orange Court Motor Lodge in downtown …
On posh Jupiter Island, hurricane threat simply a part of life [Florida]
On posh Jupiter Island, hurricane threat simply a part of life Most snowbirds are gone. There is no bustle of activity on the narrow two-lane road serving as the connection between this enclave of wealth and the Martin County mainland. The only signs of life are an occasional dog-walker, jogger or resident in a golf …
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City’s auction goes online [North Florida]
City’s auction goes online [North Florida] For years, those who wanted delinquent tax certificates waited for the week in May in which they could invade the county courthouse and bid Wall Street-style for those certificates pertaining to properties all over Duval County. The process was the 4-5 day auction in which delinquent tax deeds were …
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Marriott buying Marco Radisson for condos [South Florida]
Marriott buying Marco Radisson for condos Attorneys representing an investment trust have requested permission for resort to be converted to a condo building taller than Marco’s limit of 150 feet The 233-room Radisson Suite Beach Resort on Marco Island has a new owner — Marriott Vacation Club International is buying it for $58 million. Boykin …
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