Real Estate Briefs (Lee/Collier)
Rinker buys citrus land
in Collier County
Buyer: Rinker Materials West LLC
Seller: Jack M. Berry Inc.
Property: 3883 State Road 29 and 2885 Edwards Grove Road, Collier County
Price: $7.6 million
Attorney on deed: Floyd & Sammons, PA, Winter Haven
Plans, description: Rinker Materials, a West Palm Beach-based building materials company, bought 604 acres of citrus groves from Jack Berry. "We will lease the property back to the citrus grower for at least 10 years," says Paul Brittain, vice president of finance for Rinker's quarries division. However, Brittain says the land could one day be used to mine sand for concrete production.
Assisted living facility
sold as part of restructuring
Buyer: Heron House of Fort Myers LLC
Seller: Horizon Senior Lifestyles III
Property: 9731 Commerce Center Court, Fort Myers
Price: $11 million
Attorney on deed: David A. Bacon, Esq., St. Petersburg
Plans, description: Heron House Management of St. Petersburg transferred ownership of a 120-unit assisted-living facility in Fort Myers among related entities as part of a corporate restructuring, says Kerry Bingaman, the company's chief financial officer. Heron House currently manages five assisted living facilities in the state, including two that it owns.
Builder plans townhomes
in Fort Myers
Buyer: Welcome Homes LLC
Seller: Winkler 11 75 LLC
Property: 4051 Winkler Ave. Extension, Fort Myers
Price: $6.5 million
Law firm on deed: Atlantic Land and Title Co., Boca Raton
Plans, description: South Bay Land and Development, a Naples-based real estate firm, bought 16.5 acres on Winkler Avenue Extension and plans to take it through the building-entitlement process on behalf of an undisclosed national builder. The current plan calls for 200 townhomes, says Clark Pear, managing director of South Bay Land. Pear says he expects the process to take about six months to one year.
Jack Parker Corp. buys
shopping center
Buyer: Parker Promenade LLC
Seller: Michael J. Roach, Trustee
Property: 14680 South Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers
Price: $6.3 million
Attorney on deed: Ronald W. Ritchie, PA, Naples
Plans, description: The Jack Parker Corp. bought a 155,000-square-foot shopping center at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Gladiolus Drive in Fort Myers. The company plans to redo the façade and improve the space. "We're going to give it a facelift," says Kerry Trowbridge, Parker's senior vice president in Fort Myers. The center is fully leased.
Taylor Woodrow to build
luxury townhomes at Mediterra
Buyer: Taylor Woodrow Homes
Seller: Long Bay Partner LLC
Property: Eight acres at Mediterra in Naples
Price: $6.2 million
Title firm on deed: Tarpon Title Services, Bonita Springs
Plans, description: Taylor Woodrow Homes, a British company with North American headquarters in Bradenton, bought eight acres at Mediterra, a Bonita Bay Group residential development in Naples. The site will allow 39 lots for luxury villas with average home prices of about $900,000. "We hope to start construction in April," says Mike Dady, vice president of acquisitions for Taylor Woodrow.
Centerline Homes buys
two parcels in Fort Myers
Buyer: Colonial Treeline Investments LLC
Seller: Steven E. Hithersay, Trustee
Property: 10581 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers
Price: $2.7 million
Previous price: $846,000, June 1989
Attorney on deed: Pavese Law Firm, Fort Myers
Buyer: Colonial Treeline Investments LLC
Seller: Kerry Cameron, Trustee
Property: 14-acre parcel behind 10581 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers
Price: $2.7 million
Previous price: $700,000, December 1991
Attorney on deed: Pavese Law Firm, Fort Myers
Plans, description: Centerline Homes, a Coral Springs-based homebuilder, bought 28.6 acres on Colonial Boulevard in Fort Myers. "We're currently working with the city of Fort Myers on a site plan," says Scott Backman, director of acquisitions and entitlement. Backman declined to talk about plans for the property, except to say that it will be a residential development with some commercial component. He expe