Williams Automotive Group buys Tampa Honda Land

BUYER: Tampa Bay Automotive LLC (principal: John Williams Jr.), Wesley Chapel
SELLER: Duval Motor Co.
PROPERTY: 11024 N. Florida Ave., Tampa
PRICE: $9 million
PREVIOUS PRICE: $1.05 million, June 1996
LAW FIRM ON DEED: Shutts & Bowen LLP, Orlando

PLANS, DESCRIPTION: Wesley Chapel's Williams Automotive Group purchased the property and business operations of Tampa Honda Land on Florida Avenue from an affiliate of Jacksonville-based Scott-McRae Group. While terms of the business acquisition were not publicly available, the deed reports that it paid $9 million for the dealership's real estate.

The new owner is changing the dealership's name to Tampa Honda.