Lutz 7-Eleven up for sale
The 7-Eleven store at 23434 State Road 54 in Lutz is one of 75 stations across the country 7-Eleven Inc., is putting up for sale.
Robbie Radant, a vice president with the company, said 7-Eleven is cutting loose stores like the Lutz one not because it’s underperforming, but because it no longer fits with its overall goals.
“There are many nice sites in this package that simply do not fit 7-Eleven’s current business model,” Radant said in a release. “All of these stores have solid merchandise sales, and should provide good opportunities for the right buyers.”
7-Eleven is looking to part ways with 31 stores in Florida, along with 14 in Virginia, six in Massachusetts and Illinois, three in Texas and two in New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Utah. The company is selling single stores in Arizona, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Vermont.
The Lutz site will not include the 7-Eleven branding, but could include a fuel contract with SEI Fuels Inc., a subsidiary of 7-Eleven, the company said.
7-Eleven has brought in NRC Realty & Capital Advisors of Chicago to conduct the sale, which will accept sealed bids from groups looking to buy single or multiple locations. The bid deadline is July 29.
The Lutz 7-Eleven opened in 1987 with a 3,100-square-foot store along State Road 54 when it was still a two-lane road. It includes a 10-year fuel contract.
For information on the sale, visit NRC.com/1408, or call (800) 747-3342, ext. 1408.
Upcoming ribbon cuttings
Treasure Hands by Tisha will host an open house and ribbon cutting at 15000 Citrus Country Drive, Suite 342, in Dade City on June 5 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
RN Cancer Guides will have an open house and ribbon cutting at 26852 Tanic Drive, Suite 101, in Wesley Chapel, June 6 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Both events are hosted through the Greater Dade City Chamber of Commerce.
To RSVP, call (813) 206-7373, or email .
Arlington at Northwood sold, renamed
A Chicago-based real estate company has bought its second community in the Tampa Bay area, taking over the former Arlington at Northwood, a 312-unit complex in Wesley Chapel.
BES Northwood Fund IX LLC, a company associated with Sherman Residential, finalized its sale of the high-end apartments May 15 for $36.1 million. That is nearly $10 million more than what the community’s previous owner, Protea Northwood Apartments, purchased the complex for in 2006 soon after it was built.
The new owners have brought in a new name for the complex as well, calling it Enclave at Wiregrass, according to the company’s website.
Enclave is considered a Class A apartment complex, meaning that it was built in the last 20 years or so, and comes with a number of luxury-style amenities.
Sherman, on its website, says it’s looking to buy apartment communities that have at least 150 units, comprehensive amenity packages, and strong locations, among other things.
Sherman already owns the Enclave at Tranquility Lake in Riverview, as well as 13 other communities in Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, according to its website.
BES Northwood purchased the property through a $22.5 million loan. It’s located at 1930 Devonwood Drive, just off State Road 56, not far from The Shops at Wiregrass.
This is Pasco County’s largest property sale since August 2012 when Seneca at Cypress Creek was sold for $62.3 million. Units in that Lutz community sold for $138,100 each, while units at the new Enclave sold for $115,700 each.
New team member at tailoring company
Theresa Sparks has joined Sophisticated Tailoring, 18470 U.S. 41 North in Lutz.
Sparks has a bachelor’s degree in fashion design and merchandising from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, graduating summa cum laude.
For more information on the company, visit SophisticatedTailoring.com, or call (813) 785-3177.
PHSC career camps
Pasco-Hernando State College is offering two academic career-themed summer camps designed for middle and early high school students beginning in June.
The camps will be at the school’s New Port Richey campus, 10230 Ridge Road, and will run four half days from Monday through Thursday.
- Business and Technology Careers — Participants can create a new business plan, participate in a mock trial from the viewpoint of a paralegal, and expand the virtual world by creating a miniature version of the Internet, among other activities.
Sessions run from June 23-26 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., or July 14-17 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $90.
- Health Careers — Participants can take on simulations and other hands-on activities related to the school’s paramedic, nursing, dental and radiography programs. They also can become CPR-certified.
Sessions run from June 16-19 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., or July 21-24 from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost is $100.
Each session is limited to the first 12 students to register.
For information, visit PHSC.edu/summercamp, or call (727) 816-3256.
Women-n-Charge sets up June meeting
Women-n-Charge will meet June 27 at 11:30 a.m. at Pebble Creek Country Club, 10550 Regents Park Drive in Tampa.
Cost is $15 for members up to the Tuesday before the meeting, and $18 for everyone else.
Register at Women-n-Charge.com. For information, call (813) 600-9848, or email .
