10-4-07 -- St. Pete Times -- "Trump Tower hints at deal--SimDag, the troubled project's developer, has an "agreement" with a N.Y. hedge fund." -- "For the better part of two years, Trump Tower Tampa developers have promised that a financing deal was just around the corner. Now, at the 11th hour, after the condo project has been wracked by lawsuits and delays, developer SimDag LLC is telling potential buyers it may have found a willing lender."

10-03-07 -- St. Pete Times --Trump Tower Tampa says it has loan commitment -- "TAMPA - Long-delayed Trump Tower Tampa, the proposed 52-story downtown luxury condo high-rise on the Hillsborough River, may get the financing it needs to go vertical."

10-03-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower Tampa secures financing" -- "It may rise after all. Left for dead by many in the real estate community months ago, it looks like construction will once again begin on Trump Tower Tampa now that SimDag LLC has received a commitment letter from a yet-to-be-identified New York hedge fund."

9-12-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower builders: 'significant hurdle' cleared" -- "On the surface, it might appear as a delay, but in reality it's significant movement in the effort to build Trump Tower Tampa. Allen Levine and Kathy Rentas, attorneys with Fort Lauderdale-based Becker & Poliakoff who are representing Trump Tower developer SimDag LLC, have jointly filed a motion with attorneys representing New York real estate mogul Donald Trump in U.S. District Court's Middle District of Florida requesting Trump's case against SimDag be delayed 45 days to allow both sides to find a potential solution."

8-31-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower Tampa timeline: 30 months of fits and starts" -- " Jan. 9, 2005: SimDag-RoBEL LLC announces plans for a 52-story Trump Tower Tampa with a $220 million price tag. Feb. 18, 2005: Former professional wrestler Jody Simon and second-season "The Apprentice" winner Kelly Perdew come aboard the project. Donald Trump visits Tampa saying the tower is 98 percent sold and that he expects to break ground "in weeks." "

8-31-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "T-day for Trump Tower Tampa
T is for either "tower" or "turkey" as developer will hear whether financing will propel project forward or he'll be out $20M" -- " TAMPA -- Friday's the day. A phone call from New York will reveal whether Trump Tower Tampa finally rises, or falls into history. Many of the original players -- including Donald Trump, technically -- are gone. Lawsuits have piled up on developer SimDag's doorstep along with construction liens and plenty of negative press."

6-15-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Developers can generate huge revenue by selling naming rights to buildings" -- " A high-rise by any other name is still a sweet moneymaker for Cameron Kuhn. Earlier this year, the Orlando developer revealed that his massive mixed-use project at Orange Avenue and Church Street no longer would be named PremiereTrade Plaza. ..."

6-8-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Lawsuit details $2M change to Trump licensing" -- "Around the same time SimDag LLC executives were conducting the official groundbreaking for Trump Tower Tampa in 2005, they also were renegotiating their licensing deal with the man simply known as "The Donald.""

5-31-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower Tampa penthouse buyer: Where's my $1.2 million?" -- " The buyer of a $6.15 million Trump Tower Tampa penthouse, slated to be an 8,000-square-foot masterpiece, says the $1.2 million he had in escrow can't be found and now he's ready for a fight. "This was going to be the place among places," said Alan Bridges, CEO of GotRack.com warehouse supply superstores in Tampa and Orlando."

5-30-07 -- BayNews 9 -- "More trouble for Trump Tower Tampa" -- "Donald Trump wants no part of Trump Tower Tampa and has ordered developers to stop using his name on the project."

5-30-07 -- St. Pete Times -- "Tampa tower loses Trump" -- "Trump Tower Tampa has lost its biggest asset: the Trump name itself."

5-30-07 -- Orlando Sentinel -- "Trump Tower Tampa bites the dust" -- "The Donald bails! Back in March I wrote a column on this pipe dream, a 52-story condo with prices starting in the million-dollar range. Did anyone really think downtown Tampa could support something like this? The real estate agent told me people would be moving in by mid 2009. I said I’d dive in the Hillsborough River from the top floor if that happened. Looks like my bathing suit stays dry… Maybe next I should offer to jump off Tradition Towers in downtown Orlando if that gets under way this year. But just to play it safe, I’ll reserve the right to wear a parachute...."

3-9-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower managing partner sees no need for redesign" -- "TAMPA -- Cutting costs is something The Related Group of Florida is known to do in construction projects it takes over. And while the $309 million price tag on Trump Tower Tampa is a steep one, new project executive Eric Fordin says the project could come in well below those numbers without having to redesign or cut back on units."

1-12-07 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower Tampa remained big news in 2006 despite delays" -- " Multifamily projects have stalled, insurance and taxes are scaring away buyers, sales are slumping and the foreclosures continue to rise. But despite all that residential real estate news, it was the Trump Tower Tampa project that grabbed the biggest headlines in 2006 for, ironically enough, doing nothing. Construction of the tower really is no further along than it was at the end of 2005."

12-29-06 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump speculation overshadows residential real estate" -- [same as the 1-12-07 article]

12-8-06 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- "Trump Tower Tampa from the buyer's eye view--Some grow weary of having sizeable chunks of cash in play" -- "TAMPA -- Reserving one of Trump Tower Tampa's 190 units meant putting down a deposit higher than the median price of a new single-family home. Many who joined the initial wave of buyers into the $309 million project are confident there will be a 52-story tower bearing Donald Trump's name in downtown Tampa by the end of the decade, but not everyone is so sure."

11-22-06 -- Orlando Busines Journal -- "SimDag sells Trump Tower project to Orlando equity firm" -- "Whether it actually gets built or not, the fate of Trump Tower Tampa is no longer under the control of SimDag LLC. Mirabilis Ventures Inc., an Orlando-based private equity firm, is buying out both Trump Tower Tampa and Clearwater's Antigua Bay Yacht Club..."  

8-22-06 -- Tampa Bay Business Journal -- Trump Tower developer tapped to market Clearwater condos

8-4-06 -- TBBJ -- Trump financing goes circular -- Wanted: $194 million for a "luxury condo tower in the heart of downtown Tampa."

4-4-06 -- SP Times -- Trump Tower already faces hurdles -- The luxury condo high-rise is having to replace its general contractor and faces another hurdle: finding a financier to lend it $200-million.

8-2-05 -- Tampa Tribune -- Trump Tower in Tampa Ups Reservation Price

7-3-05 -- SP Times -- Retail space propping up condo boom
Goodbye blank walls; hello windows and storefronts. Once shunned, retail is becoming part of condos' appeal. "... Trump Tower in Tampa will have a signature restaurant..."

4-25-05 -- TBBJ -- Trump Tower development team puts ruins expert on site

2-25-05 -- SP Times -- Amy Scherzer's diary -- The Donald pulls 'em in

2-19-05 -- Trump in Tampa: Wants to break ground `in weeks' [Will break ground by April or May 2005; Donald Trump says he may be soon be a Tampa resident.]

2-15-05 -- USA Today -- Nice view: Cities of all sizes embracing high-rise living

1-20-05 -- Floridian: Trumpeting Trump Apprentice 2 winner Kelly Perdew discusses his boss, his boss' hair and his new duties as promoter of a pricey condo project in Tampa.

1-31-05 -- Tampa Tribune -- High-Rise Trumps Low-Key

1-14-05 -- Trump Tower. Trump's Big Gamble: Who will pay up? ...Donald Trump's high-priced condos are drawing a lot of interest and support, but some key answers are yet to come. [over the four years between 2000 and 2004 only 12 condos sold for over $1 million in Hillsborough county.]

1-14-05 -- Trump Tower: Who will

1-14-05 -- SP Times -- What's Brewing -- Another Henry B. Plant?

1-11-05 Trump firms up plan to tower over Tampa

1-10-2005 Trump Tower in works for Tampa ... The complex is being developed in a partnership between the Trump Organization and Tampa Bay-area developers SimDag-RoBEL, LLC. In addition to Simon and Howell, SimDag-RoBEL partners include Patrick Sheppard, Frank Dagostino and Robert E. Lyons. ...

1-8-05 Trump Looks at Tampa Tower

3-26-04 Tampa's skyline set to gain new towers

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