Monroe & Giordano, 777 S Harbour Island Blvd., Suite 140, Tampa, arranged the following financing: Desert Harbor Manufactured Housing Community, 206 doublewide home site community, 3700 S Ironwood Drive, Apache Junction, Ariz., an earnout loan for $4.7-million; La Casa Blanca Mini Storage, 393 units, 2100 W Baseline Road, Apache Junction, Ariz., $900,000; and Fisherman's Cove Golf & RV Resort, 336 RV sites, 29115 Eichelberger Road, Tavares, $3.125-million.

LIGHTING

Bay Stage Lighting Co. has moved from 310 S MacDill Ave., Tampa, to 4008 W Alva St., Tampa.

ORGANIZATIONS

Goodwill Industries Suncoast Inc., 10596 Gandy Blvd., St. Petersburg, received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization for its employment and community services programs. The following programs received CARF accreditation: career assessment and planning services/vocational evaluation; IMPACT employment services; transitions employment services; SUCCESS supported employment services; adult day training; supported living; Suncoast Residential Training Center; and Suncoast Group Home.

Upper Pinellas Association for Retarded Citizens, 1501 N Belcher Road, Suite 244, Clearwater, announced its accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. UPARC is the only agency serving infants and young children with developmental disabilities in Florida to earn this accreditation.

REAL ESTATE

Cushman & Wakefield of Florida Inc., 1 Tampa City Center, Suite 1900, Tampa, announced the following lease transactions: Beaumont Center LLC to Windward Homes Inc., 7,308 square feet, lease renewal, and 5,628 square feet, expansion lease, Beaumont Business Center, 5439 Beaumont Center Blvd., Suite 1050, Tampa; Liberty Property Limited Partnership, c/o Liberty Property Trust, to the LPA Group Inc., 5,465 square feet, lease, Woodland Corporate Center, 4503 Woodland Corporate Blvd., Suite 400, Tampa; Rocky Point Joint Venture, c/o Trammell Crow Co., to First Consulting Group Inc., 2,288 square feet, lease renewal, Island Center, 2701 N Rocky Point Drive, Suite 525, Tampa; ACP Westshore LLC, c/o Americas Capital Partners, to Verizon Information Services Inc., 16,268 square feet, lease renewal, Westshore Corporate Center, 600 N West Shore Blvd., Suite 1100, Tampa; Palm River JLM Center Ltd. to Florida Envelope Co., 12,000 square feet, lease renewal, Palm River Center, 9208 Palm River Road, Suite 302, Tampa; Hyacinth Properties LP, c/o Devon Properties, to GEAC Computers, 5,162 square feet, lease, Buschwood Office Park I, 3550 Buschwood Park Drive, Suite 270, Tampa; ARA Properties No. 1 Ltd., c/o PLC, to Life Win Inc., 3,280 square feet, lease, Eisenhower Technology Park, 4710 Eisenhower Blvd., Suite C-4, Tampa; First American Bank SSB to Empire Home Services LLC, 32,000 square feet, lease, Eagle Creek Distribution Center, 5260 Eagle Creek Drive, Suite 100, Tampa; Carr-Rubin Associates to Key Financial Corp., 8,720 square feet, lease, 13100 56th Court, Suites 705-706, Clearwater; Tampa City Center Associates to Gray Harris & Robinson P.A., 11,940 square feet, expansion lease, Tampa City Center, 201 N Franklin St., 24th Floor, Tampa; Para-Met Plaza Associates, c/o Insignia ESG, to Ward, Rovell & Van Eepoel, 11,444 square feet, lease renewal, Bank of America Plaza, 101 E Kennedy Blvd., Suite 4100, Tampa; Mack-Metropolitan Ltd., c/o Colliers Arnold, to Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A., 10,229 square feet, expansion lease, One Mack-Cali Center, 501 E Kennedy Blvd., First Floor, Tampa; FBEC-One Urban Centre LP, c/o Lincoln Property Co., to 750 Associates, 5,963 square feet, lease renewal, One Urban Centre, 4830 W Kennedy Blvd., Suite 750, Tampa; Beaumont Center LLC to FleetCor Technologies Inc., 2,288 square fee, expansion lease, 5439 Beaumont Center Blvd., Suite 1024, Tampa; FOA Tampa LLC, c/o Alliance Commercial Partners LLC, to Turtle Software Inc., 6,510 square feet, lease, Mariner Square, 200 S Hoover Blvd., Bldg. 211, Suite 100, Tampa; 2000 Ulmerton Partners Ltd. to Beauty Alliance Inc., 2,570 square feet, expansion lease, and 5,681 square feet, lease renewal, the Tides at Feather Sound, 1901 Ulmerton Road, Suite 250 and 225, Clearwater

DUTTERealty.COM, 2629 McCromick Drive, Clearwater, announced the following sales and lease transactions. Sales: Ernie Meeder to A.H.W. Properties Inc., 42,800 square feet, 8751 Ulmerton Road, Largo, $1.39-million; and Carma Colorado Inc. to Gary G. Halverson Inc., 1 acre, the corner of U.S. 19 N and Coachman Road, $200,000. Leases: Avid Engineering Inc. to Select Properties Inc., 3,179 square feet, 2300 Curlew Road, Palm Harbor.

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