Rental space LSL
 

this was in this mornings unmentionable paper...

The Villages District government earlier this month inked a deal to rent the office space from the Developer. Beginning in October, the District will pay $9,694.67 per month for base rent for the office space above City Fire. There is also a monthly charge of $5,663.16 for air conditioning reimbursement, elevator use and trash pickup.

now I have no idea the if $9694 and 67 cents cost is the going rate to rent 2nd floor space in LSL.... what I thought was a bit over the top was the $5663 for A/C, trash pick up and ooops I almost forgot elevator use, that is over 1/2 the charge of the rent... what are they using it for meat storage

Good way to wash money? Wonder what the rent is for a store front on main street?

The figures stated in the article are meaningless without the square footage being noted. Had the included that figure you would know the cost per sq. ft. for the lease, the reimbursement is probably and estimate and would be adjusted up or down based on actual use and as far as the elevator it is most likely the cost of maintenance involved. With the information made available there is no way to know if the District got a fair deal or not.

I agree on the rental charge and no sq ft given ... my point was it seemed an excessive charge for the extras.... no where in the article did it say anything about the A/C, trash pick up, and elevator usage being an estimate, it was stated as a "monthly charge" ... hmm.. I wonder how much monthly maintenance in needed on a 2 floor elevator ...

The answers exist. A good starting point would be the next meeting of SLCDD.

Good advice!

For golf reservations. LOL. What deal for developers.

Because it wasn't stated doesn't mean that the Air Conditioning is not going to be adjusted to actuals use based on sq. footage. Again, the article is meaningless as it only states what they want us to know.

Who cares?

Is that the building space that use to be the family's private restaurant?

Thought
 

I thought in one article a couple of weeks ago that the square feet was reported as 1,000?:ho:

Totally depends on the square footage and whether or not they decided they needed the space immediately or not but I'm always suspect when the government doesn't put out to bid anything.

What the?
 

Keep in mind there may be some ordinances that the city may not pay more than so much per square foot and therefore they split the actual rental between the normal amount and all the extras. Remember in commercial renting usually it's square footage plus a certain amount for real estate tax but I really believe that's very ridiculous amount

Florida has some of the best Sunshine laws and we have to do is request it via certified mail to see the contract. You are a citizen and you have rights, use them

I guess I care a little. This amount seems excessive for a suite of offices. I’m wondering if the golf rates will be raised accordingly. Any idea what the rent was on the previous location? I’ve only been here 4 years and this is their 3rd move.

Somehow I presume this was a no-bid contract, and I'm pretty sure nowhere in the monthly meetings was this discussed previously if so it might be against the law but I'm not a lawyer with HOA in the ccds etc

I had to copy and paste what the above poster said. Quotes aren't working this morning.

I agree with this;

"Florida has some of the best Sunshine laws and we have to do is request it via certified mail to see the contract. You are a citizen and you have rights, use them."

I think the OP is looking to show greed from The Developer. My take is that the truth is probably some price in accord with other rentals close by. The District did rent a building in the space adjacent to Laurel Manor Rec Center. Do you know how much was charged for that, OP, and the cost to keep it cool?????

The “unmentionable paper” has to be the best ever.. our primary home newspaper charges $2.50 for daily and $4.00 for Sunday…and should be on 8 1/2 x 11 because not much in it… buy it because of a little news, puzzles and comics… sad to say!

More revenue than 2-3 apartments

Yawn