Can you give me a sense of the scale and how they have made this happen with the relatively little fanfare over the years? I dont know what their plan is.. Scientology has been accused of using the information as blackmail. Purchases in the North Marina Area took off in July 2019, three months after the City Council voted to buy the historic North Ward Elementary School across the street from the Seminole ramp and Andrus condo. This is a very interesting report. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Clarification made on CBRE and thank you for pointing that out. Among other things, Ozsan is, according to our source, Trish Duggans money manager. In those cases, four or more parcels purchased together clearly comprised a single piece of real estate. But his offer had a catch. Brian Andrus controls companies that last year bought a marina on N Osceola Avenue and six nearby properties, all bordering a redevelopment project at the citys public boat ramp. The Times described sales as cash transactions when they were paid without a mortgage filed in public records. The city, meanwhile, moved ahead on its now-$84 million Imagine Clearwater project, a plan to transform the city-owned downtown waterfront with an outdoor amphitheater, a garden, bluff walk and plaza. In Florida, limited liability companies that buy property are required to disclose administrative operators but not their owners. The Tampa Bay Times discovered them by reviewing more than 1,000 deeds and business records, then interviewed more than 90 people to reconstruct the circumstances surrounding the transactions. All five City Council members said they doubted the rash of purchases were unrelated. But on the notice filed with Pinellas County for the roof replacement at 801 N Fort Harrison Ave., Andrus signed his name as a manager of the company that owns the building. In January and February 2017, a handful of limited liability companies bought six prime downtown parcels. I would ask that you clarify the reference to CBRE. Tom De Vocht, a former Scientology executive who oversaw the churchs property in Clearwater from 1996 to 2001, said he believes Scientology is responding to the citys efforts by creating a buffer to keep the public away. The church has amassed 60 properties in Pinellas County since arriving in 1975. We don't know if they're just going to continue to squat on them - because they haven't done anything yet. About 72 percent of those properties are tax exempt for religious uses. Limited liability companies managed by Hayes, the attorney whos done work on behalf of the church, bought almost the entire square block directly east of the North Ward school. A lot of them are vacant lots, vacant buildings, empty storefronts. In response to detailed memos summarizing the reporting, the church criticized the Times for portraying its members as mindless robots and for having a preconceived agenda to present every Scientology story in a false and unfavorable light.. Aaron Smith-Levin, a former Sea Org member, said a church ethics officer in 1993 pressured Smith-Levins father-in-law to sell Scientology a downtown property it wanted for expansion. Should we cut my sister out of the family inheritance? Lares declined again when Fischler met him at a restaurant in Pinellas Park for lunch, and once more when she tried in May. Times Staff WritersOct. Copyright 2019 NPR. Even as Scientologys footprint expanded, and nearby Clearwater Beach became one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, downtown businesses struggled to stay open. Mayor George Cretekos listens at a City Council meeting in April 2017 as residents pushed the council to purchase a vacant lot that Scientology also wanted. We reported at that time that a handful of limited liability companies bought about six downtown properties, and Scientology leader David Miscavige had presented a retail plan to two city staff officials. Scientology members fuel another land-buying surge in Clearwater Companies tied to the Church of Scientology paid millions in cash for 45 properties near downtown with no major plans in. NIO's stock slumped toward a 2 1/2-year low, after the China-based EV maker reported a much wider-than-expected loss and revenue that fell short of forecasts. Project Normandy was described in one of hundreds of internal memos Scientology officials exchanged about their plans to infiltrate and control Clearwater. I dont mix my personal business with other areas in my life, said Terri Novitsky, a Scientologist who manages a company that bought two office buildings on Chestnut Street in 2017. Want more of our free, weekly newslettersinyourinbox? Do you own your house? But the promised downtown revival never came. We are an equal opportunity employer and fully EEOC compliant. The Church was unaware of the significant number of properties owned by Scientologists in the Clearwater area and are delighted you provided the information.. Terri Novitsky and Hayes did not return calls and emails requesting comment. I had to make a decision, Bosi said. The Church was unaware of the land purchases? GARCIA-NAVARRO: Explain to me why the paper has a Scientology reporter. Nearly two years after the properties were sold to a company run by two Scientologists, no redevelopment plans have been submitted. And the mayor at the time, Gabe Cazares, really raised the alarm. Visit a quote page and your recently viewed tickers will be displayed here. and last updated 7:53 PM, Oct 21, 2019. Real estate agent David Kerr represented a buyer that paid more than three times what a property was valued by the county property appraiser. Most did not respond or declined to comment. The other side of that is flag is run by the Sea Org, the Scientology's full-time workforce. Howd that go? Yarbrough never learned the buyers identity. Some of the parishioners have a history of working on Scientologys behalf. The downtown and North Marina properties bought by limited liability companies managed or operated by members of Scientology remain on the tax rolls. Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard had written about doing away with governments and replacing them with a Scientology-run society. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email along with 7129 other subscribers. But Scientologist-controlled companies are also sitting on at least 26 vacant lots and 31 empty storefronts and offices. Scientologys survival depends on the preservation of its headquarters in Clearwater. Longtime City Manager Bill Horne said he cant tell whether the church wants the same thing. Reached at their condo, his wife declined to comment. In private meetings with council members, the Scientology leader described a plan for high-end shops, Cleveland Street facade renovations and an entertainment complex involving actor Tom Cruise, Scientologys most famous parishioner. Candidates and Scientologists Emrani, Kintzel and . Typically, when people buy commercial real estate, they move forward with construction or redevelopment. Among them: make Clearwater known as the first Scientology city in the world.. Originally founded in 1955, we are the oldest Scientology Church in Australia. A deserted coin laundry. 2. Good luck on that. City officials are trying to make the area a regional destination for food, drink and entertainment. Holding and president of Graymoss, Inc. [27] The architectural firm HOK was hired to deliver the project. Jim Huestler is the blocks only holdout with a rental home on the northeast corner. Paid in cash. Members have to answer to their ethics officer for any act of disloyalty to Scientologys mission. The analysis did not include residential parcels except in cases where they were bought in conjunction with commercial property or vacant land. We believe it's important to shed light on a powerful institution that's very controversial and plays a big role in our community. He walked away with nothing. All together, 32 companies bought 92 downtown properties since 2017. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. They spent $6.5 million to renovate the public Seminole Boat Ramp, a popular centerpiece seen as a sign of the citys commitment. The hotel has 11 stories and features 220 rooms, three restaurants, a swimming pool and a . Scientologys extraordinary influence over its members has been documented in government investigations and testimony from former parishioners throughout its 65-year history. Recommend. And he was going to build an entertainment complex with Tom Cruise. Thats not happening with almost any of these properties., [ More reaction: What Clearwaters City Council thinks about Scientologys downtown takeover ]. Seventy-one percent of the 60 parcels the Church of Scientology owns under its name in Pinellas County are tax-exempt for religious purposes. They paid $26 million. Agami also signed two more leases on the same block with restaurants owned by people not connected to the church. Amazing Place to Work. It said information in parishioner folders is sacrosanct and claims of blackmail have long since been disproven.. Some have donated millions to the church. (On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Times reported that since 2017, companies run by members of Scientology bought another 86 downtown commercial properties. Osman Ozsan has been a Scientologist since the 1990s. Tracey McManus is a Scientology reporter for the paper, and she joins us now. In 2002, she was listed as an international deputy of a committee tasked with disseminating Scientology doctrine. MCMANUS: Well, our reporting shows that Scientology has a big interest in preserving its downtown campus. In her bombshell 2019 news story Clear Takeover, Tracey McManus revealed that $103 million in Downtown Clearwater land purchases were made by a series of LLC's owned by Scientologists. A Scientology Based Company in Clearwater tried to Hire me and lie to me (VIDEO) So I just moved down to the clearwater area and I'm new to knowing that this is the "mecca" for scientology programs. Riley had no reason to mention that he had worked with Mormons and will now work to communicate with the Scientologists in Clearwater. This reads like deliberately premanufactured PR to us. If this is Trish Duggans money, and Scientologist Osman Ozsan manages her money, then that could very likely make Trish Duggan the Scientologist financier behind the scenes on the Clearwater land purchases. Take away the church footprint, a few condo towers and all buildings owned by the government. 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CLEARWATER An old jewelry store on the corner of Cleveland Street that welcomes visitors to the core of downtown sits empty, unchanged since a company managed by a Church of Scientology. Thirteen were existing tenants when he bought the properties. Please consider supporting us with a tax-deductible donation to the Tampa Bay Times Investigative Fund. And inside those findings was a plan that Scientology operatives had created and written to establish area control. When the council voted to buy the property, the chamber erupted in applause. In summer 2018, Fischler walked into Bob Lees Auto Repair on Park Street to make owner Dennis Bosi an offer. No one from the church dictates to me what to buy, what to sell, what to do.. Since arriving in Clearwater in 1975, the Church of Scientology has purchased 60 properties in Pinellas County under its name. They posted guards wielding billy clubs and mace. 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And the properties cover about 100 acres. Rice said hes been surprised that he has not been approached by brokers trying to buy his 10,000-square-foot building. Church officials used a straw corporation to buy the historic Fort Harrison Hotel and moved in under a fake name. Of the 100 properties bought by parishioner-managed companies near the downtown waterfront from 2017 to 2019, 24 storefronts and buildings remain empty, including a former Walgreens, an old jewelry store and prominent buildings along the North Fort Harrison corridor. After the Times reported the purchases, Miscavige acknowledged the properties were bought for a second revitalization strategy one devised by the church. The church offered $15 million for the parcel. Those six lots were bought in November 2020 by a limited liability company then-managed by an employee of CA South, a Nashville-based real estate firm founded by Megan Epstein and advised by her husband, Stephen Epstein, both members of Scientology. City leaders spent tens of millions improving streets, subsidizing residential projects and hiring consultants. This one is owned by a parishioner who had been featured on the churchs Meet a Scientologist video series. I believe its irrational to buy property and not fully utilize it.. VIDEO: Finally, Scientific Proof that Scientologys Body Thetans Cannot Exist! The report notes that half of these properties have been bought since January 2017 after the organization and the Clearwater City Council presented competing redevelopment projects to the downtown district and its waterfront. Many of their properties weren't listed for sale. City Council member Mark Bunker said although the church is not the official buyer of the downtown and North Marina properties, there is reason to believe Scientology leader David Miscavige is orchestrating the parishioner-operated companies making the acquisitions. The main reason why developers didnt want it was they didnt want to be near the Church of Scientology, Searcy said. And half the sales were for more than double what the properties were valued by the county property appraiser, the Times found. Non-Scientologists who get too close are a threat to the operation, said Mat Pesch, who spent 27 years in the Sea Org and worked as Flags treasury secretary before defecting in 2005. Its a business, Pesch said. Hes encouraged by city investments in the boat ramp and North Ward Elementary, and holds out hope that the undeveloped lots and dilapidated homes will be replaced with something vibrant. But David Kerr, a local real estate agent and parishioner, walked in one day with an offer. He owns Stonebridge Real Estate and served as president of the Florida Gulfcoast Commercial Association of Realtors in 2017. The Church of Scientology acquired the building in 2017 as part of its downtown redevelopment plan. He told Fischler that before Scientology bought the Fort Harrison Hotel in 1975 he worked there as a busboy. In San Diego, Taylor Guitars and Deering Banjo Company. Philip Kirkpatrick, Clearwaters senior economic development coordinator, said Stephen Epstein spoke with city officials in December about a potential commercial and multifamily project on the site. Huestler said broker Terri Novitsky calls him every now and again to see if hed be interested in selling. It set aside $10 million for secret real estate purchases in Clearwater. The lack of action from Scientology-tied buyers has precedent. A for-lease sign sits in long-vacant retail space at The SkyView condo tower, owned by Scientologist and developer Moises Agami. Many of the properties werent on the market. She said, Well, well have to invite you down for dinner, he recalled. They keep their operations going. The Fort Harrison Hotel serves as the flagship building of the Flag Land Base, the Church of Scientology's spiritual headquarters in Clearwater, Florida, US.It is owned and operated by the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization, Inc., a subsidiary of the Church of Scientology International.. In the world of poker this is called a tell. They have completed courses and spiritual counseling that can cost tens of thousands of dollars. The church has shed no light on its plans. Most of the sales have not previously been reported. After FBI raids uncovered the infiltrations, city officials launched their own investigations. Once we dug into the data and pulled records, we found that LLCs tied to the Church of Scientology had bought about 100 properties. Be informed that their owners are local Scientologists who support the abuses of Scientology leader David Miscavige. Leading up to the waterfront, 22 of the first 33 buildings now have ties to Scientology. A broker is trying to buy the building Peter and Emily Lares have owned for decades. More interesting is that the 15 parcels of land Riley plans acquire in Clearwater are owned by Scientologists. Letsgetstarted. Everyone in KnowBe4 knows I'm a (proud) Scientologist. Whats more, the Times found a Scientology magazine from the 1990s that listed goals for the new millennium. The family of Moises Agami, a developer whose companies bought 20 storefronts and a parking lot last year, has donated at least $10 million. Real estate agent Daphna Fischler, a Scientologist, called and showed up to the shop a handful of times in mid-2018. All 45 North Marina properties were purchased by companies managed or operated by two longtime members of Scientology: Steven Hayes, an attorney who has done legal work on behalf of church related organizations for more than two decades, and Norm Novitsky, a businessperson who has donated at least $5 million to Scientology. Agami, the developer whose family gave $10 million, leased a storefront to a non-Scientologist that has become a successful restaurant since opening in 2017. When the city was considering buying the aquariums lot, Miscavige threatened to stop communicating until the 2020 election, when term limits would force most of the council out of office. On Sept. 7, Epsteins employee was removed from the corporate filings of the company that own the land. The goal was to capture the area immediately surrounding both Scientologys headquarters, City Hall and the city-owned waterfront. The origin story for the CB in CBRE does come from Coldwell Banker, but that was a very long time ago. Flag is what they call it, and it's the international spiritual headquarters of the church. All they did was act like children and make crude sex/homophobic/racial jokes about being raped, gangbanged, etc. MCMANUS: Brokers representing these companies were approaching downtown property owners. 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