![]() ![]() Regal’s monthly charge accounts were told about the business closing with their final bills, but Mr. I was there making a living and I owned the property.” “The real estate I didn’t plan on selling but they really just wanted the real estate. “It actually became a blessing in disguise,” he said. Aline thinks it was the best time to finally sell his business. While taking his first vacation in seven years, Mr. ![]() An avid motorcyclist, he was attracted to the beautiful weather of Southwest Florida, where he could ride motorcycles yearround. Aline bought the business in 1996, it was called Regal Tire & Wheel. ![]() Aline said, who gave his staff two weeks of severance pay, Christmas bonuses and the opportunity to continue working for the new owners. “That made me feel good that my people weren’t getting kicked out,” Mr. The company already has locations in East Naples, Fort Myers and LaBelle. The clincher was that the buyers, Gator Golf Cars, said Regal’s employees were welcome to stay on with the golf car service center and get paid at the same rate. “They took the equipment and everything and they kind of forced me to retire.” “They bought the property and, basically, I closed the business,” Mr. Sherwood of Naples-based Investment Properties Corp. Aline, co-trustees of the Aline Revocable Trust. for $1.8 million from Joseph and Angela L. 5385 Yahl Street LLC purchased the 7,200 square feet of commercial space at 5385 Yahl St. Regal Tire & Auto closed July 1 when the business and property were sold. “I said if this is the deal this is the deal,” he said. They made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Aline turned down the first two cold offers before accepting a third offer that was more in line with his thinking. Aline, who at first told the prospective buyers and real estate representatives that his business was not for sale. His life revolved around operating an automotive business for half a century - 25 years in New Jersey followed by another 25 years in Naples. This is the first time I’ve been able to go on a vacation and not have to worry about the shop or what problems would be there when I get back.” ![]() Aline, who sold his local automotive business this summer. Q: Do you know what happened to Regal Tire & Auto on Yahl Street?Ī: The longtime owner of Regal Tire & Auto in North Naples sold the business and recently retired, something that didn’t exactly come easy for him, even at the age of 71. The original restaurant building has remained vacant for more than four years. Launched in 1970, the Pewter Mug operated there for nearly 50 years until moving in April 2018 to a newer, larger restaurant space less than 2 miles north in Tamiami Square on U.S. However, as mentioned in one of the questions leading off this week’s column, a “coming soon” sign for a new express car wash already has been posted on the old restaurant site, a 2.26-acre mangrove-encircled property along the Cocohatchee River on the eastern edge of U.S. has not officially closed yet but it’s under contract, according to Investment Properties Corp. Meanwhile, the sale or lease of the former longtime local landmark for the original Pewter Mug at 12300 Tamiami Trail N. 85-acre parcel into a 4,400-square-foot car wash, county records show. A site development plan has been proposed to convert that. in East Naples for $3,925,000 from Utopia Properties LLC. The business is operated by Roger Keaton of RMK of Florida LLC, which recently purchased the 5,076-square-foot commercial building at 3300 Davis Blvd. Snappy, which started with a car wash in Chicago, has two locations in Fort Myers. In early 2015, it became the third location of Joey D’s until it closed on March 8 this spring.Ī car wash has been proposed for the former spot of Joey D’s Italian Restaurant on Davis Boulevard in East Naples. The gas pump canopy became the roof of the outdoor bar and the overhead bay doors were retained to create open-air dining. That corner lot was a service station for about 30 years until it was converted into a full-service restaurant and bar, Augustina’s A Taste of Chicago, in 2012. Snappy Car Wash coming to the former Joey D’s would return that southeast corner of Davis Boulevard and Airport Pulling Road to an automotive use. Paperwork for both separate projects was filed with Collier County Growth Management. The car wash proposed for the former Joey D’s Italian Restaurant & Bar in East Naples looks to be a sure thing, while the one proposed for the original Pewter Mug in North Naples may not be a done deal yet. Is that correct? Seems like such a waste for that location.Ī: Two new car washes have been proposed for two old restaurant spaces in Collier County. Q: I was driving past the old Pewter Mug location and saw a sign saying car wash coming soon. ![]()
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