The Harder Hall saga was in day No. 77 of the 120-day due diligence period requested by Calibre Investment Group LLC, according to Scott Noethlich, city administrator. ...more

January 5, 2009

The Sebring City Council voted Tuesday to approve a contract for Harder Hall with Calibre Investment Group LLC, which wants to convert the historic hotel into units for independent living. ...more

October 9, 2008

The Sebring City Council voted Tuesday to approve a contract for Harder Hall with Calibre Investment Group LLC, which wants to convert the historic hotel into units for independent living. ...more

October 8, 2008

An investment group, with plans to convert Harder Hall into an independent living facility, signed a contract to purchase the historic hotel from the City of Sebring. ...more

September 30, 2008

City officials hope to have two signed purchase contracts soon for Harder Hall, but City Council Chairman Bud Whitlock believes the property will never be sold without demolishing the hotel. ...more

September 8, 2008

With one council member voting "no" to the budget, the Sebring City Council approved the city's 2008-09 budget and property tax rate. ...more

September 7, 2008

With one council member voting "no" to the budget, the Sebring City Council approved the city's 2008-09 budget and property tax rate. ...more

September 5, 2008

LITTLE ROCK - Built using a cast-iron facade shipped in pieces from New York, the Capital Hotel opened to great fanfare in 1877, with rooms going for up to $4 a day. ...more

December 16, 2007

SEBRING — Although no one has come forward with a check, potential buyers are still expressing interest in Harder Hall. City Administrator Bob Hoffman said he receives as many as three phone calls a week from investors wanting more information about the historic hotel and 13.6 acres of property on Little Lake Jackson, and the city is not marketing or advertising it. John Joyner, a Sebring resident who previously managed luxury hotels in Miami, said he is interested in a joint venture with some other local investors to restore the hotel and build condos. ...more

December 8, 2007

SEBRING — The due-diligence period on Harder Hall ends Monday, and city officials haven't heard anything to indicate the deal won't move forward. If all goes according to plan, Steve Israel, an investor from New York, will move into the next phase of the purchase. The city has a contract with Israel, who will purchase the hotel for $5.6 million. Assistant City Administrator Scott Noethlich said he has not heard anything that would suggest the buyer would not follow through with the contract. The previous purchaser, Sebring Hospitality Group, backed out of its contract Oct.4, the day before its due diligence was to end. Because the city had a back-up contract with Israel, he became the new buyer of the hotel. Nils Richter, a general contractor representing Israel, did not return phone calls seeking comment before press time. ...more

November 4, 2007