August 21, 1997 - The 193 room Howard Johnson Lodge located at 21030 US Hwy. 19 North (formerly the Holiday Inn Clearwater Central) in Clearwater, Florida was sold on August 11, 1997.

The seller of the hotel is Mida III of Orlando.

The buyer is Addcam II of Clearwater; contact is Tony Menna at 813-796-0021.

Addcam II intends to convert the hotel to a 150 room Hampton Inn.

The transaction was brokered by Green & Canfield Associates, Ltd, contact is Noah L. Canfield ( email: [email protected] )