The former Wachovia bank building in downtown Sebring has a few weeks to go until its renovation into an office center is complete.
The Blackmon family, who is also renovating/restoring Harder Hall, acquired the building at 228 N. Ridgewood Drive in January 2024 from the Sebring Community Redevelopment Agency.
“It looks great. At this point, it is a new building,” Robert Blackmon said Monday to the CRA Board. Drywall, all new ducting, new electric and plumbing, all new interior glass, and a new elevator have been installed. The exterior was painted twice.
The CRA Board unanimously approved updates on the original agreement between the CRA and the Blackmon family for the property at 228 N. Ridgewood Drive: the use of the building was changed to “all commercial,” a previously agreed incentive, from the CRA to the Blackmon family, in the amount of $600,000 and a completion date of July 31, 2026.