Sarasota, Florida – April 1, 2010 –

Thomas D. Wood and Company, a Strategic Alliance Mortgage LLC
member, secured financing in the amount of $2,800,000 for Pike Center @ 316 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Brad Cox, CCIM, CPM, Company Senior Vice President, financed Pike Center @ 316 through Thomas D. Wood and Company’s correspondent relationship with The Standard Life Insurance Company in the amount of $2,800,000.  The partial-recourse loan has a term of seven years, based on a 21-year amortization and an interest rate of 6.55%.  The loan-to-value is 48%.  The 93,992 square-foot industrial complex was built in 1988 and 1996, and is home to major tenant Shorter College and G/R/N Community Services.  Pike Center @ 316 is located at 575, 585 and 595 Old Norcross Road, Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Thomas D. Wood and Company is an independently owned, leading commercial mortgage banking firm in the southeast.  Thomas D. Wood and Company has correspondent relationships with fourteen major life insurance  companies, and is also a member of the Strategic Alliance Mortgage (SAM), a unique company consisting of 20 members who are all individually owned, commercial real estate investment banking/mortgage banking firms located throughout the United States.  Thomas D. Wood and Company’s servicing portfolio is now approaching one billion dollars.  This servicing portfolio consists of long-term mortgages on a variety of  commercial properties located throughout the state of Florida.  These properties include: Retail, Industrial, Office, Senior Housing  Communities, Self-storage, Apartments, Warehouses, Hotels and Mobile Home Parks.  Thomas D. Wood and Company’s corporate office is located at 95 Merrick Way, Suite 360, Coral Gables, Florida 33134, with branch  offices located at 1215 Louisiana Avenue, Suite 100,  Winter Park, Florida 32789, 7349 Professional Parkway East, Sarasota, Florida 34240, and 1000 Corporate Dr., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33334.   The website may be accessed through www.tdwood.com.    

Brad Cox, CCIM, CPM      (941) 552-9731       bcox@tdwood.com

Jessica Kinnee                 (407) 937-0470       jkinnee@tdwood.com

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