{"id":155256,"date":"2026-02-14T05:49:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:49:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155256\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T05:49:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T05:49:21","slug":"foreclosure-complaint-filed-against-elements-on-third-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/155256\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreclosure complaint filed against Elements on Third owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. \u2014 People who live at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elementsonthirdstpete.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Elements on Third<\/a> apartment complex say they&#8217;ve dealt with everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/08\/05\/st--pete-apartment-tenants-face-possible-water-shut-off-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">maintenance issues to a possible water shut-off<\/a> that could&#8217;ve resulted in them needing to find new places to live.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all within the past six months.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a foreclosure complaint\u00a0has been filed against the complex&#8217;s owner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What You Need To Know<\/p>\n<p>Court records show a mortgage lender has filed a complaint for foreclosure against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lurin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lurin Real Estate Holdings<\/a> for a loan it issued for the Elements on Third apartment complex<br \/>\n<br \/>In the complaint, lawyers for BDS IV Mortgage Capital say Lurin failed to make payments starting in August and now owes more than $110 million<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/08\/20\/lurin-utility-bill-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lurin previously came under scrutiny<\/a> when the city of St. Petersburg said a water shut-off at two properties, including Elements, was possible after Lurin failed to pay its utility bills<br \/>\n<br \/>Read previous coverage <a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2025\/08\/21\/st--pete-says-apartment-owner-pays--350k-utility-bill--tenants-won-t-lose-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Am I surprised? No, not really,&#8221; said Boshko Stanisic, an organizer with the St. Petersburg Tenants Union. &#8220;Lurin has been in kind of a financial fall for quite awhile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The complaint was filed on Feb. 6 against Lurin Real Estate Holdings. Lawyers for BDS IV Mortgage Capital claim Lurin failed to make payments on a $110 million loan starting in August.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t know this was an ongoing thing. So, it&#8217;s a little concerning,&#8221; said Elements on Third resident Mitchell Williams.<\/p>\n<p>In the nearly three years Williams has lived at the complex, he&#8217;s seen it go through ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back out at Elements on Third today in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StPetersburg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#StPetersburg<\/a> &#8211; this time because a complaint for foreclosure was filed against the owner, Lurin Real Estate Holdings. Court documents say Lurin stopped making payments on a $110 million loan from its mortgage company in August. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BN9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BN9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pUAQtibIVw\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/pUAQtibIVw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Blazonis (@SarahBlazonis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarahBlazonis\/status\/2021739851473732025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think they were running out of cash or something,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The property started to get a little bit dirty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then, the city said Lurin wasn&#8217;t paying its water bill at Elements and another of its properties, The Morgan Apartments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was a little scary when we were notified that we might be without water and might have to make other accommodations when we&#8217;d been paying for it the whole time,&#8221; Williams said. &#8220;So, that was definitely frustrating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Williams said things started getting better in the fall, with maintenance and amenities being brought up to par. A city spokesperson also said back in August that Lurin paid its outstanding utility balance on the property.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, the BDS is seeking for force Lurin to pay the principal of the loan, plus interest and expenses, in full.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stanisic said he&#8217;s working with residents at The Morgan as they navigate their own <a href=\"https:\/\/baynews9.com\/fl\/tampa\/news\/2026\/01\/23\/st-pete-morgan-takeover-push\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">uncertain situation<\/a>. He said tenants of a property facing foreclosure wouldn&#8217;t necessarily see immediate impacts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of it is just a change in ownership, a little bit of uncertainty,&#8221; he said. &#8220;A new owner, they might purchase the property, they might come in and change up the property manager.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Williams said residents haven&#8217;t been notified of the proceedings or any changes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re happy at the moment, but hopefully nothing goes downhill to where we were a few months ago,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Lurin did not immediately respond to requests for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The complaint says BDS is requesting the court appoint a receiver for Elements on Third. It also asks that the property be sold at a public sale if Lurin doesn&#8217;t pay the debt.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. 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