Notice regarding a civil action for right of way acquisition.

NOTICE TO SHOW CAUSE  AND NOTICE OF SUIT 
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL  CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA   
CIVIL ACTION NO.:  2026-CA-000289 
PARCEL NO.: 113AB 
STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 
Petitioner, vs. 
CDC INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC, A FLORIDA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, SUCCESSOR BY  MERGER TO CDC LAND INVESTMENTS, INC.,  FORMERLY KNOWN AS COLLIER DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FLORIDA CORPORATION;  ET AL,  
Defendants. 
STATE OF FLORIDA TO: 
Metlife Real Estate Lending, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
SERVE: The Corporation Trust Company, as Registered Agent 
1209 Orange Street 
Wilmington, DE 19801 
To all said Defendants who are living, and if any or all Defendants are deceased, the unknown  spouse, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, lienors, or other parties claiming by, through, under,  or  against  any  such  deceased  defendant  or  defendants,  if  alive,  and,  if  dead,  their  unknown  spouse,  heirs,  devisees,  legatees,  grantees,  creditors,  lienors,  or  other  parties  claiming  by,  through,  under,  or  against  any  such  deceased  Defendant  or  Defendants,  and  all  other  parties  having  or  claiming  to  have  any  right,  title,  or  interest  in  and  to  the  property  described  in  the  Petition, to wit: 
F.P. NO. 4175405 
SECTION 03080-000 
STATE ROAD 29 
COLLIER COUNTY 
DESCRIPTION 
PARCEL 113 
ESTATE OR INTEREST TO BE OBTAINED: 
FEE SIMPLE - RIGHT OF WAY 
A) That portion of the southwest 1/4 of Section 28 and those portions of the northwest 1/4 and  the northeast 1/4 of Section 33, all lying in Township 46 South, Range 29 East, Collier County, Florida. Being described as follows: 
Commence at the northwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of said Section 28; thence along the  north line of said southwest 1/4, North 885607 East a distance of 637.74 feet to the survey  baseline of State Road 29 Bypass; thence along said survey baseline South 201536 East a  distance of 396.43 feet; thence North 892128 East a distance of 121.03 feet for a POINT OF  BEGINNING; thence South 201536 East a distance of 450.63 feet to the beginning of a curve  having a radius of 8,836.00 feet; thence along the arc of said curve to the left a distance of  4,646.85 feet through a central angle of 300755 with a chord bearing South 351933 East  and a chord distance of 4,593.48 feet to the end of said curve; thence North 443721 East a  distance of 47.26 feet; thence South 454136 East a distance of 77.03 feet; thence South  441641 West a distance of 269.47 feet to the beginning of a curve having a radius of 9,071.00  feet; thence along the arc of said curve to the right a distance of 2,295.49 feet through a central  angle of 142957 with a chord bearing North 434109 West and a chord distance of 2,289.37  feet to the end of said curve and to the beginning of a curve having a radius of 9,071.00 feet;  thence along the arc of said curve to the right a distance of 1,033.67 feet through a central angle  of 063145 with a chord bearing North 325943 West and a chord distance of 1,033.11 feet  to the end of said curve; thence North 601609 East a distance of 5.00 feet to the beginning of  a curve having a radius of 9,066.00 feet; thence along the arc of said curve to the right a distance  of 1,498.57 feet through a central angle of 092815 with a chord bearing North 245943  West and a chord distance of 1,496.86 feet to the end of said curve; thence North 201536  West a distance of 532.61 feet; thence North 892128 East a distance of 244.17 feet to the  
POINT OF BEGINNING. 
Containing 28.085 acres 
ALSO 
B) Those portions of the northwest 1/4 and the northeast 1/4 of Section 33, Township 46 South, Range 29 East, Collier County, Florida. 
Being described as follows: 
Commence at the northwest corner of the southwest 1/4 of Section 28, Township 46 South, Range 29 East, Collier County, Florida; thence along the north line of said southwest 1/4, North 885607 East a distance of 637.74 feet to the survey baseline of State Road 29 Bypass; thence along said survey baseline South 201536 East a distance of 887.70 feet to the beginning of a curve having a radius of 8,950.00 feet; thence continue along said survey baseline the arc of said curve to the left a distance of 2,499.27 feet through a central angle of 155959 with a chord bearing South 281536 East and a chord distance of 2,491.16 feet to the end of said curve; thence South 534425 West a distance of 121.00 feet to the beginning of a curve having a radius of 9,071.00 feet for a POINT OF BEGINNING; thence along the arc of said curve to the left a distance of 2,295.49 feet through a central angle of 142957 with a chord bearing South 434109 East and a chord distance of 2,289.37 feet to the end of said curve; thence South 441641 West a distance of 209.16 feet to the easterly existing right of way line of Madison Avenue West, also known as Madison Avenue, Newmarket Subdivision (as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 1, Page 104, Public Records of Collier County, Florida); thence along said easterly existingright of way line North 454136 West a distance of 2,292.59 feet; thence North 451204 East a distance of 289.39 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing 10.565 acres 
You are each notified that the Petitioner filed its Petition and its Declaration of Taking in  this Court against you as Defendants, seeking to condemn by eminent domain proceedings the  above described property located in the State of Florida, County of Collier. 
The  Defendants,  and  any  other  persons  claiming  any  interest  in  the  property  described, are notified that the Petitioner will apply to the Honorable James F. Stewart, one  of the Judges of this Court, on the 4th day of May, 2026, at 1:30 oclock, P.M., via Zoom:  
 Zoom ID: 820 195 9326 
 Zoom  Link:  https://zoom.us/j/8201959326?amp_device_id=d65646f9-d1db-44ca-be17-922db1804eba 
for an Order of Taking in this cause.  All Defendants to this suit may request a hearing at the  time and place designated and be heard.  Any defendant failing to file a request for hearing  shall waive any right to object to the Order of Taking.   
AND 
The defendants, and any other persons claiming any interest in the property described, are hereby required to serve written defenses, if any, and request a hearing, if desired, to said Petition on: 
CHRISTOPHER K. VOGEL 
Florida Bar No. 343412 
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL 
STATE OF FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION 
Post Office Box 1249 
Bartow, Florida 33831 
Telephone: (863) 519-2623 
christopher.vogel@dot.state.fl.us 
allison.eldridge@dot.state.fl.us 
on or before the 4th day of April, 2026, and file the originals with the Clerk of this Court on that date,  to  show  cause  what  right,  title,  interest,  or  lien  you  or  any  of  you  have  in  and  to  the property described in the Petition and to show cause, if any you have, why the property should not be condemned  for the uses and purposes set forth in the Petition.   If you fail  to answer, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.  If you fail to request a hearing on the Petition for Order of Taking you shall waive any right to object to said Order of Taking. 
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WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL of said Court on the day of 02/12/2026. 
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT 
(S E A L) BY: Elizabeth Ramirez 
Deputy Clerk 
CHRISTOPHER K. VOGEL 
Florida Bar No. 343412 
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL 
STATE OF FLORIDA 
DEPARTMENT OF  TRANSPORTATION 
Post Office Box 1249 
Bartow, Florida 33831 
Telephone: (863) 519-2623 
christopher.vogel@dot.state.fl.us 
allison.eldridge@dot.state.fl.us 
February 20, 27, 2026	26-00260C