Ableauctions Obtains Development Permit and $11.7 Million Credit Facility for Investment Property.COQUITLAM, British Columbia This article is about Coquitlam, British Columbia. For the adjacent city of Port Coquitlam, see Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. For a discussion of the "Tri-Cities" municipalities, see Tri-Cities (British Columbia). -- Ableauctions.com (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange :AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. ) announced today that it has obtained a development permit from the City of Surrey and a credit facility from the Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money. for the development of its proposed condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. project in Surrey. The amount of the credit facility is $11.7 million. The Company estimates that the total cost to develop the property will be approximately $17.2 million, which includes land, soft costs, construction and financing. The project is located at 9655 King George King George has referred to many kings throughout history. When used, by Americans, without further reference it most often means George III of the United Kingdom, against whom the Whigs of the American Revolution rebelled. Highway. The Company acquired the 1.46 acre property in August 2005 for $1,270,000. The project consists of a retail facility of approximately 4,300 square feet and a residential complex of approximately 80,000 square feet which will consist of 111 condominiums. The Company has presold presold Of, relating to, or being a new security issue that is sold out before all the specifics of the issue have been announced. In the case of a bond issue, this term usually means that sufficient orders for the issue have been placed before announcement all of the condominiums and has placed approximately $2.14 million in deposits into a trust account with Macdonald Realty Macdonald Realty is a Canadian real estate brokerage firm with both Corporate and Franchise offices. It is currently one of the largest Independent Brokerage Firms in Western Canada with over 700 Agents in British Columbia and Alberta. Ltd. If the Company is successful in selling all of the condominiums, it expects to receive sale proceeds of approximately $22.4 million. The estimated date for issuance of the building permit from the City of Surrey and the start of construction is August 15, 2007. The estimated date of completion is March 15, 2009. Under the terms of the credit facility issued by the Royal Bank of Canada, the borrower, Axion ax·i·on n. A hypothetical boson having no charge or spin and small mass, proposed to explain the existence of certain symmetries of the strong nuclear force. [axi(al) + -on1.] Investment Corporation, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , is required to spend approximately $3.92 million on the project. To date it has spent approximately $3.5 million. The credit facility is secured by guarantees from Axion Investment Corporation and Ableauctions.com Inc. and with the property. The advances will accrue interest at the rate of prime plus .50%. The credit facility is conditioned upon a number of requirements, including appraisal of the project, an environmental report, a soils report, confirmation of permits and approvals, engagement of a project monitor, schedule of pre-sales contracts, insurance, fixed price contracts for at least 80% of the project hard construction costs, and other requirements that the bank may reasonably require. If the development is suspended for any reason, including but not limited to the Company's inability to obtain financing or permits, it will not be able to recover all of its expenses. There can be no assurance that the development will be successful or that developing the property in this manner will increase, or even maintain, its value. About Ableauctions.com Ableauctions.com Inc. (AMEX "aac") is a high-tech liquidator Liquidator Person appointed by an unsecured creditor in the United Kingdom to oversee the sale of an insolvent firm's assets and the repayment of its debts. and on-line auction facilitator that operates the domains iCollector.com, Naalive.com and Unlimited Closeouts.com. As an on-line auction facilitator, the Company, with the experience of over 3,000 auctions, has developed state-of-the-art technology to broadcast auctions over the Internet (www.ableauctions.com/technology) and currently provides the technology and related services to auction houses, enabling them to broadcast auctions over the Internet. The Company broadcasts business and industrial auctions over the Internet for auctioneers and members of the National Auctioneers Association The National Auctioneers Association (NAA) is a group of auctioneers, auction businesses and related companies that seeks to promote the auction method of marketing and the practice of auctioneering in the United States The NAA is an interest group.. (NAA NAA Nomina Anatomica Avium. ) and art, antique and collectible auctions for numerous galleries and auction houses around the world through eBay Live Auctions. As a liquidator, the Company, through Unlimited Closeouts, purchases overstocks, order cancellations and discontinued products from major manufacturers and importers, then sells the merchandise to major retail chains, other resellers or the public. For a comprehensive Corporate Update and prior releases, visit www.ableauctions.com. For more information, contact Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. at investorrelations@ableauctions.com This press release contains forward-looking statements, particularly as related to, among other things, the business plans of the Company, statements relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc goals, plans and projections regarding the Company's financial position and the Company's business strategy. The words or phrases "would be," "will allow," "intends to," "may result," "are expected to," "will continue," "anticipates," "expects," "estimate," "project," "indicate," "could," "potentially," "should," "believe," "considers" or similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking statements." Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, involve known and unknown risks, a reliance on third parties for information, transactions that may be cancelled, and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements, or developments in the industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from anticipated results include risks and uncertainties related to the performance of our staff, loss of management personnel, an inability to obtain financing as and when we need it, competition from other businesses, our ability to implement or manage our expansion strategy, general economic conditions, zoning approvals and permits, delays during construction, labor disputes, increasing materials costs, real estate market decline, and other factors that are detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and on documents we file from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Statements made herein are as of the date of this press release and should not be relied upon as of any subsequent date. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on such statements. The Company does not undertake, and the Company specifically disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking statements to reflect occurrences, developments, unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statement. E.&O.E. |
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