Bradenton's Motorworks Brewing faces foreclosure, eviction. Here's what to know
Motorworks Brewing, the first brewery to open in Bradenton, is facing a nearly $2 million foreclosure case that could force the eviction of its flagship location.
Court records show the business has been dealing with financial troubles for some time, including unpaid property taxes.
Here are key takeaways:
- Seacoast National Bank filed a foreclosure case on May 21 seeking roughly $1.9 million across four loans borrowed by Motorworks Brewing LLC and Princess T LLC.
- The lawsuit asks the Manatee County Circuit Court to order the sale of the property, grant a deficiency judgment and evict the tenants at the 1014 Ninth St. W. location near LECOM Park.
- Owners Frank and Denise Tschida originally took out a $2.017 million mortgage loan in March 2017 with Freedom Bank, which Seacoast acquired in 2020, followed by additional loans in 2019, 2021 and 2022.
- The brewery owes the Manatee County Tax Collector’s Office $30,192.44 in property taxes for the 2025 tax year and was also named in a 2024 lawsuit for failing to pay nearly $10,000 in property taxes on time.
- Motorworks opened in 2014 as the first brewery in Bradenton and Manatee County, earning recognition for craft beers including the ThaIPA and Headlight Lager, which won gold at the 2026 Best Florida Beer Championship.
- Beyond the flagship Bradenton taproom, the company operates additional locations in Tampa and at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, and recently closed its Orlando location.
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