CHARLESTON – A Florida investor who bid $30 million to buy the evacuated Dockside complex is now suing the commercial real estate firm retained to sell the property.

Thompson Whitney Blake, the sole proprietor of South Dakota-based Domino LLC, purchased condominium 7A in July and has been on a mission to buy the Dockside building since. In a complaint filed in federal court Oct. 9, Domino is suing CBRE for marketing the entire property, including his unit without his consent or a written listing agreement.

He is asking that unit 7A be removed from all marketing material and sale discussions.

“These guys should not be representing the whole building down at city hall, talking about entitlements and zoning,” Blake told The Post and Courier.

He contends the firm is not representing the

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