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The Publix-anchored shopping center is under construction. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR

Compliance Grant seeking public financial assistance to meet the new standards. They are among 125 commercial properties the city estimates will need to be brought into compliance by the May 1, 2025, deadline. Husband and wife hair stylists Aaron and LaVonia Gipson own and operate Hair Formations Salon at 7435 Merrill Road and filed an initial Renew Arlington grant application in August. Aaron Gipson said the application process can be cumbersome.

Regency Centers Corp. ceremonially broke ground Feb. 16 on the site of what will become the East San Marco shopping center, almost 20 years in the making. Along with the previously announced Publix Super Markets Inc. anchor store, the center will include OrangeTheory Fitness. More tenants will be announced as development continues, Regency said in a news release. Construction has begun at the southeast Atlantic Boulevard and Hendricks Avenue site and is slated to continue until mid-2022. Jacksonville-based Regency Centers said the two-story Publix will occupy 60,000 square feet of grocery, retail, and essential services in Jacksonville’s historic San Marco neighborhood. Key members of Regency Centers and Publix along with city and San Marco community leaders attended the private groundbreaking. “San Marco has deserved this project for a long time,” said Patrick McKinley, vice president and

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LaVonia and Aaron Gipson are the owners of Hair Formations Salon at 7435 Merrill Road. Theirs is one of six business that have filed initial applications for a grant to help pay for meeting new landscaping and other standards in Arlington.

So far, six of 125 businesses have applied for city financial assistance to meet 2019 zoning standards designed to improve the neighborhood.

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hen the Jacksonville City Council approved a plan in June 2019 to combat blight in Arlington with new commercial property design standards, it started a six-year clock for businesses to come into compliance. According to the city Office of Economic Development, six commercial properties have filed initial applications for the Renew Arlington Mandatory

What’s Trending: Town houses planned in San Marco PAGE 2 People on the Move: Promotions, hirings and happenings PAGE 6 The top 10 homes sales of the week in Northeast Florida PAGE 12

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Regency Centers: 97% of tenants open

Nearly a year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced widespread business shutdowns, Regency Centers Corp. says 97% of the tenants in its shopping centers are open. However, the Jacksonvillebased company is remaining cautious in its outlook in case a “reverse-course” scenario forces closures again in 2021. “Despite a rise in cases in most markets and increased restrictions in some, we have been encouraged by continued improvement in our operating results and this is driven by further meaningful progress on rent collections,” CEO Lisa Palmer said last week during Regency’s quarterly conference call with analysts. Regency reported fourthquarter funds from operations of 76 cents a share, down from $1 the previous year. That was an improvement from its FFO of 61 cents in the second quarter and 60 cents in the third quarter of 2020 as the impact of the pandemic affected its tenants. The results beat the consensus forecast of 72 cents by analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research. FFO measures earnings excluding certain noncash charges and is a commonly used analytic for evaluating the performance of real estate investment companies. Regency had collected 92% of fourth-quarter rents as of Feb. 8 at its 411 properties across the country, many of which are grocery-anchored shopping centers. “The hardest hit categories however, especially in the more restricted markets, are still lagging,” Palmer said.

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“Many entertainment, fitness, sit-down restaurants, and personal service centers are still either not allowed to open or are operating with severe capacity restrictions. This has had the greatest impact on our local small shop operators,” she said. Regency’s properties were 92.3% leased at the end of 2020. All but two of its 19 properties in the Jacksonville market exceeded 90% occupancy. The exceptions were the Mandarin Landing center anchored by Whole Foods Palmer in South Jacksonville at 89.1% and the South Beach Regional center anchored by Home Depot and Trader Joe’s in Jacksonville Beach at 85.8%. A Stein Mart store in the Jacksonville Beach center on Florida A1A north of Butler Boulevard closed in October as that Jacksonville-based retailer went out of business. Office Depot closed its store in Mandarin Landing on San Jose Boulevard north of Interstate 295 in November. Regency also reported its planned East San Marco center anchored by a Publix supermarket is 74% leased as construction begins on the property at 2039 Hendricks Ave. It announced Feb. 16 that OrangeTheory Fitness also will lease there but did not name any others. The company’s report said it expects to start collecting rents from East San Marco in the second half of 2022.

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Pandemic flattens growth at FIS Fidelity National Information Services Inc., or FIS, said organic revenue growth was flat in the fourth quarter as the pandemic affected consumer spending trends. The Jacksonville-based financial technology company expects better growth in 2021. FIS reported adjusted earnings of $1.62 a share in the fourth quarter, 5 cents higher than the previous year, with revenue little changed at $3.3 billion. Earnings were 6 cents higher than the consensus forecast of analysts, according to Zacks. Revenue for all of 2020 rose 21% to $12.552 billion, mainly because of the company’s

CSX Corp. raises dividend again CSX Corp. said last week it is raising its quarterly dividend payments by 2 cents a share, from 26 cents to 28 cents. This is the fifth straight year CSX’s board of directors has raised the quarterly dividend by 2 cents. It left the dividend unchanged throughout 2016.

Kraft Heinz mum on Maxwell House The Kraft Heinz Co. agreed last week to sell its Planters nuts business to Hormel Foods Corp., the food company’s second big divestiture in the last six months. But two years after reports surfaced that Kraft Heinz was considering selling its Maxwell House coffee business, the company remains quiet about that division. As Kraft Heinz reported fourth-quarter earnings last week, it gave no information on its coffee business at all. The lone remaining U.S. Maxwell House plant is the Downtown Jacksonville facility at 735 E. Bay St., which employs about 200 people. The plant has been operating at that site since 1924. The company announced the $3.35 billion sale of its nuts busi-

Consulting Solutions continues growth

Jacksonville-based Consulting Solutions continued its growth with the acquisition last week of TEK Connexion, a Chicago-based provider of technology services and workforce solutions. This is the sixth acquisition for the technology staffing and solutions company since it was acquired by investment firm White Wolf Capital LLC in 2016. As a private company, Consulting Solutions does not publicly report financial data and it did not disclose details of the TEK acquisition. The company said in November it was included in a ranking of the fasting growing staffing firms by Staffing Industry Analysts, a list covering firms that generated at least $100 million in annual U.S. staffing revenue. However, Consulting Solutions did not say where it ranked and Staffing Industry Analysts did not publicly release its full list.

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acquisition of Worldpay Inc. in mid-2019. FIS said excluding the impact of acquisitions and foreign currency exchange rates, revenue fell 1% organically. The company projects 2021 revenue at $13.5 billion to $13.7 billion with adjusted earnings of $6.20 to $6.40 a share, up from $5.46 in 2020. “Once we lap the COVID pandemic comps in late Q1, we expect revenue growth to accelerate materially, beginning with the second quarter and driving us to our full year expectations,” Chief Financial Officer James Woodall said during the company’s conference call with analysts last week. FIS reported growth in its banking and capital markets solutions businesses last year. However, that was offset by an organic decline in its merchant division, which includes the payments technology business of Worldpay. The drop in consumer spending affects that business.

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The West Jacksonville properties totalling nearly 500,000 square feet are near the BMW regional parts distribution center. Pattillo Industrial Real Estate intends to develop two speculative warehouses in West Jacksonville along Imeson Road that total almost 500,000 square feet. West Jacksonville is the region’s largest submarket for industrial space, roughly 49 million square feet, with a tight vacancy rate below 5%, according to fourth-quarter reports by area commercial real estate companies. Peter Anderson, Pattillo vice president, said the speculative buildings are planned on the parcel next to the BMW regional parts distribution center. Building 2 is a proposed 169,400-square-foot multitenant center at 6040 Imeson Road. It is designed for multiple office fronts to divide into units of 40,000 to 80,000 square feet. The cost to build it to a shell condition is $10 million. Building 3 is a proposed 297,979-square-foot warehouse at 5800 Imeson Road. The shell cost is $13 million. It is targeted for a single tenant but could be split into two spaces if required. The projects are planned west along Imeson Road between Forshee Drive and Moncrief Road. “We are proceeding with design and permit application and will start construction of the multitenant building immediately upon approval,” Anderson said. He said the larger building will be developed as the market demands.

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“The Jacksonville Industrial market has maintained low vacancy rates and we expect the economy to improve in 2021, thus we have confidence the project will be successful,” he said. The property is near Westside Industrial Park, which Pattillo affiliate Stone Mountain Industrial Park developed. Atlanta-based Stone Mountain Industrial Park owns the property where the two structures will be developed. North Jacksonville is the area’s second-largest industrial market. Based on four commercial year-end industry reports, North Jacksonville has about 31 million square of industrial space at an average vacancy rate of 10.5%. Distribution space is in demand by shippers, retailers, manufacturers and, because of market forces and the pandemic, e-commerce fulfillment centers. KMATHIS @JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MATHISKB (904) 356-2466

RESTAURANT NOTES The French Pantry outdoor seating: The city issued a mobility fee calculation certificate for The French Pantry Bakery and Cafe to add outdoor seating at 6301 Powers Ave. in South Jacksonville. The fee was calculated at $8,086. Pepper’s to Durbin Creek Crossing: Pepper’s Mexican Grill plans a 200-seat, 6,304-square-foot grill and cantina on a 1.3acre outparcel at Durbin Creek Crossing in Saint Johns. It will be next to the Aldi grocery store. ShayCore LLC is the civil engineer. Jeremiah’s Ice in Saint Johns: St. Johns County issued a permit for the $200,000 build-out for Jeremiah’s Italian Ice in 1,204 square feet of space at 1185 St. Johns Parkway, Suite 101, in the Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway in Saint Johns. Dunkin’ to the Fountains: St. Johns County is reviewing plans for a Dunkin’ store on 0.8 acres at northeast Interstate 95 and County Road 210 in the Fountains at St. Johns. The 1,265-square-foot shop will have two drivethru lanes and a walk-up window, with no indoor or patio seating. Taylor & White Inc. is the civil engineer.

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Permit in review for San Marco building interior demolition The city is reviewing a permit application for interior demolition at 1974 San Marco Blvd., which previously housed restaurants and bars. The estimated $35,500 project involves 4,662 square feet of interior space and 570 square feet of outside space on two floors. Sleiman Enterprises Chief Operating Officer Michael McNaughton said it was early landlord work “as we ramp up our marketing of the site.” Aldi solar: The city issued a permit Feb. 10 for Aldi to install a rooftop photovoltaic solar system at its River City Marketplace store at 15324 Max Leggett Parkway in North Jacksonville at a cost of $101,600. It is the second of two Aldi stores to install a system. The city issued a permit Jan. 27 for the discount grocer to add a photovoltaic system to the roof of its store at 9445 Argyle Forest Blvd. in Southwest Jacksonville. Design Electric Inc. of Naples is the contractor for both. Dollar General to Atlantic Boulevard: The city issued a mobility fee calculation certificate for Dollar General developer Concept Development LLC to build a 10,640-square-foot retail store on 1.2 acres at 8422 Atlantic Blvd., at Bowlan Street. The fee is calculated at $77,264. Gas station in St. Johns: St. Johns County is reviewing plans for a 4,650-square-foot gas station and a car wash on 1.1 acres at Rio San Juan Road off Florida 207 in St. Augustine. It is in the Benchip development. Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. is the civil engineer. First Coast Energy to Rivertown: The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing a wetlands determina-

Contractor for Boeing: Tenant Contractors Inc. is the contractor for the build-out for The Boeing Co. at Lake Gray Plaza in Southwest Jacksonville, according to Craig Meek of The Meek Companies, which manages the property. Boeing wants to build-out a 22,677-square-foot office at 6225 Lake Gray Blvd., but the aerospace company hasn’t announced the functions there. Build-out is estimated at $400,000.

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tion petition for First Coast Energy L.L.P. and Boos Development Group Inc. for property at southeast Greenbriar Road and Longleaf Pine Parkway in Rivertown. First Coast Energy develops Daily’s gas stations and convenience stores. Shores Fine Wine in St. Johns: St. Johns County is reviewing plans for Shores Fine Wine & Spirits at 150 Shops Blvd. in the Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway in Saint Johns. The 7,400-squarefoot store and drive-thru is planned on 1.5 acres. Tractor Supply to Middleburg: Clay County is reviewing plans for Tractor Supply Co. at 1701 Blanding Blvd. in Middleburg. The 5.03-acre site is de-

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signed with a 19,097-square-foot store, 20,000 square feet of fenced outdoor display, 4,252 square feet of sidewalk display and 3,206 square feet of trailer and equipment display. Common Oak Engineering LLC of Winter Park is the civil engineer.

DEVELOPMENT NOTES Waste Management in Greenland Business Park: The city issued a mobility fee calculation certificate for Waste Management to build three buildings totaling 41,360 square feet of space on 11.91 acres at 6876 Greenland Industrial Blvd. for a truck facility. It calculated the fee at $124,204. The property is owned by Parklands LLC.

Fairfield considering two hotels: The city is reviewing civil engineering plans for a four-story, 100-room Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott on about 1.7 acres along Suemac Road at northeast Interstate 295 and Commonwealth Avenue in Northwest Jacksonville. Also, St. Johns County is reviewing plans for a proposed four-story, 95-room Fairfield Inn & Suites on 2.12 acres at 9935 CE Wilson Road at southeast I-95 and County Road 210. The St. Augustine project is in the Fountains development. Woodspring Suites to Clay County: The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing plans for Woodspring Suites to develop a 122-room hotel on 2.45 acres at 1539 Wells Road in Orange Park. Kimley-Horn and Associate Inc. is the civil engineer. Concord Hospitality Enterprises of Raleigh, North Carolina, is the developer. Chase Bank to St. Johns: St. Johns County is reviewing plans for a 3,489-square-foot Chase Bank on about an acre along International Golf Parkway in World Commerce Center. The site is at northeast International Golf Parkway and Florida 16.

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Goodwill Industries of North Florida named Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. as chair of its board of directors. It also named six members to the board: Edward Brownlee, president, Brownlee Global LLC. Shantel Davis, vice president and group manager of Southeast Sales with The Greenbrier Companies. Orville “Orv” Dothage, senior manager, Northrop Grumman Aerospace. Scott Mattson, partner, Assurance Dimensions. Isabelle Renault, president and CEO, St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce. Kerri Stewart, vice president of business analytics and strategic initiatives, Miller Electric Company. The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens board of trustees appointed four new members. They will serve a three-year term. Atiya Abdelmalik is a speaker and the author of “A Life Worth Saving: A Nurse’s Journey from Sickness to Healing.” Yared Alula serves as vice president and assistant general counsel of the PGA Tour. Howard Dodson Jr. recently served as the director of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and Howard University Libraries. Nathanial P. Ford. Sr. is CEO of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. The Northeast Florida Association of Realtors installed its 2021 officers: President: Missi Howell, The Legends of Real Estate President-elect: Mark Rosener, Watson Realty Corp. Treasurer: Diana Galavis, Watson Realty Corp. Secretary: Rory Dubin, EXIT

Real Estate Gallery. NEFAR also announced the winners of its 2020 Awards Program: Realtor of the Year: Michael Hodges, First Place Management. Affiliate/Business Partner of the Year: Lee Osborne, Osborne & Sheffield Title Services Circle of Honor: Sherry Davidson, Davidson Realty. Golden R: Terrell Newberry, Century 21 First Coast. Newcomer of the Year: Cherrae (Rae) Laws, Farrell International Realty. Property Manager of the Year: Philip Scarborough, Elite Realty Group. Gov. Ron DeSantis made several area appointments. To the Florida Commission on Ethics: Former Florida Rep. Travis Cummings, of Fleming Island, is the vice president of benefits at The Bailey Group. To the Florida Commission on Community Service, also known as Volunteer Florida: Brea Kratzert Todd, of Jacksonville Beach, is the vice president of business development for the Wounded Warrior Project. Sharon Funk, of Ponte Vedra, has volunteered with area nonprofits. Amanda “Mandy” Morrow, of Ponte Vedra Beach, is a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty. Maria Sullivan, of Ponte Vedra Beach, is a former program assistant with The Sontag Foundation. To the St. Johns River State College District board of trustees: Wendell Davis, of Fleming Island, is a retired executive vice president of Watson Realty Corp and a former Clay County commissioner. He has served on the board since 2014.

Judson Sapp, of Orange Park, is the owner of W.J. Sapp & Son, a railroad contractor business he started in 1970. To the Florida Commission on Human Relations: Pamela Payne, of Jacksonville, is the vice president of Northern Florida Recruiting and Consulting Services. Previously, she was a director and supervisor with Duval County Public Schools. To the Florida Board of Physical Therapy: Andrew Koenig, of Jacksonville Beach, is the center manager at Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital and a licensed physical therapist. The Stellar design, engineering, construction, refrigeration and mechanical services firm announced that Robert Brodsky has rejoined as the new divisional vice president of its Thermal & Roofing Division and Gabe Crafton was promoted from assistant general counsel to chief legal officer. He will assume responsibility for all corporate legal proceedings. The Fiorentino Group named Davis Bean as a principal with the government relations and business development firm. Bean creates strategies to assist clients with appropriations, agriculture, local governmental matters, economic development and education issues. Chris Greco, Anthony Brooks and Christopher Herb, formerly of Sawgrass Asset Management in Jacksonville Beach, are opening an office in Ponte Vedra Beach for Waycross Partners LLC, which is based in Louisville, Kentucky. Waycross said it hired Greco as CEO, principal and director of institutional sales. Brooks is a portfolio strategist and Herb joined as its director of marketing and communications.

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Cantrell & Morgan promoted Sean McGill to director of brokerage. The National Utility Contractors Association’s board inducted Lauren Atwell as chairman. Atwell is the chief operating officer of Jacksonvillebased Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors Inc. He has been part of the company’s executive team since 2014. PetticoatSchmitt specializes in clearing and grading for underground utility, roadway, and water and wastewater treatment plant construction. Elizabeth R. Ondriezek, P.A, has added mediation services pertaining to family law issues, contested guardianship and adoption. She has practiced marital and family law for more than 20 years. The Bolles School announced Ed Martin has joined as leadership gift officer for the school. He previously was chief philanthropy officer for the Old North State Council, an independent nonprofit operation of Boy Scouts of America, in Greensboro, North Carolina. The North Florida TPO board elected its executive team through December. Jacksonville City Council member Sam Newby will be chair, replacing St. Johns Commissioner Jim Johns. Clay County Commissioner Wayne Bolla was elected vice chair replacing Jacksonville Beach Mayor Charlie Latham, who was term limited. Commissioner Mike Cole from the Nassau County Ocean, Highway and Port Authority was elected treasurer, In addition, Reuben Franklin, St. Augustine public works director, was elected chairman of the renamed Technical Advisory Committee replacing Robert

Companion in Nassau County. Lynn Rutowski, city manager of Keystone Heights, was elected vice chair. The Citizens Advisory Committee elected Bo Norton, a Clay County resident, as chair replacing Austin Chapman, a St. Johns County resident. John Stack, a Nassau County resident, was elected vice chair. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta appointed Bill Lazar, executive director of St. Johns Housing Partnership in St. Augustine, to its Affordable Housing Advisory Council. The council helps FHLBank Atlanta fulfill its community lending and affordable housing mission and works closely with the FHLBank Atlanta board of directors and management to ensure the community lending and housing finance needs of communities within the bank’s district are met. Lazar has worked with nonprofit affordable housing programs for 30 years. Downtown Vision, Downtown Jacksonville’s nonprofit Business Improvement District, presented its sixth annual #DTJax Award winners. Downtown Ambassador of the Year: Johnny Duckett. Downtown Project of the Year: Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center, Jacksonville Transportation Authority. Downtowner of the Year: Jessica Santiago, ArtRepublic Small Business of the Year: Manifest Distilling Downtown Achievement Award: Maria Hane, former president of the Museum of Science & History. DVI also recognized its first executive director, Terry Lorince, who served in the position for 14 years.

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HarborChase of Jacksonville at 3455 San Pablo Road S. sold for $17 million.

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1200 Ellis Road N., Jacksonville

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W.M. Davis Parkway, Jacksonville

Type: HarborChase of Jacksonville senior living Parcel size: 7.99 acres Building size: 58,213 square feet Buyer: EPC Guardian LLC Seller: HCP Eden1 Jacksonville FL LLC Previous sale: $6,651,300 in 2003

Type: Undeveloped residential Parcel size: 133 acres Buyer: Lennar Homes LLC Seller: Rivalle Ventures LLC

Type: Coleman American Moving Services Inc. Parcel size: 12.39 acres Building size: 110,451 square feet Buyer: NIN-JAX LLC Seller: SCIP 1200 LLC Previous sale: $5,300,000 in 2019

Type: Undeveloped residential Parcel size: 133 acres Buyer: Rivalle Ventures LLC Seller: Augustine Properties LLC

Type: Undeveloped Parcel size: Not available Buyer: JEA Seller: Estuary LLC

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$2,035,000

$1,500,000

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700 Anastasia Blvd., St. Augustine

Type: 31 residential lots in Beacon Lake Phase 3A Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Toll Southeast LP Co. Inc. Seller: Heartwood 23 LLC

Type: Commercial Parcel size: 2.97 acres Buyer: St. Augustine 2605 LLC Seller: James L. and Robben R. Smith and the James L. Smith Revocable Trust

Type: Walgreens Parcel size: 1.79 acres Building size: 13,905 square feet Buyer: Vista Santa Fe RE LLC and The Krishna Keshav Kuruvadi Children’s Trust Seller: Texmac Properties LLC Previous sale: $1,353,000 in 2018

Type: 19 residential lots in East Village Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Dream Finders Homes LLC Seller: DFC East Village LLC

Type: Office Parcel size: 0.37 acres Building size: 5,515 square feet Buyer: Molar World Properties LLC Seller: BT Unlimited LLC

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Thomas White is an attorney at Adams and Reese and a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section. He serves on the JAX Chamber ImpactJAX young professionals group board of directors. What inspired you to become a lawyer? While I was an undergraduate, I interned for my local U.S. representative. I learned that I enjoyed the process of the law and government and that I enjoyed helping people. I regularly fielded telephone calls from constituents asking questions about legislative initiatives and providing their input or concern. I enjoyed hearing their different perspectives, and realized how greatly the law can impact people’s lives. Later I learned that a law degree would allow me to assist people struggling with legal matters in a way I never could have before.

my father works for a wine and spirits distribution company; and my brother works for a winery in California. I like to think of my effort to cultivate a wine and spirits legal practice as my own connection to the industry my family has worked in for generations. If I could change anything in the legal system, I would ... Discovery in civil litigation has become too onerous as a result of corporate data and information being stored electronically. Reducing the burden of electronic discovery would make the legal process more effective and affordable to litigants.

Someone who inspires me: My brother. He might be younger than I am, but he is a testament to the fact that tremendous things can be achieved by giving 100%. How do you relate your undergraduate degree to your practice of law? My undergraduate degree is in history. Law in the U.S. often is created by precedent from prior cases. To understand the law and identify legal principles that apply today, lawyers look at previous legal decisions, some more than a century old. Reviewing those cases provides a glimpse into history, not just about the particular area of law you are studying, but also at important issues being addressed at that moment in history. How did you decide your practice area? During law school, I learned that I enjoy

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What community service have you pursued and why that? I am a board member of the Rotary Club of Riverside Jacksonville. In that capacity, I am heavily involved in our club’s annual Riverside Craft Beer Festival, which raises funds for the Rotary Foundation and Community PedsCare. I also am on the board of ImpactJAX, JAX Chamber’s young professionals group. I have met many great friends in both organizations, and each provides outstanding opportunities to give back to the community. What’s your advice for new lawyers? Finding a mentor is key. My mentors not only make me a better lawyer, they also make the practice of law more enjoyable. Hopefully one day I can pay it forward.

Age: 32 Education: Auburn University, bachelor’s in history; University of Miami School of Law, J.D. Hometown: Dunkirk, Maryland. However, I have lived in Florida since 2004 and Jacksonville is home. Family: Wife, Allie, and our daughter, Elena. Favorite book: “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas Book I’m reading now: “First Principles: What America’s Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country” by Thomas E. Hicks Websites and apps I can’t live without: I listen to Pandora for music. I also find it hard to start my day without surveying a handful of news websites with a cup of coffee. Favorite nonwork activities: Boating, fishing and cheering on the Auburn Tigers.

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From left, Regency Centers Corp. Chief Operating Offficer Jim Thompson; Senior Project Manager Chris Ruen; CEO Lisa Palmer; Steven Walker with Publix; and Regency Centers Market Officer Patrick McKinley take part in the groundbreaking ceremony.

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market officer at Regency Centers. “There has been so much work behind the scenes to make this a reality for a number of years, that included invaluable feedback and assistance from our neighbors and stakeholders. East San Marco will become great example of collaboration from a fantastic group of people, serving a community long overdue for a place like this,” he said in a news release. Steve Walker, regional director at Publix, said the location “will give Publix the opportunity to continue providing legendary service to our loyal customers.” District City Council member LeAnna Cumber said having a Publix as well as other stores and restaurants in the heart of San Marco “will continue to enhance the quality of life for all residents in the San Marco area including new residents on Philips Highway and along the South Bank.” Regency Centers is a national owner, operator and developer of shopping centers. The city issued four permits Feb. 9 for J. Raymond Construction Corp. to build the retail center at total construction costs of $9.7 million. The development cost will be higher when other work, including interior build-out, is approved. East San Marco is at 2039 Hendricks Ave. The city issued the horizontal work permit in December for the 3.25acre site. Permits issued Feb. 9 show: n A two-story building totaling 76,588 square feet, topped by a 39,000-square-foot Publix on the top floor and parking on the bottom at a cost of $7 million.

n A two-story retail building totaling

8,665 square feet at $1.25 million. n A one-story retail building of 9,951 square feet at $1.2 million. n A one-story 1,430-square-foot Publix Liquors store at $250,000. The site also has surface parking. Regency Centers and England-Thims & Miller Inc. submitted civil engineering plans to the city and St. Johns River Water Management District in May for the project. Initial discussions surfaced in 2002 about a Publix and mixed-use development on the site. In 2006, Regency Centers and The St. Joe Co. announced the project, including Publix and condominiums. The project was delayed by several factors, including the recession and a residential development partner that pulled out of the deal in 2017. The city approved previous designs that included apartments and town houses. In 2018, Regency Centers Chairman and CEO Martin E. “Hap” Stein Jr. said the project would continue but with just the shopping center. There will be far fewer residences than approved in 2014. Luxury builder Toll Brothers filed plans Feb. 9 for a 27-unit town house community on 1.03 acres one block east of the East San Marco shopping center development. McKinley said Nov. 11 construction on the Publix should be completed by summer 2022. He told the San Marco Merchants Association quarterly meeting via Zoom that Publix could open 30 to 60 days later after it outfits and prepares the space. He said the six retail spaces adjacent to Publix would be ready for tenants to take over soon after.

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DEVELOPMENT TODAY These are the largest commercial building permits by job cost issued Feb. 16 by the city of Jacksonville.

OFFICE, BANK, PROFESSIONAL Myec LLC, 4600 Touchton Road E., No. 150, contractor is Duckworth Construction Co., 500 square feet, tenant build-out, $41,792. SIGNS RaceTrac, Regular, Diesel, Plus, 9980 New Kings Road, contractor is Shark Signs of NE FL Inc., seven permits for wall, awning and canopy signs, $10,400. Westminster Presbyterian Church 3722 Belfort Road, Service Times 10:45 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., 3722 Belfort Road, contractor is LJH Construction LLC, monument sign, $3,500.

1 Stop Furniture, 10150 Beach Blvd., No. 13, contractor is Taylor Sign & Design Inc., wall sign, $2,400. Ebla LLC, 8101 Old Kings Road S., contractor is Taylor Sign & Design Inc., ground sign with tenant cabinets, $1,999. Access Physical therapy, 7451 103rd St., No. 12, contractor is Liberty Lighting Inc., wall sign, $1,400. Hibbett, 1020 Edgewood Ave. N., No. 3, contractor is Taylor Sign & Design Inc., wall sign, $1,000. Mobil, 7148 Philips Highway, contractor is Aluminum Plus LLC, two permits for canopy signs, $1,000. STORES, MERCANTILE Sunbeam Village, 5050 Sunbeam Road, contractor is Honest Construction Inc., 3,404 square feet, alteration, $58,650. Compiled by Daily Record Staff

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THEY’VE APPLIED Businesses applied for Renew Arlington Mandatory Compliance grants:

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“I would say that there are more roadblocks for us and we anticipated there would not be. So I would say we’re no further ahead than we were back in August,” he said. According to the economic development office, no compliance grant money has been awarded as of Feb. 16 and no project application has been approved.

n Hair Formations Salon, 7435 Merrill Road n American Plumbing, 5720 Arlington Road n Space Coast Petro Distributor Inc., 6206 Merrill Road n Johns Automotive Inc., 5748 Arlington Road n 2711 A-Town LLC, 2711 University Boulevard N. n 903 University Blvd LLC (College Park), 903 University Blvd.

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Community stakeholders and commercial business owners in the Renew Arlington Community Redevelopment Area debated design standards for the zoning overlay with district Council member Joyce Morgan and the Renew Arlington Advisory Committee for years before they were approved. The updated landscaping, signage, parking and fencing standards aim to increase commercial property values and encourage more business investment in three major business corridors: n University Boulevard from the Arlington Expressway to Fort Caroline Road. n Merrill Road from University Boulevard to Interstate 295. n A section of Arlington Road from University Boulevard to Rogero Road. The Council voted 19-0 in February 2020 to add the reimbursement grant program for landscaping, fencing and signage to the zoning overlay ordinance. Kirk Wendland, executive director of city economic development, said in a Feb. 16 email that the COVID-19 pandemic “modified priorities” and impacted the pace at which the city is processing the applications and businesses are filing. “There is also a fair amount of analysis and potentially permitting approvals that go into the review process,” Wendland said. “So some applications may move very quickly and others may take several iterations. No two will be exactly alike.” Wendland said the program could exceed the city’s $7.33 million cost estimate, but officials expect the money to be there to pay for it. The grant money comes from property tax dollars collected for

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Aaron Gipson, owner of Hair Formations Salon at 7435 Merrill Road, shows an area of his property that needs to be brought into compliance.

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College Park, the former Town & Country Shopping Center, is the largest commercial property inside the Renew Arlington Zoning Overlay. The developer plans to transform the property and spend more than $1.4 million to bring the property into compliance with the new design rules.

the Renew Arlington Community Redevelopment Area Fund. In February 2020, the city projected 5% revenue growth in the fund through fiscal year 2024-25, which would bring the balance to an estimated $8.96 million. “Revenues are coming in above the projected levels so we still feel confident there will be adequate funds to cover the cost of the program,” Wendland said. The grant reimburses commercial business owners 100% up to minimum overlay standards for the removal and replacement of fencing and existing signage to bring the property into compliance.

The grant program also reimburses some costs associated with landscaping and creating larger buffers to separate properties from the street and from residential and adjacent commercial sites. According to Wendland, the city does not provide direct aid for costs upfront. Applications pass through the Renew Arlington design review process to ensure the plans can pass the city’s 10-set review process. COLLEGE PARK

College Park, the former Town & Country Shopping Center, is

RENEW ARLINGTON CRA The Jacksonville City Council created the Renew Arlington Community Redevelopment Area in 2015. CRAs are special funding districts created to spur economic development in blighted areas. Revenue generated from increased property values within the CRA would go toward economic development, housing, infrastructure and other projects that benefit the area. The dark green area is the CRA.

the largest commercial property in the Renew Arlington Zoning Overlay. The 18.27-acre center is the only applicant as of Feb. 16 to provide the city preliminary project costs. In paperwork submitted June 22, JWB Real Estate Capital President and College Park project title manager Alex Sifakis estimates it will cost about $1.4 million to bring College Park’s landscaping, buffers and fencing into compliance. Costs include construction, engineering, permitting and installation of landscape buffers and screening, trees, irrigation, sod and other expenses. JWB plans to remodel and expand the 200,000-squarefoot center with a shipping container food court and park, two apartment buildings, public open space and a potential Ellianos coffee shop. Sifakis said Feb. 12 the overlay standards, coupled with the compliance grant, will improve aesthetics and will bring long-term benefits to Arlington’s business corridor. Sifakis said Feb. 17 that because College Park’s compliance costs are preliminary, he did not want to estimate how much of the costs the grant will cover. The program rules state that any mandatory compliance grant exceeding $100,000 needs approval from the Renew Arlington Agency board, which manages the CRA. “It’s enabling us to do a much better project,” Sifakis said. “I think the overlay will make the whole neighborhood a more attractive and pedestrian-friendly corridor.” SMALL BUSINESS CHOICES

For small business owners in the overlay, the application process and paying for the compliance work upfront can be a challenge.

The Gipsons purchased their Arlington store in 2007 for $115,000 after launching Hair Formations in 1999. Aaron Gipson said Feb. 15 the couple invested $160,000 to convert the 1,296-square-foot house and 0.19-acre property for their salon. The Gipsons said they are unsure how much it will cost to bring their property into compliance. The Hair Formations property is zoned Planned Unit Development and the Gipsons said city officials told them the property needs to be rezoned to qualify for grant funding. The rezoning could cost about $2,000. The business could have had the rezoning costs waived last year through a city COVID-19 relief program that temporarily suspended some city fees for developers, but Gipson said they were not aware of the waiver. “What it boils down to is that in order for us to even be a candidate for the grant, we would have to go ahead and resolve the rezoning from our own pocket because we missed the deadline,” he said. Council approved $30,435 and the economic development office hired landscape architect Brian Wheeler of GGI-Tapestry LLC to provide business owners with free draft designs for compliance upgrades. The Gipsons said Wheeler has inspected their property, which needs new fencing and tree buffers. An unused driveway apron also must be brought level with the sidewalk. If the property were to remain zoned PUD, Gipson said they also would have to remove several feet of concrete behind their building for hard surface compliance standards. Wheeler recommended the rezoning. “He said, ‘Mr. Gipson, you have to weigh it out. It’s probably going to be cheaper for you to do the rezoning, pay the $2,000,’” Gipson said. At 58 and 50 years old, respectively, Aaron and LaVonia Gipson are weighing whether the cost of compliance outweighs potentially selling their business before the May 2025 deadline. Wendland said the grant applications received since June are for projects that are “more on the complex end of the spectrum.” He said city economic development officials want to ensure all eligible businesses in the overlay understand the grant process. “We’re prepared to walk you through the process,” Wendland said. “Please reach out to our office for additional details.” MMENDENHALL@J AXDAILYRECORD.COM @@MIMENDENHALL (904) 356-2466

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