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They’re No. 1 The Haskell Co. CEO Jim O’Leary at the Ascension St. Vincent’s Delores Barr Weaver Heart and Vascular Pavilion in Riverside. The $55 million facility, built by Haskell, opened in 2020.

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What’s Trending: Oceanfront home sells in less than 24 hours PAGE 2 The Marbut Report: Legal system preparing to ramp up PAGE 20 The sales of the week in residential real estate PAGE 24

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Fortegra seeks better results with new IPO

The Jacksonville-based specialty insurance company saw its stock falter after first going public in 2010. The Fortegra Group Inc. is looking for better results this time than after its first initial public offering in 2010. The Jacksonville-based specialty insurance company filed a registration statement March 15 for its second IPO. After the first one, investment company Tiptree Inc. bought out Fortegra in 2014 for $218 million. Fortegra went public at $11 a share in 2010 but the stock traded below that level for most of its first life as a public company. The stock was trading near $7 before Tiptree agreed to buy the company for $10 a share. Publicly traded Tiptree said in a news release it is hoping this IPO will unlock unrecognized value for its shareholders. When the New York com-

Lowthers named FIS president Fidelity National Information Services Inc., or FIS, last week said Bruce Lowthers was promoted to president of the Jacksonville-based banking technology company. Gary Norcross remains

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chairman and CEO but gives up the additional title of president, FIS said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. The filing did not say why the changes were made. Lowthers, 56, had been serving as president of the company’s banking and merchant solutions business. He has served in several executive roles with FIS, starting as general manager of the global payment software business in 2007. Before joining FIS, he was a senior vice president at eFunds. FIS is a Fortune 500 company and the largest Jacksonvillebased company with $12.55 billion in revenue in 2020. The company is building a riverfront headquarters structure near its offices on Riverside Avenue.

Jacksonville investors have been able to count on Landstar System Inc.’s stock rising steadily over the past two decades, and it reached a record high of $168 this month. However, Goldman Sachs analyst Jordan Alliger is looking for the stock to drop. He downgraded the company last week from “neutral” to “sell” as part of an overall downgrade of trucking stocks. Alliger said in his report he is expecting a drop in truck rates later this year. “With this possible inflection looming, we do not see a clear path for further meaningful truckload share price re-acceleration at this time (especially with truckload shares under our coverage up around 18% YTD on average),” he said. “Landstar is a high quality, asset-light business with below-peer-average cyclicality, but given where we currently sit in the spot trucking cycle and in conjunction with our asset-based truckload downgrades, we believe the risk/reward is less favorable in the near term relative to other names in our coverage universe,” he said. Alliger has a $140 price target on Landstar’s stock.

Acquired Sales Corp. changing name Acquired Sales Corp. announced last week it is

changing its name to LFTD Inc., reflecting the name of a company it acquired last year. Acquired Sales, which is focused on making hempderived, cannabinoid-infused products, acquired a business in February 2020 called Lifted Made. “We have decided to replace a somewhat confusing and uninspiring company name with LFTD Inc., which better reflects what we are doing,” Acquired Sales President William Jacobs said in a news release. Acquired Sales in January moved its executive office from Lake Forest, Illinois, to Jacksonville. Lifted Made is headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The company trades on the OTCQB Venture Market under the ticker symbol “AQSP” but said it will request a new symbol to reflect its new corporate name.

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pany bought Fortegra, it described itself as “an active acquirer of new businesses.” Tiptree now describes itself as “a holding company that combines specialty insurance operations with investment management” and says Fortegra is its “principal operating business.” Tiptree reported total revenue of $810.3 million in 2020, while Fortegra produced $691 million. Fortegra’s IPO filing said Tiptree will maintain voting control of the company after the stock sale, but it does not give details of how much stock will be sold. Fortegra intends to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “FRF,” the same symbol it had during its first go-around as a public company. Before the public IPO filing this week, Fortegra filed a confidential registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in January. So, the company has had time to gauge interest in the second IPO and can hope for a better greeting on Wall Street this time.

Dream Finders revenue increases Dream Finders Homes Inc. reported March 16 that fourthquarter revenue rose 82% to $461.1 million, helped by acquisitions. The Jacksonville-based home building company reported net income more than doubled to $40.2 million. This was Dream Finders’ first quarterly report since it completed its initial public offering in January. MBASCH@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM

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Work progresses on the new Fidelity National Information Services Inc. world headquarters in Brooklyn. Some of the region’s top contractors are working on the project.

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elcome to the inaugural Top Contractors edition of the Jacksonville Daily Record and the Jacksonville Record & Observer. The newspaper and website compiled a list of the area’s top contractors based on 2020 revenue

and also is featuring four top contractors that do business in the area but are based elsewhere.

Contractors provided the information that is used in this edition. To produce this report, we solicited contractors from Dec. 1 through mid-February to complete the online form and submit the information. To make the Top Contractors list, companies must be based in the fivecounty Northeast Florida area of Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns. We extended the boundary to include two Gainesville-based firms. We asked those based out of town that are listed separately to focus on their area projects. We invited companies from all types of contracting fields, including general construction, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing, pools, painting and demolition. Contractors who want to be included but did not send in the form are invited to watch for next year’s request.

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TOP CONTRACTORS 2021

The Haskell Co.

111 Riverside Ave., Jacksonville 904-791-4500 | haskell.com Full-time employees: 1,600 2019 gross revenue: $1.1 billion 2020 gross revenue: $1.2 billion Largest project O’Leary started in 2020: A more than $200 million regional manufacturing and distribution center for In-N-Out Burger in Chino, Calif

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■ The $230 million Norwegian Cruise Line

Cruise Terminal B project in a joint venture with NV2A. Haskell served as construction manager-at-risk for the newest and largest cruise terminal at PortMiami. ■ Others include FritoLay, ABInBev, Baptist Health in Northeast Florida and multiple Penn State Waste Water Treatment Plant projects.

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Stellar Group Inc.

2900 Hartley Road, Jacksonville 904-260-2900 | stellar.net Largest project started in 2020: Cuisine Solutions sous vide processing facility in San Antonio PORTFOLIO PROJECTS

■ Cuisine Solutions in San Antonio. A

315,000-square-foot LEED-certified sous vide processing facility. ■ Flagler Health+ Village at Nocatee in Ponte Vedra Beach. A multistory medical office building totaling 40,000 square feet.

■ Tom Bush Mazda in Jacksonville. A $2.1 million renovation of the 10,000-squarefoot Mazda dealership that features an updated showroom, sales and service areas. ■ Centennial Ice Arena in Highland Park, Illinois. The $1.8 million renovation that included the installation of a new ice sheet floor system as well as the demolition and replacement of the old refrigeration room. ■ Ilima Pool Complex at Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu. A reimagined 2.5-acre pool complex at the Armed Forces Recreation Center resort hotel on Waikiki Beach.

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Summit Contracting Group Inc. 7595 Baymeadows Way, No. 100, Jacksonville 904-268-5515 | summit-contracting.com Year founded: 2007 Principals: Marc Padgett, president and CEO Specialty: Multifamily general contractor Full-time employees: 245 Padgett 2019 gross revenue: $633.1 million 2020 gross revenue: $642.3 million

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■ Southbank Urban Residences, a

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■ The Menlo. Completed in June 2020, the first apartment community in the masterplanned eTown development. ■ Madison Pointe. Completed in January, a garden-style market-rate multifamily project in Daytona Beach. ■ Lofts at Brooklyn. The fourth “Lofts” project Downtown that offers affordable and workforce housing.

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LandSouth Construction LLC

4233 Pablo Professional Court, No. 101, Jacksonville 904-273-6004 | landsouth.com Year founded: 1998 Principals: James Pyle, CEO Specialty: Multifamily and senior living general contractor Full-time employees: 116 2019 gross revenue: $301.2 million 2020 gross revenue: $420.1 million Largest project started in 2020: Pyle Arrovista on Park

Perry-McCall Construction Inc. 6104 S. Gazebo Park Place, Jacksonville (904) 591-1344 | perry-mccall.com The Wolfson Children’s Hospital Critical Care and Baptist Arrival Tower.

Year founded: 1989 Principals: Wayne McCall, Heath McCall, Carson McCall Specialty: Health care, multifamily, manufacturing, K-12 and higher education, high-rise, parking Full-time employees: 150 Wayne McCall 2019 gross revenue: $466 million 2020 gross revenue: $621 million Largest project started in 2020: Wolfson Hospital Critical Care and Baptist Arrival Tower, $146 million

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Wolfson Children’s Hospital Critical Care and Baptist Arrival Tower. A $146 million, 223,131-square-foot project in partnership with DPR Construction. ■ Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center Tower. A $136.9 million, 333,000-square-foot project in partnership with DPR Construction. ■ UF Health North Emergency Department and Medical Office Building. $60.1 million and 210,000 square feet. ■ University of Florida Heavener Football Training Facility. $68 million and 140,000 square feet. ■ UF Health Proton Therapy Institute. $91 million and 98,465 square feet.

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PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Terrabella. A 253-unit multifamily project in Jacksonville. ■ Windsor Pointe Independent Living. A 137-unit senior living property in Jacksonville. ■ Essex at Universal. A 330-unit multifamily community in Orlando. ■ Trinity Independent Senior Living. A 117-unit senior living property in New Port Richey. ■ Addison Pointe. A 370-unit multifamily community in Melbourne.

Miller Electric Co.

6805 Southpoint Parkway, Jacksonville 904-388-8000 | mecojax.com Year founded: 1928 Principals: Henry K. Brown, president and CEO Specialty: Electrical contractor Full-time employees: 2,000 2019 gross revenue: $381 million 2020 gross revenue: $399.2 million Largest project started in 2020: Hyper-scale data center for a confidential client

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PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Mayo Clinic Net-Zero. A 75,000-square-foot, zeroenergy consumption building with systems in place to produce on-site energy, including solar arrays and geothermal heat exchangers. ■ Baptist MD Anderson. A $184 million, 330,000-square-foot cancer research facility. ■ JTA Acosta Bridge LED system. Features RGB color mixing for fixed or dynamic lighting effects. ■ TIAA Bank Field. The $63 million project included the installation of the largest video boards in the NFL and a new interactive fan area. ■ St. Petersburg Police Headquarters. The $75 million, 168,000-square-foot facility included installation and integration of a security system.

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W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Inc. 524 Stockton St., Jacksonville 904-388-2696 | wwgmc.com

Year founded: 1962 Principals: Paul Jones, CEO Specialty: Commercial, industrial and engineering contracting services. Full-time employees: 1,200 2019 gross revenue: $238 million 2020 gross revenue: $243 million Jones Largest project started in 2020: FIS World Headquarters, an $18 million project

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Year founded: 2005 Principals: James A. Gray, CEO, Keith Faver, president Specialty: General contractor, multifamily, student housing and senior living Full-time employees: 70 2019 gross revenue: $258.5 Gray million 2020 gross revenue: $335.6 million Largest project started in 2020: Panama Flats, a $44.4 million apartment community.

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PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Panama Flats. A 320-unit apartment community in Panama City Beach. ■ Parkside at East Village. A 282-unit apartment community on 20 acres in Lady Lake. ■ Union on Fletcher. A 217-unit student housing community comprising 640 bedrooms at the University of South Florida. ■ West Vue Apartments. A 442-unit apartment community on a 17-acre site in Orlando. ■ Forest View Village. A 283-unit apartment community on 13.1 acres in Santa Rosa Beach.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ FIS world headquarters. A 12-story, 300,000-square-foot office building with space for 1,800 employees. Project includes an eight-story parking garage. ■ Wolfson Children’s Hospital Critical Care and Baptist Arrival Tower. The seven-story, 250,000-square-foot facility will include five floors of critical children’s care with 75 newborn intensive care unit beds and a 26-bed pediatric intensive care unit. ■ Orange Park Medical Center. Renovations and expansion.

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Charles Perry Partners Inc.

12926 Gran Bay Parkway W., No. 205, Jacksonville 8200 N.W. 15th Place, Gainesville 904-886-9902 | cppi.com Year founded: 1968 Principals: Breck Weingart, chairman; Brian Leslie, president; Matthew Webster, executive vice president; Jason Morgan, executive vice president; Vinnie Moreschi, executive vice president Specialty: General contracting, design-build and construction management Webster Full-time employees: 192 2019 gross revenue: $224.7 million 2020 gross revenue: $240 million Largest project started in 2020: New Groves K-12 school for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

Vallencourt Construction Co. Inc. Bannon Lakes in St. Johns County.

Palm Valley Academy in St. Johns County. PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Orange Park Medical Center South Tower expansion. The 114,635-square-foot project will add four floors over the top of the center’s existing emergency department. ■ Orange Park Medical Center. Dietary / kitchen / central energy plant expansion and renovation. Project doubles the square footage of the kitchen and all new equipment installation. ■ Memorial Hospital of Jacksonville ED. The 30,285-square-foot project

expanded and renovated the hospital Emergency Department. ■ St. Johns County School District Palm Valley Academy K-8 School. Construction of a 190,000-squarefoot K-8 campus to accommodate more than 1,200 students. ■ Pegasus Technologies, Inc. - Business Operations Center. Construction of a business operations center in Green Cove Springs for aviation services provider Pegasus Technologies, Inc.

Auld & White Constructors LLC 4168 Southpoint Parkway, No. 101, Jacksonville 904-296-2555 | auld-white.com

Year founded: 1987 Principals: Nathaniel Marty, CEO and president Specialty: New construction and renovation services with a focus on local projects and clients in the commercial, health care, and public sectors Marty Full-time employees: 143 2019 gross revenue: $103 million 2020 gross revenue: $113 million Largest project started in 2020: Centennial Towers

449 Center St., Green Cove Springs 904-291-9330 | vallencourt.com

Year founded: 1984 Principals: Mike Vallencourt, chairman of the board; Marcus McInarnay, president; Mike Vallencourt II, vice president; Daniel Vallencourt, vice president; Stan Bates, vice president Specialty: Site construction McInarnay Full-time employees: 406 2019 gross revenue: $116 million 2020 gross revenue: $119.7 million Largest project started in 2020: East Peyton Parkway and Durbin Loop Road PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Nocatee. One of the best-selling master-planned communities in America comprises schools, parks, recreation, offices, shopping, restaurants and more. ■ Shearwater. Offers the resort-style Kayak Club and Fitness Lodge, Trout Creek, parks and a trail system. ■ Rivertown. Each neighborhood offers a distinct personality with streetscapes and neighborhood parks overlooking lakes, woodlands and preserves. ■ Imeson Park. A collection of industrial warehouses totaling more than 3 million square feet. ■ Bannon Lakes. A coastal community with easy access, amenities and schools.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ 1st Coast Cargo. A new office and warehouse space with a 16-bay loading area to meet air freight cargo needs. ■ CareFast+ Urgent Care at Flagler Hospital. ■ Community First Credit Union. Adaptive reuse of the credit union’s LaVilla headquarters. ■ Chrysler Dodge Ram + Jeep at Pickettville. New multiclad dealership featuring a showroom and offices. ■ St. Paul’s Catholic Church. New Catholic church in Jacksonville Beach that seats nearly double the number of parishioners as the previous facility.

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TOP CONTRACTORS 2021 Scherer Construction of North Florida LLC

2926 Edison Ave., Jacksonville 2504 N.W. 71st Place, Gainesville 904-288-6060 | schererconstruction.com

Dixon

Year founded: 1984 Principals: Doug Wilcox, CEO; Erik Otte, president; Josh Dixon, executive vice president Specialty: General contractor/designer Full-time employees: 70 2019 gross revenue: $57.9 million 2020 gross revenue: $65.2 million Largest project started in 2020: UF Health / YMCA Wildlight

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The YMCA Wildlight in Nassau County. PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ UF Health / YMCA Wildlight ■ Gainesville Airport Commercial Terminal Expansion ■ St. Clare Early Learning Center ■ Prime Car Wash ■ St. Clare Early Learning Center

The Kenyon Co. d/b/a Dana B. Kenyon Co. 5772 Timuquana Road, Jacksonville 904-777-0833 | dbkenyon.com

Bajalia

Year founded: 1983 Principals: Joe Bajalia, president; Jamison Chattin, Sr. vice president Specialty: Design-build services, Preconstruction services, general contracting services, value engineering construction management, at-risk services Full-time employees: 49 2019 gross revenue: $83 million 2020 gross revenue: $48 million Largest project started in 2020: VyStar Credit Union. $36.2 million renovation of the 23-story, 205,700-square-foot Downtown tower

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ VyStar Credit Union, 100 W. Bay St. Seven story, 75,815-square-foot renovation at $23.13 million. ■ Collins Commerce Center, warehouse and office. 64,800-square-feet at $6.4 million. ■ The Fountains at St. Johns. A 26-acre, 33,107-square-feet project at $9.36 million. ■ Kernan commercial office building. Threestory, 54,000-square-foot project at $10.11 million. ■ Epping Forest Yacht Club marina restoration at $4.47 million.

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Carlton Construction Inc. 4615 U.S. 17, No. 1, Fleming Island 904-284-8321 | carltonconstruction.net

Year founded: 2005 Principals: Matt Carlton, founder Specialty: Design-build and construction management Full-time employees: 21 2019 gross revenue: $12 million 2020 gross revenue: $31.1 million Largest project started in 2020: Latitude Margaritaville Watersound Phase 1 and 2 amenities design-build, $26 million

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Allstate Steel Company Inc. of Jacksonville 130 Jackson Ave. S., Jacksonville 904-781-6040 | allstatesteel.com

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Year founded: 1963 Principals: Sharon Suggs, president and CEO Specialty: Specializes in steel fabrication and erection of large commercial structures such as hospitals, office buildings, schools and warehouses. Full-time employees: 73 2019 gross revenue: $27.9 million Suggs 2020 gross revenue: $24.2 million Largest project started in 2020: JEA headquarters

14 The Beach Shack, private residence in Ponte Vedra Beach.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Latitude Margaritaville Watersound. Phase 1 and 2 amenities for the active adult community. The third project and second design-build for Minto Communities. ■ St. Johns River waterfront private residence. Restoring a Charlestonstyle mansion, built in 1911, and adding space to bring the final footprint to more than 25,000 square feet.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ JEA headquarters. The seven-story structure at 315 W. Adams St. will feature a modern design that highlights the industrial history of the surrounding area. ■ Wolfson Children’s Critical Care Tower and Baptist Arrival Tower. The seven-story tower essentially will become the front entrance to the Baptist Downtown Campus. ■ Mayo North addition. The six-story building that houses cardiology, gastroenterology and hepatology services and eight operating rooms. ■ Mayo retail and parking link. A four-story parking garage with 1,000 spaces and a two-story connector to the Mayo North addition. ■ PGA Tour Headquarters. The three-story structure in Ponte Vedra.

■ WheelHouse Storage. Luxury garage condominiums. ■ The Beach Shack. Ponte Vedra beachfront private residence featuring a retractable hydraulic staircase for hosting events in the dining and living spaces. ■ The Clay Theatre. Built in 1937, the design-build project renovated the historic landmark into a modern event venue in Green Cove Springs.

Commercial Construction Services Inc. 3621 St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville 904-551-3003 | ccsjacksonville.com

Year founded: 2014 Principals: Dan Davis, president and owner Specialty: Interior renovations at health care facilities Full-time employees: 50 2019 gross revenue: $16.2 million 2020 gross revenue: $21 million Davis Largest project started in 2020: Putnam Community Medical Center RTU Replacement, $4.04 million. The project includes the replacement of two rooftop air handler units and all interior ductwork. The work includes multiple phases and is scheduled to take 18 months.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Baptist South Imaging Center. The $1.8 million project was a renovation of first generation space to include the installation of GE Imaging equipment, which includes an MRI, CT, PET CT, and X-ray. ■ Baptist Heart Specialists. The $1.8 million renovation of 18,000 square feet of exam rooms, nurses stations, check-in/out stations, and an indoor track. ■ Memorial Hospital EP Cath Lab Renovation. The $988,274 project included the renovation of two existing EP & cath lab rooms to receive new equipment. ■ USP 800. The $1.33 million project was for renovations to the Memorial Hospital and Orange Park Medical Center pharmacies to meet new USP 800 code requirements. ■ Baptist South MD Anderson Infusion. The $2.23 million, second-floor renovation included Infusion pods, a fully operational pharmacy and exam rooms. The 11,000-square-foot project took six months.

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PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ San Pablo Independent Living Facility. Tile roof installation for new facility for more than $770,000. ■ Park Place One at Nocatee. TPO roof installation for the more than 675,000-square-foot office building. ■ Atlantic Beach House Apartments in South Carolina. New construction apartments plus a clubhouse. ■ Baer’s Furniture in Jacksonville. 47,291 square feet of new construction and TPO roof installation. ■ The Azure of Palm Coast. Architectural shingles for the 43,305-square-foot senior assisted living facility.

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Year founded: 2000 Principals: Earl W. Frick, president Specialty: Full-service electrical: construction, generators, service, and maintenance Full-time employees: 143 2019 gross revenue: $16.9 million 2020 gross revenue: $23.1 million Largest project started in 2020: A $10.5 million project for Tocoi Creek High School in St. Johns County PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ JTA Transportation Hub. New construction, full electrical installation, fire alarm system, lightning protection system, site fiber, voice/data/video system, LED site lighting, occupancy sensors, daylight sensor, and power saving stairwell lighting. ■ Champion Brands headquarters. Lighting and office space with stand-up work stations. A 1,000-square-foot gym and nearly 2,000-square-foot training room with 150 seats. Built-in taproom. ■ Florida Public Utilities headquarters building. Completed in August 2019, the ground-up construction of a 18,000-squarefoot, two-story commercial office space. ■ Jacksonville International Airport Maintenance Facility. Full electrical installation.

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TOP CONTRACTORS 2021 Urban Partners Construction LLC 13553 Atlantic Blvd., No. 201, Jacksonville 904-270-2225 | urbanpartnersconstruction.com

Gonzalez

19 The Fortegra headquarters in South Jacksonville.

Year founded: 2007 Principals: Edmundo Gonzalez, co-founder and Ronnie Leinwohl, executive vice president and managing partner Specialty: Commercial, luxury single-family, multifamily and predevelopment services Full-time employees: 12 2019 gross revenue: $8.5 million 2020 gross revenue: $11 million Largest project started in 2020: Point Meadows Medical Office Building, $3.6 million

Tenant Contractors, Inc. 5120 Sunbeam Road, Jacksonville 904-268-1008 | tenantcontractors.com

Year founded: 1983 Principals: Jacob A Sameck, owner and president Specialty: Interior Full-time employees: 20 2019 gross revenue: $17 million 2020 gross revenue: $17 million Largest project started in 2020: A $1.9 million renovation project for Fortegra.

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21 The Villa Calissa town houses in St. Augustine.

20 The Blessed Trinity Family Life Center.

Tim Young Construction, Inc.

10752 Deerwood Park Blvd. S., No. 100, Jacksonville 904-305-7055 | timyoungconstruction.com Year founded: 2013 Principals: Tim Young, president Specialty: New commercial and retail buildings Full-time employees: 9 2019 gross revenue: $12.3 million 2020 gross revenue: $14.2 million Largest project started in 2020: A $2.79 Young million project for Blessed Trinity Family Life Center / Gymnasium

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Villa Calissa. Eleven town houses with deep-water boat slips along the San Sebastian River in St. Augustine. Project value: $6 million. ■ St. Augustine Fish Camp. A 6,200-square-foot ground-up waterfront restaurant with docks and outdoor seating. ■ Point Meadows Medical Office Building, Jacksonville. A 30,000-square-foot medical office shell with associated parking and interior build-outs including an 8,000-square-foot surgery center. ■ Rockstar Cheer Gym, Jacksonville. A 27,000-square-foot ground-up facility to house a competitive cheering academy and ancillary retail spaces. ■ East Gallery Building, Jacksonville Beach. A 4,400-square-foot, two-story restaurant.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Murphy Pipeline Contractors. New office and warehouse. ■ Branan Field Walk. A 15,000-square-foot shopping center. ■ GATE Express Car Wash. ■ Christ Church Mandarin. Interior renovations including sanctuary, classrooms, kitchen, multipurpose room and new pavilion building.

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TOP CONTRACTORS 2021

E2 Roofing & E2 Homes (Formerly E2 Design & Construction)

6900 Philips Highway, No. 31, Jacksonville 904-923-5003 Year founded: 2017 Principals: Elizabeth A. Evans, founder and CEO Specialty: Custom homebuilder, comprehensive renovations, roofing Full-time employees: 9 2019 gross revenue: $3.9 million 2020 gross revenue: $4.8 million Largest project started in 2020: A custom home build project

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Holman Inc.

1225 Ellis Road S., Jacksonville 904-781-4531 | Holman-Inc.com

VyStar renovated 100 W. Bay St. Downtown.

Year founded: 2003 Principals: Pamela Holman, owner and president; Jonathan Holman, vice president; Les Holman vice president Specialty: Specialty construction products Full-time employees: 21 2019 gross revenue: $6 million 2020 gross revenue: $5.7 million Largest project started in 2020: VyStar Tower

Jon Holoman

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TOP CONTRACTORS 2021 Atlantic Coast Construction Group 5909 St. Augustine Road, Jacksonville 904-874-4891 | atlcoast.org Year founded: 2006 Principals: Bradley K. Clark, president and CEO Specialty: Commercial general contractor and commercial masonry Full-time employees: 25 2019 gross revenue: $3.2 million 2020 gross revenue: $2.9 million Largest project started in 2020: Residence Inn, Brooklyn

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ELEV8 Land Clearing & Demolition 2825 Mayport Road, Jacksonville 904-710-1411 | ELEV8Jax.com

Year founded: 2018 Principals: Owners Jon and Ben Pfotenhauer, brothers Specialty: Demolition Full-time employees: 7 2019 gross revenue: $1.8 milllion 2020 gross revenue: $3.8 million Largest project started in 2020: Demolition of the former Bukkets Grill & Bar for $95,000

Jon and Ben Pfotenhauer

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Bukkets Grill & Bar. Demolition of a 25,000-square-foot oceanfront commercial building in Jacksonville Beach. ■ Kartouche Night Club. Demolition of the 15,000-square-foot commercial building in Downtown Jacksonville. ■ Cabana Club. Demolition of the 12,000-square-foot oceanfront commercial building in Ponte Vedra Beach. ■ Forest Street church. Demolition of a 10,000-square-foot church in Downtown Jacksonville. ■ Bikini Beach. Demolition of a 5,000-square-foot building in Mayport.

River City Rehab along Max Leggett Parkway in North Jacksonville.

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Storage Rentals of America. Climate-controlled storage with drive-thru. ■ Monahan Jewelers. Interior and exterior remodel and expansion of sales area. ■ River City Rehab. Masonry. ■ Discovery @ Deerwood. Masonry. ■ Westminster Woods. Masonry.

Montebello Construction LLC 5515 118th St., No. 136, Jacksonville 980-319-2194 | montebelloconstruction.com Year founded: 2019 Principals: Lucio G Montealvo, owner Specialty: Concrete/masonry Full-time employees: 1 2019 gross revenue: $5,000 2020 gross revenue: $20,000 Largest project started in 2020: Project started Nov. 16

Montealvo

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ Replace driveway, fireplace; block fence, block terrace, replace front entrance

27 The renovated St. Johns Golf & Country Club.

New Leaf Construction Inc. 4348 Southpoint Blvd., No. 210, Jacksonville 904-802-0993

Year founded: 2009 Principals: Lee Arsenault, president Specialty: New commercial, commercial renovations and custom new residential Full-time employees: 8 2019 gross revenue: $3.1 million 2020 gross revenue: $3.5 million Arsenault Largest project started in 2020: St. Johns Golf & Country Club addition and remodeling PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ St. Johns Golf & Country Club in St. Augustine. New reception hall and kitchen expansion, plus renovations to restaurant, patio bar and lobby entrance. ■ Myers Residence, 2359 S. Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra. New oceanfront custom residence. ■ Barnstorm Aviation Hangar, Craig Municipal Airport. Designbuild of a private aircraft hangar and tower sculpture. ■ McKinney Dental Clinic, Jacksonville. Design-build for a new tenant build-out. ■ Florida Conference of The United Methodist Church district office in Jacksonville. Design-build of an interior renovation. A fireplace restoration by Montebello Construction.

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TOP CONTRACTORS 2021 These contractors are not headquartered in Northeast Florida but have a significant area presence.

The Conlan Co.

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Headquarters: Marietta, Georgia Year founded: 1987 Principals: Gary Condron, CEO Specialty: Light industrial facilities Full-time employees: 573 2019 gross revenue: $263 million, Jacksonville office; $1.29 billion overall 2020 gross revenue: $312 million, Condron Jacksonville office; $1.81 billion overall Largest project started in 2020: A $180 million, 2.85 million-square-foot project in Tampa

Headquarters: Birmingham, Alabama Year founded: 1999 in Northeast Florida Principals: Erik Sharpe, division manager – North Florida; Fred Henderson, operations manager – North Florida; Chad Ellis, chief preconstruction manager – North Sharpe Florida; Kevin Fisher, general superintendent – North Florida Specialty: Aerospace, commercial, education, energy, government, health care, hospitality, industrial, infrastructure, mission critical, multifamily, senior living, sports and entertainment, water Full-time employees: 77 2019 gross revenue: $157.3 million 2020 gross revenue: $128.1 million Largest project started in 2020: Park Place One at Nocatee

Headquarters: Pittsburgh Year founded: 1876 Principals: Kevin J. Kelly, president; Gary R. Weeks, vice president – Federal Division; Sonny Moody, vice president – Private Division Specialty: General contracting Full-time employees: 118 Kelly 2019 gross revenue: $71 million 2020 gross revenue: $51.4 million Largest project started in 2020: Borland Groover Surgery Center in St. Augustine. A $10.3 million designbuild of a two-story, 26,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center. Includes four procedure rooms, one operating room, pre- and post-op beds, nurses station, exam and physician offices

10752 Deerwood Park Blvd. S., No. 105, Jacksonville 904-309-8000 | conlancompany.com

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ VanTrust Imeson Building B. 550,000 square feet, $16.16 million. ■ Hillwood Cecil Field BTS. 278,000 square feet, $40.4 million.

Gilbane Building Co.

4190 Belfort Road, No. 305, Jacksonville 904-900-6346 | gilbaneco.com Headquarters: Providence, Rhode Island Year founded: 1870 Principals: Thomas Thrasher, senior vice president; Adam Verducci, area leader Specialty: Construction management and general contracting Full-time employees: 86 Thrasher 2019 gross revenue: $169.3 million 2020 gross revenue: $152.3 million Largest project started in 2020: FIS world headquarters building, $156 million PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ FIS world headquarters, Jacksonville. Construction management services for new office building. ■ St. Vincent’s Southside Hospital. Construction management services for an exterior facade restoration. ■ Confidential life science client, Northeast Florida. This is the second capacity expansion project that includes support buildings and infrastructure.

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PORTFOLIO PROJECTS ■ University of Florida Baseball Stadium. Development of 13.6 acres for a baseball facility and construction of a 141,470-square-foot stadium. The project includes roadwork and 450-500 parking spaces. ■ Vista Brooklyn. A 10-story, 327,835-squarefoot mixed-use multifamily development. Offers 12,500-square-feet of retail space, 308 apartments, 31,000-square-feet of amenity space and a 490-space parking deck. ■ St. Vincent’s Clay County. A 22,000-square-foot expansion added 28 beds, 16 ICU rooms and 12 medical surgical rooms. ■ SoFi tenant improvements. A 33,200-square-foot build-out within the Town Center Two office building. The build-out included open office space, a kitchen/ cafe, a fitness area, lockers, health/exam space, conference and training spaces. ■ The University of Florida Health Wildlight Ambulatory Care building. A 43,000-square-foot ambulatory care facility with a full imaging suite, laboratory, urgent care, pediatric, gynecology, dentistry, and behavioral health clinical spaces.

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A limited schedule of criminal and civil jury trials is planned to begin in April. Judges in the 4th Judicial Circuit adapted to the challenges created the past year by the coronavirus pandemic and they look forward to the court returning soon to conducting business as usual. That return is scheduled to begin, slowly and with personal safety precautions in place, in April, said Chief Judge Mark Mahon. The chief judge led a remote panel discussion March 16 with the circuit’s administrative judges, presented for CLE credit by the Jacksonville Bar Association. Mahon said Duval County’s coronavirus positive test statistics continue to improve and the court is moving to begin conducting in-person trials with juries seated within weeks. There will be some changes. Instead of summoning about 600 potential jurors to the Duval County Courthouse in one group each Monday morning, jurors will be summoned in groups of about 50 five days a week in morning and afternoon sessions. Their service will be designated for circuit criminal cases, county court and civil trials. “We’ll also try to seat a jury for a first-degree murder trial. It’s ambitious,” Mahon said. “The judiciary is looking forward to the day when everyone can return to the courthouse,” said Circuit Judge Adrian Soud. He said many proceedings in criminal court other than jury trials are conducted virtually and the court expects to be able to expand the number of in-person hearings, providing that the defendant, prosecutor and defense attorneys agree to appear in the courthouse.

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“The felony judges have made a Herculean effort,” Mahon said. Circuit Judge Waddell Wallace said he’s been successfully using Zoom for routine hearings. The feedback from participants, who don’t have to be at the courthouse for a short hearing, has been positive. “I’m of the mind we ought to use it when available. It’s a tremendous advantage,” Wallace said. Probate cases probably have been the least affected after the courthouse closed 12 months ago, said Circuit Judge Jack

Schemer. He said probate cases don’t rely as much on litigation as other cases, but the judicial assistants are more involved in the process. They are scanning documents that are emailed after remote hearings and then filing them with the clerk’s office instead of the attorneys filing their documents at the courthouse. “Everything is working,” Schemer said. Duval County Judge Gary Flower said Zoom is acceptable for preliminary hearings, traffic court and some criminal

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court system,” Mahon said. That will be even more important as the justice system begins its return to its prepandemic operational level. Mahon said an estimated 1.2 million cases are waiting to be processed, a combination of those that were in the pipeline when the courts shut down in March 2020 and those that have been filed since. There also will be an additional workload resulting from the pandemic, such as evictions and foreclosures that will be filed when the federal coronavirus emergency moratorium on such cases expires. “The process has got to come back to its natural place or we’ll be forever behind,” Flower said. Mahon said he hears from judges every day about how stressful it must be for attorneys to continue to make a living and produce good outcomes for their clients as everyone adapts to the new ways of conducting cases. “We like to hear from practitioners. All of this is a work in progress,” Mahon said. JBA members may visit jaxbar.org to view the association’s schedule of CLE programs and other events.

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Top commercial sales of the week FROM STAFF

Here are the top 10 commercial real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Clay, Duval and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded March 8-14.

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Regency Tower at 9550 Regency Square Blvd. near Regency Square Mall sold for $9.823 million.

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Green Meadows Drive, Jacksonville

Type: Office, bank, parking garage Parcel size: 4.61 acres Building size: Three buildings totaling 204,661 square feet Buyer: Regency Tower Holdings Inc. Seller: Regency Tower LLC Previous sale: $1,881,818 in 1992

Type: Undeveloped residential Parcel size: Not available Buyer: KB Home Jacksonville LLC Seller: Oakleaf Investors LLC

Type: Walgreens Parcel size: 1.22 acres Building size: 15,007 square feet Buyer: Project Asteroid Fund V LLC Seller: Walgreen Co.

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$2,670,619

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Cassia Lane, Jacksonville

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Type: Family Kia of St. Augustine Parcel size: 3.94 acres Building size: Six buildings totaling 21,014 square feet Buyer: St. Augustine KI-RE LLC Seller: DNC Property LLC

Type: 32 residential lots in Isabella at Tamaya Phase 2 Parcel size: Not available Buyer: HCC Tamaya Residential LLC Seller: Tamaya Loan Acquisition LLC

Type: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Parcel size: 0.66 acres Building size: 2,791 square feet Buyer: The Barthell Family Trust Seller: DD & L Associates II LLC Previous sale: $1,976,400 in 2020

Type: Undeveloped Parcel size: Not available Buyer: QSL-HoldCo II LLC Seller: Diocese of St. Augustine

Type: 13 homes for rent Parcel size: Not available Building size: Not available Buyer: MUPR 3 Assets LLC Seller: LGI Homes-Florida LLC

Type: 16 homes for rent Parcel size: Not available Building size: Not available Buyer: CPI Amherst SFR Program II Owner LLC Seller: ARVM 5 LLC

Type: 66 residential lots in Green Meadows Phase Two Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Richmond American Homes of Florida LP Seller: Angel Lakes Gated Inc.

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Sugarfire Smoke House to offer ‘Florida vibe’

KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR

The St. Louis-based barbecue chain is preparing to open Atlantic Boulevard. St. Louis-based Sugarfire Smoke House hopes to open its first Florida location in about eight weeks at 12959 Atlantic Blvd., east of Girvin Road. Franchise owners for the Missouri-based barbecue chain estimate they are investing at least $600,000 in renovating a former Panera Bread restaurant at the end of a multitenant building in front of Lowe’s. The almost 4,880-squarefoot location will seat 90, hire 30-40 employees and operate 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. daily, according to operating partner Shy Patel. It will serve beer and wine. Sugarfire will offer the same menu as the chain’s other locations, with some Florida touches that include what Juli Dharna, one of the four franchise partners, calls “a Florida vibe.” That includes a hanging fiberglass shark and a boat. Anil and Juli Dharna are longtime friends with Sugarfire founder Mike Johnson, who was at the location March 11. The Dharnas moved to Daytona Beach five years ago from St. Louis and missed the food. “Why don’t we bring Sugarfire here?” Juli Dharna wondered. With a franchise agreement, they and other franchise partners chose Jacksonville for the first site because of its demographics. Anil Dharna saw similarities between Jacksonville and St. Louis, plus “it has a beach.” Johnson said Jacksonville has great barbecue and he invites customers to try the Sugarfire fare, which combines several barbecue styles: Texas brisket, Memphis ribs and Kansas City ribs. Plus, he said, “St. Louis is the barbecue sauce capital of the world.” Johnson said the Jacksonville restaurant will buy local, including seafood and meats,

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From left, Florida franchise owners Anil and Juli Dharna and, at right, Shy Patel with Sugarfire Smoke House founder Mike Johnson.

and also will hire a chef and a pastry chef. “We do a lot of pies,” he said. He said Sugarfire locations hire and train high-end chefs in the company’s barbecue style and to produce local specialties. Sugarfire’s menu includes smoked ribs, brisket, pulled pork, turkey and sausage links, salmon, burgers, specialty sandwiches, salads, sides, desserts, shakes and floats, a kid’s meal and more. The Jacksonville restaurant will offer more seafood options, Patel said. The restaurant offers dine-in counter service, carryout and delivery as well as catering. The Dharnas and Patel said they will open more Sugarfire locations throughout Florida. “As many as we can,” Johnson said. They are considering Bartram Park and Mandarin for the next sites. Johnson said the franchise group, all from St. Louis, has the right of first refusal for development statewide. Patel said previously his franchise group, BBQ Florida

LLC, intends to open at least eight locations in Florida. Johnson said Sugarfire prefers second-generation space, like the former Panera Bread. Those are more economical to retrofit than building new locations, although Sugarfire has developed ground-up restaurants, such as $4 million and $2.5 million new construction projects in the St. Louis area. “I prefer second-generation ones,” Johnson said. Those average $600,000 to $800,000. The group began work toward the Jacksonville location almost a year ago, but the pandemic sidelined the timetable. Johnson, Carolyn Downs and Charlie Downs opened the first Sugarfire in 2012. There now are 15 locations in six states. Johnson said four sites are company owned. Sugarfiresmokehouse.com said Johnson has studied with Myron Mixon, cooked under Emeril Lagasse and Charlie Trotter, and has overseen the creation of six other restaurants. Carolyn Downs is a pastry

Sugarfire BBQ, which is a franchise of St. Louis-based Sugarfire Smoke House, expects to open this summer at 12959 Atlantic Blvd.

chef, leading to the name, Sugarfire. All the locations use her recipes. “Sugarfire has won so many awards it’s hard to keep track. We were named Best Barbecue by the Travel Channel, St. Louis Magazine, Feast Magazine, and we’ve won awards at the Memphis in May World

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RESTAURANT NOTES Culver’s in Regency: The city issued mobility fee calculation and concurrency reservation certificates for a 4,365-square-foot Culver’s restaurant on 1.9 acres at 101 Monument Road. There is no fee because the site previously was a restaurant. Kimley-Horn and Associates is the civil engineer. The Culver’s franchisee intends to demolish a closed 4,709-square-foot restaurant to build the 126-seat Culver’s with a drive-thru. Chick-fil-A at Town Center: The city is reviewing a permit for Chick-fil-A to remodel its 4,682-square-foot store at 4625 Town Center Parkway at a construction cost of $850,000.

Rocky’s Street Food to Oakleaf: The city issued a permit for Rocky’s NYC Street Food to build-out at 8324 Merchants Way in Oakleaf Station. Premier American Construction Inc. of Green Cove Springs is the contractor for the $88,000 project for the 1,377-squarefoot space in Unit 6. Starbucks at Boulevard Crossing: The city issued a permit for Starbucks to build-out a shell building at 5753 Beach Blvd., No. 1, in Boulevard Crossing at a cost of $275,000. Elfrink Custom Construction Inc. of Oviedo is the contractor for the 2,235-squarefoot project.

Starbucks at Parkway Village: St. Johns County is reviewing plans for a 2,533-square-foot Starbucks with a drive-thru in Parkway Village at International Golf Parkway and Florida 16 in World Commerce Center. Island Wing to Bartram Market: St. Johns County approved a permit for the $1.15 million construction for a 10,528-square-foot Island Wing Company restaurant at 360 Bartram Market Drive in Saint Johns. Whataburger in St. Johns: Plans continue in review for Whataburger on an outparcel in the Shoppes of St. Johns Parkway in St. Johns County. The site

is at northwest County Road 210 and St. Johns Parkway. Norikase Japanese to Greenbriar: St. Johns County issued a permit for the $300,000 build-out for Norikase Japanese Restaurant at 304 Ashourian Way, Suite 101, in 2,315 square feet of space in The Forum at Greenbriar in St. Augustine. Wendy’s at Longleaf: St. Johns County is reviewing a permit for a 2,224-square-foot Wendy’s restaurant and drive-thru on 1.2 acres a northeast Longleaf Pine Parkway and Greenbriar Road.

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