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Less than two months after Ulta Beauty Inc. said it will open a Jacksonville distribution center, the city confirmed the company is Project Flamingo. The city released the economic agreement Wednesday with Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc., dated April 26. Also, tenant build-out for Ulta Beauty is in construction review at the Park 295 Industrial Park in Northwest Jacksonville. The city is reviewing a permit application for a $3 million buildout of 202,471 square feet of space that the beauty supplies retailer will lease at 2619 Ignition Drive. Ulta will lease part of a new 552,634-square-foot building, the first structure at the business park at Interstate 295 and Duval Road. In March, Ulta Beauty confirmed it will open a fulfillment center in Jacksonville in 2020. Ulta’s fulfillment center fit the description of the Project Flamingo economic development project that City Council approved Jan. 8 for a city grant of $1.425 million. The project description said Flamingo intends to invest $37.5 million to lease and equip 200,000 square feet of space in Northwest Jacksonville to distribute privatelabel skin and hair care products. City legislation calls for the project to create 30 full-time jobs by year-end 2021 at an average annual salary of $46,346. The positions include managerial, logistical, warehouse and support staff. More workers could be hired at lower salaries.
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City takes possession of shopping center as debate over what comes next heats up. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
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he city took possession of The Jacksonville Landing on Wednesday, which means time is brief for its remaining tenants and possibly for the Downtown riverfront shopping center itself. The city’s acquisition of the shopping center comes after the City Council on March 26 approved a $15 million settlement with Toney Sleiman’s Jacksonville Landing Investments LLC. That legislation also includes
Previously unreleased renderings of a 2015 redevelopment plan of the Jacksonville Landing from the Downtown Investment Authority show the property without the existing structure, opening the property and Laura Street to the river. It’s replaced by outdoor concert and green spaces, a museum and mixeduse business, retail and restaurant development. City officials say that because the plans, developed from public meetings, show the Landing structure demolished, no further debate is needed.
$1.5 million to demolish the Landing. In an April 23 interview, Mayor Lenny Curry and Chief of Staff Brian Hughes made it clear they intend to demolish the building. “Demolition has been contemplated for years and was approved by the City Council. Demolition is what comes next,” said Hughes, who also is the interim Downtown Investment Authority CEO. They made their points as incoming council member Matt Carlucci proposes that the community discuss what could be SEE LANDING, PAGE 9
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Lego store planned for Town Center Lego, the maker of small, plastic interlocking building blocks and toys sold at retailers worldwide, is bringing a store to St. Johns Town Center. The city is reviewing a build-out permit for Lego in a space in front of Dillard’s. No contractor is listed for the
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Shipping container apartments proposed An apartment community of shipping containers is designed for the Cathedral District area of Downtown. JWB Real Estate Capital submitted plans to the Downtown Development Review Board for the Ashley Street Container Project at 412 E. Ashley St. The 18 studio units, stacked three floors, will rent for $550 a month. “We are really doing the project because we would like to bring a groundbreaking concept like this to Downtown Jax, and hoping others will see it and continue to think outside the box to develop Downtown,” said Jacksonville-based JWB Real Estate Capital President Alex Sifakis.
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BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS • EDITOR
Tiffany Ash, a Harvard University and Harvard Business School graduate, is vice president of leasing and real estate in the family business, Ashco Inc. led by her father, Ed. A Jacksonville native, she negotiates with tenants to lease in the company’s North Florida retail projects. Her office is in the San Marco Train Station, the renovated former City of South Jacksonville waterworks and electric building. I realized I wanted to make a big impact on a global scale. One of the ways I’ve been able to do that is through real estate. It’s a great passion of mine. I feel like when you walk into a shopping center or a boutique center, like this one, you walk out with a shift in mind-set because it takes you to a different space. It’s not a cookie-cutter space. It’s almost a living art.
ABOUT ASH Title: Vice president of leasing and real estate Organization: Ashco Inc Age: 36
The market has moved from big-box retailers to a smaller boutique footprint. That’s because people can purchase everything online. People are now looking for the experience of going to a restaurant or a shopping center. You have to have a niche that I think didn’t exist 10 years ago. I believe we’re on the forefront of that. We have a program called the “Next Generation of Shopping Centers. “You’ll see in the development and design that they’re unique. They bring something different to the North Florida marketplace.
Education: Undergraduate, business administration, Harvard University; MBA, Harvard Business School Family: Father, Ed Ash; mother, Roya Ash; sisters. Nicole and Morgan Ash; brother, Alan Ash Hometown: Jacksonville
I enjoy travel. I definitely have the travel bug. Travel takes you outside of your element and exposes you to new cultures and new trends. I like to bring that back to the workplace, but it’s also a lot of fun to unwind with family. Family is a big part of who I am. My mom and dad came to the United States at a very early age from the Middle East. Although their families were in real estate, Dad started everything from the ground up in Jacksonville. We have helped to shape Jacksonville. Mom is the company’s lead designer. My sister Nicole is vice president of design and my sister Morgan is the purchasing officer. My brother, Alan, is
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here. I’m part of the JAX Chamber Hightower Emerging Leaders Fellowship. I think the opportunity to learn from what other people have done is huge and I’m a big believer. I love studying history because there’s so much we can learn. It stretches your mind that, “If these people were able to do this then, what can we do now?”
Hobbies: Traveling and collecting antiques; involved with the JAX Chamber Hightower Emerging Leaders Fellowship and the International Council of Shopping Centers Website: AshcoInc.net
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Autobahn: ‘ We are always innovating’ KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Five-year-old indoor speedway seeking growth by adding restaurant, virtual reality unit and ax throwing. Autobahn Indoor Speedway & Events in Jacksonville is driving its strategy to add what its customers want: A fullservice restaurant, a bar serving beer and wine and up to 50 arcade games. “We are always innovating,” said Donald Wagner, director of operations. “We try to find what is the next thing we can add for the customer’s experience.” Autobahn opened five years ago in an 80,000-square-foot building it leases at 6601 Executive Park Court N. off Interstate 95 and Butler Boulevard. It offers high-performance electric go-karts that can reach speeds up to 50 miles an hour and also offers parties and corporate events. It added Autobahn Axe Throwing last year. It proposes to renovate the northwest part of its building to convert the conference room and break room into dining, private dining, bar and kitchen space. The southwest track and the track view will be modified, plans show. Auld & White Constructors LLC is the contractor for the $1.2 million project
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Go-karts are the core business at Autobahn Indoor Speedway & Events at 6601 Executive Park Court N. off I-95 and Butler Boulevard.
of about 14,000 square feet. The city is reviewing the plans. Go-carts remain the core business, Wagner said. “People wanted food, so let’s give them some food. People wanted more to do, so we added ax throwing. We are adding arcade games, so that supplements what we do now,” he said. “So you have a racing-theme entertainment destination,” he said. Wagner said the end game in Jacksonville is a lot like the group’s Chicago Accelerate Indoor Speedway, although that location is two stories. He expects to complete the Jacksonville project by year-end. “We are hoping to start construction in the next month or two and we hope to have it open this year.”
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Autobahn will remain operational during the construction. Wagner said the project satisfies the needs of the business and the customer: Autobahn needed to add more options for customers in addition to racing, which “makes us more competitive,” and it responds to what the customers have been requesting. He said the renovations will make the destination friendly to all members of a family or a group. “We are going to have this whole complete picture,” he said. It will offer racing, ax-throwing, arcades, food and beverages. It also offers a virtual reality unit, such as the four-player Chaos Jump. It will add new games next month. And if someone just wants to watch sports on TV with a local craft beer, that
works, too. He didn’t have the names of the arcade games or the final number of seats in the restaurant. Plans indicate 112 seats and 26 bar seats in the dining area along with 113 seats for private dining. He said the menu will focus on “good food made well and fresh.” Autobahn might seek a full liquor license next year. The restaurant service will coincide with operating hours. Unless closed for a holiday or a private event Autobahn opens at 11 a.m. Monday-Friday, closing at 10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and at midnight Friday. It opens at 10 a.m. on weekends, closing at midnight Saturday and 10 p.m. Sunday.
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ENTERTAINMENT NOTES Cinemark at Durbin Park: St. Johns County issued a construction permit for J. Raymond Construction to build the Cinemark at The Pavilion at Durbin Park at a cost of $10 million. The 43,803-square-foot theater will be built at 435 Durbin Pavilion Drive. Cinemark Holdings Inc. said in October it plans to open a 12-screen movie theater at the Pavilion by the fall. Plans show an 85,000-square-foot complex with a 44,000-square-foot movie theater and six restaurant-retail buildings.
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Cinemark in Atlantic North: JEA issued a service availability letter for the 1,500-seat Cinemark theater planned in Atlantic North at northwest Atlantic Boulevard and Marketplace Drive, west of Kernan Boulevard. Cinemark Holdings Inc. announced in March it will open the 14-screen movie theater in summer 2020. The city is reviewing civil plans for the project, which is being developed by Sleiman Enterprises. The theater will be across Marketplace Drive from Belk. San Jose Country Club: San Jose Country Club wants to start interior demolition in preparation for renovations. Auld & White Constructors LLC is the contractor for the $102,000 project to demolish about 20,000 square feet of space at the property at 7529 San Jose Blvd. The renovation permit will be submitted separately. The club announced that owner-members approved a $9 million three-phase clubwide renovation to begin in June for completion in April 2021.
RESTAURANT NOTES Tossgreen in Riverside: The city issued a permit for Tossgreen to build-out a salad restaurant in 1,654 square feet of space on the ground floor at 501 Riverside Ave. Hanul Construction LLC is the contractor for the $46,800 project. Panda Express in Atlantic North: Sleiman Enterprises sold 1.08 acres to CFT NV Developments LLC, which owns Panda Express restaurants. Through Property Management Support Inc., Sleiman sold the property for $1.3 million. Panda Express proposes to develop a 2,200-square-foot building at 11929 Atlantic Blvd. at northwest Atlantic and Kernan boulevards. Cold Stone Creamery in Wildlight: DHC Ventures LLC of Fernandina Beach registered a fictitious name for Cold Stone Creamery Wildlight in Nassau County. Brewz in Riverside: Brewzstead LLC applied for a permit to alter the bar, paint and make other renovations for the Brewz beer and wine bar at the former Dahlia’s Pour House at 2695 Post St. in Riverside. Brewz founder Brian Slucker hopes to open by July 4. He plans to clean the interior, renovate the restrooms, install new flooring, add new paint, add lighting and build a new bar counter. He also wants to renovate the back room for a comedy club and place a stage at the front.
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McDonald’s at Boulevard Crossing: McDonald’s USA LLC is taking steps to build a new restaurant at Boulevard Crossing, the retail center under development at northwest Beach and University boulevards in front of the closed Kmart. McDonald’s wants to relocate its existing restaurant on the site. The city is reviewing the concurrency plans. Dunkin’ Donuts in Keystone Heights: Dunkin’ Donuts intends to open a 1,800-square-foot doughnut and coffee shop at 101 W. Walker Drive in Keystone Heights in Clay County. A gas station and convenience store will be demolished for construction. Kwik Trip Oil Co. Inc. is the property owner. EnVision Design + Engineering LLC is the civil engineer. The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing plans. Island Wing Co. in Southside: Island Wing Co. was approved for a $450,000 renovation to take over the former TGI Fridays at 4409 Southside Blvd.
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Fidelity merger timing still uncertain
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Jacksonville-based company still seeking federal approval to buy Stewart Information Services Corp. Thirteen months after reaching agreement to buy another title insurer, Fidelity National Financial Inc. still can’t say when the deal might be completed. Jacksonville-based Fidelity’s $1.2 billion deal to buy Stewart Information Services Corp. was rejected in January by the New York State Department of Financial Services, one of a number of state regulators that have to sign off on the merger. The company also needs approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which has asked for additional information. The merger would increase Fidelity’s dominant share of the U.S. title insurance market to about 42%, so the company has to address antitrust concerns.
“We will continue to respond to the FTC’s second request and maintain discussions with all other relevant regulatory bodies to seek approval of the proposed acquisition.” RANDY QUIRK, FIDELITY CEO
“We will continue to respond to the FTC’s second request and maintain discussions with all other relevant regulatory bodies to seek approval of the proposed acquisition,” CEO Randy Quirk said last week during Fidelity’s quarterly conference call with analysts. Quirk said Fidelity filed a new application with the New York regulators but said little more about the approval process. “We remain confident that
the Stewart acquisition will create meaningful long-term value for our shareholders. We will not be able to further comment or take questions on Stewart,” he said. Fidelity reported firstquarter adjusted earnings of 43 cents a share, a penny higher than the first quarter of 2018 and 3 cents higher than the consensus forecast of analysts, according to Zacks Investment Research.
Ameris merger moving swiftly While Fidelity’s big merger process plods along, a major acquisition for Ameris Bancorp apparently is moving toward a swift completion. Ameris agreed in December to buy Atlanta-based Fidelity Southern Corp. (no relation to Fidelity National Financial) and it expects to complete the $751 million deal by the end of June.
During Ameris’ quarterly conference call last week, CEO Dennis Zember said the integration of Fidelity Southern’s operations is going well even before the deal is completed. “The integration of the two companies is proceeding at a very fast pace and once the legal merger is consummated, we will be very far down the road putting the two companies together financially and culturally,” he said.
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Deutsche Bank ends merger talks
Another potential bank merger that would have impacted Jacksonville was called off last week. Deutsche Bank said it ended merger talks with another Germany-based bank, Commerzbank. “After thorough analysis, we have concluded that this transaction would not have created sufficient benefits to offset the additional execution risks, restructuring costs and capital requirements associated with such a large-scale integration,” Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing said in a statement. Deutsche Bank confirmed in March that it was talking to Commerzbank after months of rumors that German regulators were pushing for the merger to help financially struggling Deutsche Bank. Deutsche Bank announced the merger talks ended two days before it reported first-quarter earnings, and Sewing said the results show the bank is improv-
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ing its finances on its own. “As our preliminary first quarter results demonstrate, we are moving in the right direction under our own steam. In a very difficult financial market environment, we grew net income by more than 65% year-on-year to approximately 200 million euros,” he said. Deutsche Bank employs more than 2,000 people in Jacksonville but has announced plans to reduce U.S. operations to cut costs, as well as cut jobs throughout its global operations. The bank’s total employment was 91,463 at the end of the first quarter, down from 97,130 a year earlier.
BBVA is dropping ‘Compass’ from name BBVA Compass bank branches are dropping the “Compass” from their name, as part of a plan by Spain-based Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. to brand all of its global operations under the BBVA name. The global bank operates under different local brands in the U.S., Argentina, Mexico and Peru. But the company said last week it is dropping all the local names in the coming months to unify its operations. “Becoming BBVA is simply the next step in what we’ve always said is an ongoing digital transformation process,” said BBVA Compass CEO Javier Rodríguez Soler in a news release. “Operating under a single brand further brings the power and strength of BBVA around the world to our clients here in the U.S.” Birmingham, Alabama-based Compass Bancshares Inc. entered the Jacksonville market
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Left, BBVA Group Executive Chairman Carlos Torres Vila and BBVA CEO Onur Genc unveil the bank’s new logo.
in the mid-1990s when it made several acquisitions of small banks, beginning in 1994. BBVA bought Compass for $9 billion in 2007 and has been operating BBVA Compass as its U.S. subsidiary. BBVA Compass is the fourthlargest bank in the Jacksonville market with 25 branches and a 4.37% share of deposits in the metropolitan area, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. data.
Landstar System beats forecast Landstar System Inc. last week reported first-quarter earnings of $1.58 a share, up from $1.37 the previous year and above the company’s forecast range of $1.51 to $1.57. Revenue of $1.033 billion was below the first-quarter 2018 revenue of $1.048 billion, but
expenses also dropped. CEO Jim Gattoni said in a news release that the Jacksonvillebased trucking company is facing a difficult industry environment. “We began the quarter facing very difficult year-over-year comparisons plus decelerating rates of growth in both truck revenue per load and truck loadings that began in late 2018,” he said. “Truck capacity became more readily available at the end of 2018 and that market condition carried through the 2019 first quarter putting additional pressure on rates. Landstar performed very well during the 2019 first quarter given the softening environment.” Landstar projects secondquarter earnings of $1.56 to $1.62 a share, compared with $1.51 in the second quarter of 2018.
Officials of Waste Management Inc. talked publicly last week for the first time since announcing its $4.9 billion agreement to buy Ponte Vedrabased Advanced Disposal Services Inc. But they still aren’t giving much insight about the integration of the two companies. “We can’t say a whole lot about some of the details of it for obvious reasons,” CEO Jim Fish said in Waste Management’s quarterly conference call. “We’ll give details where we can but suffice it to say, this is being looked at as being transformational and the two companies are so complementary from a cultural standpoint that it really makes a ton of sense for us.” Waste Management has not indicated its plans for Advanced Disposal’s headquarters office in Nocatee. Advanced Disposal moved into the office in 2013, and its lease expires in 2020. Fish said the deal gives Waste Management, the largest U.S. waste disposal company, 3 million new customers. “It’s a lot more difficult to get three million organic customers than it is to pick them up through a great acquisition like this,” he said. “We are very, very excited about this,” Fish told analysts. “This is really something that we haven’t done in a period of 20 years, a deal of this size.” MBASCH@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
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Top commercial sales of the week BY SCOTT SAILER • EDITORIAL RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Here are the top 10 commercial real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Baker, Clay, Duval and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded April 22-26.
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Beauclerc Bay Apartments at 9047 San Jose Blvd. sold for $6.75 million, a 110% increase over the previous sales price of $3.2 million in 1983.
$6,750,000
$3,500,000
$3,283,350
$1,484,000
$1,300,000
9047 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville, Duval County
6407 Blanding Blvd., Jacksonville, Duval County
Traceland Avenue, Green Cove Springs, Clay County
Angel Lakes Drive, Jacksonville, Duval County
Atlantic Boulevard, Jacksonville, Duval County
Type: Beauclerc Bay Apartments Size: 6.16 acres Buyer: PCH Bay Apartments LLC Seller: Beauclerc Bay Apartments Ltd. Previous sale: $3,200,000 in 1983
Type: RideNow Powersports Size: 7.7 acres Buyer: Chilton Properties LLC Seller: Gary L. and Sharon G. Purcell
Type: 60 single-family lots in the Traceland subdivision Size: Not available Buyer: Richmond American Homes of Florida LP Seller: CR315 Partners LLC
Type: 28 single-family lots in Greene Meadows Phase 1-A subdivision, Size: Not available Buyer: Richmond American Homes of Florida LP Seller: Angel Lakes Gated Inc.
Type: Panda Express Size: 1.08 acres Buyer: CFT NV Developments LLC Seller: Atlantic North Land Trust and Property Management Support Inc.
$1,235,000
$1,230,806
$1,064,057
$1,055,000
$1,035,000
Longleaf Pine Parkway North, St. Johns County
Florida 207, Elkton, St. Johns County
Jacksonville, Duval County
275 Aralia Lane, Jacksonville, Duval County
214 Blanding Blvd., Orange Park, Clay County
Type: Undeveloped multifamily Size: 19.38 acres Buyer: CLDG Aralia LLC Seller: Jane S. Palmer, James L. Sowder and Wilson T. Sowder Jr.
Type: Midas Size: 0.33 acres Buyer: Orange Park Midas LLC Seller: Jax Five O LLC Previous sale: $1,050,000 in 2015
Type: 13 single-family lots in the Oxford Estates Phase Four subdivision Size: Not available Buyer: Providence Construction Co. Seller: Oxford Estates LLC
Type: Timberland Size: 303.7 acres Buyer: West Saint Augustine Land and Timber LLC Seller: Meldrim Heritage Timberlands LLC
Type: 10 single-family homes Size: 1.92 acres Buyer: SRMZ 2 LLC Seller: ARVM 5 LLC
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done with the property. Some people suggest preserving the Landing for reuse. “Mayor Lenny Curry didn’t wake up, Brian Hughes didn’t wake up, the DIA didn’t wake up and come up with this notion last week of let’s tear down the Landing. It’s been years, years, years of discussion and we’re finally there,” Hughes said. THE POLITICS AT PLAY
Although the mayor’s office is confident the Landing will be demolished, Carlucci and others want to open the issue to public debate. At a DIA board meeting April 17 and in subsequent media interviews, Carlucci pushed for a public meeting, saying he “has been stormed” by constituents concerned about the Landing’s future. “Even if it’s not a currently viable piece of property, so many people want to have a say in its future. The Landing, for so many people, is like the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving table,” Carlucci said. “For this reason, I believe it would be well to involve the Jacksonville citizens in the decisionmaking process of what to do with the Landing,” he said. Carlucci said the city needs “our citizens’ buy-in, engagement and involvement and, I believe, on the front end of the process.” In an interview Friday, Hughes was frustrated with Carlucci’s view. Hughes said a public discussion already had taken place that concluded demolition was appropri-
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A future use of the Jacksonville Landing site is shown from the St. Johns River in this rendering from 2015.
ate and that the topic of demolishing the Landing dates back to the previous mayoral administration. He said Carlucci, who served three terms on council from 1987-95 and 1999-2003, is telling media “something hasn’t happened and it has.” Hughes said plans to demolish the Landing date to the administration of Mayor Alvin Brown, who served from 2011-15. Hughes cited a previously unreleased final plan and renderings of a redeveloped Landing site produced from stakeholder and public meetings in June 2015. The city released the documents Friday. The 2015 Landing plan was coordinated by the DIA board, which selected Wakefield Beasley & Associates and Urban Design Associates of Atlanta to facilitate the meetings and draft a plan for the shopping center. The meetings produced rede-
velopment objectives, including opening up the Landing property to create a view of the St. Johns River from Laura Street, and featured green space and mixed-use structures. “We feel it was evident that they meant demolition with what they described in the space,” said Nikki Kimbleton, city director of public affairs. “Especially with what they show in the renderings.” LOOK BACK AT PLANS
Doris Goldstein is a former DIA board member who participated in the completion of the 2015 plans. She resigned from the DIA at the end of 2015 and moved to Los Angeles. In a telephone interview Wednesday, Goldstein confirmed Hughes’ assertion that demolishing the Landing was the intent based on the materials and final design generated from the 2015 stakeholder and public meetings.
She also said that there was sentiment to keep it. “There were certainly some people that suggested reuse of the space,” she said. But it was determined the property was “not viable for long-term use.” Conceptual drawings show a space labeled “Jacksonville Landing” with a fountain and communal concert space, opening Laura Street and Downtown to the St. Johns River. The Landing as it appears now is not part of the final 2015 design. The space is surrounded by restaurant, retail and office structures. A building in the northwest corner was intended for a museum. Goldstein said the DIA and UDA focused on the junction of Laura Street and the river. Curry’s office has not released an updated plan of what will happen to the property post-demolition, but Goldstein said she hopes the
2015 proposal gets a second look. The key difference between Curry’s plan and the UDA design, Goldstein said, is the 2015 version activates the Landing property with amenities and shops, and that shade is incorporated into the outdoor space A rendering of Curry’s proposal released in 2018 shows green space or a park where the Landing stood, flanked by two mixed-use structures. “(Mayor Curry’s proposal) may be lively when there’s a concert or event, but when it goes dark, it goes from an asset to a liability,” Goldstein said. One factor that could change a design is legislation. Council is considering legislation from member Lori Boyer that calls for a comprehensive rezoning of Downtown, which would affect the setbacks from the river in future development. Now that he’s aware of the 2015 public workshops, Carlucci said Wednesday the charrette should be refreshed. “What’s wrong with updating the charrette?” he said. “What’s wrong with building a consensus? There are issues we’re thinking about today that we weren’t thinking about in 2015, like resilience.” Goldstein hopes the 2015 proposal can be used with some adjustments. “In this plan the site itself is iconic,” Goldstein said. “The river, the public art — in this plan, people need to imagine walking through it. It’s meant to be appreciated at the ground level.” MMENDENHALL@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MIMENDENHALL (904)-356-2466
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THE MENDENDHALL REPORT
Builders giving back to Beaches Life Saving Corps
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Lifeguards get upgrades to locker room thanks to NEFBA. Sunday’s annual ceremony in Jacksonville Beach officially opening the Beaches for 2019 doubled as a christening for the Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps’ upgraded facility. The Corps cheered more than $33,500 in upgrades to the building’s locker room facilities completed April 26 with the help of the Northeast Florida Builders Association. According to NEFBA President Sean Junker, the Corps asked the builders association’s Builders Care nonprofit charitable arm two months ago for assistance with its outdated locker room facilities. The Red Cross needed to increase the size of the women’s locker room at its Jacksonville Beach facility because of the increasing number of female Corps members. The building was constructed in 1948 and, according to Junker, it had been 20 years
NEFBA President Sean Junker and B&G Plumbing Co. co-founder Gene Rover led the effort to renovate the locker rooms.
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The Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps facility in Jacksonville Beach received an upgrade thanks to the Northeast Florida Builders Association.
since the locker rooms were upgraded. The plan this time was to remove and replace a wall, reducing the size of the men’s locker room while increasing square footage in the women’s facility. Builders Care was founded in 2001 to provide affordable or no-cost construction services to the elderly, disabled and nonprofit organizations in northeast Florida.
The request didn’t fall under the Builders Care residential framework, but Junker, president and CEO of Providence Homes, and B&G Plumbing Co. co-founder Gene Rover thought it would be a good project for NEFBA members. “We were listening to those guys and it really just kind of touched us as we learned about what these young men and women do to protect our beaches,” Junker said.
Junker and Rover rallied NEFBA members for materials and labor for the project. Lifeguard volunteers took on the initial demolition April 13-14. The group of NEFBA volunteer companies then came for the new construction. Ten NEFBA member companies participated in the improvement project, including providing electrical, plumbing, HVAC, tile, framing, drywall and painting services.
After the NEFBA donation, the Life Saving Corps paid only $3,877, or 15% of the total retail cost of the improvements. Rover said the Corps’ total project budget was $7,500 and it will be able to invest the remaining funds in further Red Cross building upgrades. “These guys stepped up to the plate, used our skill set to reduce prices of materials and labor and pass that along to them for significant savings,” Junker said. Rover added, “These (Corps) kids do so much for this city that people don’t have a clue. Their board is constantly out fundraising. It was just the right time.” MMENDENHALL@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MIMENDENHALL (904) 356-2466
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BY SCOTT SAILER • EDITORIAL RESEARCH DIRECTOR
Here are the top 10 single-family residential real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded April 22-26.
$6,250,000 133 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.46 acres House size: 2,853 square feet Buyer: Thomas F. and Karen H. Chapman Seller: R. Halsey and Lisha S. Wise Previous sale: $5,300,000 in 2016
Oceanfront cottage built in 1964 and remodeled in 2004. The three-bedroom, four-bath home features three fireplaces, wood plank floors, vaulted wood-beam ceilings, tongue and groove wood walls and a two-car garage.
$1,200,000
188 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
2 Turnberry Pointe Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.48 acres House size: 3,543 square feet Buyer: Blair G. and William E. White Seller: Brett T. Buerck Previous sale: $1,265,000 in 2007
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.93 acres House size: 4,534 square feet Buyer: Patsy D. and Jacqueline K. Tiani Seller: Jon and Jamie Hile Previous sale: $1,060,000 in 2016
$1,775,000
$1,128,500
349 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
1347 Baylor Lane, Jacksonville, Duval County
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.48 acres House size: 4,484 square feet Buyer: Ian Black and Alexandra Balfour Seller: John D. and Elizabeth W. McMahan Previous sale: $1,400,000 in 2012
Type: Single-family Lot size: 1.55 acres House size: 3,815 square feet Buyer: Vasundhara and Srinivas Srikakilapu Seller: Bette H. Loyd
$4,600,000
$3,650,000
$2,050,000
$1,500,000
$1,010,000
737 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
401 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
325 Panther Chase Trail, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
12226 Cullen Court, Jacksonville, Duval County
88 Fairway Wood Way, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
Type: Single-family Lot size: 1.09 acres House size: 7,932 square feet Buyer: Arlene B. Hillerson Seller: Terri McClure Allison
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.28 acres House size: 2,413 square feet Buyer: Patricia Hughes Seller: Sea Oats Partnership LLLP
Type: Single-family Lot size: 4.75 acres House size: 5,415 square feet Buyer: Brett Buerck and Ashley Hanna Seller: Dream Finders Homes LLC
Type: Single-family Lot size: 1.03 acres House size: 4,099 square feet Buyer: Erik H. and Sara A. Middlebrooks Seller: Davis J. Montgomery
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.23 acres House size: 3,790 square feet Buyer: David H. Acebuche and Maria E. Redondo Diaz Seller: Timothy and Donna Ritch
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ThesearethelargestcommercialbuildingpermitsbyjobcostissuedTuesday by the city of Jacksonville. CONDOMINIUMS
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Gardens of Bridgehampton Condominium Association Inc., 8290 Gate Parkway W., contractor is All Weather Contractors Inc., demolish tower on roof, $37,855.
Jacksonville Country Day School Inc., 10063 Baymeadows Road, contractor is Sauer Inc., renovation, $150,000. TDK Christian Academy, 6505 NorwoodAve.,contractorisAdvance Design & Construction LLC, 7,000 square feet, tenant build-out, $20,000.
HOSPITAL, INSTITUTIONAL Mayo Clinic Florida, 4500 San Pablo Road S.,contractor is BatsonCook Co., relocate underground utilities, $425,000. OFFICE, BANK, PROFESSIONAL Idexx Laboratories Co., 9143 PhilipsHighway,No.340,contractor is Adams Interior Contractors Inc., 2,254 square feet,tenant build-out, $180,000. RESTAURANTS Island Wings Co. Grill & Bar, 4409 Southside Blvd.,contractor is Construction Solutions LLC,tenant build-out, $450,000. ROOFING The Grove at Deerwood Apartments, 8231 Princeton Square Blvd. W., contractor is BigfootRoofing&ConstructionInc., two permits for roof replacement, $127,660. Lion’s Head Apartments, 4950 Richard St., contractor is Al Davis Roofing Co., roof replacement, $22,000. Jasmyn Properties Inc., 651 Chelsea St., contractor is Sky High Roofing LLC, roof replacement, $15,438. SCHOOL, LIBRARY, OTHER
SERVICESTATION,REPAIRGARAGE Daily’s, 4986 Kernan Blvd. S., contractor is McGee Corp., 9,534 square feet, canopy, $170,939. SIGNS McDonald’s, 14030 Hubble Drive, contractor is Peak Professional ContractorsLLC,menuboard,$3,750. UTILITIES Crown Castle USA Inc., 5320 SpringfieldBlvd.,contractorisHitson Land andTimber Management Inc., cell tower equipment upgrade, $65,000. NexTower Development Group LLC, 8095 Parramore Road, contractorisFloridaTel-ConInc.,two permits for new cell tower, $40,160. Compiled by Scott Sailer
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LAW DAY 2019
Para named Lawyer of the Year She served Jacksonville Area Legal Aid for a decade as pro bono coordinator and director.
ELECTION WINNERS The JBA elected its board of governors for the 201920 Bar year: n President Elizabeth Ferguson n President-elect Michelle Bedoya Barnett n Board members Fraz Ahmed, Brian Coughlin, Christian George, Jamie Karpman, Blane McCarthy, Michael Orr, Adina Pollan, Asghar Syed, Cynthia Trimmer and Lindsay Tygart. n Allesandro Apolito was elected president of the Young Lawyers Section.
BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The Jacksonville Bar Association devoted its May meeting Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront to the U.S. observance of Law Day. May 1 is set aside each year, by an act of Congress, to consider the importance of the rule of law and the legal process in achieving justice, protecting liberty and contributing to the freedoms guaranteed to Americans by the Constitution. This year's theme, “Free Speech, Free Press, Free Society,” was based on the First Amendment that guarantees, in addition to freedom of speech and the press, freedom of religion, the right to peaceable assembly and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances. Circuit Judge Katie Dearing, president of the association, described the right to free speech and a free press as “the most important foundations for a free society.” The Jacksonville Daily Record presents its annual Lawyer of the Year award at the Law Day meeting. This year's recipient is Kathy Para, who retired in January from Jacksonville Area Legal Aid after a decade of service as
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pro bono coordinator and pro bono director. In presenting the award, Matt Walsh, Observer Media Group CEO and publisher of the Daily Record, said Para enrolled at Florida Coastal School of Law after her career as a teacher and
later, a small business owner, because she “felt a calling to do something that would make a difference.” After she was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2001, Para went to work as an outside counsel at JEA and began volunteering her legal
services at JALA before she joined the staff at the organization. “In 10 distinguished years at JALA, she helped thousands of Jacksonville residents secure legal services. She left a lasting legacy,” Walsh said. Dearing recognized the JBA
Law Week Committee for its months of work planning and executing Law Week events, including the annual “Rendezvous on the Rooftop” to benefit the nonprofit Dreams Come True, the annual Law Day poster contest and art supplies collection for students at West Riverside Elementary School and a collection of toiletries that will be donated to Downtown Ecumenical Services. The committee helped organize a naturalization ceremony April 18 at the Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse. MMARBUT@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466
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Max Marbut, associate editor of legal affairs for the Jacksonville Daily Record and the Jacksonville Record & Observer, was presented the Liberty Bell Award given annually by the Jacksonville Bar Association. Marbut has “fostered greater
understanding of the legal community, helps the community understand legal issues and the mission of the JBA and makes it possible for the community to see us,” said Law Week Committee Chair Kelli Lueckert. The award is presented annually to a nonlawyer who demonstrates commitment to the legal community, promotes a better understanding of the law, encourages respect for the law and courts, stimulates civic responsibility or contributes to good government.
Jacksonville Daily Record Associate Editor of Legal Affairs Max Marbut thanks the Jacksonville Bar Association after winning the Liberty Bell Award. Florida Times-Union Editor Mary Kelli Palka, left, and JBA President and Circuit Judge Katie Dearing look on. Palka was the guest speaker at the Law Day event.
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Attorney back at Smith Hulsey & Busey after 18 months at boutique litigation firm. About 18 months ago, attorney Lanny Russell decided that, after 38 years at the law firm where he started his career, he wanted to slow down his practice, so he left Smith Hulsey & Busey to work with two colleagues and Russell friends who had a boutique litigation firm. Russell returned to his home firm in April. “I thought I wanted to deintensify my practice and I had
an opportunity to work with two great friends, Mike Tanner and Tom Bishop. I learned that with the clients I have, I need the group of support that’s available at Smith Hulsey & Busey — nonlitigation areas like real estate and transactional work,” he said. “Lanny has a wide circle of clients who need work like contracts and mergers and acquisitions. All we do is litigation,” said Thomas Bishop of Bishop & Mills, formerly Tanner & Bishop. “He’s going back to his home of nearly four decades with our blessings. We loved practicing and working with Lanny and we’ll continue to work together,” he said. “Lanny is a proven experienced and creative counselor who historically has attracted and maintained unusually loyal clients. Lanny is also a good friend, and we have enthusiastically welcomed his return to our professional family,” said Stephen Busey, chairman of Smith Hulsey & Busey.
Iracki inducted into international lawyers group
Coker Law partner Daniel Iracki was inducted as a fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers last month at the organization’s annual
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meeting in London. The group comprises members from nearly 40 countries and limits its U.S. membership to 500 trial and appellate practice attorneys from the plaintiffs’ and defense sides in civil and criminal law. There are 64 fellows in Florida and six who practice in the 4th Circuit, including Iracki. At 37, Iracki said he’s the second-youngest fellow in the U.S. and the youngest in Florida.
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ERIC HOLSHOUSER
ERIC J. HOLSHOUSER Shareholder, Rogers Towers
BY MAX MARBUT • ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Age: 64
Eric Holshouser recently became a shareholder at the Rogers Towers law firm in Jacksonville. He is president of the Academy of Florida Management Attorneys and chair of the American Lung Association Southeast Region.
Education: Bachelor’s in economics and master’s in employment relations from the School of Labor and Employment Relations, University of Illinois; J.D. from Duke University School of Law
Who or what inspired you to become a lawyer? My interest in the law emanated from a desire to make a difference in areas of economic policy and to help people as a result. I have a particular interest in labor relations issues. Someone other than my spouse who inspires me: When it comes to practicing law, Daniel R. Coffman Jr. sure pointed a lot of us in the right direction.
Hometown: Urbana, Illinois
How do you relate your undergraduate degree to your practice of law? My undergraduate degree in economics not only impacted my approach to public policy and the law, but I have found statistical analyses I studied in undergraduate and graduate school to be very useful in practicing employment law. Also, before law school, I received a masters’ degree in labor and employment relations which helped prepare me for what I do as a labor and employment lawyer. What has been the biggest change in your practice area since you passed the Bar? The biggest change has been a shift away from traditional labor law, involving union organizing, unfair labor practice proceedings and collective bargaining, to employmentrelated litigation and jury trials. Indeed, since I began practicing, the Americans with Disabilities Act and Family and Medical Leave Act were passed into law, not to mention expansion and changes in other employment laws. What do you think will be the next biggest change in your area of law? Expansion of LGBT rights in the workplace, along with a
Family: Wife, Lori Terens; sons Eric Jr., 31, and Andrew, 28 Favorite book: Perhaps Homer’s “Odyssey” App I can’t live without: Google Maps
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continuing migration to alternative dispute resolution for employment-related claims, perhaps even using artificial intelligence.
to be done to support lung cancer research, help those who need to manage lung disease and advocate for clean air.
If I could change anything in the legal system, I would: Adopt ways to make the legal process less expensive and timeconsuming for clients, yet retain a high degree of fairness.
What’s your advice for new lawyers? They should strive to work diligently and efficiently to produce excellent work product and become indispensable to those for whom they work, but also make sure they get involved in civic or Bar activities they are passionate about. Doing so not only helps make a positive difference, but allows new attorneys to enhance their reputations in the Bar and community.
What community service have you pursued and why that? I have had family affected by lung disease so I have been actively involved in the American Lung Association. Breathing is such a critical life activity and more needs
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