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Customers at Roosters Men’s Grooming Center at 2000 Hendricks Ave. in San Marco got their hair cut May 20. The shop reopened May 12.
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Barbers, stylists return to serve 298 customers in five days Pete Helow closed his high-end Roosters Men’s Grooming Center in San Marco on March 23 and reopened May 12, with all five stylists and barbers returning and a sixth joining the team next week. While he remains closed temporarily on Sundays and Mondays, the first week of reopening ended with 298 customers over five days. That was a cut above previous traffic. Before the pandemic, Helow said “a
typical good week” was 270-290 customers over seven days. But it wasn’t a good look for the bottom line. “We had zero sales for six weeks,” he said. Helow received a city and VyStar Credit Union COVID-19 Community Relief Loan on April 28 and a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan May 7. “This pandemic is a wake-up call for government,” Helow said. “Every entity was ill-prepared for a
total shutdown of our economy. From Florida’s broken unemployment system to the SBA’s inability to handle the volume of loan requests, the excessive delays caused numerous hardships,.” Helow said his business will survive because he had sufficient capital set aside to weather the mandatory shutdown. “Unfortunately, many others did not.” KAREN BRUNE MATHIS
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COVID-19 has delayed deals at Durbin Park East, the second phase to The Pavilion at Durbin Park in northern St. Johns County where Bass Pro Shops intends to open. “We are on a complete hold until we can get back to normal so that we can resume negotiations,” said developer Frank Gatlin, CEO of Gatlin Development Co., on May 19. Gatlin is developing the project with landowner Gate Petroleum Co. Both companies are based in Jacksonville. “Bass Pro was ready to go, but now they’ve got stores they have to reopen and they are not ready to focus on and complete our deal until they have all of their stores open,” Gatlin said. “Everyone needs time now to get through this pandemic and proceed from there,” he said. Durbin Park is 1,600 acres primarily between Florida 9B and Interstate 95 and south of Race Track Road. SEE MATHIS, PAGE 3
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DURBIN PARK EAST A conceptual map of Durbin Park East shows Bass Pro Shops surrounded by parking and other retail spaces. The center is between Florida 9B and I-95, with a mile of frontage along I-95. It is east of The Pavilion at Durbin Park.
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village of medical providers, services and wellness offerings. St. Augustine-based Flagler Health+ announced June 24 that it entered into an agreement with Gate Lands, the real estate subsidiary of Gate Petroleum Co., to buy 40 acres in Durbin Park between I-95 and Florida 9B. It intends to develop in three phases. The St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners approved use of the land as a campus for Flagler Health+ on May 19. The leasing package describes Durbin Park East as an upscale mixed-use project encompassing 2 million square feet of commercial space including office and retail uses; 2,000 residential units; and 350 hotel rooms. There also are bike trails, lakes, entertainment venues and green space. The county approved the larger Durbin Park area for almost 4 million square feet of retail and office uses; 2,265 multifamily units; and 350 hotel rooms. A Durbin Park East site map shows 782,811 square feet of retail development anchored by Bass Pro Shops. It also shows a prospective 97,711-square-foot BJ’s Wholesale Club nearby. The map shows 224,500 square feet of junior anchors,
75,300 square feet of entertainment and 166,300 square feet of shops and restaurants. There also are 17 outparcels, from 1.06 to 1.41 acres, to total 119,000 square feet of commercial development. The map shows a central park area lined with restaurants and entertainment venues. The park area includes a show fountain, amphitheater, holiday skating rink, event lawn and play area. It shows 4,016 parking spaces. Gatlin said those plans are a work product that changes. Stephanie McCullough and Kelly Pulignano of The Shopping Center Group are the leasing representatives for The Pavilion at Durbin Park and Durbin Park East. Gate Petroleum and Gatlin Development unveiled plans in June 2016 for Durbin Park, to be built in phases. As announced in 2016, the second and part of the third phases of Durbin Park will be a lifestyle center, retailers, restaurants, commercial space, a hotel and multifamily development. The rest of the third phase and the fourth will be an office park. KMATHIS@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MATHISKB (904) 356-2466
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The Pavilion at Durbin Park is the first phase. It comprises 80 useable acres and 700,000 square feet of retail and commercial space west along Florida 9B. It features Walmart, The Home Depot, Cinemark, Burlington, Ross Dress for Less and other stores and services. Durbin Park East, the second phase, is between Florida 9B and I-95, with a mile of frontage along I-95. It is east of The Pavilion at Durbin Park. There are subsequent phases proposed. “We still remain committed to phase two but we don’t know how much of a delay,” Gatlin said. Prospective tenants first are reopening the stores they closed for the pandemic. A Durbin Park East leasing brochure created Jan. 31 and a flyer created March 3 that have been available on Gatlin’s website indicated several more name-brand tenants might be coming to Durbin Park East, but Gatlin said those plans are outdated. Gatlin removed the documents from the site to minimize confusion. He called a site plan in the leasing package “just one of many we generate on a weekly basis. It’s just a wish list.” The flyer indicated that in addition to Bass Pro Shops, Gatlin Development was interested in courting BJ’s Wholesale Club, Sprouts Farmers Market, Apple, Anthropologie and Ashley Furniture to Durbin Park East. “The only thing that is real is Bass Pro Shops,” Gatlin said. “They Gatlin remain committed.” Bass Pro Shops is shown as a 100,000-square-foot store facing Florida 9B that will anchor Durbin Park East. The retailer announced in 2012 it would open a Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World by mid-2014, but that was delayed. Gatlin said Gate and Gatlin remain committed to Durbin Park East, but they don’t know the tenant timing. “We are in a wait-and-see position,” Gatlin said. “We don’t know how long it is going to take.” Durbin Park East also will include the 40-acre site for Flagler Health+, a 150-bed hospital that will be part of a larger health
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For racing and ax throwing, walk-in customers now OK Indoor racing and ax throwing reopened to walk-in customers in Jacksonville on May 18. Autobahn Indoor Speedway, at 6601 Executive Park Court N. in South Jacksonville, was the first of nine locations in five states to reopen to walk-in customers. David Larson, managing partner at Autobahn, said May 18 that opening to walk-in is “going to be the big change this week.” Autobahn reopened May 6 by reservation with guidance from the Florida government after closing facilities March 17. Larson said the company laid off more than 90% of staff in March and is gradually bringing them back as business picks up. Reopening by reservation allowed the company to bring back 15% of staff. Autobahn notifed the state March 26 that it laid off 62 staff members in Jacksonville effective March 27. “We are continuing to call staff and have them on standby so as business picks up we can get them back on the job,” Larson said. Larson said his goal is for Autobahn “to be the safest place in Jacksonville to have fun.” Autobahn posted a video online at Autobahnspeed.com and on YouTube describing health safety procedures at the facility. “At this point we are limiting capacity to 25%” of customers for racing, ax throwing, arcade games and the restaurant. The restaurant offers a limited food menu that will grow as business picks up,” he said.
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Around-the-clock sanitation and lines on reopening day The wait is over at Bailey’s Health & Fitness clubs in the Jacksonville area. Stan Furlong, Bailey’s regional manager and director of sales, said clubs had lines of 15-20 members waiting to enter Bailey’s clubs at 8 a.m. May 18 after almost two months of pandemic shutdown. Lines are not the norm for the 13 Northeast Florida Bailey’s locations. Nick Denker, club manager at the 2485 Monument Road location, said they are back open 24/7, but without the children’s play areas and live fitness classses. Members have access to virtual fitness classes. All but about 25 of the almost 400 area employees were furloughed during the closing. Bailey’s expects to be fully staffed again by June 1, Furlong said. Staff performs around-the-clock sanitation, and club members are encouraged to follow social distancing, use provided hand sanitizer and wipes, and wash their hands frequently. “All clubs have cleaning staff onboard and we have reprioritized some people for additional sanitation teams,” Furlong said. The club pro shops, which sell sports nutrition products, apparel and accessories, are closed every three to four hours for additional sanitation. Furlong said the 50% occupancy limitation is not a factor given the large size of its facilities. At the start of the shutdown, members had to wait to enter when they were limited to 50 people in facilities. “We were able to do some maintenance things that we were unable to do while actually open,” he said. “We took advantage and did enhancements to the facilities.”
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The Bearded Pig BBQ in San Marco reopened for dining in May 7, The restaurant at 1224 Kings Ave. closed for six weeks because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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reopening. Munsey said he chose to close the restaurant completely for six weeks, while still paying employees some of their salary. He did not see takeout working well for his style of restaurant, and chose to close to conserve funds instead. He said the restaurant received a Paycheck Protection Program loan. Munsey So far, business has been “decent,” he said. But each day, he notices fewer to-go orders and more people dining in. “I look forward to getting back to full steam,” Munsey said. “Hopefully in the next few weeks we see more openings and less restrictions, and that will hopefully build confidence of the public.”
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With the work-from-home order lifted, Stein Mart will reopen its corporate office on the Southbank Downtown on May 26, the day after the Memorial Day holiday. “The health and safety of our associates and customers is our top priority, and by working together we can open safely and operate effectively,” said Hunt Hawkins, Stein Mart CEO, in an email. About half of the 340-member corporate staff will return to the office May 26. The remainder will be working some days in the office and some days at home, said Linda Tasseff, Stein Mart director of external communications and investor relations. The seating configuration will maintain social distancing of at least 6 feet, as well as in conference rooms and elevators. Employees and on-site consultants will be required to complete a daily selfscreening questionnaire, perform temperature checks before coming to work and wear a face mask. Employees at high risk, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; who live with a first responder; are a caregiver for high-risk individuals; or whose workstation does not meet social distancing or other situations will be permitted to continue to work from home. MAX MARBUT
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March 12: The Players Championship canceled. March 13: Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry declares local state of emergency and closes event venues, parks, libraries and the Jacksonville Zoo. March 16: Curry limits bars, restaurants, churches, movie theaters and “social gathering places” to a maximum capacity of 50 people. March 17: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis closes all bars and nightclubs. March 18: Simon closes St. Johns Town Center, The Avenues mall and the St. Augustine Premium Outlets. March 20: DeSantis orders restaurants to cease on-premise food and alcohol consumption. March 20: Duval County beaches closed. March 23: Curry mandates employees who can do their jobs remotely to work from home. March 25: City offices and buildings with public lobbies close. April 3: Statewide stay-athome order begins except for essential services. May 4: Duval County beaches reopen for exercise, essential activities. May 4: State’s phase one reopening begins with restaurants and retail stores limited to 25% capacity. Inpatient and outpatient elective surgeries can resume. St. Johns Town Center, The Avenues mall and the St. Augustine Premium Outlets reopen. May 6: Beaches reopen to all activities. May 11: Barbershops, hair and nail salons reopen. May 18: Curry lifts workfrom-home order. May 18: Fitness centers, gyms, libraries and museums reopen at 50% capacity. Stores and restaurants can boost capacity to 50%.
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BUSINESS LOANS Jacksonville-based VyStar Credit Union and the city are partners on a business loan program for up to a $100,000 line of credit. So far, 1,114 businesses have applied and $38,963,000 has been distributed, the city said. The VyStar loan pool is $50 million. INDIVIDUAL RELIEF The city’s $40 million Mortgage, Rent and Utility relief program gives qualifying city residents a $1,000 prepaid credit card. As of May 18, 20,678 cards were distributed. All appointments to claim the money have been issued.
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Here are the top 10 commercial real estate sales in Northeast Florida, comprising Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties. The sales were recorded May 11-17.
The office building at 900 University Blvd. N. sold for $5.8 million.
DUVAL
CLAY
ST. JOHNS
CLAY
DUVAL
$5,800,000
$2,382,992
$2,027,530
$1,806,771
$1,365,000
900 University Blvd. N., Jacksonville
450 Southwood Way, Orange Park
Crookshank Drive, St. Augustine
Hawkeye Place, Fleming Island
Garden Brook Road, Jacksonville
Type: Office Parcel size: 3.07 acres Building size: 83,839 square feet Buyer: GIP Jacksonville LLC Seller: The 900 Building LLC Previous sale: $4,206,800 in 2003
Type: Dollar General Parcel size: 1.11 acres Building size: 9,546 square feet Buyer: Storage By George LLC, Storage By George Property II LLC and Storage By George Land III LLC Seller: Concept Development Inc.
Type: Undeveloped residential Parcel size: Not available Buyer: ZPN Capital LLC Seller: VV001-St. Augustine FL LLC
Type: 49 residential lots in the Reserve at Eagle Harbor Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Dream Finders Homes LLC Seller: HDP Eagle Harbor LLC
Type: 39 residential lots in Timber Oaks Phase IV-B Parcel size: Not available Buyer: D.R. Horton Inc.Jacksonville Seller: Timber Oaks Land Trust
ST. JOHNS
CLAY
ST. JOHNS
ST. JOHNS
DUVAL
$1,280,000
$1,150,000
$1,084,993
$678,589
$650,000
Rivertown Main Street, RiverTown
Royal Pines Drive, Middleburg
Weathered Edge Drive, Saint Johns
Constitution Drive, Ponte Vedra
Sotterley Lane, Jacksonville
Type: 10 residential lots in HighPointe at RiverTown Phase One Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Tidewater Homes LLC Seller: Mattamy Jacksonville LLC
Type: Undeveloped Parcel size: 77.66 acres Buyer: Armstrong Development Inc. Seller: Armstrong Venture LLC
Type: 26 residential lots in Whisper Creek Phase 4 Unit B Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Dream Finders Homes LLC Seller: HDP TrailMark LLC
Type: Seven residential lots Parcel size: Not available Buyer: Weekley Homes LLC Seller: CND Resources LLC
Type: 13 residential lots in Pritchard Plantation 4 Parcel size: Not available Buyer: D.R. Horton Inc. – Jacksonville Seller: Pritchard Point II LLC
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Low demand for gas fuels Patriot loss
As a company that transports petroleum products around the Southeastern U.S., Patriot Transportation Holding Inc. is considered an essential business that needs to keep operating during the COVID-19 pandemic. But while everyone needs gasoline, people are using much less of it during pandemic-related shutdowns. That lower demand resulted in a loss of $401,000, or 12 cents a share, for the Jacksonville-based trucking company in its second quarter ended March 31. Revenue fell 13% in the quarter to $23.5 million. In a conference call with investors last week, CEO Robert Sandlin said the company’s outlook was positive before the pandemic. “While our business has not produced the Sandlin returns we prefer in the last couple of years, we believe the changes we’ve made to our business were beginning to have a positive impact in March,” he said. “Unfortunately, we experienced a rapid decline in business volume in the middle of March due to COVID-19.” Patriot said data from the Energy Information Administration showed gasoline demand dropped 48% in the week ending April 3, compared with the same period a year ago. The drop in demand continued through April, with petroleum miles driven by Patriot’s trucks falling about
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Patriot Transportation said gasoline demand dropped 48% in the week ending April 3, compared with the same period a year ago.
35%, Sandlin said. “We have seen a recent uptick in volume in May versus April but at this point it’s anyone’s guess where we land,” he said. Sandlin said Patriot is in good shape to withstand the downturn with $11 million in cash and no debt on its balance sheet. However, Patriot, which announced its first quarterly dividend payment of 15 cents a share in December, is suspending further dividends for the time being, he said.
Duos Technologies revenue falls Duos Technologies Group Inc. was anticipating 2020 to be a year of continued growth. However, the pandemic has changed the outlook for the Jacksonville-based provider of intelligent security analytical technology. Duos last week reported a net loss of $2.1 million, or 80 cents a share, in the first quarter with revenue dropping 77% to $991,000. The company which focuses on technology for railroad companies said the pandemic is causing delays in anticipated contract awards. “Like many businesses, we were not immune to the effects of the ongoing global pandemic, which caused business disruptions for most of our key customers and consequently impacted our operations,” CEO Gianni Arcaini said in a conference call, according to a transcript posted by the company. Duos had been projecting revenue to grow from $13.6 million in 2019 to $20 million this year. However, it now
says the COVID-19 pandemic makes it uncertain it can reach its revenue target. “We still expect to grow this year,” Arcaini said. “However, the timeline for growth has been extended and remains a bit uncertain.”
GEE Group reports loss as clients close Jacksonville-based staffing company GEE Group Inc. lost business in the second quarter ended March 31 as clients closed their offices and furloughed employees, reducing the need for GEE Group contract workers. GEE Group reported a net loss of $5.4 million, or 38 cents a share, with revenue falling 4% to $34.7 million. The company continued to be impacted in April and the first half of May by the weak labor market but said it hopes demand for workers will pick up with businesses starting to reopen. CEO Derek Dewan said in a news release the company could benefit from post-pandemic trends. “We are encouraged about the ‘new world order’ and the changes in the way people work, which we believe will result in the increased use of contingent labor and a further acceptance of remote-working in the gig economy,” Dewan said.
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with no revenue. The developer of wireless technology has no operating businesses now and is focusing on several patent infringement actions against major telecommunications manufacturers. ParkerVision claims the companies are illegally using technology in its products that was developed and patented by the company. ParkerVision last week filed a new lawsuit in federal court in California against Chinabased TCL Technology Group. The company has ongoing legal actions against major U.S. companies including Qualcomm Inc., Apple Inc. and Intel Corp.
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Commission, the Texas-based marketing company said it sold most of the equipment from the Jacksonville facility April 24 for $1.5 million to Summit Direct Mail Inc. Harte Hanks said it entered into an agreement for Summit to perform its direct mail campaigns, with Harte Hanks managing the client relationships. Harte Hanks filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice with the state of Florida on May 1 saying it is closing the facility at 7498 Fullerton St. in Jacksonville and permanently cutting 63 jobs, beginning June 30.
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Eviction suspensions to expire soon COVID-19-RELATED EVICTION RULES • To legally evict a tenant, a landlord must first send all required notices, then file an eviction lawsuit and get a court order signed by a judge authorizing eviction, and then request a sheriff’s eviction if the tenant doesn’t voluntarily vacate. • Gov. Ron DeSantis temporarily suspended evictions for nonpayment related to loss of income caused by COVID-19 until June 2. The order doesn’t eliminate or waive rent. A tenant still will have to pay rent to avoid a future eviction.
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In Duval, no eviction lawsuit can be filed until June 2. With the record level of unemployment, and thousands of people working with reduced salary or hours because of the COVID-19 business shutdown, paying basic monthly expenses like rent and utilities may be challenging. Tenants who can’t pay their rent are subject to being evicted, but with COVID-19’s universal impact on the economy, the federal government and local authorities have implemented temporary suspension of evictions. Those suspensions soon expire. “We are expecting a large volume of tenants who will need assistance,” said Mary DeVries, managing attorney at Clay County Legal Aid, a branch of Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. When suspension of eviction expires, landlords may take legal action to remove tenants who haven’t paid their rent. DeVries said, like many other legal issues, getting ahead of the problem can head off consequences. While the temporary eviction suspensions don’t waive the responsibility to pay rent, she advises that if tenants can’t pay rent because they’ve lost income due to the shutdown, they should communicate with their land-
LOCAL COURT ACTION Duval County: No rent nonpayment eviction lawsuits may be filed until June 2. For pending eviction cases where the court has issued a judgment for eviction, unless authorized by the presiding judge, evictions are stayed through May 29. Clay County: For pending eviction cases where the court has already issued an order for eviction, unless authorized by the presiding judge, evictions are stayed through June 1. Nassau County: No eviction cases may proceed until further order of the court. St. Johns County: Court orders for
lord and try to work out an arrangement to pay partial rent or defer payments until the economy – and their job – is recovering. “Granted, landlords want their rent, but if income loss is temporary, they may be willing to work with the tenant,” DeVries said. A sample letter requesting temporary rent reduction is available at
eviction are stayed through May 31. FEDERAL ACTION • The federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, effective March 27, and in force through July 25, prohibits some landlords from filing new eviction cases for failure to pay rent. It also prohibits some landlords from charging fees or penalties for late payment. The CARES Act applies to landlords who participate in federal programs, including: Public Housing, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, HUD-subsidized family or senior housing (Section 8, 202, 811, 236, 221(d)(3)), USDAsubsidized rural housing and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit. • It also applies to private housing where the landlord has a federally backed mortgage: HUD (including FHA) mortgages, USDA mortgages, VA mortgages, and Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac mortgages. • Landlords that receive forbearances of federally backed multifamily mortgage loans must respect identical renter protections for the duration of the forbearance. Source: Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
jaxlegalaid.org and JALA can help tenants if they are served eviction papers after the suspensions expire and cannot afford to hire an attorney, DeVries said. Visit the website or call (904) 3568371 for more information. MMARBUT@JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE Promotions, hirings and happenings for business people in Northeast Florida. Send items to ssailer@jaxdailyrecord.com Baptist Health named Dr. David Rice senior vice president, chief medical officer and chief quality officer. He served as Baptist Health’s chief quality officer since 2015. He Rice began the new role May 4 after the retirement of Dr. Keith Stein, who served as chief medical officer since 1999. Rice joined Baptist Health in 2001 as a hospitalist for Baptist Primary Care. Freedom Boat Club of Jacksonville and St. Augustine promoted Mark Vickers from membership executive to general manager. He joined Freedom Boat Club as a member in 2015.
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