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The 640-foot-high smokestack and two boilers at the St. Johns River Power Park in North Jacksonville will be imploded July 19, JEA said Tuesday. It will mark the third and final implosion at the decommissioned facility at 11201 New Berlin Road. In June 2018, two 464-foottall concrete cooling towers were brought down. In April, four selective catalytic reactors were razed. The city has not issued a demolition permit for the final implosion. JEA Managing Director and CEO Aaron Zahn said demolition and remediation of the power park will be complete by the middle of next year. Zahn said future plans for the 1,600-acre site are undetermined, but the utility likely will keep some of the property for a future generating station and for ash disposal. The Jacksonville Port Authority has been calling about the use of the property, he said. The St. Johns River Power Park started producing electricity in March 1987. The plant, co-owned by JEA and Florida Power & Light Co., was shut down Jan. 5, 2018. JEA said closing the plant, which consumed 4.5 million tons of coal a year, reduced its carbon footprint by 30 percent. In November 2018, Buffalobased Total Wrecking & Environmental LLC was awarded a $17.73 million contract to demolish the cooling towers and other structures at the power park.
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ho says all the commercial development is focused on Southside? An almost 29-acre site at southwest Interstate 95 and Airport Road in North Jacksonville could be transformed into Eagle Landings, comprising a fully renovated Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport hotel and commercial and apartment development. “There is a lot of need in that area,” said property owner Gregory Morris, a Ponte Vedra Beach resident who owns three assisted-living facilities in Florida and has experience in the hotel arena. First, Morris said the $10 million renovation of the 1980s era hotel on about 10 acres on the northern parcel is underway and should be completed by year-end 2020. Next will be the sale of the undeveloped southern 18.96 acres. That’s commercially zoned property that Morris intends to list within 30-45 days for complementary uses. “It could be multifamily, it could be office, it could be storage, a combination or something else,” Morris said. “We don’t know the best fit.” Driving the decision is his view that the immediate area around the hotel hasn’t experienced much SEE CROWN PLAZA, PAGE 10
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Gregory Morris is the owner of the Crowne Plaza Jacksonville Airport hotel. He said plans to renovate it are underway and he plans to sell land adjacent to the hotel for development.
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Flagler Health+ Village planned for Durbin Park Flagler Health+ plans to purchase 40 acres in Durbin Park in Northern St. Johns County where it will construct its third Flagler Health+ Village. The project’s first phase, announced Monday, will comprise family practice, women’s care, urgent care, pediatrics,
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Baymeadows Park plans moving forward THE MATHIS REPORT
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Joyce Development Group is completing plans for the five-story retail center to feature a hotel, restaurants and office space. Baymeadows Park continues toward development on the site of a former golf club. Civil engineer Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. submitted revised site plans to the city and the St. Johns River Water Management District, and the city issued a mobility fee calculation certificate May 24 for a $419,470 fee to mitigate the project’s traffic impact. It replaced a calculation of $350,708 in November. The $15 million, 95,000-square-foot park is planned on 5.8 acres at Baymeadows Road and Baymeadows Circle East, east of Interstate 95 on the site of the former Baymeadows Golf Club. Joyce Development Group LLC plans five buildings comprising a 64,225-squarefoot, 120-room suites hotel; 3,500-square-foot and 7,980-square-foot highturnover restaurants; a 2,515-square-foot coffee shop with a drive-thru; and a 16,780-square-foot, two-story building with restaurant, office and medical office space. In November, developer John Joyce said his Jacksonvillebased group would announce the committed tenants at a spring groundbreaking. Joyce couldn’t be reached for comment but District 11 City Council member Danny Becton said he expects an announcement “any moment now.” Joyce Development Group LLC is negotiating with several hotel developers, restaurants and retailers for Baymeadows Park. Joyce said he expects to complete the project in sum-
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The $15 million, 95,000-square-foot Baymeadows Park is planned at Baymeadows Road and Baymeadows Circle East.
RESTAURANT NOTES Bonchon to Beach Boulevard: Bonchon, specializing in Korean-style fried chicken, is adding a second location in Jacksonville. With its first open at The Strand at Town Center, the second is proposed at 13423 Beach Blvd., at Beach and Hodges boulevards, in space vacated by Pancheros Mexican Grill. The city is reviewing a permit application for a $40,000 project to convert the space. La Nopalera to River City Marketplace: The city is reviewing a permit application for Ashco Inc. to build-out space for a 2,902-square-foot La Nopalera Restaurant at 725 Skymarks Drive. The cost is shown at $135,000. Chick-fil-A at River City Marketplace: Chick-fil-A Inc. intends to renovate its River City Marketplace restaurant at 14020 Lunar Drive. Venture Construction Co. is the contractor for the almost $2.2 million project and an addition to include a brand image remodel, midline kitchen, multilane order point and canopy system. Starbucks in St. Johns: St. Johns County approved construction work for two Starbucks Coffee Co. shops. Starbucks will build-out a 2,250-square-foot space at 935 Durbin Pavilion Drive, Suite 105, in The Pavilion at Durbin Park at a cost of $275,000. It will remodel a 1,562-square-foot space at 105 Fireworks Alley at a cost of $225,000.
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19 to Baymeadows Park LLC for $2.4 million. D.R. Horton plans to develop single-family and townhomes at the former Baymeadows Golf Club.
San Jose LLC sold the 0.9-acre site at 10339 San Jose Blvd. The 3,772-square-foot building was constructed in 1977. RaceTrac to University: RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. paid almost $2.35 million for property at 5221 University Blvd. W. that it bought from Home Depot USA Inc. on June 14. Atlanta-based RaceTrac wants to develop a gas station and convenience store on 1.77 acres. Clint Murphy, president of Murphy Land and Retail Services Inc., represented Home Depot, which is marketing the 10.67-acre site. A conceptual site plan for the property at Interstate 95 and University Boulevard West shows more outparcels for restaurants and a hotel. RaceTrac Petroleum operates nearby at 5109 University Blvd. W., which was developed in 2004. Publix at Arlington River: Publix Super Markets Inc. intends to renovate its almost 45,200-square-foot store at 5858 Atlantic Blvd. at a cost of $750,000. Elkins Construction LLC is the contractor. Valvoline to Blanding: The city approved a permit for Ticon Commercial Inc. to build a 1,651-square-foot Valvoline Instant Oil Change at 8647 Blanding Blvd., south of Interstate 295, at a cost of $550,000. Firestone to Town Center: The city approved a permit for construction of Firestone Complete Auto Care at 4628 Tropea Way at Town Center Promenade. KTM Builder LLC is the contractor for the $1.2 million project of a 6,116-square-foot center on 0.82 acres. Aveda to Harbour Village: The city is reviewing a permit for a $150,000 build-out for Aveda Salon at 13475 Atlantic Blvd. in Harbour Village. The space is next to German Schnitzel Haus.
Baymeadows Park is described as a scaled-down version of the development group’s Tapestry Park project along Southside Boulevard.
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J. Alexander’s proxy fight ends in dispute National Financial. A news release by J. Alexander’s after the meeting said “the Board has heard shareholders’ collective voice on the matters in connection with this meeting and intends to carefully consider the feedback received.” Ancora in April offered to buy J. Alexander’s for $11.75, which it said was a 24% premium from the stock price when Ancora first indicated interest in the company. J. Alexander’s said in a news release that offer “is nowhere near a full and fair value for the sale of our company.” Besides J. Alexander’s, the Nashville-based company operates the Redlands Grill, and Stoney River Steakhouse and Grill chains.
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Restaurant operator reelects two members amid the efforts of Ancora Advisors to buy the company. A proxy fight over two board seats at restaurant operator J. Alexander’s Holdings Inc. ended at last week’s annual meeting with both sides claiming victory. J. Alexander’s said in a news release after the meeting that Timothy Janszen and Ronald Maggard were reelected to the board. Janszen and Maggard have served on the board since J. Alexander’s was spun off by Jacksonville-based Fidelity National Financial Inc. as an independent public company in 2015. However, Ancora Advisors LLC, which offered to buy J. Alexander’s in April, said a majority of shareholders sided with Ancora’s recommendation and withheld their votes from the two nominees. “That the Company would
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J. Alexander’s Holdings Inc., the company that operates J. Alexander’s Restaurant, was spun off by Jacksonville-based Fidelity National Financial Inc. in 2015.
issue a statement claiming victory, in the face of a majority withhold vote on the incumbent directors (which was recommended by all three proxy advisory firms), and in the same year that shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of a shareholder proposal to adopt a majority voting standard in uncontested director elections (which was not recommended by the Board), shows how completely tone deaf the Board and management are,” Ancora CEO Frederick DiSanto said in a
news release. “We have said all along that our withhold campaign was a platform for shareholders to send a strong message to the Board that the status quo is unacceptable and that the Board should explore strategic alternatives. Shareholders have made their voices heard loud and clear,” he said. J. Alexander’s said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Tuesday that Janszen received 4.9 million votes for his election and 7.8
million withheld, while Maggard had 3.8 million for and 8.8 million withheld. In previous announcements by Ancora, the firm has complained that J. Alexander’s board remains too closely tied to Fidelity. Other board members who were not up for reelection at the annual meeting include Fidelity CEO Randy Quirk and Frank Martire, former CEO of Fidelity National Information Services Inc., another company spun off from Fidelity
Analyst has ‘positive’ view of Fidelity The divestiture of J. Alexander’s, followed in the next couple of years by spinoffs of other nontitle insurance businesses, has had a positive impact on Fidelity, according to Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Jack Micenko. Micenko last week initiated coverage of Fidelity, the largest U.S. title insurer, and the second largest firm, First American Financial Corp., with a “positive” rating. One reason for his outlook is “FNF today is a simpler company than it was prior to 2017,” before the spinoffs, Micenko said in his initiation report. “These changes have helped
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Times: Authorities investigating Deutsche Bank
A New York Times story last week said the FBI, the U.S. Justice Department and U.S. attor-
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ney’s offices in New York are investigating Deutsche Bank’s handling of suspicious transactions reports, which came from the German bank’s anti-money laundering unit in Jacksonville. A Times story in May said the Jacksonville office reported possible suspicious transactions by President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in 2016 and 2017, but Deutsche Bank executives decided not to report the transactions to federal authorities. Last week’s story said the scope of the investigations by separate federal authorities is “unclear.”
ests, to the WING Group. Terms of the sale were not disclosed Jacksonville-based Safariland provides a range of safety and survivability products for public safety, military and other markets. The company was part of Armor Holdings Inc. before Armor was acquired by BAE Systems in 2007. In 2012, former Armor CEO Warren Kanders led a group that bought Safariland back from BAE. Safariland then bought Mustang in 2013.
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GEE Group director is awarded the Medal of Freedom
Jacksonville-based staffing company GEE Group Inc. last week said economist Arthur Laffer, a member of its board of directors, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Trump. GEE Group issued a news release to announce the award but also filed an 8-K statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission about the award. That means the company considers the award a “material corporate event,” according to SEC regulations. “Form 8-K is the ‘current report’ companies must file with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about,” the SEC says on its website. Laffer gained fame in the 1980s as an adviser to President Ronald Reagan, who advocated tax cuts as a way to increase tax revenue by spurring economic growth. He illustrated it with his “Laffer Curve.”
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Economist Arthur Laffer, a member of the Gee Group board of directors, is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Trump.
He is considered by many to be the father of supply-side economics. Laffer has a longtime association with GEE Group CEO Derek Dewan. He also served on the board of Jacksonville-based MPS Group Inc., which Dewan ran before it was sold to Adecco Group in 2010.
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Safariland sells marine safety product business
The Safariland Group last week said it sold Mustang Survival Inc., which makes lifesaving products for marine inter-
Accurence Inc. said last week it acquired National Water LLC, a Jacksonville-based company that provides software to estimate water losses and flood claims. Colorado-based Accurence, which provides solutions for insurance adjusters, said it will add staff in Jacksonville because of the acquisition, but it did not announce details. Terms of the deal were not announced.
Georgia investment firm moves HQ to Ponte Vedra Beach
Wildermuth Advisory LLC last week said it moved its headquarters from Alpharetta, Georgia, to Ponte Vedra Beach with plans to grow. The investment advisory firm established in 2013 has more than $150 million in assets under management.
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Are JEA’s proposed layoffs and rate hikes inevitable?
MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
A public strategic planning process, foreshadowing a leaner JEA, sets the stage for charter changes to implement CEO Aaron Zahn’s vision.
JEA said Tuesday it may abandon its plans for a new headquarters in Downtown Jacksonville and lease space in the Southside because of declining revenue.
JEA board Secretary Camille Lee-Johnson had a description Tuesday of the public utility’s latest response to declining revenue and shrinking sales: “It’s scary.” The plan would lay off 30% of JEA’s workforce, raise electric rates by 26% and reduce long-term capital investment. The first scenario, released in May, proposed larger rate increases on JEA customers and a reduced contribution to the city budget. CEO and Managing Director Aaron Zahn emphasizes these are scenarios. They could be JEA’s future but may not be the final outcome. The difference
with Tuesday’s “traditional utility response,” as JEA staff coined it, is the plan is backed by a board vote. It’s meant to catch public and City Council attention. The JEA board’s two-part motion ordered staff to develop an implementation plan for the layoffs, cost cuts and rate increases. It also authorized staff to detail what changes to the City Charter and Florida law JEA leadership considers necessary to grow beyond a traditional public utility and avoid a bleak outcome. After the meeting, when
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asked if the layoffs were inevitable, Zahn said if JEA can’t figure out how to grow its business, the cuts will happen “100 percent.” The cut list includes 10 of JEA’s senior leadership team, including vice presidents of JEA’s energy and water systems. Zahn said he’d be “going first.” “If you were figuring out how to grow and to distribute generation and storage, you need a really talented team,” Zahn said. “If all you’re doing is just raising prices, paying off debt, cutting costs and balancing the books, you don’t need a CEO. You don’t need a COO,
you don’t need a CFO. You just need to control it.” Zahn said Tuesday what needs to change has not been determined, but a categorized list of JEA’s “contemplated initiatives” and the charter and legislative “constraints” are included in board materials. Some examples that JEA said it cannot do now because of state law or the charter include developing a utility system in counties not bordering Duval; providing warranty and protection services to HVAC and electric services; and acquiring and operating nonutility businesses, like software or artificial intelligence companies. “In order to avoid the layoffs, JEA needs to have the authority to go grow into businesses that it doesn’t currently have the authority,” he said. There is no definitive list of markets JEA wants to enter, but monetizing energy efficiency appears to be a top goal. The business Zahn often cites as an example is subscription services for products like energy efficient water heaters. He suggests offering to replace a customer’s $1,500 water heater for a monthly fee could be a revenue source, similar to a two-year lease on a smartphone through a carrier. He thinks that could mitigate a loss of energy sales when a homeowner replaces an older unit using $550 per year in energy with a new model using $100.
Zahn suggests these types of services could take JEA’s energy sales from $1.2 billion to $2 billion per year. “How do I turn energy efficiency into a profit engine for JEA? How do I start moving distributed generation and storage into a profit engine? How do I start moving electrification both on road and off road into profit generation?” Zahn asked. Zahn expects an implementation plan will be ready by July. As the city’s Charter Revision Commission is set to meet this year, JEA’s senior leadership has the challenge of convincing council that it can develop the right business model.
Boyer’s DIA contract The Downtown Investment Authority will pay incoming CEO Lori Boyer $180,000 per year as part of a three-year employment contract the board approved June 19. Her contract begins July 1 and she is eligible for two one-year contract renewals, according to the document. Boyer, who has represented Jacksonville’s District 5 on City Council since 2011, is term-limited and will leave office June 30. MMENDENHALL@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MIMENDENHALL (904) 356-2466
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Carmen has two sons a daughter in law and two grandchildren that loves them dearly. What is your passion in the office? Outside the office? My passion in the Office is share experiences I went through to help other Colleagues. My passion outside the Office is meet people, attend Networking Events, help the Community in anyway I am needed for a better future and enjoy life as much as I can. How has Women’s Council of Realtors benefited you personally and professionally? Women’s Council of Realtors benefited me personally, as Business Leader in the Industry and in the Community we serve. I would like to share a story that happened to me. I am a member of Women Council of Realtors and one day I received a phone call from a Realtor in Tennesse that wanted to send a referral to me. Her brother in law lived in Jacksonville, Fl. She mentioned she was able to see that I was Member of Women Council of Realtors, read my Bio and contact information. I had the pleasure to have helped her brother in law, closing on his dream home in the month of March 2019.
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Top commercial sales of the week BY SCOTT SAILER • STAFF WRITER
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 June 17-21.
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Steele Creek Apartments at 8599 AC Skinner Parkway sold for $63.4 million. CBRE Group Inc. said the $211,333 per-unit sales price is the highest on record for a suburban property in Northeast Florida.
$63,400,000
$55,000,000
$35,800,000
$35,150,000
$18,680,000
8599 AC Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville, Duval County
11701 Palm Lake Drive, Jacksonville, Duval County Type: Mezza Apartments Size: 31.05 acres Buyer: Mezza LP Seller: Eastport Jacksonville LLC Previous sale: $33,400,000 in 2011
5121 Catoma St. and 5327 Timuquana Road, Jacksonville, Duval County
St. Johns Parkway, St. Augustine, St. Johns County
Type: Steele Creek Apartments Size: 14.72 acres Buyer: Steele Creek Arbor LLC and Steele Creek Mesa LLC Seller: AC Packer West LLC
8100, 8120, 8200, and 8230 Nations Way, 8201 Cypress Plaza Drive and 7215 Financial Way. Jacksonville, Duval County Type: Cypress Point Business Park Size: 32.71 acres Buyer: Viking Partners Cypress LLC Seller: 2016 Cypress Point FL LLLP Previous sale: $22,732,000 in 2016
Type: Mission Springs Apartments Size: 33.41 acres Buyer: Mission Springs JV Owner 2019 LLC Seller: 2017 IAVF Mission Springs LLC Previous sale: $26,300,000 in 2017
$14,430,500
$9,000,000
$3,600,000
$3,275,000
$3,150,000
County Road 210, St. Johns County
San Pablo Parkway, Jacksonville, Duval County
2075 U.S. 1 S., St. Augustine, St. Johns County
600 Tingle Court, St. Augustine, St. Johns County
4634 Town Center Parkway, Jacksonville, Duval County
Type: Timberland Size: Not available Buyer: San Pablo I LLC Seller: Estuary LLC
Type: Walgreens Size: 1.51 acres Buyer: SS St. Augustine LLC Seller: 2075 FL LLC Previous sale: $3,150,000 in 2016
Type: Panera Bread Size: 1.38 acres Buyer: Atlantis Holdings LLLP Seller: Blue Ridge LLC Previous sale: $2,684,707 in 2006
Type: Texas de Brazil Size: 1.95 acres Buyer: 4634 Town Center Parkway LLC Seller: CPC Jacksonville SJTC LLC
Type: Timberland Size: Not available Buyer: WCI Communities LLC Seller: Raydient LLC
Type: Timberland Size: 215.1 acres Buyer: Land Planners Development II LLC Seller: White’s Ford Timber LLC
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STORAGE UNITS
FILLING THE GAP
From downsizing boomers to millennials squeezing into an apartment, Northeast Florida residents need more space for their stuff and developers are working to meet the demand. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
SELF-STORAGE PROJECTS
on’t have a selfstorage center near you? You likely will. More than a dozen self-storage centers are proposed or in development – some further along than others – in Northeast Florida. Vice President Michael Biagini said Scherer Construction has seven projects in design or construction in Florida. “Both our youngest and oldest adult populations are in a transitional state. The younger is renting at Biagini various locations over time with no permanent place. The older is downsizing and not sure what to do with the stuff they can’t get rid of yet,” he said. That, in brief, describes the reason for the influx of storage centers. “These developments are straightforward to design, permit and construct,” Biagini said. They also are considered a favorable investment. “If developed in an underserved area, they have a reliable return with low operation and maintenance cost,” he said. Investor interest “has boosted demand for purchase, prompting the rush for developers to get them to market,” Biagini said. Whoever completes a project “will benefit from a glut of waiting investment funds and a nice return for their efforts.”
Here’s the status of 11 projects in review in Northeast Florida:
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GATE PARKWAY The city issued a permit for a fourstory self-storage project at 7490 Gate Parkway at The Palms at Gate Parkway. Ash Construction LLC is the contractor for the 120,936-square-foot building on 15.46 acres at a cost of $711,634. FLAGLER CENTER The city is reviewing civil plans for a 155,758-square-foot self-storage and commercial project on 8.32 acres along Gran Bay Parkway in Flagler Center. Ash Properties, through Nouveau Management Group LLC, is the property owner. Plans show a four-story, 120,848-square-foot self-storage building; three commercial buildings of 16,000, 8,250 and 3,250 square feet; and two retail buildings of 5,400 and 2,010 square feet. The city is reviewing a permit application for the self-storage project, at 120,460 square feet, at a cost of $722,586. Ash Construction LLC is the contractor. COLLINS TOWN CENTER Rezoning is requested for 1.9 acres in Collins Town Center for a four-story, 115,200-square-foot self-storage facility at southwest Parramore Road and Parramore Street, next to Costco. The property is owned by Harmony Farms of Jacksonville L.L.C., which requests to rezone the land from one Planned Unit Development to another. The engineer is Sarasota-based Casto. The agent is the Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow law firm. EASTPARK The city issued mobility fee calculation and concurrency reservation certificates for a self-storage center on 4.19 acres at 3555 St. Johns Bluff Road S., the former Sears appliance center in the EastPark area.
The city calculated a fee of $28,517 to mitigate the traffic impact of the 131,474-square-foot project. Town Center Storage Inc. is the owner. CPH Inc. is the agent. Plans show the existing 35,630-square-foot building, a proposed three-story, almost 92,200-square-foot building and a 3,645-square-foot building. Town Center Storage bought the property from Sears in September for $3.15 million. HERLONG A 167,219-square-foot CubeSmart Self Storage center is proposed on 7.15 acres along Normandy Boulevard at Herlong Road. The city issued a mobility fee calculation certificate for the project. The fee was calculated at $61,477 to mitigate the traffic impact. The three-story, climate-controlled project would provide 897 storage spaces along with 26 RV storage bays and 20 boat storage bays. The developer is TSO Normandy Self Storage LP of Atlanta. AVA Engineers Inc. is the civil engineer. BLANDING The city is reviewing a permit application for interior demolition of the former Kmart at 4645 Blanding Blvd. for Blanding Self-Storage. Cason Construction is listed as the contractor for the 110,000-squarefoot project at a cost of $350,000. Miami-based Blanding Self Storage LLC bought the property in March. ST. AUGUSTINE St. Johns County is reviewing plans for two three-story storage buildings on 3.75 acres along Florida 207. The project comprises 42,450-square-foot and 35,511-square-foot storage buildings and a one-story retail-office accessory building of 4,954 square feet for boat storage. It’s a two-phase project totaling 82,915 square feet.
DURBIN PARK The St. Johns River Water Management District issued a permit for a proposed three-story, 90,000-squarefoot self-storage building on 1.72 acres along St. Johns Parkway in the Parkway Place development in St. Johns County. The owner is listed as Orlandobased Liberty Investment Properties, which owns My Neighborhood Storage Centers in Central Florida. St. Johns County is reviewing the commercial construction plan application. Genesis-Halff is the civil engineer. ST. JOHNS COUNTY Sun Coast Self Storage of St. Augustine wants to build a self-storage center at 10370 U.S. 1 at Panther Lane and Ray Road. Plans in review by the St. Johns River Water Management District show 11 buildings totaling 23,624 square feet on 1.09 acres. Matthews Design Group is the agent. St. Johns County also is reviewing an application for the project. FLORIDA 16 St. Johns County is reviewing a pre-application for construction of a self-storage facility on 8.77 acres along Florida 16. The 147,735-square-foot facility comprises eight buildings with an office and apartment for facility management. The owner is A-A-A Storage SR LLC. Taylor & White Inc. is the civil engineer. SELF-STORAGE ON LIGHTSEY ROAD The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing a permit application for the eight-building Lightsey Road self-storage project on 10.94 acres at along Florida 207 and Lightsey Road. Lightsey Road Properties LLC of Ponte Vedra Beach is the property owner. Taylor & White Inc. is the civil engineer.
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development over the past 20 years, and it’s time. “People are moving out there and a lot of jobs are being created,” he said. It is near Jacksonville International Airport, the Jacksonville International Tradeport industrial park, an Amazon.com fulfillment center, the River City Marketplace retail center, a UF Health medical campus and thousands of new homes and apartments. State road improvements are creating more access and support for development. Morris paid $16.35 million for the hotel and vacant land in October 2017. “I was looking for a local property,” he said. “We have a real untapped opportunity.” CROWNE PLAZA’S NEW IMAGE
The Crowne Plaza occupies the 9.9-acre northern part of the property at 14670 Duval Road. Completed exterior upgrades included stucco repairs and a paint job to change the colors to blue and white. Inside, in addition to room renovations, Morris plans a new pool and fitness center and major renovations to the lobby, restaurant, ballroom and meeting space. Elevator upgrades were one of the first moves. Work will be done in sections to minimize disruption. “We believe it will be the finest hotel in the airport market,” Morris said. He signed an agreement to continue operating it as a Crowne Plaza for another 20 years. Chesapeake Hospitality manages it. The signature pool — split with half inside and half outdoors — will be filled in and a new heated pool will be built outside, he said. The interior foliage and garden, another trend of the 1980s, will be removed. Duval County property records show three buildings. A singlestory, 13-unit hotel was built in 1969. In 1981, a six-story, 155room, full-service hotel was constructed and a six-story, 149-room structure was added in 1986. It operated as a Holiday Inn before it was reflagged and renovated as Crowne Plaza in 200910. Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn are brands of IHG Hotels and Resorts. A $2.5 million renovation of public areas is pending, according to building records. Occupancy runs a healthy 85 percent thanks to business from
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airlines, travelers from I-95, the military and family meetings and functions, he said. “We are doing very well there,” Morris said, adding that he turned it around upon the purchase. “We’ll turn it into what it deserves to be,” he said. “First class.” EAGLE LANDINGS
For branding of the entire site, Morris chose Eagle Landings because he says he is “an eagle fan,” referring to the U.S. national bird, not the Philadelphia NFL team. (“I’m a Jaguars fan,” he states.) Morris leads Blue Sky Jaxap LLC and Eagle Landings of Jax LLC, which want to rezone the land to a planned unit development. To do that, he is working with the Rogers Towers law firm and engineering and planning firm Dunn & Associates Inc. A rezoning application included a May 10 written description that says the owners want to rezone about 28.86 acres from community/general commercial-1 and industrial business park to planned unit development. The rezoning would permit development of a mixed-use andor multiple-family residential uses of up to 379 units that would not exceed 20 units per acre. Any residential uses within the business park portions would be for “workforce persons,” according to the description. Morris said he didn’t have the details on what that designation would mean. The first phase would be the Crowne Plaza renovation on the northern parcel and the second phase would be adding compatible medical and care-based facilities and-or residential uses on the southern parcel. Parking on the southern parcel is used as overflow hotel parking. After the hotel renovation, the overflow parking would be removed as the second phase of development starts. Construction on the southern parcel would start “when the market dictates and will be completed as the market dictates.” On the northern parcel, the permitted uses sought are hotel and motel. On the southern parcel, permitted uses are hotel-motel, senior living and medical uses, and multiple-family residential. Additional uses are permitted by exception. The senior living and medical uses include medical facilities, offices and clinics; senior housing such as nursing homes, housing for the elderly, independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing; and medical facilities like rehabilitation hospitals. The multiple-family residential uses on the southern parcel
NEW LOOK FOR CROWNE PLAZA
Renderings show a renovated Crowne Plaza hotel. The indoor/outdoor pool would be removed and a new outdoor pool would be created. The lobby would take on a lighter look. Guest rooms also would get a makeover.
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is capped at a 60-foot height although architectural features can exceed that. Also allowed, by exception, are commercial uses, such as retail stores, banks, professional and business offices, galleries and museums, business schools, child care centers, personal property storage, churches, gas stations, car washes and other uses. Morris doesn’t rule out developing an assisted living facility. He owns The Rose Garden of Orlando, The Rose Garden of Fort Myers and Plantation Oaks Senior Living in High Springs.
“I do think medical would be a very good option,” he said. Part of the site is wetlands, which Morris wants to turn into a landscaped buffer area. He also envisions a sanctuary for eagles and other wildlife, as well as humans. “I started conversations with the state to turn it into walking trails, a boardwalk and so on. I have a vision of doing that as soon as I can get the approvals,” he said. Access to Eagle Landings would be Duval Road and Ranch Road. Morris has Jacksonville connections, including development
involvement with Queen’s Harbour Yacht and Country Club and Bartram Park. Also, his grandparents owned Geisenhof’s Gift Shop in San Marco. He said he began visiting Jacksonville when he was 10. Morris envisions the entire redevelopment in the “tens of millions of dollars.” How that starts soon could be known. “I think we will know something fairly quickly once we put the signs up,” Morris said. KMATHIS@JAXDAILYRECORD.COM @MATHISKB (904) 356-2466
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The 27th Annual Jacksonville Environmental Awards luncheon was June 21 at the University of North Florida Adam W. Herbert University Center.
BUSINESS IN BRIEF Environmental awards: The Timucuan Parks Foundation honored three people with at its 27th annual Jacksonville Environmental Awards: Craig Morris, a supervisory park ranger with the National Park Service, the Willie Browne Stewardship Award. City Council member Lori Boyer, the 2019 Kathyrn Abbey Hanna Award of Merit. Joanne Mattingly, Volunteer of the Year. Crowley Petroleum Services received the Elite Vessel Award from Marathon Petroleum Co. LP for performance and environmental protection. Foundation launched: Daily’s established the Daily’s Foundation, a nonprofit supporting local charities in Northeast
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DEVELOPMENT TODAY These are the largest commercial building permits by job cost issued Tuesday by the city of Jacksonville. Woodforest National Bank, 9890 Hutchinson Park Drive, contractor is HOSPITAL, INSTITUTIONAL J. Lane Construction LLC, 471 square Fleet Landing Retirement Community, feet, tenant build-out within Walmart, 6000 Fleet Landing Blvd., contractor is $68,468. LECESSE Construction Services LLC, 71,833 square feet, new 68-unit skilled nursing and assisted living facility, $15.63 million. Fleet Landing Retirement Community, 6002 Fleet Landing Blvd., contractor is LECESSE Construction Services LLC, 6,935 square feet, renovation and addition to common building, $1.72 million. INDUSTRIAL FT Real Estate Acquisition Co. LLC, 11315 Distribution Ave. E., contractor is Jo En Construction Inc., 4,500 square feet, addition, $125,000. OFFICE, BANK, PROFESSIONAL USI Insurance Services LLC, 4600 Touchton Road E., Bldg. 100, No. 275, contractor is Bent Construction LLC, 5,661 square feet, tenant build-out, $234,728. Hull & Co. LLC, 4600 Touchton Road E., Bldg. 100, No. 250, contractor is Bent Construction LLC, 1,925 square feet, tenant build-out, $88,655.
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THE SAILER REPORT
Townhome projects surge in Northeast Florida
SCOTT SAILER STAFF WRITER
Residences that cost less to build and offer features favored by millennials and empty nesters are driving the market. Townhomes are a trend in Northeast Florida. City of Jacksonville permit data shows 349 permits for townhomes were issued in the first five months of 2019. That’s more than the 215 townhome permits issued in all of 2018. Among the projects in the region: n Dream Finders Homes is developing 90 townhomes in eTown called East Village. n Lennar Homes plans 206 townhomes at Twin Creeks North at Interstate 95 and County Road 210 in St. Johns County. n Toll Brothers in St. Johns County is developing 78 units at Nocatee Crosswater Town-
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The Camden Crossing townhomes project by Dream Finders Homes along New Berlin Road in North Jacksonville.
homes at Conservation Trail and converting a portion of Oakwood at Nocatee at Valley Ridge Boulevard from singlefamily to 43 townhomes. n Mattamy Homes plans a 292-townhome development called Pablo Cove on 33 acres along the west side of San Pablo Parkway. n Three developers are competing for a townhome project in the LaVilla area of Downtown Jacksonville. Driving the trend are consumer preferences and price,
developers say. Alex Sifakis, founding partner of JWB Real Estate Capital, said the increase in townhome development “has to do with affordability.” Land, labor and material costs have made it almost impossible to build a new home for less than $200,000, he said. “The entry-level price point of sub-$200,000 is the Holy Grail right now,” he said. Sifakis said townhome costs are lower because you can build more homes on smaller lots
with lower material costs. He said in Jacksonville a sub-$200,000s townhome is cheaper to buy than rent. The homes, built in rows and sharing exterior walls and a roof, also are attracting millennials and baby boomers who want their own space, but don’t want the maintenance associated with a traditional home. Steve Merten, division president with Toll Brothers, said their townhomes are a luxury product that offers homeown-
ership with the ability to “lock and leave.” Toll Brothers townhomes are larger and incorporate higher-end finishes with attached garages that give the feel of single-family but do not require as much of the maintenance of a single-family home. D.R. Horton also has townhome projects in the works, including in Arlington and in areas that have been stagnant for years. The national homebuilder is developing Deer Run, an 83-townhome project at Buck Business Park, planned years ago for business and commercial uses. The company also wants to develop River Gate, a 191-townhome community at the roundabout on the north side of the Arlington Expressway on property that has been vacant since the Expressway Mall was demolished in 2006. D.R. Horton also is developing 78 townhomes along the east side of Starratt Road south of First Coast High School in North Jacksonville. With the area’s housing supply tight, costs of land, labor and materials on the rise and millennials and empty nesters seeking options to fill their needs and budgets, townhomes are filling a niche for home ownership and builders are responding. SSAILER@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466
REAL ESTATE NOTES Saddle Brook Apartments: Plans for Saddle Brook Apartments, a 210-unit community near Cecil Commerce Center, are in St. Johns River Water Management District review. Plans show seven apartment buildings, a common-area pavilion and a maintenance building on the 53.42-acre site along Normandy Boulevard and Bicentennial Drive. All the units are two bedrooms. The property owner, Saddle Brook Landings Annex LLC, is a part of Newport, Rhode Island-based Landings Real Estate Group, a private real estate investment and development company led by founder Christopher Bicho. The civil engineer is Alliant Engineering Inc.
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Tamaya addition: ICI Homes, Beach Community Development District and Tamaya Loan Acquisition LLC submitted plans to the city and St. Johns River Water Management District for a new phase of the Tamaya subdivision along Beach Boulevard. The 107-acre parcel would comprise 217 single-family lots. The site is north of Meritage Boulevard and south of Kernan Trail Elementary School. The civil engineer is England-Thims & Miller Inc. RiverTown WaterSong expansion: Mattamy Jacksonville LLC submitted subdivision construction plans to St. Johns County for RiverTown WaterSong Phase 2, Parcel 15. It comprises 158 single-family lots
and associated infrastructure. The 42-acre parcel in the RiverTown master-planned community is south of Keystone Corners Boulevard with access from Voysey Place. WaterSong is an active-adult community. The civil engineer is Prosser Inc. Oakhurst Park in review: Plans for Oakhurst Park, a KB Home 99-lot single-family subdivision in Northwest Jacksonville, are in city and St. Johns River Water Management District review. The 36-acre property is between Dunn Avenue and Biscayne Boulevard south of Montward Road. The civil engineer is GAI Consultants Inc. Morgan’s Cove in St. Johns: Plans for Morgan’s Cove, a 266-lot singlefamily subdivision in St. Johns County, are in St. Johns River Water Management District review. The developer is Morgan’s Cove Ventures LLC, managed by John Bynes of St. Simons Island, Georgia. The site is on a 279-acre property along the eastern side of Interstate 95 north of County Road 214. The subdivision would occupy 90 acres. In August, Morgan’s Cove Ventures applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the property as single-family residential and removed plans by previous owners for commercial development along County Road 214. The change was to reduce the impact on wetlands in the area. The civil engineer is Dominion Engineering Group Inc.
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BY SCOTT SAILER • STAFF WRITER
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 June 17-21.
$4,125,000 3855 Ortega Road, Jacksonville, Duval County Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.71 acres House size: 7,814 square feet Buyer: Andrew Prozes Seller: Brian M. and Jill R. Smith Previous sale: $5,728,300 in 2008
About the property: Two-story riverfront home built in 1922 and completely restored in 2006. Features six bedrooms, garage apartment, boathouse, 600-foot dock, pool house and outdoor kitchen.
$1,342,000
719 Spinnakers Reach Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
3127 S. Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
Type: Spinnakers Reach I Condominium House size: 2,523 square feet Buyer: Russell and Fran Selevan Seller: Lisa Kolisek Previous sale: $1,325,000 in 2007
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.29 acres House size: 3,354 square feet Buyer: Windy Dunes LLC Seller: John M. and Lorrainie M. Perritt Previous sale: $960,000 in 2014
$1,825,000
$1,312,500
625 Ponte Vedra Blvd., No. 625D, St. Johns County
217 S. Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
Type: Ponte Vedra Breakers Condominium V House size: 2,202 square feet Buyer: Raymond L. and Susan A. Walden Seller: Sharon P. Marrs individually and as trustee of the Sharon P. Marrs Trust Previous sale: $1,300,000 in 2012
Type: Single-family Lot size: 1.55 acres House size: 1,386 square feet Buyer: Dantula Investment Group LLC Seller: Stephen T. and Milissa J. Duke Previous sale: $875,000 in 2004
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305 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
331 S. Roscoe Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
664 Ponte Vedra Blvd., Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County
35 Avista Circle, St. Augustine, St. Johns County
537 Ria Mirada Court, St. Augustine, St. Johns County
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.38 acres House size: 2,765 square feet Buyer: Ponte Vedra Corp. Seller: Walter D. and Marion D. Haynes Trust
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.56 acres House size: 6,630 square feet Buyer: Basar and Isil T. Sareyyupoglu Seller: Cathrine A. and Dean W. Russell
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.41 acres House size: 4,128 square feet Buyer: Delorenzo Trust Seller: John and Melissa Jeremiah Previous sale: $1,765,000 in 2015
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.26 acres House size: 2,085 square feet Buyer: Auggie LLC Seller: Letti C. Bozard Previous sale: $1,500,000 in 2015
Type: Single-family Lot size: 0.65 acres House size: 4,050 square feet Buyer: Dudley A. Whitman Jr. Seller: Luis A. and Doushka Cruz
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THE MARBUT REPORT
An inside look at the U.S. Supreme Court 50 YEARS OF PRACTICING LAW
MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Anthony Shelley shares his insight with federal practice attorneys. The Jacksonville Chapter of the Federal Bar Association was focused on the U.S. Supreme Court at its meeting Tuesday at the Bryan Simpson U.S. Courthouse. The keynote speaker was Anthony Shelley, a member with the Miller & Chevalier law firm in Washington, D.C. He’s a 1987 Harvard Law School graduate who specializes in appellate practice on the federal level. Shelley, who has argued numerous times before myriad federal appellate courts and the Supreme Court, studies the justices’ legal philosophy trends and the full spectrum of their political leanings. He said Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh are seen as “moving more toward the center.” Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan are “liberal, but closer to the cen-
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Anthony Shelley, a member of the Miller & Chevalier law firm in Washington, D.C., has argued numerous times before the U.S. Supreme Court.
ter,” compared with Associate Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, who are “on the far left.” Shelley described Sotomayor as “a champion of the little guy who protects the rights of individuals.” He said Associate Justice Clarence Thomas may be the most conservative member of the high court in the past century. Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch generally is aligned with Thomas. Shelley considers Associate Justice Samuel Alito “not quite as far right” and more closely aligned with Roberts and Kavanaugh. Based on his analysis, Shelley said that Roberts and
At The Florida Bar Annual Convention this week at the Boca Raton Resort and Club, 375 attorneys will be honored for 50 years of dedication to the practice of law. To be recognized, attorneys must be members in good standing of The Florida Bar, active or inactive, and attain their 50th anniversary of admittance to the practice of law in 2019. Twenty of the lawyers practice or practiced in the 4th Judicial Circuit: n Henry Lee Adams Jr., Jacksonville n Allison Graham Allen Jr., Jacksonville n Douglas Knowles Bischoff, Fernandina Beach n Stephen Donald Busey, Jacksonville n Robert Lawrence Cowles, Jacksonville
Kavanaugh vote together about 94% of the time; Ginsburg and Sotomayor concur about 95% of the time; and Gorsuch and Kavanaugh end up on the same side of an issue in about 72% of the cases heard by the court. “Gorsuch is more libertarian and Kavanaugh is more willing to trust the establishment,” Shelley said. The Supreme Court adjourned its 2018-19 term Monday and will reconvene in October. Shelley said he expects issues that will be considered by the court in its next session will include whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects transgender people from discrimination. The recent bans of abortions enacted by certain states also may appear on the court’s docket, in addition to another
n Stephen Henry Davis, Jacksonville n Michael Francis Dawes, Jacksonville n Jeffrey David Dunn, Jacksonville n William Ernest Falck, Jacksonville n Lyman T. Fletcher, Jacksonville n Stephen Orner Hart, Keystone Heights n Richard Craig Hemphill, Jacksonville n Fred Cromwell Isaac, Jacksonville n Young Thomas Kirby, Jacksonville n Samuel Louis LePrell, Jacksonville n Terrence Joseph Russell, Jacksonville n Howard Towsend Snyder, Amelia Island n Thomas Roy Spencer Jr., Middleburg n Courtney Wilder Stanton, Jacksonville n Quentin Thomas Till, Jacksonville
challenge of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. “Ten years later, and it’s still an issue,” Shelley said.
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Christian George handing over Young Lawyers Division gavel The Akerman managing partner says it’s time for a vacation. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
When Christian George becomes the immediate past president of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division on Friday morning at the Bar’s annual convention in Boca Raton, it will mark the end of his three years of leadership in the statewide and local young attorneys organizations. George, managing partner of the Akerman law firm’s office
in Jacksonville, was president of the Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section in 2016-17. He transitioned the following year to president-elect of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division and took office as YLD president for the 2018-19 Bar year. “It has been a lot of fun, a lot of work and very rewarding. It’s a lot of work, but I’d definitely do it again,” George said. One of the division’s initiatives in the past year was a
campaign to promote health and wellness and remove the stigma attorneys might expect to encounter when they are deciding to seek help for issues such as stress, depression or alcohol or drug abuse. George, 36, said he set the tone for the campaign as soon as he assumed leadership of the statewide organization. “When I accepted the presidency, I admitted that I see a mental health therapist once a month. That doesn’t mean I’m
“When I accepted the presidency, I admitted that I see a mental health therapist once a month. That doesn’t mean I’m not well. It actually makes me a better lawyer and a better person.” CHRISTIAN GEORGE THE FLORIDA BAR YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION PRESIDENT
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The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division 2018-19 President Christian George, right, and Santo DiGangi, an attorney from West Palm Beach who will be sworn in Friday as George’s successor for the 2019-20 Bar year.
not well. It actually makes me a better lawyer and a better person,” he said. One of the initiative’s elements is what George calls the “pillar videos” — a web-based collection of testimonials from attorneys who have successfully overcome mental health issues like extreme work-related stress or substance dependency. “Hundreds of people called me to say how they had helped them. I know we made a difference: “They were an international hit. I got a call from Spain. An organization wants to put subtitles on them and send them around to their Bar,” George said. An initiative that began the past year is promoting financial literacy among potential law students. “They need to realize that student loan debt is a problem in our industry,” George said. According to a survey of YLD members published in January, the median student loan debt for Florida lawyers under age 36 or in practice for fewer than five years is $150,000. The median income for the group is about $70,000 and 77% have student loan debt. The survey also indicated that 55% of young lawyers work 50 or more hours a week and 21% reported working 60 or more hours each week. The bottom line: Only 38 percent of young lawyers said that if they knew then what they know now, they would apply to law school. Thirty-two percent responded “maybe” and 30% said they would not enter law school, based on their post-graduation experience.
“That’s kind of alarming,” George said. As he leaves three years of front-line leadership. George said he’s looking forward to being able to focus on growing Akerman’s client base in Jacksonville and he was reelected in May to the JBA board of governors. He’s planning a vacation with his wife, Whitney, an assistant professor in Jacksonville University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program. “As YLD president, I was traveling 100 days last year. She sacrificed more than anyone,” George said. “I’ll also be able to catch up on some sleep,” he added. MMARBUT@ JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466
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