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Downtown Investment Authority board’s resolution approves an agreement with group that wants to open naval warship museum in Jacksonville. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
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Authority. Williams worked with Moody in the 1990s when Moody was part of Broom, Moody, Johnson & Grainger. Williams returned to work with Moody in 2018 at Moody Appraisal Group. In addition to becoming Moody Williams Appraisal Group, the company also moved office spaces. It previously occupied about 2,000 square feet on the ground floor at 1300 Riverplace Blvd. Last month, it moved to about 4,000 square feet on the sixth floor. Moody said he likes the office’s location and its proximity to Downtown.
The Downtown Investment Authority continues to support setting up a naval warship museum in Jacksonville. The DIA board unanimously approved a resolution Jan. 15 to enter a one-year development agreement with the Jacksonville Historic Naval Ship Association Inc. The association would relocate the USS Orleck DD-886 to Pier No. 1 at the Shipyards near TIAA Bank Field. If the nonprofit meets the terms, the resolution gives DIA staff the authority to negotiate a 10-year licensing agreement to dock the warship in the St. Johns River with two five-year renewal options. That could make the Orleck a Downtown attraction for 20 years. The USS Orleck has been a working museum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, for the past 10 years. It is named after Lt. Joe Orleck and launched May 12, 1945. Its primary service during the Vietnam War was in the 7th Fleet in the Pacific. This is the second time JHNSA has tried to bring a warship Downtown. JHNSA spent years trying to bring the 437-foot USS Charles F. Adams to Jacksonville. It secured $2.8 million through donations, private capital, bank loans and
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Ron Moody and Mark Williams in the new office of Moody Williams Appraisal Group on the sixth floor at 1300 Riverplace Blvd.
Ron Moody and Mark Williams open Moody Williams Appraisal Group, a “one-stop shop” for real estate appraisals. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
Five years after starting Moody Appraisal Group, Ron Moody and Mark Williams have created a “one-stop shop” for real estate appraisals. As of Jan. 1, Moody Appraisal Group became Moody Williams Appraisal
Group. The purpose is to provide the full spectrum of real estate appraisal services. “We combined two well-known appraisal professionals to form an even larger, stronger appraisal group,” said Moody, chief executive officer. “I like to think of us as a full-service real estate appraisal company.” Moody’s specialties are in litigation support, eminent domain appraisals, bank work for mortgages and appraisals for divorces, estates and partnerships. Williams, the company’s president, has expertise in bank work, marinas and large retail or multitenant properties. Moody has 47 years of appraisal experience and Williams has 36. Moody also serves on the Downtown Investment
7UP Snapple Southeast plant is sold The American Bottling Co. sold the 7UP Snapple Southeast plant along Interstate 95 to a New York City investor for $9.4 million. A spokeswoman said the deal is a sale-leaseback. The property long was known as the Canada Dry Bottling Co. plant operated by Southeast-Atlantic Beverage Corp. It was recognized for its large water tank painted as a 7UP can. In 2016, the city issued a demolition permit for the tank and its foundation. American Bottling, based in Plano, Texas, sold the property at 6045 Bowdendale Ave. to Veyron/KDP I Partners, part of Veyron & Co. (US) LLC. The deed was executed Jan. 6.
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