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DIA negotiating with developer to manage Ford on Bay marina
PGA TOUR BANS FANS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
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NORTHBANK MARITIME STRATEGY
BY MARK BASCH CONTRIBUTING WRITER
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said at a March 12 news conference the tour decided to ban fans from attending The Players ChampionMonahan ship tournament March 13-15 due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Monahan said March 10 the PGA Tour has a group of people monitoring the impact of the virus on all upcoming tournaments. The Players is at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. “Suffice it to say it’s a very dynamic situation,” he said.
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The pier at the Shipyards could be the site of a marina and a naval ship museum.
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A submerged city-owned parcel is the site of a transient dock proposed by Atlanta-based developer Greg Esterman.
BY MARK BASCH
An Atlanta-based real estate developer hopes to lease city-owned submerged land to build a transient boat dock near Berkman Plaza II. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
An Atlanta-based real estate developer is talking with the Downtown Investment Authority about managing a marina for The Ford on Bay as he pursues more dock space Downtown on the St. Johns River. DIA CEO Lori Boyer said March 12 her conversation with developer Greg Esterman includes managing the submerged 3.1 acres that was part of the DIA and real estate firm CBRE Jacksonville’s marketing material for the
former City Hall and Courthouse sites on East Bay Street. The winning $136 million bid from New York-based Spandrel Development Partners LLC did not include the marina. Spandrel proposes a two-phase project with 520 apartments and up to 74,000 square feet of retail space at 220 and 330 E. Bay St. That deal needs City Council approval and city attorneys have to resolve a right of first refusal option held by the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront for the 220 E. Bay St. property.
Commissioner: PGA Tour’s Ponte Vedra HQ ready in January CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Miami developer The Related Group offered the city $500,000 for the marina piece in its bid for the Ford on Bay, but did not offer a plan to build the facility. According to the state Division of Corporations, Esterman is manager of Valkyrie LLC in Boynton Beach. Management of the Ford on Bay marina would be in addition to a transient dock Esterman wants to build on a half-acre of city-owned submerged land southeast of Berkman Plaza II. The property is part of a larger 23.58-
When then-Commissioner Deane Beman moved the PGA Tour headquarters to Ponte Vedra Beach in 1979, it didn’t have a big need for office space. “When I started, we only had about 12 employees,” Beman said March 10 during an interview at The Players Championship tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach. “The PGA Tour is a much different organization today,” he said. With more than 800 employees working among 17 buildings, the PGA Tour is building a
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The Menlo apartments open in eTown Atlanta-based Catalyst Development Partners opened The Menlo apartments in eTown and residents will start to move in during March. Catalyst Partners said the $55 million smart home community will provide tech features in each unit as well as electronic car-charging stations, a 24-hour fitness center and coworking spaces. Monthly rents start at $1,150 for one-bedroom units; $1,435 for two-bedroom units; and $1,855 for three-bedroom units. More at JaxDailyRecord.com
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