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Cross Regions proposes Northside medical hub The real estate company bought 9 acres near UF Health North.
in the Butler95 Business Center represents the company taking a major step, Davis said. The company previously rented space on Western Way in the Southside. Davis said it’s significant to own the headquarters space. “It’s huge in business and really I think takes us to the next level,” he said. Davis said as Jacksonville grows, the company grows with it. When companies move into town, or people stay in the city for extended job assignments, they can find housing through Corporate Suite Shoppe.
Cross Regions Real Estate paid $1.6 million for North Jacksonville land to develop a medical hub. Called Duval Station at River City Marketplace, the proposed 132,000 square feet of professional and medical offices and retail space will be developed on about 9 acres. The site is at northeast North Main Street and Max Leggett Parkway. Led by President and CEO Ergisi David Ergisi, Cross Regions bought the land July 10 through Coastal Regions Northside LLC from Old No. 1 Partners LLC. Ergisi said Cross Regions intends to develop the project in two phases. Construction will begin in the fourth quarter on the first phase, a 30,000-squarefoot, two-story medical office building that is fully leased. He said Cross Regions will start construction next year on the second phase to add medical
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Corporate Suite Shoppe President Bryan Davis cuts the ceremonial ribbon at 8200 Cypress Plaza Drive with his wife, Tiffany, company employees and guests.
Corporate Suite Shoppe has invested in a headquarters for its 34-year-old business. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
After 34 years in business, Corporate Suite Shoppe owns its corporate headquarters, a dream of the company’s late founder, Beth Ann Greenwood. The company Greenwood founded in 1985 with $250 started as an apartment locator for long-term leases and later changed paths to provide temporary and extended stay furnished housing
throughout the city. Its strategy is to provide a cheaper, more spacious and more comfortable alternative to an extended stay in a hotel, said Bryan Davis, the company’s president and Greenwood’s son-in law. He runs the company with his wife, Tiffany. Greenwood died in 2017. Davis has been with the company since 1999, when Greenwood offered him an operational role as he left the Navy. He later earned his real estate and broker’s licenses to become the company’s broker and finally became the company’s president. Buying and building out its corporate headquarters at 8200 Cypress Plaza Drive
Budget hearings start Aug. 8 City Council will start reviewing Mayor Lenny Curry’s proposed $1.37 billion 2019-20 general fund budget Aug. 8. The council Finance Committee, chaired by member Aaron Bowman, right, will hear from each city department during seven days of meetings. Hearings are set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 8-9, 15-16 and 21-23 at City Hall, 117 W. Duval St. The first hearing will start with a presentation by administration officials and a budget overview including public service grants. The meetings are open to the public.
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