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STEIN MART BANKRUPTCY
THE MATHIS REPORT
Its stores liquidated,Record the HQ is next Daily JACKSONVILLE
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Freedom Mortgage moving office
JACKSONVILLE Photos by Karen Brune Mathis
Bright yellow liquidation signs and artwork for sale greet visitors at the Stein Mart headquarters.
Nothing remains but a view of the St. Johns River inside the corner office of longtime Stein Mart Chairman Jay Stein. See more photos from the liquidation at JaxDailyRecord.com
Shoppers can buy furniture, artwork and fixtures by appointment only. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Stein Mart Inc.’s stores are closed but the liquidation sale continues at its Downtown Southbank headquarters. Furniture, artwork, holiday decorations, boxes of office supplies, dining room accessories, books and knickknacks are among the items on the six floors the bankrupt Jacksonville-based Stein Mart occupied. Hilco Merchant Services, the Northbrook, Illi-
nois-based liquidator hired to sell off Stein Mart’s inventory, is running the sale at the 1200 Riverplace Blvd. corporate offices. The Stein Mart “Corp Office Furniture & Fixture Liquidation Sale” is open by appointment only by calling Ron May at (267) 879-7559. Hilco representative Vince Trevino said Oct. 27 that he arrived Sept. 1 to start the sales at the 279 stores in 30 states and the team is handling the HQ liquidation. SEE STEIN MART, PAGE2
STEIN MART HQ SALE What: Corporate office furniture and fixture liquidation. Where: The Stein Mart headquarters at 1200 Riverplace Blvd. When: MondaySaturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. How to go: The public is welcome by appointment only. Call Ron May at (267) 8797559. No children are allowed. How to pay: Debit and major credit cards accepted but no checks or cash. Large purchases will require a wire transfer.
There are many pieces of artwork for sale, including this one priced at $150.
The collection of holiday decorations piled on a boardroom table is available for $200. The table is $3,000.
No shipping: Buyers must arrange for removal of purchases.
The company will share the building with tenant Florida Coastal School of Law in Baymeadows. Freedom Mortgage intends to lease space in the 8787 Baypine building in Baymeadows for its mortgage processing division, plans show. The city is reviewing a permit application to renovate 46,200 square feet of space for Freedom Mortgage on the fifth floor at 8787 Baypine Road. Adams Interior Contractors Inc. is the contractor for the $878,792 project. Hota Design Studio LLC is the architect. Freedom Mortgage now leases 25,000 square feet at 6800 Southpoint Parkway for the division that is relocating. Asked for more details, Marlton, New Jersey-based Freedom Mortgage issued a statement Oct. 23 from its president. “We are excited about our current team in Jacksonville and the future opportunities for expansion,” said Stanley Middleman, Freedom Mortgage, president and CEO. The email did not elaborate about the workforce size or plans to hire, although the company lists Jacksonville job openings for 19 categories, comprising 15 in servicing and the others in SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
Borland Groover breaks ground on St. Johns facility Borland Groover is on its way to opening its third Northeast Florida surgery center. The gastroenterology provider broke ground Oct. 26 on a $10 million medical facility in St. Johns County. The center will offer outpatient surgery and minimally invasive procedures, such as colonoscopies. The two-story, 26,000-square-foot building will be at Florida 207 and Dobbs Road Cutoff near St. Augustine. It will have a surgery center and 30 exam rooms and is expected to be completed in fall 2021.
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