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THE MATHIS REPORT
Duval school district seeking Daily Record bids for a new HQ, location JACKSONVILLE
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Community First Igloo conversion approved
RIVERFRONT SITE AVAILABLE
It is offering its riverfront Southbank administration building and three other properties to help pay for it. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
Duval County Public Schools is searching for a buyer for its administration building on the Downtown Southbank and seeking bids to develop a new headquarters off the riverfront. Real estate firm CBRE Inc. released an invitation to negotiate Nov. 30 on behalf of DCPS. It solicits bids for the new headquarters and offers the sale of the office building at 1701 Prudential Drive along the St. Johns River as well as up to three surplus school properties, including the Schultz Center event venue. The school board voted unanimously June 1 to hire CBRE as the consultant and broker to consolidate DCPS’s real estate footprint. The invitation allows the school board to accept one bid from a buyer/developer or multiple bids that respond to select parts of the solicitation.
For the new administration building, bidders can offer a build-to-suit structure or to renovate an existing one for sale or lease. Paul Soares, DCPS assistant superintendent of operations, said Dec. 1 that a potential site for the new administration building will be part of the pitches to the district. He said one option could be for a buyer/ developer to acquire the Schultz Center and other DCPS assets at 4019 and 4037 Boulevard Center Drive in the Midtown Centre Office Park and lease them back to the district for a consolidated administrative campus. The property is listed as an optional disposition in the invitation. “Primarily, we’re looking for them to locate a new facility, whether they build something from scratch or they have an existing building that they renovate and lease (it) back to us,” Soares said. “But it’s up to them to locate the facility.”
As part of a deal for a new headquarters, the Duval County Public Schools is offering its riverfront office building at 1701 Prudential Drive on the Downtown Southbank. This photo of the property is from the invitation to negotiate document.
NEW HQ LIST OF REQUIREMENTS This is what Duval County Public Schools is seeking for its new headquarters: Room for about 618 fulltime employees, or 185-190 square feet per person. A total of 100,000 to 120,000 square feet of space. A 3,000- to 5,000-squarefoot boardroom. A cafeteria. A visitor lobby and waiting area. Break rooms. Collaborative spaces. Conference rooms. Print and copy areas.
The Jacksonville Icemen professional hockey team plans a $10.6 million project to renovate the former Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex. Ownership of the former Jacksonville Ice & Sportsplex can make exterior and interior renovations to convert the facility into Community First Igloo at a cost of $10.6 million. The city issued a permit Dec. 1 for Bluewater Builders Inc. of Coral Springs to renovate the structure at 3605 Philips Highway. In July, the city issued a permit for $400,000 in initial demolition and interior structural work toward redeveloping the center for the Jacksonville Icemen, the city’s professional hockey team. The Igloo is part of San Marco East, at Interstate 95 and Emerson Street. The Jacksonville Icemen bought the facility in March with plans to renovate and rename it. Community First Credit Union announced Aug. 2 it agreed to a 10-year naming rights agree-
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Mayo Clinic names Dunn as chief admin officer Mayo Clinic named AJ Dunn as chief administrative officer for Mayo Clinic in Florida, which operates its campus and facilities in Jacksonville. Dunn began the position Dec. 1. He succeeds Christina Zorn, who began her role as chief administrative officer for Rochester, Minnesota-based Mayo Clinic on Dec. 1. As Mayo Clinic in Florida’s CAO, Dunn will oversee administrative functions and hospital budgets. Dunn will be the administrative partner to Dr. Kent Thielen, CEO of Mayo Clinic in Florida. “AJ is a truly tremendous, innovative leader with a strong track record of contributions to our organization,” Thielen said.
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