Daily Record Financial News &
Friday, May 13, 2016
Vol. 103, No. 130 • One Section
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Aphora is $11M project at marina
BBQ, beer planned for site in Springfield Adeeb optimistic despite environmental issues
By David Chapman Staff Writer
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The more than $11 million, 11-unit Aphora Coach Homes at Marina San Pablo community is in city review for construction. Builder Gabe Bove said he hopes to start construction in the next couple of weeks and anticipates a 14-month build-out. A second phase of 11 units is under review but Bove said details have not been finalized. Marina San Pablo is at southeast Butler Boulevard and San Pablo Road, along the Intracoastal Waterway. Contractor Bove LLC applied for 11 permits to build the structures, which range from 3,323 to 4,644 square feet. The total construction cost is $6.24 million. The two-story, four-bedroom residences have individual addresses from 14411 to 14459 Marina San Pablo Place S. Five are along the Intracoastal Waterway, six are along the marina. Amenities include private two-car garages; gourmet kitchens; and full privileges at the Marina San Pablo Yacht Club, including the ability to buy slips. Marina San Pablo Development LLC owns the property. It is led by Remi Properties Inc. of Rockledge.
Mickelson lets the sand fly
Phil Mickelson unleashes a shot from a sand trap during the first round of play Thursday at The Players Championship. Mickelson finished the round 2 under par. Jason Day finished the day as the leader, with 9 under par. See more photos on Page A-3.
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Mathis Photo by Fran Ruchalski
Scott Adeeb has plans for Springfield’s neglected 9th & Main building, ideas both familiar and new. The familiar: A Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q would fill the restaurant space where patrons once dined at Henrietta’s. Adeeb’s brother, Joe, took over for Bono’s founder Lou Bono in 1980. Scott Adeeb knows the business well and owns the location on San Pablo Road and Beach Boulevard. The new: A brewpub that Adeeb believes would nicely fit into the building’s former bar area and the neighborhood. There also would be a home for private events, music and The 5 & Dime theater company in 9th & Main’s theater room. Also new would a beer garden and fire pit in the outside fountained patio area. Overall, it’s a “fun and interesting challenge” Adeeb said he’s ready to take on. “I want to keep as much of the history as possible, while bringing an upbeat vibe to the area,” Adeeb said of the building, which has been vacant and city-owned since being foreclosed almost a decade ago. A series of garage doors from when the building was an automotive center would be restored, he said. On nice, sunny days, the ambiance would be a perk for diners devouring pulled pork or ribs and brewpub patrons partaking in local beers. The back-patio beer garden would add to the atmosphere, while the central stone fountain could be converted to a fire pit where people can relax. The building’s theater, still largely intact from its uses of yesteryear, might be a spot for bands to play, fans to watch Jacksonville Jaguars games or be reserved for private events. It also would be a home for The 5 & Dime, the theater group with nomadic roots. “It’s really hard work and we’ve always wanted a place to call home,” said Lee Hamby, the managing director and a
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The first phase of the Aphora Coach Homes at Marina San Pablo should be completed in summer 2017.
Former industrial waste dump OK’d for parking lot Usually, the Downtown Development Review Board evaluates proposals for apartment buildings, streetscape improvements and other major projects. Sometimes, it’s just a parking lot — and unraveling a paper trail of rezoning that goes back more than 15 years. That was the case Thursday when the board approved a surface parking lot at 601 E. Adams St., on the west side of Hogans Creek, between Catherine and Palmetto streets.
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The whole site was used as an industrial waste dump for decades. We don’t want to break the cap. Wyman Duggan, attorney for property owner
The owner, Duval County Land Trust, applied for exceptions to Downtown surface parking lot landscaping requirements. It also sought from the board, acting as the planning commission for Downtown, authorization to use the property as a parking lot, which had not been obtained by the previous owner before it was purchased by the
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trust in a foreclosure sale. Attorney Wyman Duggan, representing the owner, said the property has been used as a parking lot since at least 1977. He produced an aerial photograph from that year that showed numerous vehicles parked on the 7.42-acre site. In 2001, the property was zoned as a Planned Unit Devel-
opment, which allowed a commercial surface parking lot with 614 spaces. At the time, the property was leased to Central Parking and was a parking lot. The property was rezoned in 2006 to Commercial Residential Office. That designation allows use as a parking lot only after an exception is approved by the city. In 2010, the city enacted new regulations for surface parking lots Downtown that included landscape and streetscape standards. One change was that existing parking lots, if left unimproved, would be deemed as meeting the
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standards until purchased by a new owner. The trust bought the parking lot in November 2012. Duggan said the owners want to conform to the standards and sought the landscaping exceptions due to environmental issues. Decades ago, when East Bay Street was a maritime shipping district with docks, piers and warehouses, the property was used for disposal of hazardous waste. The site was paved over to seal the contaminants and excavating DDRB continued on Page A-4
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