PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Here is a sampling of projects
and opportunities starting through-
out Florida as reported by Florida
Construction News in the past two
months. Miami Dolphins breaks
ground on $135 million
training complex
coast. The new structure replacing the
CapTrust building on the Southwest
corner of Ashley Drive and Whiting
Street will be 53 stories tall, with
the title, Riverwalk Place. It has an
estimated $350 million construction
cost. The Miami Dolphins has teamed
up with Baptist Health to construct
a state-of-the-art training complex
and sports performance clinic in
Miami Gardens.
The $135-million project called
Baptist Health Training Complex is
set to complete in spring 2021.
The 217,200 sq. ft. complex will
feature an innovation hub for new
technology, spatial computing and a
walkthrough space, a hydrotherapy
area, fuel bar, recovery area includ-
ing cryotherapy and isolation tanks,
an athletic training room with ex-
pansive rehabilitation space, meet-
ing rooms, a two-story weight
room, locker rooms, equipment
space, dining hall, auditorium, an
outdoor practice area with two full
natural grass fields, full indoor prac-
tice facility, a lobby with a grand
staircase, office area, press area,
fan amenities and a broadcast area.
The complex will consist of
125,000 sq. ft. training facility and
92,200 sq. ft. indoor field.
CapTrust Building
demolition makes way for
$350 million Riverwalk
Place: Tallest structure on
Florida’s west coast
The demolition of a six-story
building in Tampa marks the start of
work on a mixed-use condominium
project that developers say will be
the tallest building on Florida’s west
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Feldman Equities, Inc. and Two
Roads Development are the
owner/developer. Gensler designed
the structure, while Adache Group
is referenced as the Architect of
Record. “We are thrilled to show these
designs to the Tampa community
and are excited for Riverwalk Place
to become an icon that Tampa will
present to the world,” Gensler archi-
tect Shamim Ahmadzadegan said in
a statement last year. “From the
outset, our goal was to do more
than just design another tall build-
ing. We wanted the project to acti-
vate the Riverwalk and contribute to
the urban landscape of downtown
Tampa.” The building’s ground floor will
be merged with the neighboring
MacDill Park, complete with a 137-
m (450-ft) promenade, featuring
restaurants and shops, designed to
encourage pedestrian connectivity
and engagement.
Tutor Perini to win $260
million-plus Miami-Dade
County courthouse project
Tutor Perini says that its team
has been selected as the preferred
proponent for the Miami-Dade
County New Civil and Probate
Courthouse in Miami.
The construction value is in ex-
cess of $260 million and the project
will be executed under a public-pri-
vate partnership delivery model,
which will provide for the design,
construction, financing, operations
and maintenance of the courthouse
under a single contractual agree-
ment. Tutor Perini is the design-build
contractor and is teamed on this
project with Plenary Group, the de-
veloper and financial sponsor; HOK,
the architect/designer; and Johnson
Controls, the operations and main-
tenance partner.
The new courthouse facility will
provide more than 600,000 sq.-ft. of
space and services related to Civil
and Probate Divisions of the
Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida,
the Clerk of Courts and other re-
lated court partners and agencies.
The project will include construc-
tion of 46 jury courtrooms and shell
space for an additional four jury
courtrooms; a parking area with se-
cure parking for 59 vehicles; site
development, including necessary
utilities and utility improvements to
support the facility; hardscape/land-
scape; and road and traffic control
improvements. Work is expected to begin in Jan-
uary of 2020 with completion antici-
pated in early 2024.
Jacksonville issues $35.55
million permit for Presidium
at Town Center
apartments Jacksonville has issued a $35.55
million building permit to Land-
South Construction LLC to con-
struct the 370-unit Presidium at
Town Center apartments.
PROJECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
The Texas-based developer an-
nounced in September that it in-
tended to start development
immediately on the $60 million
community after it bought 17.51
acres from the Jacksonville Trans-
portation Authority on Aug. 28 for
$6.73 million, the Jacksonville Daily
Record (JDR) reports. The overall
project value is estimated at $60
million. Mark Farrell, Presidium president
of development, told JDR he ex-
pects completion in mid-2021 and
the clubhouse and first building to
be ready in 13 to 14 months.
The 470,000-sq. ft. development
will include five four-story apart-
ment buildings and five two-story
carriage-house buildings along with
a leasing and amenities building.
Mana Group breaks
ground on massive Mana
Common project in
downtown Miami
Moishe Mana’s Mana Group has
broken ground on its Mana Com-
mon project in downtown Miami.
“This is a crucial first step as we
work to reinvigorate the historic
downtown and transform it into an
economically vibrant commercial
neighborhood, blending the best in
art, entertainment, fashion, technol-
ogy and more,” Mana said in a
news release.
Over the years, Mana has spent
in excess of $350 million to buy up
more 50 properties, making him the
single largest landholder in the
downtown core, the Miami Herald
has reported.
The first stage of the project will
be at the Flagler Station building at
44 E. Flagler St. the interior will be
torn out to create about 20,000 sq.
ft. of retail and office space. There
will be an incubator for high tech-
companies in the building.
The Miami International Univer-
sity of Art and Design and Studio
Enterprise will relocate to a 13-story
office building at 155 South Miami
Ave. This structure will also house a
five-floor startup hub.
As well, Mana plans to build five
commercial galleries, two restau-
rants and provide a space for talks
and screenings on Southeast First
Street. Neptune Beach Kmart to
be turned into retail,
entertainment and hotel
development Developers plan to convert a for-
mer Kmart site in Neptune Beach
into a retail, entertainment and
hotel development.
TriBridge Residential and TLM
Realty Corp. announced their inten-
tions in a Sept. 23 news release,
giving the project the name Saltwa-
ter Row.
“Our goal is to transform a slug-
gish plaza into a dynamic shopping
and entertainment destination with
curated retail, restaurants and ho-
tels, attracting locals and visitors
alike,” said TriBridge Residential
Principal of Development Katherine
Mosley. Plans for the first phase call for
a two-story building with 30,000
sq. ft. of retail on the ground floor
with a 44-room boutique hotel
above. The developers hope to begin
construction in early 2020. The sec-
ond phase would include a 150-
room upscale hotel.
Saltwater Row’s retail offerings
are being “carefully curated and will
complement the vibrant lifestyle ex-
perience available in the nearby
Beaches Town Center including
local chef-driven concepts, fitness
activities, boutique stores and en-
tertainment,” the news release said.
CIM Group begins
construction of mixed-use
development in Miami
CIM Group has started construc-
tion of a mixed-use development in
the Wynwood district of Miami.
The project, sitting on a 1.78-
acre site at 2201 N. Miami Ave., in-
cludes approximately 27,000 sq. ft.
of street-level retail and studio
space, approximately 60,000 sq. ft.
of office space, 257 apartment units
and approximately 480 parking
stalls. Spanning a full city block
bounded by NE 22nd and NE 23rd
streets, the site has approximately
250 linear feet of frontage on N.
Miami Ave. to the west, and fronts
the Brightline Rail to the east.
Three office floors will be located
above the street-level retail and stu-
dio space and extend across the full
block. Residents will be able to
enjoy numerous onsite amenities
and large communal gathering
spots throughout. The retail, office,
and apartments feature floor-to-ceil-
ing windows, which provide an
abundance of natural light.
The ground floor retail space will
accommodate a variety of shops,
cafes and restaurants, galleries or
other businesses that desire a
prominent location in Wynwood.
The project is expected to be
complete in mid-2021.
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