Pattillo, N.G. Wade Propose $50M Wesjax Trade Center
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WEDNESDAY August 5, 2020 PUBLIC jaxdailyrecord.com • 35 cents LEGAL NOTICES BEGIN ON PAGE 3 JACKSONVILLE Daily Record THE MATHIS REPORT First Baptist JACKSONVILLE halts plan Pattillo, N.G. Wade propose to sell land $50MDail WesJaxy Trade Re CentercordDowntown With offers evaporating PLANNEDJA WAREHOUSECKSONVILLE amid pandemic, the Developers propose a more than church instead will $50 million, 1 million-square-foot renovate the Lindsay distribution warehouse at 7379 Commonwealth Ave. Memorial Auditorium. BY MIKE MENDENHALL Daily RecordSTAFF WRITER Jacksonville’s First Baptist Church will not pursue its plan to JACKSONVILLE sell a majority of its Downtown campus and consolidate to “The Hobson Block” as offers to buy its property dwindled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. First Baptist Senior Pastor Heath Lambert announced the Daily Recordchurch leadership’s decision Aug. 2 in a town hall meeting with the congregation. “Because of the change of the real estate market brought on by the COV- The property is at 7379 Common- ID recession, wealth Ave., west of Interstate 295 at I want to let northwest Commonwealth Avenue and you know very Lambert Pickettville Road. clearly that The “We are just continuing to prepare for Hobson Block plan is over. We’re development,” said Pattillo Vice Presi- not talking about that anymore,” dent Peter Anderson. Lambert said. “The industrial market has remained Lambert said in January six to firm thus far and appears to be holding eight “large buyers” were interested steady,” he said. in the 11.29-acre property listed by The property is marketed as design- CBRE Jacksonville. Those buyers KAREN BRUNE MATHIS build, which means construction would ended communication after the EDITOR depend on a company that intends to onset of the pandemic in March. use it as a tenant or owner. “The kind of uncertainly cre- The 1 million-square-foot Anderson said there is not an active ated by the pandemic makes tenant or buyer. “Until we commit to all of these guys go away. We distribution warehouse is building speculatively we are offering it haven’t seen or heard from them planned at Commonwealth for build-to-suit,” he said by email July in months,” Lambert said. 29. Offers from other buyers within and Pickettville. He said City Council support of the last 30 days included smaller dredging for JaxPort is encouraging to sections of the church’s Down- Pattillo Industrial Real Estate and the industrial market. town real estate and were about N.G. Wade Investment Co. want to On July 28, Council authorized a $70 25% of the value brokers advised develop a more than $50 million, 1 million city contribution and $40 mil- Images special to the Daily Record First Baptist to accept in January, million-square-foot distribution lion bridge loan toward the Jacksonville WesJax Trade Center is planned at Lambert said. warehouse in West Jacksonville called northwest Commonwealth Avenue and WesJax Trade Center. SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2 Pickettville Road. SEE FIRST BAPTIST, PAGE 2 Wayfair now open at Cecil Commerce Center Wayfair LLC opened its Jacksonville distribution center in AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center and has hired more than 100 people. “We are continuing to grow as a team,” said Corporate Communications Associ- ate Director Susan Frechette in an email July 28. She said the site opened a month ago. Boston-based Wayfair, an online home furnishings retailer, calls the Jacksonville center a Large Parcel Home Delivery Operation. The 1.01 million-square-foot e-commerce fulfillment center occupies about 80 acres at 13483 103rd St. next to an Amazon.com fulfillment center. VOLUME 107, NO. 184 • ONE SECTION 2 JACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020 JaxDailyRecord.com JaxDailyRecord.comJACKSONVILLE DAILY RECORD / JACKSONVILLE RECORD & OBSERVER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2020 1 These are the largest commercial building permits by job cost issued Aug. 3 by the city of Jacksonville. INDUSTRIAL EnerGYM NorthJAX, 2467 Faye Cypress Plaza Business Center, Road, Nos. 5-8, contractor is 8110 Cypress Plaza Drive, contractor Advanced Electrical Contractors Inc., is Morales Construction Co. Inc., wall wall sign, $2,400. JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE repair, $30,421. Artell LLC, 4200 Baymeadows Road, contractor is Taylor Sign & Design OFFICE, BANK, PROFESSIONAL Inc., monument sign with five blank Daily Record Daily Record Quest Diagnostics Inc., 510 Airport tenant panels, $2,035. Center Drive, No. 109, contractor is Cleaners $2.50 Alterations, HOW TO REACH US HOW TO REACH US BHL Services Inc., 1,954 square feet, 6733 103rd St., No. 5, contractor is JACKSONVILLE tenant build-out, $160,000. Advanced Electrical Contractors Inc., 121 W. Forsyth St., Suite 150, Jacksonville, FL, 32202 121 W. Forsyth St., Suite 150, Jacksonville, FL, 32202 wall sign, $1,800. Phone: (904) 356-2466, Fax (904) 353-2628 Phone: (904) 356-2466, Fax (904) 353-2628 OTHER Metro by T-Mobile, 952 Arlington Daily Record Annie’s Walk, 13140 Annies Walk Drive, Road N., contractor is Southeastern jaxdailyrecord.com jaxdailyrecord.com contractor is Carlton Construction Inc., Lighting Solutions Inc., two permits install entry monument, $125,000. for wall signs, $1,600. 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Editorial content focuses on news and trends, with a concentration on development, Editorial content focuses on news and trends, with a concentration on development, real estate, construction, law, companies, economic and industry trends and how local real estate, construction, law, companies, economic and industry trends and how local and state government affects business. and state government affects business. STAFF STAFF “If the property can’t be sold right First Baptist now, or has to be sold at fire-sale level, Publisher / Matt Walsh Director of Advertising / Jay Lesowitz Publisher / Matt Walsh Director of Advertising / Jay Lesowitz I am not, as the pastor of this church, [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 going to commit us to a long-term loan Publisher Emeritus / James F. Bailey Jr. Advertising Coordinator / Codi Gildberg Publisher Emeritus / James F. Bailey Jr. Advertising Coordinator / Codi Gildberg that could sink us,” Lambert said. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The pastor did not provide specific Instead, First Baptist will base its Editor / Karen Brune Mathis Legal Advertising Manager / Janet Mohr Editor / Karen Brune Mathis Legal Advertising Manager / Janet Mohr figures during the sermon-style town ministry and operations in the Lindsay [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] hall at the church’s Lindsay Memorial Memorial Auditorium. Lambert said a Managing Editor / Monty Zickuhr Legal Advertising Associate / Rhonda Fisher Managing Editor / Monty Zickuhr Legal Advertising Associate / Rhonda Fisher [email protected] Auditorium. small group of members has pledged [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] “Several weeks ago, when I received “millions of dollars” to fix water infil- Associate Editor Legal Affairs / Max Marbut / Max Marbut Network Administrator / Erik Wagner Associate Editor Legal Affairs Network Administrator / Erik Wagner [email protected] that information, I realized we’re up tration, HVAC and other infrastructure [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] against a wall we can’t get over,” Lam- problems in the auditorium. Staff Writer / Katie Garwood / Katie Garwood Court Typeset / Paula Steiner Staff Writer Court Typeset / Paula Steiner bert said. The congregation approved the [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] The church’s decision halts its $30 church’s plan to sell and consolidate