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Office/Industrial/Technology Parks Tallahassee is home to many office, research & development and industrial parks with construction-ready land and buildings with infrastructure in place. Southwood, an Arvida Community In southeast Tallahassee; the region's largest, comprehensively designed and approved master-planned community; includes a 193 +/- acre R&D campus (office/light industrial component). Adjacent to the state's Capital Circle Office Complex; within a ten-minute drive of the State Capitol, Tallahassee Regional Airport, Florida State University and Florida A&M University Site Availability: 193 acres zoned for mixed-use, light industrial and office uses that can accommodate up to 2.9 million industrial/research & development space; 100 acres construction ready; competitively priced commercial sites are zoned, fees paid with build-to-suit possibilities 20-year build-out includes plans for 4,700 homes; Phase II of commercial and residential development is underway On-site, state-of-the-art educational facilities Representative Tenants: Datamaxx, Convergys, Southeast Corporate, North Florida Financial Contact: St. Joe Commercial, Inc. (850) 402-5100 Summit East U.S. Highway 90 East at I-10 116 acre high-technology "Smart Park" combining innovative technologies, services and amenities Site Availability: several one to six acre parcels available in Phase 1 allowing for the development of 20,000 to 150,000 sq. ft. of office buildings; the Hillside Building will be the next building at Summit East, a 3-story, 60,000 sq. ft. Class A office building to be complete in 2004 Summit East is being developed by Mainline Information Systems, an IBM mainframe reseller and Inc. 500 company. Plans include a hotel and shopping center Representative Tenants: Mainline Information Systems, Inc., Healthplan Southeast, IBM, Computer Associates, BearingPoint, We Train Technologies Contact: George Banks (850) 219-5210, Email: george.banks@mainline.com Innovation Park 1736 W. Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310 Ten minutes from the Tallahassee Regional Airport and Interstate 10. 208 Acres Tenants: Private industry, university and government tenants involved in research and development and seeking affiliations with Florida State or Florida A & M Universities such as the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, and Talla-Com Industries. The park has over 45 tenants employing approximately 2,000 people that work in 15 buildings (#16 is being built & #17 is in the works). Site Availability: 80 acres available for lease; 12 acres for sale; 60 acres construction-ready (including underground electric and fiberoptic service) Contact: Linda Nicholson, Park Director (850) 575-0343, Email: innpark@embarqmail.com Airport Commerce Center Located off Capital Circle Southwest, less than one mile from Tallahassee Regional Airport New upscale commerce & business park Flexible PUD (planned unit development) zoning allows for office, light manufacturing and distribution uses as well as highway commercial fronting Capital Circle SW Site Availability: 76 total acres, tracts from 1/2 acre to 16 acres available, allowing for 128,000 sq. ft. of office/warehouse use and 150,000 sq. ft. for warehouse use; build-out also includes lots for a 100 room hotel and a gas/convenience store Contact: St. Joe Commercial, Inc. (850) 402-5100, or Lucas Hewett, GVA Advantis (850) 523-2063, Email: lhewett@gvaadvantis.com The Koger Center Located at the intersection of Apalachee Parkway and Capital Circle, only minutes from downtown, the Florida State Capitol and Interstate 10 A full-time, professional management staff and uniformed tenant-service personnel are on site Abundant off-street parking for employees and visitors is adjacent to all buildings and is provided at no cost There are 19 existing office buildings containing over 960,000 sq. ft. Availability: Space available from 150 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. in various buildings Contact: Koger Burns, General Manager (850) 877-3151, Email: kburns@koger.com Commonwealth Centre Capital Circle Northwest at Interstate 10 Five miles from Tallahassee Regional Airport Minutes away from shopping, the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering, both university campuses, Tallahassee Community College and Lively Technical Center Tenants/Owners: 43 440 Acres Representative Tenants: General Dynamics, United Parcel Service, Federal Express, Coca Cola Bottling, GTO, Inc., Comcast, GT Technologies Contact: Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (850) 224-8116 Woodcrest Office Park Located off John Knox Road, three miles from downtown and two miles from Interstate 10 There are 18 existing office buildings containing over 275,000 sq. ft. Space available from 500 sq. ft. to 40,000 sq. ft. in various buildings Many different configurations and classes of space are available Representative Tenants: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Clear Channel Communications, WORKFORCE plus Contact: Jimmy Nystrom, TALCOR Commercial Real Estate Services, Inc. (850) 224-2300, Email: nystrom@talcor.com Hamilton Park Hamilton Park is a 25-acre industrial park located off West Pensacola Street, four miles from Interstate 10 via Capital Circle. Three speculative buildings recently completed and are available for occupancy; additional land available for the construction of an additional 50,000 sq. ft. Representative Tenants: Federal Express, Integrated Facility Systems, Inc., Trane Parts Center Contact: Kim Williams, Hamilton Leasing Partnership, (850) 224-9353 Opportunity Park Wakulla County's 240-acre Opportunity Park is located minutes south of the Tallahassee Regional Airport and 12 miles from the Tallahassee Capitol Complex. Opportunity Park is a planned urban development (PUD) approved for manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, office, research & development and educational uses. Opportunity Park is a designated Florida Enterprise Zone, providing significant financial incentives to qualified tenants. Representative Tenants: CSG Systems, Inc. Contact: Ted Gaupin, President (850) 421-6364 Hammock Creek Commerce Park Hammock Creek is a new mixed-use development with light industrial, office and commercial uses. Site Availability: 300 total acres, 200 acres net; contiguous tracts from 2 acres to 50 acres available. Representative Tenants: None, Roads and infrastructure to be complete 2nd quarter 2004 Contact: St. Joe Commercial, Inc. (850) 402-5100, or Charlie Lee, GVA Advantis (850) 523-2061, Email: clee@gvaadvantis.com Gadsden 10/90 Commerce Park Well established 700+ acre Park in Gadsden County at the highly accessible intersection of U.S. 90 and Interstate 10. The park is approved for industrial, commercial, warehouse, office and retail use. Current park tenants include AJAX Building Corporation, FOX TV Broadcasting, Cook Brothers General Contractors, and the Florida Department of Transportation. Contiguous tracts from two to twenty-five acres available Contact: Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (850) 224-8116 Capital Circle Commerce Park 32-acre commerce park off Capital Circle Northwest Infrastructure to be completed 06/04 5,000 sq. ft. facilities and larger permitted; Targeted for industrial users, commercial, office, warehouse, flex, auto truck repair Contiguous tracts from one to five acres available Contact: Brian Messer, Commercial Consultants Corporation (850) 386-5184, Email: BMesser@ccc-net.com Commerce Industrial Center Thirty-three acre commerce park located off Woodville Highway, one mile from Capital Circle SW and six miles from downtown Tallahassee One to three acre sites available for an additional 135,000 sq. ft. of buildings to be constructed, (7 buildings projected) Build-to-suit lease opportunities available Contact: Kim Williams, Hamilton Leasing Partnership, (850) 224-9353 Airport Centre Industrial Park Established 75 acre industrial park located off Capital Circle Southwest Zoned M-2, the Park has vested development rights, master storm-water and city water and sewer Cuurent tenants include: C&W Food Service, Coastal Water Systems, Chandler Tile Contiguous tracts available from one to one and one-half acres (some lots can be combined) Contact: Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (850) 224-8116 City of Quincy Business Park 110 acre-site at the City of Quincy's Business Park in Gadsden County for heavy commercial/light industrial uses Water, gas and electricity in place Within one mile of Interstate 10 via a newly paved and widened highway. Current tenants include Supervalue distribution center (wholesale food distribution) and the National Guard Armory. Contact: Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (850) 224-8116 Gretna Industrial Park Approximately 75 acres available in Gretna Industrial Park in Gadsden County. The 100-acre park is located two miles north of Interstate 10 on State Road 12. Streets are paved, city water, sewer and electricity via Talquin Electric Cooperative available. Current tenants include Joelson Taylor Concrete Company. Contact: Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (850) 224-8116 Opportunity Park Opportunity Park is 240 acres, 1/2 mile south of the Leon/Wakulla County line and one mile east of State road 363. The Park is also adjacent to State Road 386 Transportation access: air, port, truck, parcel Current tenants include Cable Systems Group and CSG Systems Contact: Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (850) 224-8116 Additional Relocation and Expansion Opportunities: Downtown and "Southern Strategy" Locations The City, County, and the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County are actively promoting a "Southern Strategy" to spur commercial and economic development in the southern portion of Leon County. Additionally, the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is spearheading a redevelopment of the Frenchtown area near downtown and Florida State University. Development incentives may be available. For information about the Southern Strategy or any of these sites in business parks or in the downtown and suburban markets contact: City of Tallahassee Economic Development Department 850/891-8886 Michael Parker, Director Email: parkerm@talgov.com Diane Dunson Davidson, Assistant Downtown Development Administrator Email: dunsond@talgov.com Ben Harris, MBE/DBE Administrator Email: harrisb@talgov.com