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City staff outline Publix purchase of Orange Tree parking garage and related downtown property agreements
Summary
City staff described a pending transaction in which Publix would acquire the Orange Tree parking garage and associated surface parking spaces, assume maintenance responsibilities and exercise an option to purchase a downtown building; staff said transfers aim to reduce an annual operating deficit tied to the garage.
City staff described terms of a pending arrangement with Publix regarding downtown property and parking during the Oct. 17 municipal boards and committee meeting, outlining the retailer’s exercise of an existing option on an older downtown building and an offered purchase of a city‑owned parking garage.
Staff said the CRA (Community Redevelopment Area) has been treating the former J.C. Penney building (Downtown Office Building 1) as an asset since a 1995 lease that included an option for Publix to purchase the building for $10. Publix has notified the city of its intent to exercise that 1995 purchase option. The CRA held and maintained the property…
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