MASONThe original portion of the Ingham County Jail is ready for the wrecking ball.

Built in the 1960s, the old jail will be completely torn down, the first sign of progress for the $70-million justice complex construction project. That portion of the jail was decommissioned more than a year ago as maintenance issues made it difficult to house inmates there, Chief Deputy Jason Ferguson said.

The complex is slated to open in mid-2023 and stay within cost estimates, Ferguson said.

We are currently doing very well with our budget, he said.

A rendering of the new Ingham County Justice Complex in Mason. The complex is expected to open in 2023.(Photo: Courtesy of the Ingham County Sheriff's Office)

Located adjacent to the current county complex on Cedar Street, the justice complex will house a new jail, the Sheriff's Department's administrative offices and 55th District Court facilities.

The jail, built in 1963, has outlived its useful lifeand is plagued with problems from flooding, deteriorating walls, and functional deficiencies, an evaluation found.

The new jail will have roughly 410 beds, a decline from the more than 600 the facility held decades ago, Ferguson said.

The Ingham County Jail in Mason, Michigan. Friday, Nov.13, 2020.(Photo: Robert Killips | Lansing State Journal)

The new complex will cover the parking lots and vacant land south of the jail and sheriffs administrative offices. Work on thebuildings' footings and underground utilities should start in early 2021.

Once the footings are down, it will go up pretty quickly, Ferguson said.

Precast concrete parts of the building will be installed late in 2021 and people will see the complex start moving upward in 2022.

"We're that close," Ferguson said.

The construction will not interrupt operations at the jail, courthouse or offices but will restrict some parking and roads in the area, Ferguson said.

The current courthouse, jail and sheriffs office will all be demolished once the new complex is open. The only structure that will remain is the mechanical building, which will house vehicle maintenance and a shooting range, Ferguson said.

Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth talks about the plan to build on to the existing facility near a recreation area no longer in use during a tour of the Ingham County Jail on Tuesday, April 24, 2018, in Mason. That portion of the jail will be demolished this year.(Photo: Nick King/Lansing State Journal)

Ferguson said a team of people at the sheriffs Department and courts have worked together to design the interior layout of the building.

In August 2018, Ingham County voters agreed to a new justice millage, which was primarily designed to fund the design and construction of a new complex for the jail, Sheriffs Department and courts.

More: Voters approve millage for new Ingham County Jail, justice complex

The 0.85 of a mill raised about $6.2 million in its first year and means anan extra $42.50 in taxes annually per $100,000 of home value, according to Ingham County.

Aside from the building's construction, the millage has funded programs for inmates within the jail, Ferguson said. Those programs will grow once the new building is operational and the jail has more space, he said.

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Two local companies are planning to breathe new life into the Brookwood Village at Lakeshore Drive.

The new mixed-use district will have a public green space as its anchor, and this space will be surrounded by locally owned, upscale retailers; food and beverage options; new office buildings; hotels; and housing for both renters and homeowners. The plans include 350 high-end apartments.

The two companies under contract are an affiliated entity of Colliers International | Alabama, a leading real estate professional services and investment management company; and Arlington Properties, a leading multifamily development, property management, and construction firm. They announced their plans at the Oct. 26 Homewood City Council meeting.

Brookwood will be an accessible, regional destination that is vibrant, energetic, and bustling, and one that supports positive growth in Homewood, the companies said in a release. The multi-use property will be conceptualized and planned to withstand the test of time and to be conducive and beneficial to the natural evolution of the community and its needs.

Mark Stuermann, executive vice president of development at Arlington Properties, said he was attracted to the property because of what it meant tothe community.

People have very fond memories growing up there, he said. There are so many little memories that Ive heard about from people about how much they love Brookwood.

Its well-located real estate too, he said. Not only does the property have easy access to U.S. 280 and U.S. 31, it also sits between Jemison Trail and Shades Creek Greenway.

Despite these advantages, Brookwood Villages disadvantage is that it has been a single-use development. There are some offices on the property, but the development is mostly used for restaurants and retail.

When you have places that are designed for a single use, if the economy changes or peoples patterns change, then its no longer a fit, Stuermann said. There are some offices, but in general, its a massive retail facility.

Under the mixed-use plans, the hotel, offices, apartments and retail offerings will all be owned under separate, local entities. Before this deal, the mall has been entirely owned by one entity.

So if the hotel needs to change over time, that ownership group could change it, as opposed to having to redevelop the whole mall, he said.

The most important thing about a mixed-use development, Stuermann said, is it brings people there all day long. The plans include 350 apartments and between 80,000-120,000 square feet of office space.

Youll have 500 people living at Brookwood, and theyll walk on the trails. Theyll walk their dogs. Theyll wake up and eat breakfast, lunch and dinner. Theyll shop at Fresh Market. The office users will come in the mornings. Theyll get coffee at OHenrys. Theyll eat lunch. They may grab a drink with a colleague on their way home.

The hotel will have approximately 120 rooms, which means approximately 150 people could be staying at Brookwood Village each night.

The reason Brookwood worked was because it was a shopping destination and it brought people in. Were making it a destination again, and were going to also program it with lots of people to kind of activate it. It will be a place for people to live there, to work there and for the community.

The conceptual planning and rezoning process could be finished by spring 2021, the developers said in a statement. After that process is complete, construction could take 18-24 months.

Mark Stuermann of Arlington Properties and Joe Sandner IV of Colliers International held four community meetings in Homewood and took questions from the community. These were some of the frequently asked questions:

Q: How will the increased need of infrastructure affect our taxes?

Q: How long will the construction take from start to finish?

Q: How many jobs will be lost because of this project?

Q: Why are you building office space when so many offices are not being used due to COVID-19?

Q: Whats different about the retail that will be offered in the new project versus the retail in the current mall (which is clearly not doing well)?

Q: Will Macys get a face-lift to match the new project?

Q: Do you know what the makeup of the apartment units will be?

Q: How many units will there be?

Q: Why cant you come up with a plan that doesnt have any apartments?

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For people first setting out on the road to recovery from substance use disorders, waiting for space to open up in treatment can be a prohibitive barrier.

They might have no other choice than to wait it out in the same unhealthy environments they were in before. And the delay can be long, said Brandy Brink, founder and director of WEcovery, a local recovery nonprofit.

We have a wonderful state that offers many different treatment programs, but sometimes people are waiting a day, sometimes six weeks, and Ive heard of people waiting for up to three months, she said.

Brink hopes the addition of 13 pre-treatment beds in WEcoverys new Chestnut Street building will help bridge that gap for people until treatment.

The window of willingness is so small, she said. Thats why my hope in creating all of this is to get someone in a safe place surrounded by people who support the choice theyre making to make some changes in their life.

Alongside the pre-treatment support, the renovated building at 314 Chestnut St. is also about providing a continuum of care for people in recovery. One side of the building will have the pre-treatment housing for men and women, while the other side will serve as a recovery community center where people can go for meetings, peer recovery support and other events.

The new location replaces WEcoverys previous community center on Front Street. Having pre-treatment on one side and the center on the other means WEcovery could continue to provide support to people before and after treatment all in one building.

Theyll know somewhere to go once theyre out of treatment, Brink said. Our hope with all the things we do is were with them in the beginning, throughout and ongoing.

Transforming the building into its current use took about three months. APX Construction owns the building and renovated it, while Office Space Design donated furniture.

APX acquired the building after constructing new office space for Region V Computer Services on Excel Drive. Brink and APX Project Manager Joey Barr, whove known each other for years after going to school together, first started discussing the Chestnut Street buildings potential about seven or eight months ago.

At the time the building was still a big, windowless space with a bunch of offices. Brink appreciated the opportunity to walk through it but wasnt sure it would work as is for what she was envisioning.

So they started brainstorming what would be needed to make it work. Brink told them about her idea for a center on one side and pre-treatment housing on the other, and the designs were drawn up.

With many organizations moving into new buildings rather than into existing ones, APX has plenty of experience repurposing office space. Renovating can get expensive, Barr said, but cutting in windows in each room, adding showers and bathrooms, and knocking down walls to create kitchen and commons space worked out well.

The project also hit close to home for Barr and others at APX. Barr said experiences with family members showed him how needed the pre-treatment beds are.

I personally and some of the other people in our office have backgrounds and dealt with some of the things that Brandy is out there trying to help people out with, he said. Thats why its been a special project for us.

Once people see the proof of concept, he could see similar projects popping up elsewhere in the state to meet the need. Pre-treatment beds are currently a rare commodity.

Karen Klabunde, facility director at the Wellcome Manor inpatient treatment center for women in Garden City, called the pre-treatment beds a unique idea that could bring great value to the region. Many times, she said, clients are waiting for space to open up or for funding authorization to go through before entering treatment.

Theres a lag time between the time they call and when they arrive at our doorstep, she said. Its an extremely high-risk time and some of our clients get scared right up to the last minute.

Studies show being on a waitlist is one of the most common barriers for people seeking treatment. One 2006 analysis in the Journal of Drug Issues found substance users reported long wait times led some to give up on treatment or viewed their sobriety during the wait time as proof they no longer needed treatment.

Having a safe and sober place to go until treatment starts could help, Klabunde said. She also pointed out the good timing of the project during the pandemic, as concerns about substance use are ramped up with so many people struggling financially and mentally.

The pre-treatment beds are on track to be available in December, Brink said. An opening date will be announced later, with Brink planning virtual information sessions and open houses to alert agencies to the new resource.

She wouldnt be surprised if the beds are filled within a week of opening. The need is that great, she said.

Its very evident with us getting this close to the end that this program will be utilized and is needed, she said.

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BOSTON Boston Seaport by WS Development and Turner Construction celebrated the ceremonial topping off of 111 Harbor Way (Block L4 of the Boston Seaport project), which will soon become home to Amazons new office in the heart of the Seaport neighborhood.

Slated for completion in 2021, 111 Harbor Way is a central component of WS Developments Boston Seaport project, spanning 33 acres across 20 city blocks.

111 Harbor Way is a 525,000 square foot, 17-story building with two stories devoted to retail and restaurant uses. Amazon will use 430,000 square feet of 111 Harbor Way for valuable office space and job creation as it expands its Boston Tech Hub and creates an additional 2,000 jobs, which were announced in 2018 in fields including machine learning, speech science, cloud computing, and robotics engineering.

Today marks an important milestone for a development project that delivers economic opportunities for many residents of Boston and generates investments in affordable housing and workforce training programs. I want to congratulate WS Development and the project team on achieving this milestone and look forward to welcoming over 2,000 new jobs to Boston when the building is completed, said Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh.

In these uncertain times, it is ever more important to set our sights on Bostons bright future. This morning, we celebrate all that this building signifies for Seaport and for Boston job creation, economic empowerment, innovation, and the expansion of the public realm in our community. We are incredibly grateful to Amazon for their belief in Seaport, to Mayor Walsh and our partners in government for supporting our vision, and to our partners at Turner Construction and the skilled men and women of the Building Trades in Boston for their commitment to excellence and safety, said Yanni Tsipis, Senior Vice President, Seaport, WS Development.

WS Development chose esteemed architectural firm Gensler to envision and design the tower. In a collaboration between its Boston and San Francisco offices, Gensler respected the authentic industrial context of the Seaport, creating a building that has a timeless aesthetic and a highly articulated expression. The buildings design emphasizes human-focused elements, including outdoor terraces on alternating floors and the Paseo, a street-level interior public promenade lined with shops, cafes, and a welcoming central amphitheater.

The Paseo will lead pedestrians to a new one-acre public space being constructed concurrently with the building, which will expand the public realm in the Seaport and create a vibrant new open space hub. This new park is a focal point of the future Harbor Way, a 1/3-mile public promenade that will connect Summer Street to the waters edge a plan conceived of by the world-renowned landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations, well known for their work on Manhattans High Line. The park will create a hub of community activity across all seasons, hosting hundreds of public events annually including art, music performances and markets.

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The Northfield School Board resumed the conversation surrounding the Northfield High School Raiders mascot.

The drawing that currently represents the Northfield Raiders has come under

The Northfield Raider mascot. The sword was removed from the image a few years ago. (courtesy Tim Freeland)

question, and more than a bit of fire in recent years, with many people questioning both its relevancy to the Raiders name and the nature of the image itself.

Northfield Superintendent of schools, Dr. Matt Hillmann said yesterday that the current mascot has been in place for 64 years, and it is probably time for a change.

The current mascot was selected in 1956. A Northfield High School student created that mascot as part of a contest. And there are a lot of legends about the motivation behind how that original came to be, and we know that many people have really appreciated it over the years. We also know that 64 years later, its probably time to look at doing a refresh of that mascot.

Over the years, students at Northfield High School have taken to calling it the Racist Raider, and last February members of the High School student council formally asked the school board to look at making a change. Hillmann conceded yesterday that the mascot has cartoonish and accentuated facial features that are concerning.

So, theres two parts to this. Its time to do a refresh and we also need to make sure that the things that represent the school district are inclusive of the people who we represent in the community.

Dr. Hillmann has proposed a motion for the next school board meeting on December 14th that would direct the Northfield High School administration to begin a process and take submissions for a new mascot. Those submissions would be welcome from both students and non-student members of the community, and to select from those submissions up to four different options for consideration. The strongest consideration, he said, would be given to conceptual designs that make the most direct connection to the origin of the Raider name, and how the community did defeat the James Younger Gang when they attempted to rob the Northfield First national Bank in 1876. He also said that there would be some parameters surrounding the submissions, foremost among them would be no weaponry associated with the new mascot.

While some may question the timing of this discussion when so many other challenges are facing the school district right now, he said it is important to take up discussions like this one because there is still work to be done, and we need to keep moving forward.

Hillmann said there are already plans to memorialize the current mascot, should the school decide to make a change.

Construction projects nearing conclusion

Northfield Schools Superintendent Dr. Matt Hillmann

The Superintendent also said that a flurry of construction and re-modeling projects in the public school facilities is approaching conclusion.

The new Greenvale Park school building is basically complete, he said. There are just a few details to work out.

There are still some punch list items. Anybody who has ever moved into a new house, or youve built something, over the first year that youre there you see things [that make you say] Oh, we should adjust that or That didnt turn out exactly the way we expected. And thats something we planned, and so we continue to work through that punch list as things arise with our friends from Knutson Construction.

Those interested in seeing what the new school looks like can take a virtual walkthrough tour of school by visiting the construction page on the schools website, or by clicking HERE.

Hillmann also said the school offices at the Longfellow school should be complete in 4-6 weeks.

To hear Superintendent Hillmanns full conversation with Jeff Johnson, click HERE.

Dundas City Council approves sale of old City Hall

And the Dundas City Council Monday night approved the sale of the old Dundas City Hall.

Dundas City administrator Jenelle Teppen said yesterday that the council members went into closed session after the public meeting on Monday and approved the sale of the building to Northfield attorney Dan Irwin for $70,000. Teppen said Irwin intends to move his law office into the building.

Dundas opened a brand new City Hall in September.

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More than 40 years since setting up shop in a rented warehouse as the modern worlds first biotech company, Roches Genentech is now up for a major expansion at its South San Francisco home in California.

Tuesday, the local city council approved Genentechs expansion proposal, which aims to almost double its headquarters building space to 9 million square feet from the current 4.7 million square feet.

That extra buildout, all within the boundary of its existing 207-acre campus, allows the Roche unit to add as many as 12,550 employees at the HQ on top of the 10,000 or so who are there right now, according to the master plan (PDF).

Of course, the development wont happen overnight. The company describes it as a vision or guideline for potential future growth, rather than an indication of immediate changes or expansion to the existing campus.

In fact, the blueprint covers 15 years, and the new hiresif they eventually happenwill span the next several decades, the companysaid in the master plan. Plus, construction of any individual new buildings, details for which are expected over the next 20 years or so, will require separate approvals.

RELATED:The top 15 pharma companies by 2026 sales | 1. Roche

The additional building space could be used for a variety of functions including R&D, manufacturing, infrastructure, office, on-campus amenitiesandemployee support, according to Genentech.

Through the level-up, Genentech said it intends to maintain its current ratio of lab-to-office space; they now each makeup roughly one-third of the total building space. As for on-campus manufacturing, which now occupies a little less than 1.3 million square feet, the company expects it to be retained but not substantially expanded, with possibly some potential redesign or reconfiguration. That being said, the master plan intentionally permits some flexibility in how the company allocates space to each function.

As part of the expansion, Genentech expects to shell out more than $250 million in city fees and investment in South San Franciscos transportation, housing and community programs.

RELATED:Roche drops $500M into new global operations hub, with 500 jobs to follow

Genentech settled in South San Francisco in 1978. Thanks to the biotech industry, the city prospered even after its steel industry died. The Genentech site, where Bethlehem Steel used to stand, has already added about 2 million square feet of building space from the previous 2007 master plan to the current 4.7 million square feet.

Aside from the Genentech site, Roche recently unveiled a plan to invest $500 million over five years to establish a global technical operations center at its Canadian pharma headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario.

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Its been years in the making, but progress is being made on a new high-rise hotel planned for the site of seafood restaurant and marketplace James Hook & Co.

On Friday, the Boston Planning & Development Agency filed a letter of intent with the city that details a 22-story hotel at 440 Atlantic Ave. in the Seaport. That address is home to James Hook & Co. the property is currently owned by the Hook family which will temporarily relocate while construction takes place before moving into the ground floor of the hotel.

The new, 20,065-square-foot development is a partnership between the Hook family and SKW Partners, and has been in the works for six years. Originally designed as a residential tower, plans have since shifted to building a hotel.

Basically, the state and the city and the Municipal Harbor Plan decided that we could not have facilities of private tenancies built over the water, and half of our site is built over the water, William Zielinski, principal at SKW Partners, told Boston.com. So that made building an office building or condo or apartment building very, very difficult.

Hotels, Zielinski said, are not considered private tenancies, which are properties that are rented out to tenants by a private landlord or company.

Construction is still in the distant future. Zielinski said that while SKW awaits the proper permits, they will partner with a hotel and hire a contractor, with construction starting in the second half of 2021.

[James Hook & Co.] will be moving to a temporary location during that time, during the construction period, which will take about two-and-a-half years, Zielinski said.

The letter of intent describes the hotel as having up to 400 guest rooms, as well as ground-level takeout/wholesale/restaurant space where the Hook family will continue and modernize their century-long seafood business on this historic wharf. The hotel will also have a ballroom, meeting rooms, and a rooftop restaurant and terrace, and promises to help the city meet its long-term hospitality needs by supplying additional appealing and well-located hotel rooms to downtown Boston.

Once it opens, James Hook & Co., the shack known for its lobster rolls and clam chowder, will have entrances on Atlantic Avenue and Northern Avenue. Though Zielinksi said a layout for the restaurant hasnt yet been determined, the new iteration will take up the majority of the ground floor a dramatic expansion from the current set up, which is compact and largely relies on outdoor picnic tables. Further plans, including renderings, will be filed in about a month, Zielinski said.

James Hook & Co. was founded in 1925 by James Hook and his three sons. The business has remained a family-run operation for generations, and it is currently managed by siblings from the third generation of the Hook family.

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Construction work on the existing building at 700 Bellevue St. SE in Salem on Nov. 6. The construction is for Salem Health's new ambulatory surgical center.(Photo: BRIAN HAYES / STATESMAN JOURNAL)

Project: Salem Healthambulatory surgical center

Location:700 BellevueSt. SE

Description:Interior and exterior renovation of Northbank Plaza, an existing medical office building, to transition it into a new ambulatory surgical centerfor Salem Health.

Plans call fora 26,400-square-foot surgical center. Construction will include a full build-out of the second floor and partial build-out of the third floor.

The property is located just north of Salem Hospital's Building B along Pringle Creek, visible fromthe intersection of Pringle Parkway/Bellevue St. and Winter St. SE.

Salem Hospital is also undergoing aseven-story, 201,000-square-footexpansion to Building A, which will add 150 patient-care beds.

Estimated size:property, 1.75 acres

Contractor: CD Redding Construction

Source: City of Salem, Salem Health

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From skyscrapers that soar into the heavens to elegant town houses dating back hundreds of years, the towns and cities we live in are packed with a wide range of buildings.

While they may look aesthetically different, all of these structures share similar traits: they provide shelter from the elements, space to work or rest and, for those lucky enough, lightning fast connectivity.

Buildings and the industries linked to them also use large amounts of energy. According to a recent report from the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction, International Energy Agency and the UN Environment Programme, building construction and operations were responsible for 36% of final energy use worldwide in 2018.

Published in December 2019, the Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction also said that the sector accounted for 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions globally in 2018.

At a recent CNBC-hosted panel centered around the theme of "sustainable resilience," the idea of using connected technologies to improve the performance and sustainability of buildings was discussed in some detail.

"The built environment produces a substantial amount of our greenhouse gases, so we know we have a responsibility to do things better, to be more responsible," said Edward Wagoner, chief information officer of JLL Technologies, a division of real estate giant JLL.

Wagoner explained that one way to do this was by leveraging the internet of things, or IOT. "If I can monitor utilization in a building then I can decrease energy consumption," he said.

"If I can use IOT to monitor, for example, water usage especially where we have some of the water systems shut down right now in offices then I know which ones have been used and which ones I need to flush to get the potential pathogens out of the system."

The internet of things is a broad term. The European Commission has described it as merging "physical and virtual worlds, creating smart environments."

Breaking it down a bit further, think of devices that are connected to the internet and able to "talk" to one another. An example of this would be a thermostat in your home which can be controlled with a smartphone while you're in the office.

While today's offices may be home to an array of sensors, monitors and other connected technologies, there are some challenges on the horizon.

As the world adapts to the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on society, many people have started to work remotely.

Earlier on in the panel, the subject of office space and what it could provide aside from a doubling up of costs, given that so many people were now working from home, came up.

JLL Technologies' Wagoner struck an optimistic tone, citing the collaboration of people and attraction of talent.

"People want to be around other people that inspire them, that motivate them, feel like they have a place, that they're creating something," he added.

The panel's moderator, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, asked whether the occupancy of offices and real estate would ever reach the levels we had before the coronavirus crisis.

"We're in a continual evolution people will want flexibility when we come back," Wagoner said.

"All of us have talked about people wanting to be in the physical space, so there will be a place for the office," he added, noting that things would be both different and more collaborative.

"Our people are going to want to have better experiences, they're going to want to have choice," he added.

"They're also going to want to know that we are taking their health and the health of the planet, and the health of the buildings into account as we come back into these new, reimagined workplaces."

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BRADENTON Aqua by the Bay, amaster-planned communityin west Bradenton, has announced plans to begin building the first section of homes in the development.

Aqua by the Bay's debut community, in a gated residential neighborhoodnamed Aqua, will include 104 upscale single-family homes, according to apress release. The builder, Bradenton-basedMedallion Home, throughAqua One BuildersLLC, recently closed on a $12 million line of credit with American Momentum Bank to help finance construction of the homes, the release adds.

This project is transformational for West Bradenton, says Carlos Beruff, owner of Medallion Home and apartner inAqua One Builders, in thestatement. Were excited because we have the largest tract of waterfront land on the west coast of Florida, with 13,000 feet directly on Sarasota Bay, and that makes this community unique.

Aqua by the Bay is a 529-acre master-planned developmenton El Conquistador Parkwaysouth of 53rd Avenue West. The development will include commercial, retail and residential areas, with plans for 2,384 multifamily units and 510 single-family homes. The Aqua community will feature a 4-acre crystal lagoon with a floating dock and beach. Residents and guests will be able to swim, paddleboard and kayak in the lagoon, the release states.

The community will have three models of homes,from 2,448 to 3,923 square feet. Homes are priced from the $600s.

Medallion Home has proven over many years that they are completely in tune with buyer preferences, building both beautiful and functional homes across a broad spectrum of price points, says Porter Smith, Tampa Bay market president of American Momentum Bank, in the statement. The Aqua community is arguably their most ambitious project to date, and we are very proud to be a part of it with them.

Horizon Mortgage Corp.of Sarasota was also involved in helping Aqua One Builders secure the $12 million builder line of credit. Kelly Gilliland, executive vice president of Horizon Mortgage, has worked with Beruff for more than 15 years, assisting Medallion Home with acquisition and development financing for several subdivisions, builder lines of creditand the financing of its office building/design center, the release states.

American Momentum Bank is a Texas-chartered banking association with total assets of $2.7 billion as of Aug.31, the statement says.

Semi-custom home builderMedallion Home Gulf Coast Inc. has builthomes and neighborhoods since 1984.Medallion Home reported $134 million in gross revenue in 2019.

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