Publix to anchor new Yulee retail center
Jacksonville Business Journal by Ashley Gurbal, Staff Writer Date: Friday, February 11, 2011, 9:25am EST
Publix Super Markets Inc. will anchor the first phase of a new retail development in Yulee, Sleiman Enterprises Sleiman Enterprises Latest from The Business Journals Sleiman might bring Cain to Jacksonville Landing said Thursday.
Publix signed a lease for 45,600 square feet at The Villages of Amelia, said Ashleigh Sleiman, director of leasing. The Villages of Amelia is on a 70-acre parcel at the intersection of State Road A1A and Chester Road, across from a Target-anchored shopping center.
Forty to 45 acres will be usable, entitled retail land, said Jonathan Heldenbrand, director of asset management at Sleiman Enterprises.
Heldenbrand said the Publix store and its surrounding tenants could be open within 18 months.
Negotiations with other retailers are under way, Sleiman said, though she declined to name them.
“We have some great other tenants that are going to complement Publix well,” she said.
See article here: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2011/02/11/publix-to-anchor-new-yulee-retail-center.html
New website connects Sleiman Enterprises with retailers, investors, shoppers and others
JACKSONVILLE - Premier Jacksonville shopping center developer Sleiman Enterprises announced completion of another high-visibility project of a very different sort: The company commissioned the new website in order to connect better with all the people interested in learning about the company. "On any given day, we come in contact with retailers, investors, construction professionals and shoppers who visit our shopping centers," said company President and CEO Anthony T. Sleiman. "We're excited to have this new means of connecting with all the people who want to reach us."
The site lets users learn about Sleiman-owned shopping center locations throughout the Southeastern US, view bios of key executives, obtain leasing information, check on construction progress and even learn about the company’s ubiquitous logo design. "It's a wealth of information about us and our business, presented in a way that's easy to navigate," Sleiman said. The job of creating the website went to StationFour, a respected Jacksonville web development firm. "We were happy to be chosen to engineer Sleiman Enterprises' web presence," said StationFour CEO Christopher Olberding. "We built the site on a Microsoft Asp.net framework, using the open-source DotNetNuke content management system. These technologies helped us deliver a combination of functionality and ease-of-use that the company was looking for."
About Sleiman Enterprises: Founded in 1955, Sleiman Enterprises develops and manages shopping centers throughout the Southeastern US. The company provides tenants, landowners, lenders and other participants with expertise in development, design, construction, leasing and property management. Based in Jacksonville, Sleiman Enterprises boasts a footprint that includes over 5 million square feet of retail space spread across more than 130 locations.