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Developers Monitoring Law School Site Selection

ORLANDO-City wins first-round ranking for Florida A&M University's planned $30 million, 120,000-sf law school on prime Downtown area dirt which could spin off multimillion-dollar commercial projects.

By Alex Finkelstein | Updated on August 11, 2000

Orlando is the No. 1 pick in a four-round selection match for a planned $30 million, 120,000-sf Florida A&M University law school that could trigger multimillion-dollar commercial projects in the project’s Downtown perimeter. The second-round rankings are Aug. 21.

Orlando beat out Lakeland, Tampa and Daytona Beach in the opening round. The city scored 2,094.5 points; Lakeland, 1,965; Tampa, 1,579.2; and Daytona Beach, 1,462.2. The rating system took in land, buildings, utilities and location. A FAMU advisory committee and the Florida Board of Regents ranked the cities.

Orlando threw out the biggest carrot–a free, $6.57 million, 3.1-acre site at Hughey Avenue and Robinson Street; a $1-a-year lease for temporary law school space in 15,000 sf on Downtown Orange Avenue; reduced or waived building permit fees and charges totaling $547,600; and $250,000 worth of scholarships. The total package is valued at $9.8 million.

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