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SunTrust Plaza Gets Concrete Recognition

WINTER PARK, FL-The $18.85 million, 78,704-sf, 98% leased SunTrust Plaza office/retail complex on fashionable Park Avenue in Winter Park has been named the best of its size in the United States by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.

By Alex Finkelstein | Updated on August 25, 2000

The $18.85 million, 80,000-sf SunTrust Plaza office/retail complex on fashionable Park Avenue in Winter Park has been named the best of its size in the United States by the Precast/Prestsressed Concrete Institute.

The solid recognition prompted St. Joe Commercial vice president Frank W. Herring to explain the strategy behind the commendation.

“We changed an exterior shell that was largely cosmetic into load-bearing structural walls with window spaces, and offset facades that are visually appealing from the outside,” says Herring. “That was a major concern for all of us, especially Rollins College” which owns the building’s land.

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