Opus South Corp., based in Tampa, and an investment fund managed by UBS Realty Investors have signed a development agreement for the remaining land in the Meridian Business Campus. The site is west of the Cleveland Clinic Florida. The two companies are planning a build-to-suit with one or multiple tenants, Mark Levy, VP of real estate for Opus South's South Florida operations, tells GlobeSt.com. The site can handle two 100,000-sf buildings and one 70,000-sf building, he adds.
"The first order of business is to qualify build-to-suit prospects," he says. "We are beginning the process of talking with companies now."
The ultimate cost of the development, of course, will depend on the scope of the project--who the tenants are and what needs they have, Levy says. But, he adds, the total project cost of a typical 100,000-sf, three-story office building is $16 million to $20 million, and the construction costs of such a building are roughly $65 per sf. The project's timeline also will depend on the tenant or tenants.
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