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› Will’s Pub lives on with new owner of Orlando landmark bar
It’s been a rough year for the beloved Will’s Pub in Orlando’s Mills 50 District neighborhood. On top of last year’s mandatory shutdowns and a general fear of possible exposure to COVID-19 crippling business, the founder and creator of Will’s Pub, Will Walker, was concerned about the pub’s future location. Property owner Robert Cascio had put the 1,560-square-foot bar and event space at 1042 N. Mills Ave. up for sale. Even with about 10 years left in the lease, Walker worried a new owner may make tenant obligations more stringent or aim to redevelop the property once the contract expires.
› eTown preparing to expand west
Developers of eTown in South Jacksonville are preparing to open up the west side of Florida 9B with almost 96 acres for office, commercial and multifamily projects. The city is reviewing civil engineering plans for infrastructure for the first phase of what is called Westland.
› NASA targets March 18 for redo of Artemis core stage hot fire test
The hot fire test is back on. NASA announced it is targeting March 18 for the redo of the test to light up all four engines of the core stage that will be used on the Artemis I mission to the moon as soon as November this year. Currently installed on a test stand at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, NASA attempted a hot fire test on Jan. 16 that was supposed to last about eight minutes, simulating the actual flight that would happen when the Space Launch System carrying the Orion capsule launches from Kennedy Space Center. The test cut off though after 67.2 seconds.
› Zaha Hadid’s One Thousand Museum is caught in an $82.7M lawsuit over unsold units
The developers of the architect Zaha Hadid’s sinuous One Thousand Museum condo in downtown Miami are facing foreclosure for failing to pay $82.7 million in debt on unsold units — even though only 15 units remain. According to court filings, Motocomb Estates, LTD., an agent for British businessmen and brothers David and Simon Reuben, is seeking to take over the remaining developer-owned units from Biscayne Tower LLC and its principal investor, Gilberto Bomeny. The striking 62-story building has a total of 84 condos; prices for remaining units start at around $5 million.
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