After delays, there’s movement on Church St. development

The developers behind Westcourt Orlando, the ambitious mixed-use project slated for West Church Street in downtown Orlando, announced Wednesday, April 22, that Turner Construction is officially their construction partner.

Todd Chapman, president of San Francisco-based JMA Ventures, tells Orlando Weekly that one early meeting helped solidify the choice.

Turner’s team was walking through its recent work, project by project, when Chapman noticed a pattern. Several members had been involved in complex builds along Florida’s Space Coast, coordinating with engineers and infrastructure tied to rocket launches.

“If you guys can send things into space,” Chapman recalled telling them, “I’m pretty sure you can work with us and build this project.”

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