Kai Vaughn

Wycliffe, like Campus Crusade, had been based in California and was contemplating a move of its US operations to a less costly location. Jay and his team arranged for Wycliffe to acquire the necessary acreage from land and options held by Campus Crusade and began the development of Wycliffe’s $35 million, 140,000 square foot headquarters campus.

Wycliffe’s location and building site presented some significant challenges. Over 1,000,000 cubic feet of on-site earth work was required. Jay’s team was also responsible for a tri party agreement to rebuild three plus miles of Moss Park Road into a four lane roadway, a $6 million project that had to be completed before Wycliffe’s headquarters could open.

These challenges were successfully met, along with the program management, due diligence and construction management and closeout required to complete the project. The result was a beautiful and functional headquarters campus that includes the Dayspring Discovery Center, an interactive learning center where Wycliffe’s vision is shared with thousands of visitors every year.

For many years, the Caruso Family had generously leased the land to the City of Orlando for use as a park, known as Constitution Green, for one dollar per year. The family retained all of its ownership rights to sell or otherwise dispose of the property at any time in the future.

Dramatically increasing property values in the area led the Caruso family to consider an offer of over $7 million in late 2014 from a developer proposing multi-family housing on the site. As the possible sale became public knowledge during the zoning process, an outcry arose from the surrounding community to preserve the land as a park. Both the City of Orlando and the Caruso family were seeking a way to preserve the park while allowing the family to realize the proceeds from a sale to which they were entitled.

The Caruso family engaged SC Advisors to seek a solution and to represent them in any resulting negotiations regarding the parcel. The solution was a property exchange between the Caruso family and the City. The City took possession of the Constitution Green Park and the Caruso family received marketable property and monetary compensation from the City. SC Advisors helped orchestrate this win/win solution which was finalized in September of 2015 and closed in January 2016.

SC Advisors has been retained by Dr. Phillips Charities (DPC) to help create future development strategies. One of Central Florida’s largest landowners and most generous benefactors, DPC hopes to increase returns from their holdings. Strong income production is a high priority since it is the source of funds for DPC’s charitable initiatives. SCA will help determine the properties with the best potential for further development as well as the products that would work best on those properties.

“Since all profits from Dr. Phillips’ business activities are used for philanthropic purposes, SC Advisors is privileged to support a 100-year tradition of stewardship, community leadership, and service to the Central Florida community,” said Jay Berlinsky, founder and owner of SC Advisors.

We deliver the highest levels of integrated planning and services for purchase and sale transactions for land and all commercial investment asset classes. Specific services include:

• Property Selection
• Listing Contract Negotiations
• PSA Content Negotiations
• Due Diligence, including Market Feasibility, Pricing, Operating Performance, and Financial Return Modeling and Analysis
• Capex Evaluation

We guide our public and private clients through every state of the development process from first idea to project completion.

Pre-Development

• Market Feasibility
• Site Selection
• Entitlement and Zoning
• Planning and Design Development
• Financial Pro-forma Creation and Analysis

Transaction Management

• Capital Sourcing and Structuring
• Senior and Mezzanine Debt
• Institutional Equity
• Joint Venture/Partnerships
• Lease Negotiation
• Tenant Leases
• Ground Leases

Construction Management

• Budget and Schedule Oversight
• Contract Procurement

Nearly thirty years ago, Moss Park Properties, LLLP purchased 1,200-plus acres of agricultural land in southeast Orange County to hold for long-term growth. In 2005, when it became clear that the property was situated at the epicenter of one of Central Florida's most promising growth corridors, Medical City, MPP's General Partner retained SC Advisors to position the property for development.

SC Advisors has served as Development Manager for MPP since that time, creating the plan to secure entitlements and coordinate the infrastructure improvements for a Planned Development. This work has included a full interchange off of State Route 417 and a major local connector road network.

In March of 2013, Lennar Homes and MPP completed an acquisition and development contract for 366 acres and the future development of a new master planned community. This $50 million investment will advance the initial phases of the community with more than 2,000 residential units and supporting retail and commercial development.

SC Advisors continues to serve MPP as Broker and Development Advisor for the remaining parcels of the Planned Development.

Jay Berlinsky is the founder and owner of SC Advisors. Since the late 1980s, he has been a quiet force behind many of Orlando's most prominent development projects. A fifth-generation Central Floridian with over thirty years of real estate development experience, Jay brings a wealth of knowledge, as well as a unique understanding of the Central Florida market, its history and its people. Many of the region's key stakeholders have chosen Jay to guide them through the development of their projects.

His advisory, oversight, and owner's representation roles cover projects and transactions valued in excess of $2 billion and comprise more than three million square feet of office, retail, and public venues. These include four corporate headquarters, the highly acclaimed Amway Center, and the Citrus Bowl Stadium.

He has also successfully navigated the complex regional planning process on behalf of two new master planned communities. He and his team have secured entitlements for 3,000 acres of mixed-use community development including over 5,000 dwelling units and three million square feet of commercial, retail, office and hospitality uses. He credits his role in the early governance of Disney's Town of Celebration as important in the understanding and shaping of great communities.

Coordinating highly complex, large scale, public/private projects is another specialty of Jay and his team. Our community's elected leaders have repeatedly turned to Jay for oversight of landmark public projects. His public service appointment to the Orange County Oversight Committee for the $580 million Phase V expansion of the Orange County Convention Center gave him valuable insight into the management of large scale projects. This experience led to later opportunities to work with community leaders on the $1.6 billion Community Venues Plan, to serve as Developer’s Representative for Amway Center, and his current role as Owner’s Advisor for the City of Orlando on the re-construction of the Florida Citrus Bowl.