Our Work
Projects Done Right the First Time
Nothing excites our group more than a brand new project. We start with our land surveying services to document existing conditions and then transition to planning and engineering. Over the last 25 years, JBPro has completed hundreds of projects of varying types, sizes, and complexities utilizing our surveying and engineering expertise and experience to do the job right. At JBPro, we work with our clients from start to finish to ensure that the project is of the highest quality and stands the test of time.
Case Studies
Project Highlight Gallery
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island, FL |
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge – Kennedy Space Center
Merritt Island, FL |
In 2023, JBPro was contracted to assist with the restoration and repair of levees on the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge that suffered damage during Hurricane Ian in September 2022. Located on Florida’s Space Coast, the refuge was established as an overlay of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center. As part of the project, JBPro conducted a topographic survey for 4 miles of damaged levees and extracted the topography from a high-density point cloud gathered via aerial LiDAR.
Additionally, to provide a more comprehensive and detailed understanding of the project site, our certified Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) pilots operated specialized drones to collect aerial imagery and produce an orthorectified image. In order to operate and fly drones in Kennedy Space Center’s restrictive airspace, our team coordinated extensively with multiple agencies including the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Ellianos Coffee (Newberry)
Gainesville, FL |
Ellianos Coffee (Newberry)
Gainesville, FL |
The Ellianos Coffee Newberry location is a newly constructed drive-thru specialty coffee shop. Completed in 2023, the 942 SF new store franchise is designed to accommodate patrons through a double-sided drive-thru characteristic of the Ellianos Coffee chain building design. Additionally, the project included rezoning of the parcels to support a future commercial building adjacent to the coffee shop location. All in all, JBPro provided initial planning, surveying, civil engineering design and permitting, and construction services. The project included permitting with the City of Newberry, St. John’s River Water Management District (SJRWMD), and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).
As the preferred vendor for Civil Engineering Services for the Ellianos Coffee Company in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, JBPro has had the pleasure of planning, designing, and permitting over 35 franchise locations.
UF Keys Residential Complex
Gainesville, FL |
UF Keys Residential Complex
Gainesville, FL |
In 2022, JBPro was contracted by the University of Florida Housing and Residence Life to provide design services for sidewalk and ADA improvements at the Keys Residential Complex, a multi-building student housing property on the university campus. Our team was tasked with designing ADA-compliant sidewalk and pathway connections for new entry landings at each residential building as well as redesigning the existing parking lots for additional ADA parking spaces. This project also involved stormwater revisions and grading around several buildings throughout the complex. With an understanding that the design and construction project phases needed to be completed before students moved in for the fall semester, JBPro successfully completed the project within a short timeframe. For this project, JBPro provided surveying, civil engineering design and permitting, roadway and site design, and ADA compliance services.
Veterans Memorial Park
Gainesville, FL |
Veterans Memorial Park
Gainesville, FL |
This project consisted of various improvements to the Veterans Memorial Park, a 23-acre park with monuments and a memorial dedicated to those lost in past conflicts. The Veterans Memorial invites visitors to take a “Walk Through Time” with its individual monuments dedicated to our national service heroes. The park design included shade structures, hardscape, landscape, parking, storm water, and other infrastructure improvements. New park amenities include three pavilions, two play areas, volleyball and basketball courts, a community center, walking trails, a new splash pad park with a restroom building addition. To complement the character of the park, the splash pad was designed to honor veterans from all branches of military service.
JBPro served as the design team and lead in a larger team that included a landscape architect, an architect, electrical engineers, and geotechnical engineers. JBPro worked closely with Alachua County Parks and Open Space Department to understand the objectives and goals for the project as well as the project schedule. As a significant improvement project at an existing park, this contains many passive and active recreation design components similar to a new park project. The JBPro design team initiated the project with an upfront boundary, topographic and tree survey performed in a timely manner to make sure the project was able to meet the initial design and permitting schedule. In November 2024, construction completed for the first phase of renovations to the park including a new and inclusive playground, expanded entry and parking options, ADA-accessible sidewalks, new lighting and temporary irrigation using reclaimed water, and upgraded stormwater and utility systems.
Reserve Park
Gainesville, FL |
Reserve Park
Gainesville, FL |
This new park was recently opened in East Gainesville to commemorate the US Army Reserve 257th Movement Control Battalion which trained at the site for more than 50 years prior to abandoning the site in 2009. The site was repurposed from an old training center and various other uses since. It includes pedestrian trails, playground equipment, exercise stations, community gardens, and picnic facilities. JBPro was the civil engineering subconsultant as part of a design team with the project landscape architect group, Marquis Latimer + Halback. The project included coordinating within an active community district and adding sidewalks and on-street parking within the neighborhood adjacent to the park. Stormwater management facilities had to be added to complement the park and provide much needed additional drainage retention. The project was constructed with a budget of $950,000 and included permitting with the City of Gainesville and the St. John’s River Water Management District (SJRWMD). This project was a new recreational park improvement within an existing built-out neighborhood that had to be carefully planned to meet the needs of the neighborhood.
Office of the Public Defender 8th Judicial Circuit Building
Gainesville, FL |
Office of the Public Defender 8th Judicial Circuit Building
Gainesville, FL |
For this project, JBPro provided Civil Engineering and Land Surveying services for the design and permitting of a new 22,000 SF state-of-the art office building for the Office of the Public Defender 8th Judicial Circuit. The project was provided by Alachua County General Services and was permitted within the corporate limits of the City of Gainesville. The property was part of an overall Planned Development, which included the new office building to be constructed on the corner of NW 2nd Avenue and NW 2nd Street in Downtown Gainesville at the Courthouse Complex. The civil site infrastructure included the renovation and addition of new parking facilities, an outdoor hardscape plaza, pedestrian street improvements, new water, sewer, and electric utility connections, and other urban design elements. The permitting for the project was extensive and included the City of Gainesville, Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), and the St. John’s River Water Management District (SJRWMD).
Santa Fe College Blount Center
Gainesville, FL |
Santa Fe College Blount Center
Gainesville, FL |
The Santa Fe Blount Center is a three story, approximately 86,000 SF expansion located on 530 W University Avenue in Gainesville, Florida. The new building includes classrooms, teaching labs, study spaces, offices, IT and mechanical spaces, student and visitor gathering spaces, and space for the Santa Fe College Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED). The project required extensive site improvements to include parking, stormwater management facilities, utilities, and landscape improvements, on the surrounding Santa Fe College property. JBPro provided the following services for this project: Civil Engineering Design & Permitting, Construction Administration, Stormwater Management Design and Permitting, Roadway and Site Design, and Surveying.
In April 2022, the Santa Fe College Blount Center opened. Today, the campus continues to serve as an important hub for higher education learning, entrepreneurship, and career advancement opportunities in Downtown Gainesville.
Avalon Woods
Newberry, FL |
Avalon Woods
Newberry, FL |
Avalon Woods is a residential subdivision in Newberry, FL which has been under constant design and development since 2019. JBPro has successfully completed the design and permitting of Phases 1A, 1B, 2 & 3, which have all finished site construction and a majority of the home construction. JBPro is currently in the process of obtaining all required jurisdictional permits for Phase 4A, which should begin site construction in the coming months. When fully built-out, Avalon Woods will provide nearly 700 single family homes in a family-friendly community with close proximity to recreational activities at the Easton Newberry Sports Complex, which is located near the center of the Avalon Woods development. Avalon Woods will also be the home of several commercial outparcels, including a self-storage complex, called Town Center Storage, as well as the new office location of Shore Builders. It has been JBPro’s pleasure to work on Avalon Woods and we look forward to seeing the project through to final completion.
UF 373 – Florida Museum of Natural History Special Collections Building
Gainesville, FL |
UF 373 – Florida Museum of Natural History Special Collections Building
Gainesville, FL |
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Special Collections Building was a unique and challenging project that called for creativity and a deep understanding of our client’s needs. The new building will house the museum’s burgeoning “wet” collections, including all specimens preserved in ethyl or isopropyl alcohol. The project was executed as a design-build with JBPro serving as the surveying and civil engineering partner of the Haskell Company, the prime architect for the project. The project included a compact site location, low-impact stormwater infrastructure, and purpose-built systems designed to provide the highest level of life safety and fire suppression. JBPro was responsible for the design of all of the drainage, grading, and utility improvements. The project was awarded FGCB Platinum certification.
Depot Park
Gainesville, FL |
Depot Park
Gainesville, FL |
JBPro served our client by designing a new park facility as a signature redevelopment project for downtown Gainesville, utilizing an existing brownfield industrial site and converting it into an extraordinary public park for the enjoyment of all of Gainesville’s citizens. We performed land planning, civil engineering, boundary and topographic surveying, and construction inspections and administration.
View Case StudyTioga Town Center
Tioga, FL |
Tioga Town Center
Tioga, FL |
The Tioga Town Center is a 23-acre mixed-use development at the heart of the award-winning Town of Tioga planned development. This 23-acre project includes a mix of commercial, office, residential, and institutional uses. The Town Center was designed with high-quality urban design elements including tree-lined walkways, pedestrian scale lighting, hidden parking, tree-lined stormwater management areas, vertical mix of uses, and a beautiful active Town Square. When Hankin Group purchased the Town Center in 2017 they hired JBPro to design and permit the final 3 phases of the development. The project included 149 multi-family units, 10,000 SF of non-residential ground floor space, and added parking within 2 building complexes that completed the design enclosure of the Town Square. The project opened in 2020 with great success and occupancy.
View Case StudyStephen C. O’Connell Center Renovation
Gainesville, FL |
Stephen C. O’Connell Center Renovation
Gainesville, FL |
The Stephen C. O’Connell Center, commonly referred to as the O’Dome, is the marquis sports and entertainment venue on the University of Florida campus. In 2015 the facility underwent a $60M renovation and addition project that transformed the venue into a modern state-of-the-art facility. JBPro was the surveying and civil engineering partner of Davis Architects, the prime architect for the project. The project was executed as a Design-Build project and included the renovation of the interior mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services, a new seating bowl in the dome, and the addition of 13,000 SF to create a new main east entrance. A new hardscape plaza on the east side of the building was created to serve as a hub for fan activities during games and other events. JBPro was responsible for the topographic surveying and civil engineering, including site design of the new east entry plaza, grading design, and construction inspection during the design-build process. The project was awarded LEED Platinum certification.
Town of Tioga
Tioga, FL |
Town of Tioga
Tioga, FL |
JBPro worked with our client to create a vibrant mixed-use town center to serve the needs of the Town of Tioga Community and to attract visitors and potential residents to the development with retail spaces, services, workplaces, and residences. Our role in the project was to design the basic layout and civil engineering infrastructure, design drawings, and regulatory permitting. We served the client through land planning, civil engineering, boundary and topographic surveying, and construction inspections and administration.
View Case StudyThe Craftsman
Gainesville, FL |
The Craftsman
Gainesville, FL |
This multi-family residential project was designed on an infill site within the College Park district of Gainesville. It included a building with 72 bedrooms all designed with a “craftsman” architectural style. The site development also included 24 vehicle and 24 bike/scooter spaces all within the 0.66-acre site. The project was very well received by the neighborhood, winning the Gainesville Beautification Award upon completion.
UF Radio Road / Museum Drive Roundabout
Gainesville, FL |
UF Radio Road / Museum Drive Roundabout
Gainesville, FL |
The University of Florida chose to design a new roundabout for better distribution of traffic flow at the busy intersection of Radio Road and Museum Drive on the UF main campus. The project involved extensive utility coordination due to multiple historical utility lines of all types that crossed the project limits. A large double barrel box culvert was designed to provide a major new stormwater discharge for Lake Alice to bypass Museum Road in major storm events without overtopping. The project involved extensive landscaping and irrigation improvements, a new transit stop, and major utility improvements.
View Case StudyCade Museum
Gainesville, FL |
Cade Museum
Gainesville, FL |
The design and permitting of the first phase of the Cade Museum included a 26,000 SF museum building and associated utility, parking, and stormwater design. Phase 2 of the Cade Museum project, which JBPro is currently designing, will involve the construction of an additional 24,000 SF to the facility and a redesigned parking lot and hardscape improvements.
The concept for the organization and proportions of the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention was influenced by the spiral of Fibonacci’s “Golden Ratio.” The museum was designed to imitate the Fibonacci spiral and only has two 90 degree angles in the entire building. The museum currently features a temporary exhibit space, interactive exhibits, two laboratories, a gift shop, an outdoor educational terrace, and a sculpture garden.
Tu Viện A Nan Buddhist Temple and Statue Park
Gainesville, FL |
Tu Viện A Nan Buddhist Temple and Statue Park
Gainesville, FL |
The A Nan Temple was designed as the only Buddhist temple in North Central Florida to serve Buddhists and the general public with a peaceful, spiritual environment. The authentic temple and large imported statues create a unique, one-of-a-kind experience for visitors to enjoy the facility and surrounding grounds.
Wiltshire Community Subdivision
Gainesville, FL |
Wiltshire Community Subdivision
Gainesville, FL |
JBPro designed an infill 13‐lot single-family residential subdivision on a 5.5‐acre lot fronting NW 23rd Avenue. The development includes 75’x120’ single‐family lots, a well-landscaped entry drive terminating in a cul‐de‐sac, sidewalks along both sides of the drive, pedestrian scale lighting, street trees, a dry retention stormwater facility, and landscaping and fenced screening and buffering. The project involved implementing the City of Gainesville’s clustering subdivision ordinance for a unique design.
The Quad Apartments
Gainesville, FL |
The Quad Apartments
Gainesville, FL |
This urban infill project located just 2 blocks from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the UF campus is a 4-story, 21 unit, 94 bedroom multi-family building complex. Its unique design includes parking and underground stormwater on the ground floor with residential units above. The complex had unique visibility with frontage on 3 adjacent streets and exterior balconies providing great views in all directions.
Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall
Gainesville, FL |
Santa Fe College Fine Arts Hall
Gainesville, FL |
JBPro was hired to be part of the 3-story, 600-seat state-of-the-art performance hall designed to showcase the award-winning dance, music, theatre, and visual arts performers of the college. Located on the Santa Fe College main campus, civil design services for this project involved significant permitting with various agencies and the included renovation of existing parking areas, a new parking facility of 140-spaces, storm sewer improvements, potable water and fire line improvements, and a major 1/4 mile offsite sanitary sewer extension to the north. Permitting included ERP stormwater management permitting with SJRWD, utility permitting with GRU, and NPDES permitting for erosion and sedimentation control with FDEP.
SW 8th Avenue Extension
Gainesville, FL |
SW 8th Avenue Extension
Gainesville, FL |
The SW 8th Ave. roadway extension project was a public-private partnership for the design of this ½ mile roadway expansion in SW Gainesville. The extension included a unique design layout to save an expansive tree-lined open space within the right-of-way. Major intersection improvements at SW 5th Ave and SW 122nd St include all 4 redesigned approaches and a new traffic signal. The project created a new gateway from the east into the Town of Tioga, a major mixed-use planned development. Also included were water main extensions, force main extensions, and new primary electrical utilities. Permitting was required with Alachua County, GRU, FDEP, and SRWMD.
Wiles Elementary Parking Improvements
Gainesville, FL |
Wiles Elementary Parking Improvements
Gainesville, FL |
Alachua County Public Schools was faced with traffic circulation problems and a lack of adequate parking spaces at their Wiles Elementary school location, which was originally constructed in 1984. Due to added enrollment and changing drop-off and parking patterns, their entire parking facility needed to be redesigned. JBPro initiated the project with a parking study observing parent vehicular and bus traffic circulation for AM drop-off and PM pickup periods. The study indicated significant parking circulation redesign was called for along with the addition of many new parking spaces. JBPro performed a complete parking lot redesign that included revamped vehicular circulation, ADA accessibility, new stormwater management facilities, and parking lot lighting. The project was constructed over the summer and re-opened for the Fall 2020 semester.
The Reef Apartments
Gainesville, FL |
The Reef Apartments
Gainesville, FL |
JBpro designed this infill multi-family residential property within the city limits of Gainesville. The project included 7 buildings, 47 bedrooms, and 26 parking spaces. The project was designed to have a cottage residential character to fit in with the surrounding neighborhood.
Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC)
Gainesville, FL |
Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC)
Gainesville, FL |
JBPro was hired by the Gainesville CRA to design and permit a complete redevelopment of the Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) on SE Hawthorne Rd. in East Gainesville. This 9.3-acre site was the home of the GTEC Incubator building since 2000, and an expansion and redesign of the site was desired to promote new development activity in East Gainesville. The site was completely redesigned with new site infrastructure to expand the overall campus. The expansion included new parking, utilities, and stormwater management systems to accommodate 5 new building pad-ready sites. The project involved multiple community outreach workshops and public meetings to ensure the project was received positively by the surrounding community and extensive permitting effort with the City of Gainesville, SJRWMD, GRU, and FDEP.
The redevelopment was very successful and included site-specific updates designed to accommodate the first new tenant in the business park when Merieux Nutrisciences constructed their new Gainesville food testing laboratory building on Pad C. The project was performed under a City of Gainesville Continuing Services contract with the CRA., and the site civil project budget was $1,850,000.
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