PROComm owners to build $280-m office complex

Bryan Morris (third left), principal of Plexus Limited, architects for Phoenix Central, shows the plans to the implementation team after the signing on Monday at PRODEV’s offices. From left are: Errol Spence, principal of Berkeley & Spence; Hubie Chin and Jean Lowrie-Chin, directors of PRODEV; Hugo Matthews, lead architect at Plexus; Roberto Clivio and Mark Chin, directors of Islandwide Construction Limited.

Report from the Jamaica Observer
 http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/business/PROComm-owners-to-build--280-m-office-complex_16616203

The owners of local communications firm, PROComm, has gone into real estate development with its first office complex at Phoenix Avenue set to break ground on May 19.
Through PRODEV, Jean Lowrie-Chin and Hubie Chin inked adeal with Islandwide Construction Limited to build the $280 million, three-storey complex.
"Phoenix Central will be the future home of PROComm," noted Jean. "While we have grown to love our current location of over 30 years at 6 Kingsway, we had invested in 2 Phoenix Avenue many years ago with the intention of moving our offices there. We plan to retain five of the 16 units."
She continued: "As we saw the various residential developments taking place on Kingsway, we decided that the time was right to take this big step, so we hope to develop an apartment complex as soon as we move to our new location next year."
The complex, which will be named Phoenix Central and which will accommodate alternative energy solutions, was designed by architects Plexus Limited, while Berkeley and Spence provided quantity surveying services.