News by George
News from Gainesville
Stacy A. Hall, PSM
George F. Young, Inc. is pleased to announce that Stacy A.Hall, PSM has joined the firm as a Sr.Survey Project Manager in the Gainesville office. Stacy, the former owner of Alachua County Land Surveyors has 39 years of surveying experience in Alachua County. Stacy can be reached directly at 352 378-1444. Jim Akker, PSM, Sr. Vice President of the Surveyand Mapping said "We are pleased to have another high caliber surveyor among our staff of 17 Florida registered Surveyors and Mappers."
University of Florida
George F. Young, Inc. has been selected to provide the University of Florida Surveying and Mapping and Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services on an as-needed basis under a continuing services contract.
The Villages of Hawthorne
George F. Young, Inc. was selected to provide Civil Engineering, Architecutral, Ecological, and Surveying services for the Villages of Hawthorne; a 700 unit over 55 community in Hawthorne, Florida.
Progress Energy
George F. Young, Inc. is providing Architectural, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architectural, and Surveying services for improvements to the Madison Operations Center.
FDEP Parks and Recreation
GFY has been selected to provide design surveys to improve handicap access at Blue Springs State Park under our as-needed continuing services contract
News from Lakewood Ranch
Manatee County
GFY just signed the next 1 year extension documents for the Manatee County Continuing Surveying & SUE services contract.
LBK Publix Project
George F. Young, Inc. provided an ALTA/ACSM land title survey , new legal descriptions for additional parcels to be added to the existing site and aTopographic/Tree survey for the entire project site
RBC Bank Transfer
George F. Young, Inc.provided an ALTA/ACSM land title survey for the RBC bank transfer.
FDEP
George F. Young, Inc. has been selected by FDEP Recreation and Parks to provide Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, and Surveying services for the Estero Bay State Park Trailhead and the Broadway Access Point Picnic Pavilion Parking Project in Lee County under our continuing services contract.
Sarasota County
George F. Young, Inc. was selected to provide as-needed continuing services for Parks and Preserves.
FDEP
Construction has recently commenced on the Myakka River campground improvements project for FDEP in Sarasota County. GFY is providing construction administration and engineer's certification services during construction.
Desoto County
GFY has bee selected by Desoto County to provide as-needed Architecture, Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Surveying, and Ecological services under a continuing services contract.
Sarasota County
GFY has been selected by Sarasota County to provide as-needed Civil Engineering and related services for Stormwater Initiatives under a continuing services contract.
Sarasota County, City of Sarasota & SWFWMD Stormwater Improvements
GFY has been selected by PBSJ to provide 27 Sketches and Legal descriptions for utility easements, parcel stakeout for appraiser field review, and Boundary Surveys for 2 parcels to be acquired by the City of Sarasota for stormwater improvements.
Manatee County
GFY was selected by Manatee County to prepare a Mean High Water Boundary Survey under our as-needed continuing services contract.
News from Orlando
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
George F. Young, Inc. was selected by PBS&J to provide SUE and Survey support for the Marjorie Harris Carr Florida Greenway.
Florida Department of Transportation
George F. Young, Inc. is on the Design/Build team selected to construct a bridge replacement in Jupiter, Florida. George F. Young, Inc. will be providing Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Services.
Florida Department of Transportation
George F. Young, Inc. recently completed SUE and Survey services for a low level bridge replacement in Jupiter, Florida as part of the Design/Build team of that included CES Engineering, Johnson Brothers Construction, and Beiswenger, Hoch, and Associates
News from Palm Beach
City of Palm Beach Gardens
The Palm Beach Gardens Municipal Complex Emergency Operations and Communications Center is under construction. GFY provided civil engineering services in the development of the Design Criteria Package that was used for selection of the Design/Build team.
Broward County School Board
George F. Young, Inc. working as a subconsultant to Harvard and Jolly Architects is providing Civil Engineering services for a new Media Center at the Seagull School in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Palm Beach County/FDOT
The widening and resurfacing or Alternate A1A/SR811 in Jupiter is nearing completion. GFY provided design, permit, and construction assistance for this 1.5 mile section of roadway.
News from St. Petersburg
Jonathan Gotwald, PE
Jon Gotwald, PE, Vice President of Engineering in the GFY St. Petersburg office has been named Florida Engineering Society (FES) "Engineer of the Year". Congratulations Jon.
Ovation Best High-Rise Condominium Community Award Reciepient

Ovation, developed by JMC, touts luxury and lifestyle and received the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry "Best High-Rise Condominium Community" award from the National Association of Homebuilders in 2011. GFy supported the project with Civil Engineering, Planning, Site Development, Permitting, and Construction services
New Downtown Pier Competition
The selection jury has narrowed the design competitors down to 3 firms and GFY is on the West 8 team, which according to the St. Petersburg Times, had the most jury support. GFY will play a major role on the team, providing Civil Engineering, Subsurface Utility Engineering, Utility Coordination, and Surveying and Mapping services for the project, as well as significant historic input.
New Airport Tower - The new $3.1M, four floor Air Traffic Control Tower at Albert Whitted Airport is now open. The tower features the latest in aviation equipment and instrumentation and panoramic views from an octagonal observation room. The Tower is capable of withstanding winds up to 130 mph and its shaft includes 2,500 SF of office space, break and training rooms, an equipment area, and elevator. It was funded with $2.1M from the FAA and U.S. Representative C.W. "Bill" Young and $1M in federal stimulus dollars. GFY supported this project with Surveying and Mapping Services.
Fusion 1560 Grand Opening
St. Petersburg's new urban living, multi-family development, Fusion 1560, celebrated its opening with two-days of festivities, July 15th and 16th.
Fusion 1560 offers a new level of urban living sophistication and boasts a chic collection of 325 luxury apartment homes with distinctively styled interiors and club quality amenities.
Fusion 1560 is equipped with the most sought-after features and amenities in an ideal location, in the heart of St. Petersburg, allowing for a short convenient drive to world-renowned shopping, exquisite dining,
and endless entertainment opportunities. www.fusion1560.com ■ GFY provided Civil Engineering Design, Permitting, Constructions Services, and Surveying and Mapping for Fusion 1560
Project of Distinction Award Winner
Schenkel Shultz Architecture won the Education Design Showcase Project of Distinction Award for Weeki Wachee High School. GFY served on the project team providing Civil Engineering services
City of St. Pete Beach
George F. Young, Inc. recently completed the Don Cesar Roadway drainage and pedestrian safety improvements for St. Petersburg Beach along Pass-a-Grille Way. The project was completed under budget and ahead of schedule and resulted in very satisfied residents. The new Pedestrian Special Emphasis Flashing Beacons had over 520 hits a day the week after the project was completed and the residents could not remember when the the last time the streets didn't stay flooded after a storm event.
NAIOP
George F. Young, Inc. and All Children's Hospital won the NAIOP Medical Office of the Year Award.
Pinellas County
George F. Young, Inc. has been selected for continuing services contract to provide Professional Engineering and related services for roadways, drainage, structural, civil, and traffic engineering service.
Pinellas County
George F. Young, Inc. has been awarded a continuing services contract for as-needed Surveying and Mapping and Subsurface Utility Engineering services.
City of Dunedin
GFY was selected to provide as needed Architectural, Landscape Architectural and Land Surveying services to the City of Dunedin under a Continuing Services Contract.
St. Petersburg College
GFY has been selected by St Petersburg College for Master Planning services on the Architect Teams of Canerday, Belfsky + Arroyo Architects, Inc for the Midtown, Downtown Center, Palladium, St Petersburg/Gibbs and Bay Pines Campuses; HKS Architects, Inc for the Seminole, Caruth Health Education, and Veterinary Tech Center campuses; and EMO Architects, Inc. for Tarpon Springs, Epicenter, Allstate Center, and Fire Training Campuses.
Pinellas County School Board
GFY has been selected to provide surveying and civil engineering services for the Pinellas County School Board under our as-needed continuing services contract for reconstruction of the Track and Field and Football athletic complex at Seminole High School..
News from Tampa
VA Clinic Hidden River, Tampa
GFY, as part of the Duke Realty (Design/Build) team, was awarded the VA Clinic project in Hidden River, Tampa. Al Belluccia, PE, Project Manager with GFY noted that "The competition was tough….9 firms were in the running for this landmark project".
FishHawk Ranch
GFY has been retained to oversee and inspect construction of four parks within FishHawk Ranch in Tampa, Florida.
Pulte Homes
Pulte Homes has retained GFY to provide Landscape Architecture on three communities: Stonebrier, South Shore Falls and Dell Webb Orlando.
Pollack & Partners
GFY is working with Pollack & Partners on apartment site due diligence, surveying and Landscape Architecture services.
Stewart Enterprises, Inc,
Through GFY’s Master Contract with Stewart Enterprises, Inc, we are providing surveying, civil engineering, architecture and landscape architecture services for several cemetery expansions throughout the State of Florida. Two recent projects include Memorial Park Cemetery in St Pete and Chapel Hill Cemetery in Orlando.
Magnolia Park
GFY Tampa has been retained by Pulte Homes to assist with signage monumentation and associated variance for Magnolia Park subdivision in Tampa, Florida. The subdivision is a master planned community in south Tampa. Pulte Homes has also retained GFY to provide master Landscape Architecture services for the overall Master Planned Community.
Progress Energy
The Design/Build team of GFY and Duke Realty has been selected for the design and construction of a 60,000 SF office warehouse facility at the Crystal River Power Plant for Progress Energy.
Florida Brownfields Association
Al Belluccia, PE, Vice President of Engineering was a keynote speaker at the 13th Annual Florida Brownfields Conference. The topic of Al's presentation was "Florida's Proposed Stormwater Rule, The Good, The Bad, and the Bizarre.
Pulte Homes
GFY is pleased to announce that it is providing Pulte Homes Landscape Architecture services for Trillium in Hernando County.
