“This is an exciting addition to
our community and to our region,” said Wayne
Clark, director of community development for Port
Orange.
The Pavilion is a joint-venture between two
veterans of such projects—CBL and Associates
Properties of Chattanooga, and the Benchmark
Group of Amherst, New York.
The Pavilion at Port Orange will offer customers
a unique shopping experience with Main
Street-style architecture, two-story themed buildings
and extensive landscaping in an open-air,
pedestrian-friendly environment.
A focal point of the development will be a
seven-acre lake surrounded by numerous upscale
restaurants overlooking the water. The lifestyle
center also will feature a community pavilion
along the lake that will serve as a gathering place
for residents and tourists, and a covered children’s
soft play area. Curbside parking will provide
customers with easy and convenient access to the
shops.
While the roster of tenants is still being formed,
The Pavilion at Port Orange is expected to feature
a Belk department store, Marshall’s department
store, Circuit City, Home goods, Barnes & Noble,
Joseph A. Bank Clothiers, Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers, Olive Garden, Bonefish Restaurant, Longhorn
Steakhouse, Cold Stone Creamery and many
other familiar establishments. Among them is a
state-of-the-art Hollywood Theater multiplex theater with
14 screens, stadium seating and full digital
technology.
The Pavilion at Port Orange is on 73 acres at
the northwest corner of I-95 at Taylor Road.
Williamson Boulevard also will serve as the main
access point to the center.
The Pavilion at Port Orange will be situated in
the retail hub of the market area, which draws from
a strong demographic base in Port Orange, New
Smyrna Beach, Edgewater and southern Volusia
County.
CBL owns or manages four regional malls
and open-air centers in Florida including Volusia
Mall in Daytona Beach, Gulf Coast Town Center
in Fort Myers, Panama City Mall in Panama City,
and Lakeshore Mall in Sebring.
The company is one of the largest and most
active owners and developers of malls and shopping
centers in the United States. CBL owns,
holds interests in or manages 130 properties,
including 79 regional malls and open-air centers in
26 states.
“We are excited to partner with the Benchmark
Group on The Pavilion at Port Orange,” said
Stephen Lebovitz, president of CBL & Associates
Properties Inc. “The Benchmark Group’s level of
expertise and professionalism is an asset to this
development and we value this partnership.”
The Benchmark Group is a family-owned real
estate development, acquisition and management
company whose roots date back to the late 1960s
with the development of one of the country’s
first enclosed regional malls in Amherst. Today, the
company’s portfolio is valued at approximately $1
billion and includes retail, office and multi-family
residential in 12 states with its most extensive holdings
in New York, Ohio and Florida.
“CBL is a leader in the shopping center industry
and we look forward to working with them on
The Pavilion at Port Orange,” said Martin Dellebovi,
vice president of development for the Benchmark
Group. “This development will introduce several
new upscale retailers, restaurants and a movie theater
to the market. The architecture will include
artistic use of wood, stucco, verandas and shutters
reminiscent of classic Florida style.”
