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Chicago's American Classic Voyages Breaking Ground on New 250,000-SF Headquarters

SUNRISE, FL-Touted as the largest owner of American-flagged, American-crewed passenger vessels, the Illinois cruise line is getting a $4.2 million-economic incentive package from city, county and state agencies to relocate.

By David C. Kimball | Updated on January 04, 2001

SUNRISE, FL-American Classic Voyages Inc. didn’t really want to leave its windy Chicago headquarters, but a $4.2-million economic incentive package to relocate to Florida was hard to turn down. The Illinois cruise line is breaking ground Jan. 16 on a six-story, 250,000-sf headquarters building within the Sawgrass Commerce Center in this Fort Lauderdale suburb, 40 miles north of Downtown Miami.

“We recognize South Florida as the cruise industry’s world headquarters and look forward to growing our business in Florida,” American Classic CEO Philip C. Calian tells GlobeSt.com. The relocation in 2002 is expected to create 725 new jobs in Broward County.

The cruise line will be the building’s lead tenant with 130,000 sf on a 10-year lease with an estimated value of $36 million. The estimated construction cost of the structure is $37 million.

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