FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, December 14, 2023 — Milo Butler Investments has officially completed phase two of a $12 million investment project in downtown Freeport, Grand Bahama/
Company board members joined government officials and Grand Bahama business leaders at a soft opening and building renaming ceremony. On hand for the event were Kingsley Smith, Member of Parliament for West End Grand Bahama and Bimini, and Ian Rolle, President of Grand Bahama Port Authority.
The final phase of the project, valued at $6.9 million, included extensive renovations to the 22,000 square feet Grand Union building, adjacent to the Winn building in Downtown Freeport. Work commenced on phase two in May 2023.
Lead contractor, Patrick McDonald Construction Company Ltd., spearheaded the construction of The Grand Union building, which will house the Disaster Reconstruction Authority’s main office and warehouse space.
As part of Phase Two, Select Design and Construction, led by Principal Craig Kemp, oversaw the build-out of an additional 12,000 square feet of office building space attached to The Winn Dixie building. Grand Bahama’s Parliamentary Department and the Training Department of the Public Service will relocate to the space.
Chairman and Managing Director of Milo Butler Investments extended thanks to critical stakeholders in Grand Bahama and the team of Bahamian companies responsible for successfully delivering the project.
“As a company, we are pleased to mark the completion of this major redevelopment project in Downtown Freeport,” Damian Butler said. “We have received tremendous support from the local community and our partners here in Grand Bahama, and we are confident in the direction that the local economy is headed”
He added, “In addition to our construction partners, Patrick McDonald and his team, Milo Butler Investments would especially like to thank Minister Ginger Moxey and the Ministry For Grand Bahama, the team at Grand Bahama Port Authority, our financiers RBC Royal Bank, our partners at Veritas Consultants and TDG Architects and all others who have contributed to the success of this project.”
Kingsley Smith, Member of Parliament for West End Grand Bahama and Bimini, who brought remarks on behalf of Minister for Grand Bahama Moxey, thanked Milo Butler Investments for its role in the resurgence of Downtown Freeport.
“Your investment has significantly contributed to Grand Bahama’s economy, and this project has breathed new life into our commerce center,” Smith said. “Over the past year, we have witnessed the resurgence of activity in downtown and the surrounding areas that resulted from Phase One of the redevelopment project. Now, here we are to celebrate the completion of Phase Two, which included an extensive renovation and construction of the old Grand Union Food store. I am delighted that this beautifully renovated Grand Union Building is the future home of the various government agencies.”
In November 2022, Milo Butler Investments completed phase one of the Downtown Freeport project with the construction of The Winn, a 32,000 square feet facility, with anchor tenant Solomon’s Freeport. Phase two construction of The Grand Union building was completed on schedule in seven months.
