Dennis+Ives — Engineering Meets the LED.

A high-rise Daktronics LED display engineered into a complete architectural signage program — structural steel, custom dimensional letters on mesh panels, an aluminum trellis accent, and the LED itself. One contract, one crew, one accountable team.

ClientDennis+Ives
LocationJacksonville, FL
Sign TypeHigh-Rise LED + Architectural
ScopeSteel · Fab · Daktronics · Install
High-rise Daktronics digital display for Dennis+Ives in Jacksonville FL — installed by CG Signs
The high-rise Daktronics LED — final installation, evening light.
The Brief

More than a sign — a structural identity at altitude.

Dennis+Ives needed more than an LED display. The brief was for an architectural signage program at high-rise scale: a Daktronics LED that would deliver photo-quality content visible from blocks away, custom dimensional letters integrated into a mesh-panel architectural feature, a structural steel column that could carry the load and survive Florida wind events, and an aluminum trellis that tied the whole thing back into the building's design language.

The challenge wasn't the LED. The challenge was making one contractor responsible for everything around the LED — and having the structural, fabrication, and electrical chops to actually deliver it.

The Solution

One team for the steel, the letters, the trellis, and the Daktronics.

CG Signs designed and engineered the complete program in-house. We fabricated the steel support column to the structural drawings, mounted the custom dimensional letters on mesh panels with engineered brackets, built the aluminum trellis accent in our Orange Park shop, and integrated the Daktronics high-rise display as the centerpiece — running a single permit, a single install, and a single warranty across all of it.

The result reads like a single object instead of four contractors' worth of seams. Which is the point.

The LED

A Daktronics high-rise display at the heart of it.

CG Signs has been a Daktronics dealer since 2007 with 50+ local installs. Dennis+Ives is one of the most architecturally integrated of those projects — a high-rise display engineered to feel like part of the building, not an add-on.

High-Rise Daktronics Digital Display for Dennis+Ives, Jacksonville FL — installed by CG Signs
The Daktronics LED, daytime view.
High-Rise Daktronics Digital Display for Dennis+Ives, Jacksonville FL — installed by CG Signs
Display at altitude — integrated mounting and trellis.

"The challenge wasn't the LED. The challenge was making one contractor responsible for everything around the LED — and having the structural, fab, and electrical chops to actually deliver it."

The Build

Steel column. Mesh panels. Aluminum trellis. All in-house.

Before the LED could go up, the building had to be ready for it. Below is some of the structural and fabrication work CG Signs delivered as part of the same package.

Installation of the steel support column at Dennis+Ives, Jacksonville FL — by CG Signs
Steel support column installation.
Fabrication of the aluminum trellis accent for Dennis+Ives — CG Signs Orange Park shop
Aluminum trellis fabrication — in our Orange Park shop.
Installation of custom dimensional letters on mesh panels for Dennis+Ives, Jacksonville FL — by CG Signs
Mesh panel letter install.
Custom dimensional letter brackets on mesh panels for Dennis+Ives — by CG Signs Jacksonville FL
Custom letter brackets.
Custom dimensional letters on mesh panels for Dennis+Ives, Jacksonville FL — by CG Signs
Dimensional letters on the mesh feature.
Project Scope

What we delivered.

Daktronics High-Rise LED

A Daktronics Galaxy display engineered for high-rise viewing — sealed-in-silicone construction, photo-quality graphics, integrated Venus Control Suite and Verizon LTE.

Structural Steel & Mesh Panels

Florida-engineered steel support column to carry the load and survive Florida wind events. Custom mesh panel system as the mounting surface for the dimensional letter feature.

Aluminum Trellis & Dimensional Letters

In-house fabricated aluminum trellis ties the LED into the building's architectural language. Custom dimensional letters with engineered brackets complete the identity.

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