J Magazine Winter 2018

JONES BROTHERS
FURNITURE
An $11 million adaptive
reuse of the historic building
would bring 28 apartments plus retail and
office space to a block of Hogan Street.
STATUS: The DIA has approved almost $2.4
million in city assistance, and City Council
approved the development agreement. The
developer is seeking permits.
SPRINGFIELD
Cathedral District
St. John’s Cathedral District-Jax
created a master plan to build
a diverse community of people
who want to live, work and play Downtown,
including a school and retail.
STATUS: DIA is reviewing the plan to see how it
can integrate into the overall Downtown master
plan. Next: the design phase.
Parking Lot J/
Shipyards/Metro
Park project
Shad Khan’s proposed
development will begin on Lot J next to
the stadium and Daily’s Place, with an
entertainment complex, two office towers and
a hotel that could have some residences.
STATUS: Funding of $38 million to take down
Hart Expressway ramps is coming together,
and work should begin next summer. Lot J
construction also should begin by then, if not
before. City Council is working on rezoning.
NEWNAN
NORTHBANK
FLAGLER
MARKET
KIPP
LIBERTY
PRUDENTIAL DR.
HENDRICKS
WASHINGTON
BAY
BERKMAN
PLAZA II
The 23-story
structure has been
an eyesore since it collapsed
under construction in 2007.
The new owners plan a $150
million 312-room hotel, 500-car
parking garage and a “family
entertainment center.”
STATUS: DIA has approved the
broad concept and $37 million in
incentives. Next: planning between
the new owners, the city and
neighbors.
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SAN MARCO
KINGS
CATHERINE
ONYX
SOUTHBANK
MONTANA
PALMETTO
VETERANS
MEMORIAL
ARENA
ADAMS
UNF Downtown
campus
UNF, which already has
MOCA Downtown, is
planning a Center for Entrepreneurship of
the Coggin College of Business, with about
25 faculty and staff and 150 students using
the satellite campus on two floors of the
Barnett Bank building.
STATUS: Classes will start Jan. 7, and the
center will open later that month.
Old city hall & county courthouse
The city is spending $8 million to raze the empty buildings and
clear the site for a possible new convention center.
STATUS: Demolition has begun. The old City Hall will be imploded
early in 2019, then the old courthouse will be dismantled floor by floor.
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A. PHILIP RANDOLPH
BASEBALL
GROUNDS
SPORTS
COMPLEX
S T . J O H N S R I V E R
GEORGIA
TIAA
BANK FIELD
DOWNTOWN
JACKSONVILLE
FRANKLIN
GATOR BOWL BLVD.
USS ADAMS
The Adams, a retired U.S. Navy guidedmissile
destroyer, is to be anchored as a
museum ship in the St. Johns off Berkman II,
connected to the proposed family entertainment center.
STATUS: The Adams proponents and Berkman II developers
have a deal, but the ship is still stuck at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard, as the Navy and the DIA quibble over paperwork.
The District
Peter Rummell’s
community concept
will have up to 1,170
residences, 200 Marriott hotel
rooms and 285,500 square feet
of office space, with a marina and
public spaces along an extended
Southbank Riverwalk.
STATUS City Council approved the
Community Development District
to issue bonds to pay for the
infrastructure. The contractor hired a
project manager. The hotel is in design.
Developers are studying options for
retailers and housing. Construction
should begin in late spring or early
summer.
DAILY’S
PLACE
NEW APARTMENTS
Under construction/approved/
seeking approval
Lofts at Monroe
Lofts at Jefferson Station
Houston Street Manor
SoBa
Broadstone River House
Vista Brooklyn
Southbank Apartment
Ventures
Ashley Square
TRACKING DEVELOPMENT IN THE URBAN CORE
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