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FORSYTH J MAGAZINE’S PROGRESS REPORT LAVILLA PRIME OSBORN CONVENTION CENTER BROOKLYN JACKSON ADAMS HOUSTON STATUS: UNITY DDRB approved. Next is permitting PLAZAand construction. FOREST JOHNSON PARK MONROE OAK LEE Lofts at Brooklyn Vestcor is planning a $30 million, 133- unit workforce and affordable apartment complex on the block among Spruce, Chelsea, Stonewall and Jackson streets. MAGNOLIA DAVIS WATER RIVERSIDE AVE. LaVilla Townhomes Vestcor plans to build 70 market-rate townhomes in LaVilla valued around $250,000 each. Two others bid on the property, but the DIA chose Vestcor. As part of the deal, Vestcor will donate $100,000 to Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park. STATUS: Vestcor hopes to close with the city this year, with groundbreaking no later than nine months later. MADISON JEFFERSON JEA Headquarters JEA chose the Ryan Companies to build its new $72 million headquarters at 325 W. Adams St., next to the courthouse, with an 850-space parking garage nearby. STATUS: The city approved sale of the land to Ryan, and JEA agreed to a lease with Ryan. JEA is studying privatization, and its board said any deal must include the new Downtown HQ. Construction could start in April and take about 18 months. BROAD CLAY PEARL STATUS: Barnett is open, with the 107 Residences TIMES- at Barnett apartments leasing. The UNF space is open. UNION Chase CENTER Bank will move into the grand first floor and put its sign on top. Planned garage is expanding to accommodate VyStar, and construction should start by the end of the year, with Trio work starting soon after. ACOSTA BRIDGE JULIA Laura St. Trio and Barnett Bank Building A $79 million project is renovating the iconic buildings into residences, offices, a Courtyard by Marriott, commercial/retail and a UNF campus. McCoys Creek The city’s capital improvement plan calls for $15 million over five years to restore and improve 2.8 miles of the creek ending at the St. Johns, with greenways, kayak launches and a new pedestrian bridge. STATUS: The first Model Mile is in design, funded in the city budget. Construction is to be in the 2020-21 budget. HEMMING PARK HOGAN BAY LAURA JACKSONVILLE LANDING MAIN STREET BRIDGE BEAVER ASHLEY CHURCH DUVAL MAIN FRIENDSHIP FOUNTAIN RIVERPLACE MARY OCEAN SAN MARCO BLVD. OAK Brooklyn STation Jacksonville Landing The removal of the “jug handle” that allowed big trucks access to the old Times-Union building and a land swap with the city at Leila and May streets will allow expansion of the shopping center anchored by The Fresh Market. STATUS: Redevelopment agreement approved. Street closure passed Council. The jug handle is gone and property excavated. 12 J MAGAZINE | FALL <strong>2019</strong> N MAY RIVERSIDE FULLER WARREN BRIDGE The city paid Sleiman Enterprises $15 million to give up its long-term lease, and City Council approved another $3 million to buy out tenants’ subleases then raze the structure. STATUS: The last tenant will be out by October, but some demolition was to start before that, with completion by May 28. The city has a plethora of studies and ideas for what comes next, and the DIA board will specify some parameters in what it wants on the site before soliciting proposals. The mayor expects green space for public gatherings as part of a mixed-use development. PRUDENTIAL DR.
NEWNAN FLAGLER SPRINGFIELD MARKET NORTHBANK WASHINGTON ST. JOHNS RIVER SOUTHBANK KIPP LIBERTY KINGS CATHERINE ONYX Lofts at the Cathedral Cathedral District-Jax is working with Vestcor on a $20 million project to transform the old Community Connections (YWCA) property at 325 E. Duval St. into about 115 workforce and low-income apartments. STATUS: Gov. DeSantis vetoed the $8 million state portion of the cost, and Vestcor is seeking other city and state assistance. The district hopes to close in October. Main Street Park Transients moved here after being made to feel unwelcome at Hemming Park, so it was fenced and some of the transients went to Sulzbacher’s new Urban Rest Stop. The park remains closed. STATUS: The city says it is: “working with the Cultural Council, Art in Public Places, to design an art installation ... that will be a public-interactive installation much like the concept of Wynwood walls in Miami. It is still in the design phase.” MONTANA PALMETTO VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA A. PHILIP RANDOLPH Cathedral apartment/ art complex Developer Rafael Caldera proposed a $5.6 million mixed-use, 45-unit apartment complex with a ground-level art gallery and studio space plus a possible rooftop dog park at Duval and Washington streets in the Cathedral District, according to the Daily Record. STATUS: The DDRB gave conceptual approval. Berkman Plaza II The 23-story structure has been an eyesore since it collapsed under construction in 2007. The new owners backed out of a planned hotel and “family entertainment center” and said they would downscale to a smaller hotel and residences. STATUS: Several other prospective developers have approached DIA, which referred them to the owners. Mayor Curry says his team is working with the owners. Shipping-container apartments JWB Real Estate Capital plans to build an 18-unit studio-apartment complex using repurposed shipping containers on a tiny plot at 412 E. Ashley St. in the Cathedral District. STATUS: Approved by DDRB. No application for city incentives yet. BASEBALL GROUNDS GEORGIA FRANKLIN SPORTS COMPLEX ADAMS GATOR BOWL BLVD. TIAA BANK FIELD DAILY’S PLACE Parking Lot J and Shipyards Shad Khan’s proposed Shipyards development is to begin on Lot J next to the stadium and Daily’s Place, with an entertainment complex, an office tower, a 200- room hotel and a 300-residence tower. STATUS: Razing expressway ramps to make room was delayed until after football season. The $450 million Lot J construction could be simultaneous. Mayor Curry and the developers agreed the city would contribute up to $233.3 million, which must be approved by the DIA and City Council. The deadline for a redevelopment agreement with the city for the Shipyards was extended to June 30, 2020. The District Peter Rummell’s healthy-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: Bonds are clear to be issued; a buyer is on tap. Haskell was hired as construction manager. A “60 percent” horizontal infrastructure design has gone to the city, and at “80 percent,” the shovels get to work. The hotel is in final design. The “green grocer” will be a new brand for Jacksonville. HENDRICKS Riverplace road diet A road diet slims down the number of driving lanes and makes a street friendlier to pedestrians and bicyclists. The city budget includes $4.6 million for Riverplace Boulevard on the Southbank and $2.2 million for Park Street in Brooklyn. STATUS: Riverplace is well under way, with the street reconfigured and shade trees planted. Completion extended to November. SAN MARCO DOWNTOWN JACKSONVILLE TRACKING DEVELOPMENT IN THE URBAN CORE FALL <strong>2019</strong> | J MAGAZINE 13
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