The Way We Were: Dr. Roy H. Schnauss
Most likely, there was never any question that Fauntleroy “Roy” Harris Schnauss would have a career in anything not related to medicine. After all, he comes from a long line of physicians. Roy’s grandfather, Frederick Wilhelm Schnauss, was a general practitioner. His father, Fauntleroy, and uncle, W.R., were also general practitioners in Jacksonville. Where Roy […]
Riverplace ‘road diet’ gains final approval
As you travel north on Hendricks Avenue and reach the intersection of Prudential Drive, you will soon be greeted by what appears to be a new neighborhood. A large new sign will proclaim “Southbank.” From your vantage point at the stop light it will look like nothing you’ve ever seen in Jacksonville’s urban core, or […]
Proposed Southbank residential tower access design opposed by neighboring businesses
All things considered, the road from initial presentation to development approval for a new 13-story apartment tower on a “challenging” site on the Southbank has not been a long one – until now. Beginning in October 2016, when Ventures Development Group first presented its concepts for the residential tower to the Downtown Development Review Board […]
Smaller living quarters require more offsite storage opportunities
With all the new residential development coming to San Marco, is it any wonder that self-storage would follow? And now not one, but two companies have plans to put in self-storage on Kings Avenue. Liberty Investment Properties in Orlando is partnering with Jacksonville-based Finley & Shell Properties to build a 700-unit climate-controlled self-storage facility at […]
Custom home builder to try hand at first multi-home development
Adam Merrill has high hopes for his first property development project. Although Merrill, the president of John Merrill Homes, builds on average six custom homes per year in residential infill, Green Hills in Riverside will be his first multi-home development. The property, which is comprised of about 3.5 vacant acres west of James Street, will […]
DDRB approves Vista Brooklyn on Riverside
A mixed-use development proposed for 200 Riverside Ave. has received final approval from the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) with three deviations. Vista Brooklyn, as it is called, will be developed by HP-BDG 200 Riverside LLC, an affiliate of NAI Hallmark Partners, which developed 220 Riverside. The 10-story retail and apartment building is located north […]
Park Street ‘pool’ prevented with new drains
Residents on a one-block stretch of Park Street are relieved that a longtime, serious drainage problem has been finally corrected. For years, downpours have created puddles large enough to slow traffic to a crawl. The problem began about six to eight years ago after the City of Jacksonville resurfaced Park Street, according to Susan Fraser, […]
San Marco elementary students come back to HAE 50 years later
The yellow school bus pulled into the circular drive at Hendricks Avenue Elementary School, just like it did 50 years ago, and about 20 graduates of the sixth-grade Class of ’67 walked up the steps and into a building full of memories. The reunion on June 17 was the first time some of them had […]
