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San Marco Promenade apartments under development

Nearly a year after receiving approval from the City of Jacksonville’s Planning Commission to swap locations of two phases of a $33.35 million project for a residential community east of San Marco’s Alexandria Oaks Park, Chance Partners LLC is starting to move dirt. The new…

Kompan playground equipment coming to Landon Park this summer

One of San Marco’s favorite places to play is getting a facelift. To become compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the City of Jacksonville plans to refurbish Landon Park this summer. Included in the plans are new state-of-the-art playground equipment, said LeAnna Cumber,…

Residents offended by compensation offered by developer for damages

As far as Lynne Robison and her Madrid Avenue neighbors were concerned, the offer was “outrageous” and “insulting.” After suffering soggy grass and standing water in their backyards for more than a year, Robison and her neighbors received an email May 7, offering $250 cash

New JEA pump station generators drawing ire

Following the recent installation of a new electric generator that will supply back-up power for a Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA) lift station at the end of Mallory Street, some residents were more than dismayed to see the size of the structure. In fact, Stewart Taylor

Roosevelt Square Mall renovations underway

Amid speculation about plans for the Roosevelt Square Mall, a spokesperson for Dewberry Capital Corp. is setting the record straight. Douglas German, a nephew of the company’s president, John Dewberry, said last month the company wants to turn it into a more pedestrian-friendly outdoor mall.…

Riverside condominium owners find relief after decade of water intrusion

About 18 months after the mixed-use development known as 1661 Riverside began occupancy in 2007, tenants began to experience water intrusion into their condominiums. Tropical Storm Faye had stalled over Jacksonville in August 2008, driving rain horizontally against some of the five buildings which make