Beacon Riverside suspends sales efforts, seeks financing
Despite the rosy projections noted in The Resident’s November issue in a story titled “Low inventory in Historic District means seller’s market,” there is one sector in the housing market that is still struggling. New condominium developments, including Beacon Riverside, by HP 500 LLC, are finding it difficult to sell the concept. Construction plans for […]
Elevate, eliminate, extend – or keep as is
JTA ponders what to do about Skyway It’s been over 18 years since the Jacksonville Transit Authority took over management of the downtown monorail transit system known as the Skyway and now the independent agency responsible for the city’s public transit finds itself at a crossroads. Faced with an obsolete operation system, spare parts which […]
Neighbors rally against restaurant planned for old laundry center
Residents believe Roost is fox in henhouse In what may be an ironic choice for a name, The Roost is being viewed by residents as the fox in the henhouse, believing that approval of the plan bodes ill for the neighborhood. What was initially pitched as a small, 60-seat breakfast and lunch café expanded into a […]
Emergency Sewer Work on Park Street
JEA will be replacing a failing 8-inch sanitary sewer line on Park Street from Post Street to the I-95 overpass (across from Riverside Park). Construction will occur along the City of Jacksonville’s streets & rights-of-way. Work will be completed in the evenings from 7 PM to 6 AM to avoid heavy traffic periods. The project […]
