DIA head takes on new role with JAXUSA
After five years serving as chief executive officer for the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), Aundra Wallace will be the next president of JAXUSA Partnership, the economic development arm of JAX Chamber, effective Oct. 1. Earlier this year, longtime JAXUSA President Jerry Mallot announced he would retire effective Sept. 1. A local committee of past and […]
Out-of-state financing comes through for early closing on The District
Three days ahead of schedule, the partners behind The District Jacksonville — Life Well Lived (The District) closed July 13 on property owned by the Jacksonville Energy Authority (JEA). Financing for the $18.5 million acquisition was provided by Dallas-based Preston Hollow Capital, LLC. Jumping the July 16 closing date to begin the development process as […]
FDOT passes halfway mark on major road improvements project
While motorists tap the brakes as often as they impatiently tap their thumbs on the steering wheel while travelling State Road 13 (Hendricks Avenue/San Jose Boulevard) in stop-and-go traffic, the good news is the year-long project has passed the halfway mark. In the meantime, traffic is often restricted to one lane in each direction. “The […]
Home Street apartment complex sports new name
The land has been cleared and construction has begun on the Southbank property that was once a vacant lot behind Clara’s Tidbits Restaurant and Catering. SoBa Apartments, a new 147-unit, four-story luxury community located on land adjacent to Home Street, Kipp Avenue, and Louisa Street is being developed by Catalyst Development Partners, a residential developer […]
Klutho’s dream of urban connectivity gains momentum
Although it’s been long known as the Emerald Necklace, a map of preliminary alignments connecting 14 neighborhoods in the urban core suggests a spider web. Envisioned more than a century ago by architect Henry J. Klutho to be a series of connecting parks and greenways, the Emerald Necklace will eventually include a hiking and biking […]
Proposed hotel in Brooklyn faces challenges, adjacent property hold-outs
Residents in neighborhoods immediately south of Jacksonville’s Brooklyn area are unhappy over plans for a Marriott/Residence Inn hotel at the corner of Magnolia and Forest Streets, but their collective ire may not be enough to sway the opinion of the City’s Downtown Development Review Board later this month. A six-story, 135-room hotel proposed for a […]
Murray Hill to crown its entrance with iconic sculpture
The big news of the evening at the Murray Hill Preservation Association’s quarterly meeting July 9 was the introduction of the proposed new neighborhood marker at Edgewood Avenue and Plymouth Street. Currently, the neighborhood landmark, which some refer to as “the tombstone” is a small gray stone on a low brick pillar, often overlooked by […]
Dedications honor donors, volunteers, longtime partners
A Summer Giving Celebration hosted by the Jacksonville Speech & Hearing Center at its offices July 25 honored its generous donors and members of the 1010 Society (named after 1010 N. Davis St. where the offices are located). Also at the event, President/CEO Michael Howland dedicated the Audiology Suite to the Joseph & Gertrude LaRose […]
