A new anchor for San Marco to the South, creative ideas emerge
South Jacksonville Presbyterian Church has a plan to renovate its location and turn it into a meeting place for the residents of San Marco. When the church sold off part of its land for the upcoming four-story, 49.5 foot tall Park Place San Marco apartment complex, officials determined changes needed to be made to their […]
Khan, Jaguars plan for riverfront gets green light from DIA
Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority gave unanimous approval July 7 to a $114 million incentive package with Jaguar owner Shad Khan for his plan to revitalize the former Kids Kampus parcel on the St. Johns River. Khan’s development company, Iguana Investments is looking to build a $321 million development across from TIAA Bank Field. The proposal […]
Riverfront Plaza design unveiled, winner chosen for former Landing site
The Jacksonville Professional Services Evaluation Committee (PSEC) has selected Perkins&Will as the winner of the design competition for Riverfront Plaza, the former home of The Jacksonville Landing. In June, Perkins&Will was one of three groups who presented their plans to the PSEC. Their plan narrowly outscored the proposals by Agency Landscape+Planning and Olin Limited. The […]
Reboot unveils design concepts for former Jacksonville Landing site, park space
Three plans to renovate Riverfront Plaza, the former home of the Jacksonville Landing, were presented to the city’s Personal Services Evaluation Committee June 24th. The planners were tasked with designing a space that would be a great place for people to gather and enjoy the river and still allow successful private development. Agency Landscape + […]
AIA Jacksonville Has A Riverfront Vision
The Jacksonville chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Jacksonville) has a riverfront vision for the city. A chapter team has been developing the vision since 2015. Leading this initiative is a 48-year San Marco resident, Dave Engdahl, AIA Emeritus. The AIA Jacksonville vision consists of a series of activity nodes developed at key […]
Concerns grow about toxic coal ash spill
In March, a Moran tugboat pushing the 7,025-ton, 416-foot barge named Bridgeport from Puerto Rico lost control near the mouth of the St. Johns River, causing the barge to crash into the jetties. It was loaded with 14,000 tons of coal ash. Now, four months later, at least 9,300 tons of coal ash has spilled […]
Council approves package for former site of River City Brewing
The $99.16 million proposed Southbank apartment development to be called RD River City Brewery made significant progress on June 8 when the Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved Related Group of Miami’s redesign of the project. The redevelopment agreement includes $18.27 million in taxpayer incentives. The eight-story building with 327 multifamily units, an attached 535-space parking […]
