St. Nicholas Car Wash sold
The St. Nicholas Car Wash, one of the oldest family-owned car washes in Northeast Florida, has been sold. The car wash, which is located at 3237 Beach Boulevard in St. Nicholas Center, was purchased by Jacksonville-based Interlinx Technologies, LLC, according to a press release from Gateway Business Advisors, which brokered the sale. It had been […]
Drainage improvements come to Landon’s track and field
In late June after school recessed for the summer, workmen were finally seen using heavy equipment to improve the drainage on the playing field and surrounding track at Julia Landon College Preparatory School. It’s been more than a year since Jacksonville City Council President Lori Boyer, who represents District 5, allocated $75,000 from her Loblolly […]
San Marco buildings make way for new cancer center
After the groundbreaking ceremony for its new Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center facility June 23, Baptist Health wasted no time tearing down the remaining few buildings that were scattered on the two blocks surrounded by Gary Street and Children’s Way, San Marco Boulevard and Palm Avenue. Meeting the wrecking ball were the brick building at […]
Southbank’s Strand is sold
The latest evidence that the real estate market in Jacksonville’s Southbank is heating up was the recent sale of The Strand on Riverplace Boulevard. The iconic 28-story apartment tower, which is positioned on the lip of the St. Johns River, was purchased July 13 for $64.6 million, a cost of approximately $219,000 per unit, by […]
Residents want businesses to provide long-term parking solution
A 150-seat restaurant is being proposed for the San Marco Square location where Stellers Gallery currently operates. The applicant, Al Mansur, has asked for an exception to provide eight spaces in the rear of the building, hoping to make use of existing street parking and perhaps the lot behind the building, which is owned by […]
Baptist Convention property to be sold for development
More evidence that the San Marco’s business district and Jacksonville’s Southbank are becoming hot property is the pending sale of the Baptist Convention Center’s property on Hendricks Avenue in San Marco. The Florida State Board of Missions announced its approval of a multi-million dollar contract to sell 3.5 acres of land and buildings on Hendricks […]
Mayor peddles pension solution to San Marco residents
As far as Mayor Lenny Curry is concerned, the city has no other choice. It is imperative that residents pass a referendum giving the city a way to pay down its unfunded pension liabilities when they head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 30. During a San Marco Preservation Society Town Hall meeting July 28 at […]
Construction begins on new Humane Society facility
Staff and supporters of the Jacksonville Humane Society’s placed their shovels in the ground May 24 to kick off construction on the adoption and education facility on Beach Boulevard. The new facility will give hope to more than 5,000 abandoned animals, said Linda Stein, chairman of the capital campaign, during the groundbreaking ceremony. The state-of-the-art […]
