Brooklyn’s Home2 Suites Nearing Final Phases of Construction
Interior construction has begun on the Home2 Suites hotel coming to Downtown’s Brooklyn neighborhood. Located at 600 Park Street, the new hotel will feature six stories, 100 guest rooms and an associated surface parking lot. It will be 10,720 square feet with an on-site, street-level restaurant facing Rosselle Street. This is a joint project between […]
Brooklyn: Bridging the old and the new
Brooklyn, one of the oldest neighborhoods in downtown Jacksonville, is opening a new chapter in its ongoing story of growth and revitalization via several new commercial and residential ventures. The neighborhood is situated along the St. Johns River, south of downtown. It is bounded by McCoys Creek and the CSX Railroad lines to the North […]
Groundwork Jacksonville Breaks Ground On Emerald Trail
Over 100 years ago, legendary architect Henry Klutho envisioned what he called an “Emerald Necklace” that would connect a series of trails, parks, creeks, and greenspace around Jacksonville’s urban core. After years of planning, Groundwork Jacksonville has broken ground on the first phase of the Emerald Trail. The LaVilla Link will connect Brooklyn to LaVilla […]
Brooklyn area booms with residential, retail growth
Scott Riley fondly remembers his time living in the Brooklyn area, located between Five Points to its south and LaVilla and Downtown to the neighborhood’s northeast. About four years ago, he lived in a tiny 600-foot studio apartment in the multi-family complex called 200 Riverside, next to Unity Plaza. It was a place with amazing […]
