Lofts at Southbank receives final approval from DDRB
By Michele Leivas The Lofts at Southbank has cleared the final hurdle with the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB), receiving final approval on the design of its mixed-use development. The final approval was passed in a 6-2 vote at the Sept. 12 DDRB meeting, with Board Chair Linzee Ott and Board Member Ennis Davis opposing. […]
Marriott gains conceptual approval for Brooklyn AC Hotel
By Michele Leivas The Downtown Development Review Board unanimously granted conceptual approval with conditions for a hotel and associated parking deck in Brooklyn on the site of the current Liddy’s Machine Shop. The project includes a six-story AC Hotel with a two-story parking structure at 800 and 825 Dora St. and would require the demolition […]
Lofts at Southbank project receives conceptual approval on 5-2 vote
Dissenting board member criticizes design The Downtown Development Review Board gave conceptual approval with conditions to the Lofts at Southbank mixed-use development at its July 11 meeting. The approval was granted on a 5-2 vote, with board members Trevor Lee and Ennis Davis voting against the approval. The project will return once more to DDRB […]
Rising from the ashes
DIA approves $15.45 million incentive package for RISE Doro The Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) has approved a multimillion-dollar incentive package for the RISE Doro project as the developer prepares to rebuild the luxury apartment complex that went up in flames earlier this year. Acting in its capacity as the Northbank Community Redevelopment Agency, the DIA […]
City Council Considers Incentives for “More Ambitious” Development
A $58.79 million incentives package is going before the Jacksonville City Council for Miami-based Related Group’s proposed Southbank development. The 3.02-acre parcel, located at 835 Museum Cir., was the site of former local landmark River City Brewing Company, which was demolished in July 2022 to clear the way for Related’s intended development. Progress on the […]
Self-Storage Coming to the Southbank
It came down to a 30-minute discussion at the April 23 city council meeting, during which City Councilmember Joe Carlucci implored his fellow councilmembers to back him in voting against the amended PUD rezoning for the Lofts at Southbank, the mixed-use development that would bring self-storage to the Southbank alongside retail and multi-family units. Ultimately, […]
Community Opposition Remains for Southbank Self-Storage Mixed-Use
Residents of San Marco spoke in continued opposition to the PUD rezoning request for a mixed-use project featuring self-storage at Hendricks Avenue and Prudential Drive during a city council meeting Tuesday, March 26. Community Opposition Residents aren’t alone in their opposition. On March 5, the Urban Core Citizens Planning Advisory Committee (CPAC) submitted a letter […]
Board Clears Pearl Street District Final Design
Pearl Street District, the mixed-use development proposed by Gateway Jax, received final approval from the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) last month for three of the five blocks included in its overall project. DDRB granted final approval of the project as a whole in October. With this phase of city review now completed, the project […]
