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SPRINGFIELD<br />
NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY<br />
Vacant since 2010, the Armory at 815 Market St. now has an interested developer that<br />
plans to reuse it as a cultural art facility. There will be art studios, a performance stage,<br />
art galleries and event space. Included at the site will be about 100 units of housing.<br />
NEWNAN<br />
FIRST BAPTIST<br />
Downsizing of Downtown’s biggest landowner<br />
is a huge story. What is the best<br />
use of the 10 blocks for sale? Should it be<br />
sold piece-by-piece or could something major go there<br />
such as a medical innovation campus or even a school?<br />
MARKET<br />
LIBERTY<br />
WASHINGTON<br />
CATHERINE<br />
PALMETTO<br />
VETERANS<br />
MEMORIAL<br />
ARENA<br />
A. PHILIP RANDOLPH<br />
FORSYTH AND ADAMS<br />
TWO-WAY STREETS<br />
The site of a future retail hub Downtown,<br />
planning for turning Forsyth and<br />
Adams into two-way streets is underway with traffic<br />
studies, Boyer said. How elaborate should the changes<br />
be? Boyer hopes real changes start by the end of 2020.<br />
BASEBALL<br />
GROUNDS<br />
GEORGIA<br />
FRANKLIN<br />
SPORTS<br />
COMPLEX<br />
ADAMS<br />
GATOR BOWL BLVD.<br />
TIAA<br />
BANK FIELD<br />
DAILY’S<br />
PLACE<br />
NORTHBANK<br />
JACKSONVILLE LANDING<br />
Demolition has to be finished by June but<br />
Boyer says it is likely to be finished early.<br />
Meanwhile, the DIA will be examining<br />
previous studies and preparing for a possible design<br />
competition. The mayor wants something iconic, Boyer<br />
said. An activated riverfront plaza will be a big part of it.<br />
FORMER COURTHOUSE-CITY HALL<br />
Now grassy fields on the riverfront, these two major<br />
Downtown sites have drawn great interest nationally. Boyer<br />
says there have been about 100 inquiries, some from out-oftown<br />
developers. Bids are due Jan. 22 with disposition possible in February.<br />
ST. JOHNS<br />
RIVER<br />
SOUTHBANK<br />
LOT J AND THE<br />
SHIPYARDS<br />
The removal of the Hart<br />
Bridge ramp will begin in<br />
early January. That will open the way for<br />
the aggressive development plans of the<br />
Jacksonville Jaguars and their partner, the<br />
Cordish Companies of an entertainment<br />
zone at Lot J. Soil testing for the $450<br />
million project should take place soon.<br />
FLAGLER<br />
KIPP<br />
KINGS<br />
ONYX<br />
MONTANA<br />
THE DISTRICT<br />
After a six-month extension, the major Southbank<br />
development has met its recent deadlines.<br />
A performance schedule provided by Project<br />
Manager Susan Watts shows bonds to be issued in January for<br />
the Community Development District. Construction at the<br />
former JEA power plant site is scheduled to begin in April.<br />
HENDRICKS<br />
RIVERPLACE ROAD DIET<br />
Work is finishing with narrower streets to slow speeds,<br />
wide sidewalks for pedestrians and bicyclists, actual<br />
shade trees and a major bus stop that connects with<br />
JTA’s express buses. Meanwhile, across the river, design work is about<br />
60 percent done on a road diet for Park Street, the first phase of a<br />
project that will extend from the park Street viaduct to the interstate.<br />
SAN MARCO<br />
DOWNTOWN<br />
JACKSONVILLE<br />
TRACKING DEVELOPMENT IN THE URBAN CORE<br />
WINTER <strong>2019</strong> | J MAGAZINE 13
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