Brooklyn progress

JeffreyS · January 14, 2008, 01:03:23 PM

Driving by the Brooklyn development today and it looks like much of the prefab components and early construction supplies have been delivered. Maybe a ground breaking is upon us. No camera with me if someone is around to snap a few post them or I will bring the camera in to work tomorrow.

reednavy · January 14, 2008, 01:13:43 PM

Those prefab sections are for the duPont building behind EverBank, if only they'd hurry up on this thing though!

hightowerlover · January 31, 2008, 08:41:59 AM

wow Brooklyn is really coming along into a nice new piece of blight for jax.

i think you guys should do a report comparing the amount of metropolitan dirt piles that jax has versus other metros. i wonder if anywhere else is as bad as us...

avonjax · February 12, 2008, 02:09:09 PM

I love the plans for this site on the Brooklyn Park website, but I have a question.
Are these the actual structures that will be built, or will the buildings take on a different look since the residential component has been scaled back for now?
I hope and pray we don't get a 1 story strip mall on this site....

thelakelander · February 12, 2008, 02:43:12 PM

This is supposed to be the new scaled down version. The original plans had a few 20 story tall towers. I'm wondering what's taking them so long to break ground. They are almost a year past the original groundbreaking date.

avonjax · February 12, 2008, 02:57:25 PM

Do you have any photos of the original plans? The new plans look good then, but too bad there won't be some taller buildings.

JeffreyS · March 19, 2008, 08:55:37 PM

looked like they were working on site today putting in utilities. Some signs looked new too.

http://www.brooklynparkjax.com/#

Jason · March 20, 2008, 09:24:33 AM

If this and the Bay Street Station become a reality, downtown will finally start to see the beginning of a new urban explosion.

I have to believe that the Skyway extension into Brooklyn to Riverside is being seriously considered. There is a huge possiblity that the developer would be willing to help with the cost of a station integrated into the largest proposed tower along Riverside Ave.

raheem942 · March 20, 2008, 06:56:29 PM

well can we depend on our city to get the job done cuz their always something small that stop the big project

JeffreyS · March 20, 2008, 09:40:47 PM

My favorite part of the Brooklyn Park Jax web site is the "Coming Fall 2007".

Coolyfett · March 20, 2008, 10:05:14 PM

Quote from: Jason on March 20, 2008, 09:24:33 AM
If this and the Bay Street Station become a reality, downtown will finally start to see the beginning of a new urban explosion.

I have to believe that the Skyway extension into Brooklyn to Riverside is being seriously considered. There is a huge possiblity that the developer would be willing to help with the cost of a station integrated into the largest proposed tower along Riverside Ave.

That would be Blue Cross - Blue Shield??

Jason · March 21, 2008, 09:01:24 AM

I meant the Brooklyn Park developer could easily integrate a station into the proposed tower on the left of the image above. This would provide a direct connection to the development and likely make big buck for them in the end. I know if it were my money in this project I would love a shot to throw a bit more at it for a larger return due to a more sucessful development.

Blue Cross would be another beneficiary depending on the route of the Skyway.