Khan: Downtown's Laura Street Trio redevelopment deal 'alive but on life support

[Rynjny]

I know this will not happen, but an Apple store in the Barnett Building would be amazing.

[IrvAdams]

I've been attending functions at CoWork Jax for a couple of years and cannot wait to see their facilities in the Barnett. The old bank building was gorgeous and so very impressive to me as a kid, with its huge lobby and giant windows to the street. So nostalgic and so super cool. My congratulations to all involved!

[ronchamblin]

New Rule:

Nothing of significance happens regarding the survivability of business startups in the DT core until the population of the DT core (& its peripherals) increases as a consequence of increased residents, businesses, office workers, or sustained visitors.

[ronchamblin]

New Rule:

Each kind or type of business is unique in demanding a minimum customer "foot traffic" population in its environment -- for example, in the DT core -- below which it cannot survive and prosper.

New Rule:

It must be the objective of all concerned with achieving vibrancy in the DT core, to, by whatever means -- incentives, encouragement, invitations, marketing, implementations --  gain .... force ....  an increase in the population in the DT core -- residents, office workers, businesses, and sustained visitors.

Until the population increases, nothing else matters, and all the hoping and rhetoric amounts to little.

[thelakelander]

^No new rules needed. Let's not push to handicap the market even more than it already is.

Anyway, here's some updated info on the development of the Trio:

Developer: Laura Street Trio 'tracking directly behind' Barnett plans

The redeveloped Trio, at the corner of North Laura and West Forsyth streets, is to include two restaurants, one in the Marble Bank Building and one on the ground floor of the Bisbee Building, which will also include a Courtyard by Marriott hotel. There are also plans for a new building with a rooftop bar and a parking garage. The most recent figure for redevelopment is $40 million.

full article: http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2014/04/developer-laura-street-trio-tracking-directly.html

[Tacachale]

^Atkins has certainly been proactive in keeping word on the project in the news.

[IrvAdams]

All I can say is - wow! All the buildings together represent a good, healthy mix of retail, entertainment, living quarters and business space. It's a dream come true for DT.

[Tacachale]

If it all comes together.

[edjax]

I saw in article on JBJ that he states he already has commitments for the first two floors of retail in The Barnett.

[I-10east]

Shad Khan candidly answered various questions to moderator Jim Stallings during a lunch audience at the Jacksonville World Affairs Council. To answer a question about Jax not pushing it's potential, Khan said: "I think there has been a vacuum here, I can't explain it. A homeless guy in Detroit has more mojo than a millionaire in Jacksonville". The interview is covered by JBJ.

www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/04/22/shad-khan-unplugged-homeless-in-detroit-have-more.html

[edjax]

And in an article n Daily Record he said enough of the talk about downtown. There has been enough of it and time to start doing.  He also confirmed he has been in discussins with an architect on the development of the Shipyards.

[Cheshire Cat]

And in an article n Daily Record he said enough of the talk about downtown. There has been enough of it and time to start doing.  He also confirmed he has been in discussins with an architect on the development of the Shipyards.

This is good news considering his comments about no more talk and more action.  I would be interested to see what he comes up with for the Shipyards and what kind of deal he is looking to broker in order to develop the parcel.  I must say that I was tickled by his commentary about the lack of millionaire mojo.    At least he sees the outcropping of business as usual in Jacksonville when it comes to so called movers and shakers. 

[I-10east]

And in an article n Daily Record he said enough of the talk about downtown. There has been enough of it and time to start doing.  He also confirmed he has been in discussins with an architect on the development of the Shipyards.

Here's that article.

www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=542769

[Cheshire Cat]

And in an article n Daily Record he said enough of the talk about downtown. There has been enough of it and time to start doing.  He also confirmed he has been in discussins with an architect on the development of the Shipyards.

Here's that article.

www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=542769

From the article Khan said:  "We'll step in and do it,"

Khan did not offer specifics Tuesday.

I am willing to take him at his word.  Action is long overdo.  Bring it! 

[simms3]

Shad Khan candidly answered various questions to moderator Jim Stallings during a lunch audience at the Jacksonville World Affairs Council. To answer a question about Jax not pushing it's potential, Khan said: "I think there has been a vacuum here, I can't explain it. A homeless guy in Detroit has more mojo than a millionaire in Jacksonville". The interview is covered by JBJ.

www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/04/22/shad-khan-unplugged-homeless-in-detroit-have-more.html

Props for this post (I do give credit where it is due!), because that was an awesome interview.