Bay Street Station and Streetcars coming downtown?

[Charles Hunter]

uh ... no, which is Steve's point

[Steve]

St Johns point was a proposed development near the stadium on the river.  It was supposed to be three 30+ story towers.

St James was a proposed 70 story tower at the corner of Bay and A Phillip Randolph that was supposed to be a hotel and condo

Related had a six tower plan for the Radisson Hotel Site.

I'll post renderings tomorrow.

Here is more:
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/689/115/

[Jason]

Finally, I've found time to be able to model some more buildings.

Here is what I threw together on Bay Street Station.  The heights and proportions are pretty accurate however the details are not.

Gives you a great idea of the development's impact. 



Looking Northeast from Brooklyn.







Looking Northwest from the Acosta







Up close along Bay Street

[thelakelander]

Good work.  If it happens, it will go a long way towards transforming the wasteland formerly known as LaVilla.

[jeh1980]

Great shots. I wonder if you can give me any updates on the new Bay Street project if you can and when it will begin construction.

[Jason]

Don't you see, I've already built it! 

[riverside_mail]

I saw a scale model of this today. This will be great if it goes through.

[Matt]

so is the skyway not going to brooklyn park anymore?
...or was it never going there and im a looney?

[thelakelander]

Brooklyn Park has not broken ground yet.  JTA is not going to move forward on the skyway station until Brooklyn Park is up and running.

[john stark]

Does anyone know the status of this project?

[Ocklawaha]

Can't give you details, but... how about...

um?

REAL and COMING SOON.

Ocklawaha

[jacksonvilleconfidential]

I wonder if this project (or at least the full service hotel portion) is contingent on the convention center staying where it is.

Do you mean the Optimus Prime Osborne Convention Center?

http://www.jacksonvilleconfidential.com/2008/06/optimus-prime-convention-center.html

[Captain Zissou]

Jaxconf. That's the funniest thing I've seen in a while.  In regards to Brooklyn Park/Hallmark Partners or whatever.  I saw a new sign for the building housing Marks Gray.  This thing has been dead for so long I have forgotten the names.  I would have looked for more info, but I was going 45 mph at the time.

[Ocklawaha]

My guess is, with streetcar or skyway extension toward the stadium, and the slowly improving city scene, once the Court House and Bay Street Station break ground.... along will come the Vu, St. Johns, Shipyards to restart the party... The St James would top it off.


Ocklawaha

[heights unknown]

My guess is, with streetcar or skyway extension toward the stadium, and the slowly improving city scene, once the Court House and Bay Street Station break ground.... along will come the Vu, St. Johns, Shipyards to restart the party... The St James would top it off.


Ocklawaha

Hmmmm, good hope, dream, vision and future assessment of what "CAN" happen if one or two developments are built and provide themselves as a spark or impetus for all of the others; and what a great party that will be!

Heights Unknown