Khan interested in developing shipyards

jaxjaguar · January 27, 2015, 01:02:48 PM

Stephen, is it something other than the arrival of the USS Adams?

Tacachale · January 27, 2015, 01:05:09 PM

Oh, the timing.

downtownbrown · January 27, 2015, 01:22:20 PM

Quote from: pierre on January 27, 2015, 10:05:19 AM
Quote from: downtownbrown on January 27, 2015, 09:47:27 AM

Who should be embarrassed? Khan or the city that gets nearly nothing done?

There is plenty of room for everyone. The Mayor and City Council have managed to do exactly nothing.

downtownbrown · January 27, 2015, 01:27:52 PM

Quote from: KenFSU on January 27, 2015, 10:10:22 AM
^ In Khan's defense, Lamping has said all along that the Shipyards development will be contingent on 1) remediation, 2) something being done with Berkman 2, and 3) the extension of the Northbank Riverwalk. I'm not sensing a whole lot of urgency from the city in regards to remediation, and the city council didn't exact open the checkbook for capital improvement projects this year, so Khan's hands might be somewhat tied right now.

If that's the case, Lamping should say so. He should say something like, "Here's what I want to do, but you have to do this first". It's not that complicated.

CityLife · January 27, 2015, 01:42:12 PM

Haven't been able to keep up with the whole thread, so I apologize if this has been discussed already.

Can Rummell's Healthy Town and Khan's Shipyards succeed simultaneously? Or would two large scale developments completely oversaturate the downtown market and cause both to fail?

Its an interesting question to consider, when Rummell appears to have hitched his wagon to Curry and Khan to Brown. Will the election ultimately come down to Healthy Town vs. Shipyards moreso than the politicians themselves?

KenFSU · January 27, 2015, 01:48:55 PM

^ Absolutely think that this would be a case where if both came to fruition, the cumulative whole would be far greater than the sum of its parts.

P.S. Thanks for the info Stephen!

tufsu1 · January 27, 2015, 01:50:46 PM

^^ I don't think either project has a one-phase approach or a "do it all now" timeline....so they can be phased to meet demand.

downtownbrown · January 27, 2015, 01:56:30 PM

^ I agree. Plus, Rummel's project seems almost entirely residential, whereas Khan's seems to be mostly entertainment. I've heard people say that once Rummel's project is up, that whole area all the way to dt San Marco will be "the Buckhead of Jacksonville". Makes sense to me. The Shipyards, and all the way to the Elbow and Landing seems more NOLA to me.

Coolyfett · January 27, 2015, 02:16:58 PM

Quote from: 02roadking on January 27, 2015, 10:24:55 AM
DTBrown...I've been following this board since it started and it's predecessor, the old MetJax board since the beginning. We have seen so many announcements, about so many projects that never made it off the drawing board, that I just don't get all that excited anymore. It that is a shame too.
Jaded, maybe. Until some dirt starts turning, I just will not get my hopes up. The excitement has been dashed way too many times. LOL

Experience gives you wisdom....I dont think you are jaded at all.

Non-RedNeck Westsider · January 27, 2015, 04:28:39 PM

at least Stephen didn't say the announcement was coming 'shortly'....

jaxjaguar · January 27, 2015, 05:09:49 PM

@stephen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_burn_centers_in_the_United_States

ProjectMaximus · January 27, 2015, 06:31:08 PM

LMAO on the last two comments. Nicely played!

downtownbrown · January 28, 2015, 09:06:24 AM

^Hilarious! But, interesting rumors are going around. It's coming, and it's coming "shortly".

edjax · January 28, 2015, 02:03:17 PM

Quote from: downtownbrown on January 28, 2015, 09:06:24 AM
^Hilarious! But, interesting rumors are going around. It's coming, and it's coming "shortly".

Since just rumors, care to share?

downtownbrown · January 28, 2015, 02:06:46 PM

^ why not? First of all, not a rumor at all, CC passed the ordinance last night to fix the Liberty Street hole. While this screws up our plans for a 3rd Anniversary Hole Party in April, it's a good thing.

Rumor #1: Since DIA turned down the developer's request for $5M to complete Berkman 2, all was thought to be lost. Rumor has it that Khan's people are speaking to the owner and developer of the property. I had hoped that Berkman 2 would be part of Khan's grand bargain, but it was just a hope.

Now it's just a rumor.