Barnett Bank Building Foreclosed

Started by Metro Jacksonville, July 29, 2016, 12:55:02 PM

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Sentient

#15
July 30, 2016, 12:31:20 PM
B) What is the calling for downtown? Residential, office, restaurants, clubs, etc....there is a lack of direction.


There is direction...  towards more homeless shelters, more empty lots, more busted projects [chophouse next], fewer employees [look out Everbank Tower...] etc. etc. etc.

thelakelander

#16
July 30, 2016, 12:48:52 PM
Crazy thing is that as many as 1800 - 2000 residential units could be under construction, in and around downtown, by the end of the year. That's the most at one time in decades. So some of the doom and gloom may be misplaced.
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BridgeTroll

#17
July 30, 2016, 04:12:14 PM
 :o
Quote from: thelakelander on July 30, 2016, 12:48:52 PM
Crazy thing is that as many as 1800 - 2000 residential units could be under construction, in and around downtown, by the end of the year. That's the most at one time in decades. So some of the doom and gloom may be misplaced.
Misplaced??  Here??   :o ;D
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Kerry

#18
July 30, 2016, 05:14:54 PM
If we would just stop subsidizing urban sprawl downtown and the urban core would simply take care of itself.  The good news is that as the financial condition worsens we inch closer to ending the subsidies.  How much longer can the mortgage interest deduction last?  How much longer will it be before we switch from a gas tax to a milage tax?  When will property taxes eventually go up to cover the costs of providing city service?  The answer is soon and when it does economic reality will take over.
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thelakelander

#20
August 01, 2016, 08:59:37 AM
They're still there. Just click on the links (above and below the article) that say 70 comments:

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php/topic,24924.0.html
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Tacachale

#21
August 01, 2016, 09:02:18 AM
^I'm getting an error message saying An Error Has Occurred! The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you.
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thelakelander

#22
August 01, 2016, 09:16:56 AM
Strange. Try it now.
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RattlerGator

#23
August 01, 2016, 10:31:16 AM
Quote from: PeeJayEss on August 01, 2016, 08:48:39 AM
Where did the comments thread go for this article?

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-jul-shad-khan-loses-foreclosure-bid-for-barnett

Thank you for this prompt. That's certainly the kind of thread Stephen would like to bury.

KenFSU

#24
August 01, 2016, 11:00:39 AM
Jax Daily Record, on the potential market for this building:

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=548053

At least one member of the DIA expects Khan to end up owning the building.

mtraininjax

#25
August 01, 2016, 11:55:58 AM
Nothing downtown of any major consequence will happen until either 1) the courthouse and city hall have a plan or 2) the landing has a plan. Sure some shops here and there, but these are the major eyesores, besides Berkman II, but that is a tear down job.

Fixing Liberty street is a great first step, maybe the one hurdle that would be in the way to affect the space around it.
And, that $115 will save Jacksonville from financial ruin. - Mayor John Peyton

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Downtown Osprey

#26
August 01, 2016, 12:02:28 PM
Oh my godddddddd can we please just tear down the Berkman II already. It's literally so embarrassing to look at.

strider

#27
August 01, 2016, 01:46:06 PM
Quote from: Downtown Osprey on August 01, 2016, 12:02:28 PM
Oh my godddddddd can we please just tear down the Berkman II already. It's literally so embarrassing to look at.

And where is the millions it will take to tear it down to come from? 
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FlaBoy

#28
August 01, 2016, 02:23:30 PM
This is more important than the Landing. I think the Landing is important but can be re-purposed so easily.

See what is going on in Tampa and should be replicated here at the Landing:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/the-heights-market-concept-will-be-the-first-of-its-kind-in-tampa-bay/2287376

KenFSU

#29
August 01, 2016, 02:37:09 PM
Quote from: FlaBoy on August 01, 2016, 02:23:30 PM
This is more important than the Landing. I think the Landing is important but can be re-purposed so easily.

See what is going on in Tampa and should be replicated here at the Landing:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/retail/the-heights-market-concept-will-be-the-first-of-its-kind-in-tampa-bay/2287376

The more that I visit other cities and read up on what's working well across the country, the more I fall in love with the idea of the Landing as Jacksonville's signature marketplace & food hall. Really does seem like it could a game-changer for the Landing, particularly with residential picking up in and around the core. It would provide something uniquely Jacksonville, that you just couldn't find elsewhere in the city.
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