New life for Berkman II? Owners seeking Commercial CBD Rezone

[downtownbrown]

I'll take that bet.  It is not a condo project (except as it relates to a Delta concept.  There's just no way a developer puts out a Condo advertisement right after he announced a hotel and entertainment platform.

We're all abused children so I understand the skepticism.  But this site is fiction.

[KenFSU]

I'll take that bet.  It is not a condo project (except as it relates to a Delta concept.  There's just no way a developer puts out a Condo advertisement right after he announced a hotel and entertainment platform.

We're all abused children so I understand the skepticism.  But this site is fiction.

You've had the best information on this project to date, so I'm taking your optimism as a positive sign, DTB

[Jax-Nole]

P.S. All references to the Shipyards and Iguana are gone. 10-1 odds he got a cease and desist.

It's still there as of today. It's under https://www.500eastbay.com/shipyards-development-info.

It's also mentioned a couple of times under https://www.500eastbay.com/investment-package.

[KenFSU]

^Weird, I guess they just removed the top menu from the site, at least on desktop, and kept the pages up.

[downtownbrown]

https://www.500eastbay.com/

I rest my case...

[Captain Zissou]

What is your case? That they make terrible websites?  They removed berkman from that site, scanned and pasted in resumes that are crooked, left the TITLE sample text on the page, have an empty bullet point.

[downtownbrown]

...that this site has nothing to do with the actual development of Berkman 2.

[KenFSU]

...that this site has nothing to do with the actual development of Berkman 2.

Curious what makes you think this?

Berkman 2 was sold to 500 East Bay LLC, through Bob Ohde.

The website was previously listed as registered to 500 East Bay, and now features a scanned copy of Bob Ohde's resume.

What's the alternative to the site having nothing to do with Berkman 2?

[downtownbrown]

1. Berkman 2 doesn't even show up on the site
2. The developer clearly said Hotel, not Condo
3. The site originally said Condo, not Hotel
3. DIA acknowledges Hotel, not Condo

Ohlde may be the guy, but what they've shown so far doesn't reflect what has been said publicly and by the city.  My point was that what was originally posted on the site relating to the project was fiction. 

[downtownbrown]

Wondering what the impact of Aundra Wallace's new gig will have on the project, if any.

[KenFSU]

^Gotcha!

I hope you're right.

And I was just thinking the same thing about downtown overall when I heard about Wallace's new gig.

Sounds like he's staying on as CEO of DIA, but certainly his attention is going to be divided between trying to also serve the rest of the county, as well as the surrounding counties.

He's made a lot of things happen, particularly the Trio.

[downtownbrown]

...and he's been a relatively open source of communication over the years.  When he says, "relax and wait for the announcement", I relax and wait for the announcement.

[Charles Hunter]

For those of us sitting in the back of the room ... what new gig for Mr. Wallace?

[downtownbrown]

Next JaxUSA Partnership President, replacing Jerry Mallot. https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2018/08/07/dia-ceo-aundra-wallace-picked-as-next-jaxusa.html

[itsfantastic1]

^Gotcha!

I hope you're right.

And I was just thinking the same thing about downtown overall when I heard about Wallace's new gig.

Sounds like he's staying on as CEO of DIA, but certainly his attention is going to be divided between trying to also serve the rest of the county, as well as the surrounding counties.

He's made a lot of things happen, particularly the Trio.

According to the Times-Union, the DIA will have to find a new CEO.

http://www.jacksonville.com/news/20180807/downtown-authoritys-top-executive-moving-to-jax-chamber-post