More infill housing underway in Jax's urban core

[jaxnyc79]

Could we get a little map with this projects location highlighted?
Thanks in advance.

Blue = Lofts at La Villa and the lot to the right is the new development.

Red = Houston Manor.

The bird's eye view makes it clear...these recent projects are nice, but so many vacancies, so many patches of green, and so very far to go

[thelakelander]

^ I saw that too, but it confuses me, given that 11E and the Carling have retail.  Do they just not add retail components to new construction projects?

I'm not sure. The Lofts of Monroe project also includes a small retail space. Maybe the response was in reference to large amounts of retail space...like a grocery store. With that said, how do the residents living up the street in Blodgett Villas get their groceries? Most likely the Harvey's on Union St or the Publix stores in Five Points and Gateway. That will have to do for LaVilla in the short term if Fresh Market isn't attractive.

[jaxnyc79]

^ I saw that too, but it confuses me, given that 11E and the Carling have retail.  Do they just not add retail components to new construction projects?

I'm not sure. The Lofts of Monroe project also includes a small retail space. Maybe the response was in reference to large amounts of retail space...like a grocery store. With that said, how do the residents living up the street in Blodgett Villas get their groceries? Most likely the Harvey's on Union St or the Publix stores in Five Points and Gateway. That will have to do for LaVilla in the short term if Fresh Market isn't attractive.

Given that leaving the grocer most likely requires a decent amount of schlepping, it might take a lot of residential density to see a grocery store on the ground floor of an apartment building without a massive parking lot in the front or back.  The patrons keeping the store float need to be able to walk short distances with all the crap they've purchased, and still exist in great enough numbers to support a diversified supermarket. 

[Wacca Pilatka]

^ There is still the bodega planned for the Trio as well.  And the farmer's market, not that that's walking distance.  This also seems like further motivation for converting part or all of the Landing to a food hall/market concept.

[Tacachale]

^Yeah, I expect we'll see some more bodegas and convenience stores pop up as these things come online. Similar happened in San Marco, and Riverside before Publix.

[JeffreyS]

Could we get a little map with this projects location highlighted?
Thanks in advance.

Blue = Lofts at La Villa and the lot to the right is the new development.

Red = Houston Manor.

The bird's eye view makes it clear...these recent projects are nice, but so many vacancies, so many patches of green, and so very far to go

Thanks