Modern-Day Bungalow Court Proposed For Riverside

[thelakelander]

A zoning application has been submitted to develop a single family residential community of nineteen two-story single family detached homes along the north half of an entire block along College Street. The new pocket neighborhood community is a cross between a row home development popular in urban neighborhoods, and a bungalow court that once enjoyed a brief period of popularity in the 1930's. The property is currently owned and marketed by Hoose Homes & Investments, a subsidiary of Alex Sifakis' JWB Real Estate Capital which builds, acquires and maintains single family investment homes. Curtis Hart, of Hart Resources LLC, is listed as the project's developer.

Full article: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/modern-day-bungalow-court-proposed-for-riverside/

[MusicMan]

I did not see mention of square footage or price points? Is that in there?

[fieldafm]

I did not see mention of square footage or price points? Is that in there?

From article:

City staff has recommended approval of the development with several recommended conditions. The entitlement of the proposed project will be first reviewed by the City of Jacksonville's Historic Planning Commission this week. If approved, the project application will then move to the City's Planning Commission, the City Council's Land Use and Zoning Committee and ultimately for full approval by City Council.

Given that it if approved there may be changes to the site plan, density, architectural features, etc required of the developer... it would seem that talk of retail pricing is premature.

[Alex Sifakis]

HPC approved the project largely as designed.  Assuming PC and city council do the same, we expect pricing to be in the mid 300's,  1625-1825 sqft plans.  We haven't started marketing/sales, but email me if interested, alex@jwbcompanies.com.

[tufsu1]

HPC approved the project largely as designed.  Assuming PC and city council do the same, we expect pricing to be in the mid 300's,  1625-1825 sqft plans.  We haven't started marketing/sales, but email me if interested, alex@jwbcompanies.com.

congrats Alex - and good luck with the next steps

[jaxnyc79]

From what I see, I love this project, and it appears to be a classic example of a refreshing infill project in an older part of the city...but is this standard that an infill project for just a single block has to go through so many committees and approvals and on to City Council?  That seems encumbering to me.  How does Jax compare to other cities in that regard?

[MusicMan]

Jaxnyc79, this is a normal set of committees from whom you need approval, and from the people I've talked with at COJ (customers who are building things) it is not as bad as some of our neighboring counties.

Building a single family home is easier.

Also, while looking at the public record involving this parcel I noticed they will be building over an abandoned part of College Street.
(Ordinance 2017-190-E).  Was that given to the owner of the property?  It's not clear in the docs who actually owns it now.

[Steve]

From what I see, I love this project, and it appears to be a classic example of a refreshing infill project in an older part of the city...but is this standard that an infill project for just a single block has to go through so many committees and approvals and on to City Council?  That seems encumbering to me.  How does Jax compare to other cities in that regard?

To add to what MusicMan said, remember RAP is not a city agency and their opinion is not legally binding whatsoever. Now...RAP's voice does carry considerable weight and both the City's Historic Preservation office and JHPC definitely take RAP's opinion into account.

Also consider this: The local historic designation (which then requires construction to always go through Historic Preservation and then JHPC if it isn't something that can be approved administratively) was voted on by the residents of the neighborhood.