Florida Times-Union: Don’t demolish the Landing before examining adaptive reuse

[I-10east]

^^^Those sound like some great ideas in which I wish that the city would take into consideration (among with another proposals). It makes no sense tearing down something iconic to Jax as the Landing with ZILCH in place of it. Sadly that "saving the Landing" ship has sailed, and IMO (and yours, and many others) the city is about to do something stupid, and we are taking a major step backwards. 

[bl8jaxnative]

That mullet is iconic.    That doesn't mean you shouldn't shave it off.   

[itsfantastic1]

Remember when the city wanted the companies to perform their own asbestos inspection...

Landing demolition project engineer Nikita Reed announced in a prebid meeting May 23 that the city was asking the bid winner to perform the asbestos inspection, to the surprise of many of the contractors in the room.

Dee Ann Miller, the press officer for Florida's Department of Environmental Protection, said in an email May 23 that the city's order is contrary to federal rules.

"EPA's National Emission Standards for Asbestos, 40 CFR 61.145(b), is a federal rule that requires the owner or operator of a demolition or renovation activity to thoroughly inspect the facility for the presence of asbestos," she wrote.

[KenFSU]

That mullet is iconic.    That doesn't mean you shouldn't shave it off.   

[Captain Zissou]

There is a giant steaming pile in the stairwell of the 9 story garage on Bay street across from Wells Fargo Center, the new lawn where the courthouse used to be is already overgrown, and I saw a homeless man walking down the middle of Bay at 11 just shouting to anyone willing to listen.  Tell me again about how we spent $25M to shut down 30 businesses.

[Kerry]

Was in Chattanooga on Saturday.  It was the first time my wife had been there.  Direct quote from her after seeing downtown Chattanooga:  For Jax being as big as it we don't have **** compared to this.

[Bill Hoff]

Was in Chattanooga on Saturday.  It was the first time my wife had been there.  Direct quote from her after seeing downtown Chattanooga:  For Jax being as big as it we don't have **** compared to this.

Yea, but we have more suburbs. SO EAT THAT CHATTANOOGA!

[thelakelander]

Was in Chattanooga on Saturday.  It was the first time my wife had been there.  Direct quote from her after seeing downtown Chattanooga:  For Jax being as big as it we don't have **** compared to this.

These days, DT Jax likely comes short of most places with a pulse. For all the potential that it has, it will struggle to truly benefit from it as long as we keep doing the same silly things that have continuously failed since 1950.

[Todd_Parker]

The sad thing is that all of this non-activity is taking place during what we've been told is the greatest economy in the history of all economies.

Looking forward to seeing downtown Jax during the next recession.

[MusicMan]

I'm guessing DOT will have to the change the big green directional sign on I 95 Northbound that steers people to "The Landing" to
"Vacant Weed Covered (Waterfront) Lot." 

But then again, that could cause confusion cause there are so many......

[Wacca Pilatka]

Does anyone know what will happen to the silhouettes of figures from Jacksonville history that hang in the food court at the Landing?  Hopefully these won't just be destroyed in the demolition like Klutho's lunettes on the old city hall...

[MusicMan]

Wacca you are making an important point:

THERE ARE A LOT OF INTERESTING AND VALUABLE ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS AT THE LANDING THAT AT THE LEAST SHOULD BE SALVAGED.
All the large hanging lamps along the front are really nice and should be offered for sale or free prior to putting them in the landfill. And no doubt there are many more items within.

Any way to force this issue (salvage before demolition) on the COJ?

[thelakelander]

I believe the demolition company gets to keep and profit off the salvageable material:

One way or another, the distinctive orange-colored metal roof covering the Jacksonville Landing will likely get a second life after a contractor starts demolishing the mall in a few months.

The $1 million demolition job is expected to start in the fall and finish by the end of the year, city spokeswoman Nikki Kimbleton said.

D.H. Griffin Wrecking Co. Inc., which won the contract to tear down the mall, has a long-standing practice to salvage materials when possible to avoid dumping them in a landfill.

The big metal roof panels, which have been shown in countless television broadcasts, would fit the bill for that kind of salvage. The metal probably would be sold as scrap rather than re-used as a roof.

https://www.jacksonville.com/news/20190701/1-million-jacksonville-landing-demolition-set-for-fall

[CityLife]

The $1 million demolition job is expected to start in the fall and finish by the end of the year, city spokeswoman Nikki Kimbleton said.

Is this a demolition job or an extraction job? The German Army dismantled the Amber Room in only 2 days. Have imagine there is a lot of valuable materials at The Landing if the demolition timeline is that long and open ended.

[Wacca Pilatka]

I wonder if any of this material will make its way to Eco Relics after the salvage process.

Also, what will become of the Jacksonville historical/informational markers along the riverfront that Rouse installed?