Ash Properties controls a city block after buying the Hogan Building

[thelakelander]

"Whether or not the building will be demolished depends on the type of use the company envisions for the space and the findings of a structural engineer."

Agree, why would you buy it prior to having a structural engineer check it out.  WTF....

Because the plan is probably to tear it down. I seriously doubt it's in danger of falling in on itself. It was designed for another 8 stories or so to be added on top of it.

[CityLife]

Whatever that plan becomes, the 99-year-old building may need to be demolished, Whitfield sad, though no plans have been finalized. Whether or not the building will be demolished depends on the type of use the company envisions for the space and the findings of a structural engineer.

Now that the company has multiple contiguous buildings, as well as a parking garage, Whitfield noted there is the potential for a more campus-like design strategy.

LOL, if this statement doesn't describe Jax! It's a sad state of affairs when that's the early consideration without knowing anything about its structural status.

More campus-like design strategy? LOL, this is the heart of DT, not the Southside.

Urban development is not Ash Properties specialty. I wouldn't expect much from them.

[marcuscnelson]

Urban development is not Ash Properties specialty. I wouldn't expect much from them.

If one thing is their specialty, especially as of late, it seems to be strip malls with just enough "modern" facsimiles plastered on top to look nice, and an Atlantic Storage facility stuck on the end.

I'd like to see them take a crash course in urban development before they do anything, but I don't know how hopeful I would be.

[thelakelander]

^We likely won't stick to them but we do have policies, design standards and systems in place that can control the design outcome, no matter how good or bad Ash Properties is when it comes to these things. Much of it boils down to political will power and backbone.