Berkman Plaza 2

[mtraininjax]

I sure as hell hope you're wrong. I'd rather have a vacnt lot than an empty, homeless infested shell of a high-rise.

We already have that, its called the Laura Trio, next door is the old Barnett tower. Gutted useless buildings would also include the old Library, which to me, never seems to ever get off the ground.

In other words, you want empty gutted buildings, we got 'em downtown.

[I-10east]

I'm obviously not breaking any news with this, but it's stagnant as ever concerning tearing down our (in)famous downtown eyesore, the Berkman Plaza II. 

www.actionnewsjax.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=3310946&navCatId=20896

[thelakelander]

That must be killing a place like this.  A building that probably needs to be taken down can't.

[duvaldude08]

Im so sick of looking at that thing. But it probably will sit there until court proceeding are finally over. Im ready for it to be gone. Install some sod, a park, something. anything but that.

[mtraininjax]

I am equally sick of looking at the condos at Baymeadows and San Jose. At least in that area, just up the road, Old San Jose was able to start moving again.

[Dog Walker]

That must be killing a place like this.  A building that probably needs to be taken down can't.

We really, really need another surface parking lot in that area.  NOT!  Couldn't we just get someone to finish it and put some tasteful foam and stucco on the outside?  Is the design really that ugly?  Could it be upgraded while being finished?

I just hate to see some potential living spaces downtown go away.

[MusicMan]

One thing you can say about Berkman II, it is a perfect symbol for downtown Jacksonville.

[duvaldude08]

I am equally sick of looking at the condos at Baymeadows and San Jose. At least in that area, just up the road, Old San Jose was able to start moving again.

Are those the one's by walgreens at baymeadows and san jose that have been sitting there for like three years? There are so many of them I lose count.

[mtraininjax]

Are those the one's by walgreens at baymeadows and san jose that have been sitting there for like three years? There are so many of them I lose count.

Yes, they sit as a lovely backdrop to Stonewood grill on Goodby's creek.

[Lunican]

I think it will sit for 15 years, then be torn down.

6 years and counting...

[TheCat]

Has anyone made the joke "brokeman plaza", yet?

If not, you're welcome.

[jaxjaguar]

Seriously is there any hope for ever finishing it? Has it been 10 years now? I thought the court case was finally settled this year....

[coredumped]

I'm sure there were many lawsuits, but this was settled last year:

More than a year after the case was arbitrated, the general contractor of the Berkman Plaza II Downtown riverfront condo project has been awarded $12.4 million against the developer for nonpayment and breach of contract, giving the company several options to collect, including to foreclose on the property.

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2012/04/27/berkman-plaza-ii-loses-12m-lawsuit.html?page=all



This is not my video, but it looks like someone went in there a took a video from the 17th floor:

http://www.youtube.com/v/r6j3jVB_4bc?version=3&hl=en_US

[Charles Hunter]

Sell the demo rights to a movie company to film a thrilling scene imperiling the innocent patsy while the intrepid hero saves said patsy (or for a twist, the pasty saves the hero) while demolishing the building - with lots of stuff that goes "boom". 

[ChriswUfGator]

It will never be finished, the developer already pulled out when the real estate market went south, and there is no market anymore that would support a condo building that size in that location. It will end up getting demolished.