Get down there and hug your downtown building

[brainstormer]

I found this the other day looking through old city notes from the Jax Daily Record.

• Speaking of Council, the mayor’s office and Council member Art Shad are asking the City to approve a no cost lease for the former South Jacksonville City Hall on Hendricks Avenue to Greenscape Jacksonville. The initial lease is five years with three, five-year renewal options.

Perhaps going through our city council members with the idea would be the place to start.  I've always found it's better to give them the plan and say try to get this done, than to just say what can you do with this idea.

Does anyone know where I can find a list of all the buildings and lots currently owned by the city?

[mtraininjax]

Public Buildings would not give me a list when Bill Watson was at the helm, they claimed 9-11 security as the issue. Perhaps we could get a birdy in the office of Public Buildings to do so off the record, no way anyone will stick their neck out in public email or telephone.

[Cliffs_Daughter]

off record???
I might know someone, off record.

[downtownparks]

Seems to me a public records request should be able to get that info with out a lot of guff.

[shanshan1218]

I'm starting to think that when a building downtown doesn't sell after an extended period of time, the city slaps a condemned sticker on it just to get to stop looking at it. I noticed the condemned notice on this building the other day. I'm not familiar with these things, but does anyone know how much structural damage a building has to have to be condemned? Also, I noticed the building is still for sale? Asking is 2 million? nice

Also regarding land/lots the city owns, that should be public record. The property appraisers office should have that (I would think). Shouldn't you be able to look that up on the appraisers website. Most city owned propertys are listed just as city of jacksonville without a street numeric or as the numeric listed as 0.

[Cliffs_Daughter]

Actually, they're primarily listed by RE number.
If the particular building/site has a street address, then it is listed along with the RE.

[mtraininjax]

Try and get a list of the buildings, I triple-dog dare you.......I'll betcha that the boy wonder will claim 9-11 security as the reason they don't.

[Cliffs_Daughter]

Try and get a list of the buildings, I triple-dog dare you.......I'll betcha that the boy wonder will claim 9-11 security as the reason they don't.

Oh really.... a triple-dog challenge...

I wonder if you ever check your email.

[samiam]

A building is considered condemned if it is unsuitable for human occupation. a building can be new and if it does not have the power or water turned on it can be condemned

[hillary supporter]

IMPORTant IMPORtant IMportant.... Let me share my Invaluable  experience concerning Acquiring a building from DA CITY.  Concerning "Condemned buildings" The city doesnt condemn their own property, they condemn others---this is a fact from JOE Whittaker of the JEDC... Many of the buidings owned by the city, actually all are put up "for sale" in the public record has a request for proposal(RFP) usually found in jax business report.
Im going to throw at this discussion a property i tried to get that fits perfectly to this discussion. Its address is 324 N broad street. This is the said building you, all involved in this thread are looking for. Contact Joe whittaker at 904 630 1624 to see what the status is on this property. Go and check this out. You can keep all informed, but im flat burned out trying to get this building, i just went elsewhere. But i believe as this thread has said that all united might stand a better chance of getting this to happen

[Timkin]

Its the catchy eyesore across from 11E.

Been vacant for many years........

That would be M-train.. he thinks anything abandoned or historical should be automatically torn down.  That sort of mindset is why we "lack" in surface/garage parking downtown..
Your sense of humor is refreshing...
Eyesore....LOL

[Timkin]

Try and get a list of the buildings, I triple-dog dare you.......I'll betcha that the boy wonder will claim 9-11 security as the reason they don't.

Oh really.... a triple-dog challenge...

I wonder if you ever check your email.

hehe ... tell em , Heather