Renovations Coming to 10 West Adams Street

[deathstar]

What will Jacksonville look like in 2020? 1 building per block?

[choosing2disappear]

That's far too optimistic. This place is cursed with stupidity.

[stjr]

Courtyards, pocket parks, parking lots, vacant lots .... and less and less historic structures.  It's a sad version of musical chairs.  Which will be the last one standing?

My guess is the courtyard is for smokers in the building.  So, while they sue the tobacco companies, their clients can smoke it up in this courtyard. 

The Lerner building was a perfect opportunity for a small shop or food establishment to rent.  Hardly any such spaces left downtown anymore. 

[strider]

Do we know that Farrah owns the old lerner location?  I can't tell from the data base, but as some seem to be saying they took the building for a courtyard, it would be nice to know.

[stjr]

Do we know that Farrah owns the old lerner location?  I can't tell from the data base, but as some seem to be saying they took the building for a courtyard, it would be nice to know.

Yes, he owns it.  Here is the proof:

Owner per property appraiser records:

118 MAIN STREET LLC
    10 W ADAMS ST 3RD FLOOR
    JACKSONVILLE, FL 32202

Corporate records per Secretary of State:

Florida Limited Liability Company
   
118 MAIN STREET, L.L.C.
Filing Information
Document Number   L05000007709
FEI/EIN Number   204988298
Date Filed   01/25/2005
State   FL
Status   ACTIVE

Principal Address
10 W. ADAMS STREET, 3RD FLOOR
JACKSONVILLE FL 32202
Mailing Address
10 W. ADAMS STREET, 3RD FLOOR
JACKSONVILLE FL 32202

Registered Agent Name & Address
DUSS, JOHN S IV
DUSS KENNEY SAFER HAMPTON & JOOS, PA
4348 SOUTHPOINT BLVD - STE 101
JACKSONVILLE FL 32216 US
Address Changed: 02/19/2010

Manager/Member Detail
Name & Address
Title MGRM
FARAH, EDDIE
10 W. ADAMS STREET, 3RD FLOOR
JACKSONVILLE FL 32202

Title MGRM
FARAH, REEM
10 W. ADAMS STREET, 3RD FLOOR
JACKSONVILLE FL 32202

[strider]

Thank's, I guess I was just to lazy to go to the state database to see who owned the LLC.  Too bad they didn't talk to the right people first.  It could have been a deal where the facade of the lerner building was saved at least and they could have still had a courtyard.

[mtraininjax]

Agree on the need for a courtyard.  Refurbing the Lerner building would've been more worthwhile, for both economic and aesthetic reasons.  In the moon-cratered downtown core, who needs more craters?

Until you have walked in another man's shoes.....Chuck and Eddie decided to say in their 10 W Adams location. They nixed the idea of moving and building spaces near the new courthouse. So they stayed and are working to improve the space they are in. They will be the only tenant in the new building, from what I hear, all subject to change of course. They were looking to fix the courtyard last year, but with the economy and changes to their businesses, they decided to hold off.

All of the so called building experts here, where are your bleeding hearts for every parking lot downtown? Every one of them had a building on them AT ONE POINT IN TIME, yet they are now gone, forever, paved over with cars every day. Chuck and Eddie plan to enhance the space in the back of their building for their firm's needs. Good for them, it will be done in good taste. Meanwhile, 1 block from them the old library sits empty, rotting, decaying, where are the liberal bleeding hearts to get that property up and operational? Bostwick building is still empty, been so for over 10 years, no one here cares.

[Lunican]

All of the so called building experts here, where are your bleeding hearts for every parking lot downtown? Every one of them had a building on them AT ONE POINT IN TIME, yet they are now gone, forever, paved over with cars every day. Chuck and Eddie plan to enhance the space in the back of their building for their firm's needs. Good for them, it will be done in good taste. Meanwhile, 1 block from them the old library sits empty, rotting, decaying, where are the liberal bleeding hearts to get that property up and operational? Bostwick building is still empty, been so for over 10 years, no one here cares.

You can't be serious.

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/history/

[Captain Zissou]

^ Mtrain, did you read the thread at all?  It appears that "Chuck and Eddie" bought the Lerner building, let it rot until the city gave them the OK to demolish it, and are now building a private courtyard.  Most on this site are in favor of developing what are currently parking lots, or even underused parcels.  Not sure where you're coming from with those comments.

[mtraininjax]

Ziss - Is that any different than what is happening to the Bostwick building at the corner of Ocean and Bay? Where is the bleeding heart for it? What about the Barnett building or Laura trio, just sitting rotting at their core? What is new with the old Furchgott's building? Anyone in these spaces these days? Any improvement to the property?

Chuck and Eddie had planned to move closer to the courthouse, but with that fiasco, THEY and many other lawyers who also purchased property in La Villa, have backed away and now have their properties for sale or have sold them. What would you have had them do with the old decrepid building that someone else won't do to the Bostwick building, who's roof is collapsing and is need of total rehab or gut?

[Captain Zissou]

mtrain- WE all do care about the Bostwick building and the Laura trio.  If anyone were to threaten those buildings, we would be up in arms.  Short of us remodeling them ourselves, there is little more that we can do for them other than advocate for their preservation.  The bostwick building is on its last legs and needs to be saved, but as of right now at least still standing.

[JeffreyS]

Did you bump your head Mtrain? You feel those buildings and parking lots have been ignored on this site? Really? No really? I mean really?

BTW I would have liked to see the Learner building saved but I like what is happening with the rehab of the space.

[hanjin1]

yea, i was going to say the same thing. there are posts on the forum about those buildings, maybe not too recent. but those buildings are still standing. I believe we were told that the lerner building facade was at least planned to be saved by the Farrah's, but instead it was just bulldozed over.

[downtownjag]

The Bostwick will probably need a monstrosity of a historic grant to be brought back up to speed, it's too dilapidated to make any sense to revitalize :-(

[downtownjag]

^^^^ I like stating the obvious, it's kinda my thing.