https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/news/2026/jul/07/gateway-jax-to-add-retail-to-block-n6-parking-garage-in-pearl-square/
Note, this isn't the Lighthouse one, it's the one next to it (between Lighthouse garage and the Publix site). Permits filed.
Keep rolling!
Yeah, they just made it official but the plans have been there a while.
(https://i.postimg.cc/ZRw3PGq2/IMG-1058.jpg)
It looks like the Homer Dome demo is about to begin. Laura St and the outside lane of Union are now closed.
They're really plugging away at this. More activity than the Northbank core has seen in years all at once.
Quote from: thelakelander on July 08, 2026, 10:01:44 AMIt looks like the Homer Dome demo is about to begin. Laura St and the outside lane of Union are now closed.
wait - Gateway has expanded to Minneapolis? ;)
They used to call that 10,000 seat auditorium the Homer Dome back in the day, since it was built back with Homer Lindsay, Jr was the pastor.
Quote from: tufsu1 on July 08, 2026, 08:49:13 PMQuote from: thelakelander on July 08, 2026, 10:01:44 AMIt looks like the Homer Dome demo is about to begin. Laura St and the outside lane of Union are now closed.
wait - Gateway has expanded to Minneapolis? ;)
Love the baseball reference.
For those that don't know, the old Minnesota Twins stadium - the Metrodome - was nicknamed the HomerDome as it was a very hitter friendly park. It was also known as the Baggie Dome since the park had retractable seats for football that just folded up in right field, and they "hid" them horribly with a tarp that usually had a car advertisement and the whole thing resembled a trash bag.
Anyway....back to the show!
Demolition has started on the FBC Main Auditorium. Looks like Laura St between Beaver and Union is closed as they are working on that side of the building to start.
Quote from: thelakelander on July 09, 2026, 07:54:23 AMThey used to call that 10,000 seat auditorium the Homer Dome back in the day, since it was built back with Homer Lindsay, Jr was the pastor.
Back when Gateway was thinking of turning the "Lindsay Auditorium" into a concert venue, I thought they should name it the Homerdome. Paint this on it:
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YygJqqNH8Xs/sddefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCIAFEOAD8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gOigfMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDTXiiwO2zMuWGOKer2OhkPxJXwrA)
But 250 apartments, a Publix and retail are pretty good too ;D
Can still add that wonderful image to the side of the parking garage.😉
I'll tell you one thing...
I was wondering how they were going to integrate retail into those garages with the existing deck heights, but I did not expect the level of surgery they are into on N5. They're getting it.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/Cities/Jacksonville/Development/UCU---July-2026/i-WqpWwrV/0/LktJzKfWBbRmXwkFw4THtMcCsTn9XVRqVgqxF4C2x/XL/20260712_103837-XL.jpg)