Site clearing and construction at Florida Department of Health for new records storage facility, 1214 N. Pearl St. between Broad and Pearl streets, 3,750 square feet, $631,000; contractor is Auld & White Constructors Inc.; agent is Ron Walsh, design and construction administrator; owner is Department of Health; architect is Ponikvar & Associates Inc., Gainesville. (No. 4873.001)
Engineering site plan review for duPont Testamentary Trust Building, southeast of Riverside Avenue and Forest Street intersection; owner is Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust; engineer is England-Thims & Miller Inc. (No. 616.219)
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Avenues Walk, a 160-acre mixed-use project including residential, hotel and office developments, is a step closer to materialization. The project will be nestled between I-95 and Philips Highway near The Avenues mall, and will have a flyover for easy access from U.S. 1.
Demo permits show that Kimco Developers Inc. paid $325,000 for the Mikado Japanese Steak House and five retail stores, totaling 27,500 square feet at 10464 Philips Highway and 10460 Philips Highway. Kimco Developers in Lisle, Ill., describes the style for Avenues Walk in its property brochure as "sophisticated Mediterraanean architecture," which it projects to include 600,000 square feet of stand-alone retail space with a downtown core; 1,050 housing units, including townhomes, condos and apartments; a 22-acre lake, 50,000 square feet of office space, and 400 hotel rooms. The project is expected to be complete around spring 2009
We've ran several stories on Avenue's Walk in the past year. The original concept was quite urban with retail on the bottom floor and residential above. Since the market changed, the residential portions have been separated creating a more suburban type layout. Regardless, the development's location sets up perfectly for a potential commuter rail stop.
original rendering
(http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-1130-avenueswalk-rendering.jpg)
original plan
(http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-1129-avenueswalk-original.jpg)
revised plan
(http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-1131-avenueswalk-revision.jpg)
Quote from: stephendare on June 25, 2007, 11:50:04 AM
why cant these developments be steered downtown? They would certainly benefit from the 2 to 1 ratio of parking spaces vs people downtown.
We have the Landing (which still is in need of renovation) and it looks like we'll get one in Brooklyn next year.
click on link and stroll to bottom of article for more details.
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/455/93/ (http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/455/93/)
(http://www.metrojacksonville.com/photos/thumbs/lrg-1132-brooklynparkmap.jpg)
Quote from: stephendare on June 25, 2007, 11:52:44 AM
the point of course being to contrast the use of downtown property for records storage.
that outta really liven things up.
That particular site is located on Hogans Creek, just north of the the Pearl/1st Street stoplight. The previous use was some sort of warehouse space. Although I doubt it, it will be interesting to see if the building fronts the street, as opposed to there being a sea of parking between the sidewalk and structure.
Quote from: stephendare on June 25, 2007, 12:14:15 PM
lake, the landing isnt a mixed residential/retail/office enclave.
That's what Sleiman wanted it to be when he purchased the site. His original concept included retail, a hotel, office space and condos. Right now its still turning into a mix of specialty retail and entertainment uses, similar to Norfolk's Waterside Marketplace. Whenever he gets around to developing the East Lot it will include a mix of uses, based on what he's mentioned in the past.
Quoteand the miles development is office condos first...who knows what happens past the ubiquitous 'phase one' stage?----although I do agree its a step in the right direction....and especially on a personal level, as shall soon be apparent.
200 Riverside (Hallmark) next door is the majority office oriented concept. Brooklyn Park (Miles) was heavily residential and is now being converted into urban retail, according to their latest press releases.
Brooklyn Park switches focus from homes to shopshttp://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/040507/bus_9063760.shtml (http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/040507/bus_9063760.shtml)
Their website also has been edited to read "Apartment homes, Retail, Hotel & Restaurants".
http://www.brooklynparkjax.com/ (http://www.brooklynparkjax.com/)
Quotethe point is, we have a full time staff of people who have spent several billion dollars over thirty years to make downtown wonderful and todays announcements in the paper sum it up.
Downtown, we have a new records storage facility.
Southside has a cool new urbanist development with the added attraction that it sacrifices even more acreage to the god of parking.
Yes, that's pretty unfortunate.
That again is unfortunate. If you glance at the site plan for these developments, there's no reason that most of the existing property owners and buildings in place, along Park can't become a part of the revitalized scene.... even with the city's park in place. We should be able to have our cake and eat it too.
there's no reason that most of the existing property owners and buildings in place, along Park can't become a part of the revitalized scene.... even with the city's park in place. We should be able to have our cake and eat it too.
Lakelander , there won't be any businesses left along Park when Ron Barton gets done playing with their livelihood. That is except Alsco (former National Linen co) only because they are too big to screw with. All the little guys are having to go away. even the 1 bldg that is state owned (children and families bldg) at 200 Park is on the chopping block. What will we have left ? a pretty park in the hood overlooking a tablecloth washing facility. And at 2pm we can all hang out and watch them all flood the streets at quitting time in their hair bonnets.
One dentist in particular bought the building at Price and Forest (the old Crosby bldg) in Dec 2005 to renovate as his dental office. Ron Barton had other plans - he just didn't let anyone in the neighborhood know them :) Nor did he tell anyone at DDA apparently because they let this man spend $10,000's of $$$ on architect plans and the dog and pony show to get DDA's approval. ( he was approved by the way - lovely communication in this city)
Next stop -- Jedc - oh sorry buddy - we won't issue you building permits because we are going to take that building um.... in a few years and why would we want you to improve that property ???? It will then cost us more to buy it .... um.... when we decide we want it....in a few years, or 10.
Meanwhile the Dentist was out of time at his current lease, had to move into another makeshift office in Riverside, and has over $200k tied up in a building that no one could inhabit unless it was brought up to code. Poor guy - even though he is a dentist - no one has 200k sitting around that they want to lose on Brooklyn. Unless of course you are Miles Development and have Ron in your bed.
I could go on and on about the businesses and property owners that this city has screwed in this deal and the lawsuits that Mr. Barton is going to have to fight (with your tax $) because of their handling of the neighborhood.
Sounds like something fishy is occurring in Brooklyn. I know the JEDC wants to get rid of the fire station on Riverside Avenue and most of the structures on the eastside of Park. Are they trying to wipe out what exists on the westside as well?
They used that wildly successful formula in LaVilla... why not Brooklyn too.
Something fishy with JEDC and Brooklyn? Is this news?
I want to know if Avenues Walk is the "CENTER" of our "million-resident metropolitan market", and if it is, can we really call Jacksonville "metropolitan"?!?!?
QuoteMeanwhile the Dentist was out of time at his current lease, had to move into another makeshift office in Riverside, and has over $200k tied up in a building that no one could inhabit unless it was brought up to code. Poor guy - even though he is a dentist - no one has 200k sitting around that they want to lose on Brooklyn. Unless of course you are Miles Development and have Ron in your bed.
I know of the dentist you speak of. His situation is very unfortunate as he is just a regular guy trying to start up a buisness in what's going to be a happening side of town soon.
zoo -
it will be news after your tax dollars are done being used to fight the lawsuits to clean up the mess the Jedc is starting to make in Brooklyn. Not only will you have another LaVilla situation - but you'll have new $24m sewer and roads to go with the leveled buildings
I liked it when it was a crack house.