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Science and Technology / Re: Wordle?

Last post by jaxlongtimer - Yesterday at 11:38:57 PM

Wordle 1,749 4/6

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Connections - First, a curve ball.  Then, I got purple first.  Finally, I busted on green with 3 of 4.  Never heard of the 4th green word used that way.
Puzzle #1027
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Strands #761
"Smooth(ie) operator"
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Pips #229 Easy 🟢
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Pips #229 Medium 🟡
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Pips #229 Hard 🔴
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🙂 Daily Quordle 1530 - Busted on last letter.
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#2

Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by Skybox111 - Yesterday at 10:18:06 PM

Thats good

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Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by tufsu1 - Yesterday at 09:27:00 PM

^ I have heard that Related Group site preparation is imminent.

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Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by Skybox111 - Yesterday at 08:45:40 PM

So when are they going to start construction on the 22 story tower nothing has been done for a couple months and same for related group. News lady looked at n8 site and said it would be having a yoga and a farmers market there did she get wrong or are they changing things.

https://youtube.com/shorts/vuntJ9LjkPk?si=_4-bY8qPlfx8tvwx

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Downtown / Re: New Ford on Bay RFP

Last post by thelakelander - Yesterday at 05:29:17 PM

I'd argue that national developers are already here, but historically downtown revitalization has been more of a politically connected opportunity/obstacle thing to the development community, than market driven. This from conversations I've personally had with individuals in the development industry over the years, as well as things I've witnessed in the field and related professions like planning, architecture, engineering, etc. fields. However, I'd also argue that national developers aren't saving any downtown nationwide. The best places have local money, ambition and passion following into them.

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Downtown / Re: New Ford on Bay RFP

Last post by Bativac - Yesterday at 05:21:07 PM

On another note, I'm genuinely concerned about what it signals that we only got one proposal for this kind of work. Is Jacksonville really that far off the radar for national developers? I get that we're not New York or Chicago, but this isn't some obscure municipal services contract. If this was Tampa, Nashville, Charlotte, Denver, or Austin putting out similar RFPs, you'd have 3-4 serious bidders competing against each other just for the privilege of working on prime real estate. That's the heat we should be chasing.

Anecdotal, but a friend of mine who runs a big regional civil engineering firm and who is from Jax tells me that no, Jax is not on the radar for national developers (I've asked....frequently). Jax doesn't come up at conferences as much more than an afterthought and is pretty quickly dismissed (unless it's for a strip mall or retail development or storage unit facility far from the core, on cheap land).

If Jax wants to improve downtown then they're going to aggressively have to take control of it themselves. National developers are not coming in to save it.

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Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by thelakelander - Yesterday at 02:33:39 PM

No initial retail in this garage but they have thousands of retail and dining square footage in all their surrounding buildings. When the demand is there for this one, they have a ground floor corner that can become a future retail spot.

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Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by heights unknown - Yesterday at 02:13:37 PM

The garage, which is also on the DDRB agenda next week for final approval:

Any street level retail/commerce for this garage? The renderings don't show or mention that probability. Oops.......last rendering does say, "knock out panels for future retail use." But that's all. So I would guess no retail until further notice or in the future (street retail).

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Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by thelakelander - Yesterday at 12:31:40 PM

The garage, which is also on the DDRB agenda next week for final approval:

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Downtown / Re: Ambassador Hotel Nears Fin...

Last post by heights unknown - Yesterday at 12:16:51 PM

Hmmm. Didn't know they changed the garage exterior to match the appearance of the Hotel. Anyone got any rendering pics? Wow. But awesome. Hard to believe when I was in my late 20's and into my 30's I frequented the Bar, quite often, in the Basement. It was one of my stomping grounds and watering hole back then (80's into the 90's). Happy the wrecking ball was kept at bay. Awesome memories of that hotel LOL.