Khan: Downtown's Laura Street Trio redevelopment deal 'alive but on life support

[river4340]

Atkins says restaurants announcements coming soon:

http://jacksonville.com/business/2013-09-13/story/laura-street-trio-gets-ok-marriott

[edjax]

And as article in JBJ now running states a year later and nothing.  Wow.  Nothing can get done in this city. I guess we are still looking for our sugar daddy here. 

[coredumped]

The JBJ article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/03/26/a-year-after-khan-backs-deal-for-laura-street-trio.html?page=all

It's sad, I know it wouldn't have been done by this years one spark, but so many people come in to town for one spark it would be nice if they could see some activity on these buildings. This is a huge black eye on our city. Probably tied with the shipyards.

[edjax]

^^ yea very sad.  It amazes me that a broke ass city like Cleveland continues to make great strides in their downtown while Jax sits idly by.

[tufsu1]

I believe there will be solid movement on the Barnett building in the very near future.

[coredumped]

I believe there will be solid movement on the Barnett building in the very near future.

Speculation or do you know something we don't?

[tufsu1]

^ perhaps I do

[coredumped]

^ perhaps I do

OH! Are you able to share anything with us? We need something after being reminded about the trio again.

[tufsu1]

^ well for one thing the building will be open during One Spark...and some creators will be located there

[mtraininjax]

Groundbreaking is scheduled for early 2014

Is this early enough or should we wait for August?

[Ajax]

Anybody seen this yet?

http://www.thebarnettjax.com/

[strider]

Anybody seen this yet?

http://www.thebarnettjax.com/

Nice teaser!

[coredumped]

It's going to be an "innovation center?"

Innovation center in Downtown's Barnett Bank tower showing signs of life

A website and Facebook, Twitter and Instagram accounts for The Barnett went live this week, showcasing photos of the ground-floor of the Barnett Bank Tower with the tagline "a historic 160,000 square-foot-space in the heart of Jacksonville's growing startup community."

The website includes a logo of Southeast Group, which owns the Barnett and the Laura Street Trio. SouthEast Managing Partner Steve Atkins did not return a phone call seeking comment Friday afternoon.

Full article:
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/03/28/innovation-center-in-downtowns-barnett-bank-tower.html

[tufsu1]

and now you know of what I hinted at a few weeks back

[thelakelander]

All 160,000 sf?