Urban Construction Update - October 2013

[Metro Jacksonville]

Urban Construction Update - October 2013



Another watering hole is headed to an increasing popular nightlife district. Find out where and more as we take a brief look at the status of various construction projects underway in and around Downtown Jacksonville during the month of October.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2013-oct-urban-construction-update-october-2013

[coredumped]

Dang, there's certainly no shortage of places to get drunk at in the Riverside area!

[ben says]

Re: Corrado's...."Signs are still up claiming Corrado's Bakery Bistro will be opening soon at 813 Lomax Street in Five Points."

Give me a break.

I've seen multiple real estate showings there in the past two to three weeks.

[FSBA]

Is the 7-11 on Post & Margaret going to sell gas or will it just be a convenience store?

[fieldafm]

No gas pumps at the Five Points 7-11. 

[thelakelander]

20. Silver Cow

The Silver Cow will be grazing soon at 1506 King Street. The watering hole will feature fine wine, craft beers, and ruminations.



For more information: http://silvercowjax.com/

Additional details emerge about the Silver Crow mentioned in last week's construction update:

New restaurant The Silver Cow coming to Riverside's King Street

A new place to grab craft beer and local, organic eats is under way in Riverside.

Regina Heffington is planning to open The Silver Cow at 1506 King St. by the end of November. The name is a nod to Jacksonville's history: The slice of the Riverside neighborhood once known as Silvertown, and the city's first incarnation as Cowford.

"I've managed bars and restaurants," she said, "but this is my first baby."

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2013/10/28/new-restaurant-the-silver-cow-coming.html

[JaxNative68]

Also there are two additional floors within EverBank Center being built out for EverBank.

[Tacachale]

First Place Sports in San Marco is wrapping up their move to the larger space next door, the former Edwards Tobacco shop.

[funwithteeth]

JBJ tactfully avoids mentioning the name of Regina Heffington's blog.

[riverside_mail]

Is it just me or does 220 Riverside reek of cheap construction? I find it hard to believe that a building of that size is being built of all wood framing. Not a metal stud to be seen anywhere. I'll admit that I am pretty ignorant when it comes to construction practices, but I would think that for a project as such as this, you would want to use better quality materials. 

[acme54321]

Is it just me or does 220 Riverside reek of cheap construction? I find it hard to believe that a building of that size is being built of all wood framing. Not a metal stud to be seen anywhere. I'll admit that I am pretty ignorant when it comes to construction practices, but I would think that for a project as such as this, you would want to use better quality materials. 

I think you will see most residential does not use metal framing.  Steel studs are not structural so they can't be used in wood frame sturcture (except in non load bearing cases).  Nothing wrong with wood as long as it's built right.  220 is pretty large for wood framing though.

[fieldafm]

I still see most multi-family developments up to 4-5 stories using wood construction. 

I'm certainly no expert in construction (at all), but from what I've seen some of the key quality characteristics in multi-family wood construction is how the GC breaks up large surface spaces (this is why you see a lot of cracking in some of the cheaper condos around town, wood shrinks-depending on the type of wood used some shrink faster than others) and how they address sound proofing.

[Tacachale]

San Marco Deli is renovating under new ownership. It looks like something's going on at the building at the northeast corner of Hendricks and Atlantic but I don't know what.