Khan's Jacksonville Shipyards Plans Revealed

[menace1069]

^ Heard the same and their attention to detail shows! R for Restroom.

That was great! I saw that on the news last night when he was showing his plan on a napkin.

[menace1069]

^ Heard the same and their attention to detail shows! R for Restroom.

Where did you find his sketches?
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He was showing off his plans on a napkin last night on the news.

[KenFSU]

With the deadline now up, it's kind of sad to see so little interest in the property.

You were not going to get much feedback from a 30 day deadline when two of the other proposals have had months to iron out something. It's a waste of resources when you can invest your development money in much better markets across the globe.

Strongly disagree that the 30 day window had anything to do with the lack of interest. Everybody on this message board has known for almost a year that the RFP was coming sooner than later. It wasn't a surprise. Any reasonably informed or interested developer would be tracking it as well. Worst case scenario, they found out two months ago when Khan unveiled his plans and the announcement came that an RFP was imminent. Speaking from my experience working in marketing in the field of civil engineering though, you do your homework and due diligence months before the project is officially advertised.

DVI even publicly stated at last month's meeting that they were open to extending the solicitation period if there was a groundswell of interest in the property. Potential developers have had ample time to at least put together enough of a plan to request an extension of the deadline.

If the Shipyards is the hot property that some suggest, you'd think the city could do better than a printout from Wikipedia and a sketch of Noah's Arc on a napkin.

Fully remediated, maybe the results are different, but right here right now, I simply don't think the 30-day window mattered.

[Steve]

So, I'm pretty sure we'll be down to two proposals very quickly. Some amazing quotes from the Business Journal with the third, "developer":

"I've been looking with Realtors for a piece of property big enough for the plans. And the Shipyards came up and the Lord told me to write a proposal because he wanted the site to be the land where he could show his glory. I asked the Lord how much? I said, '$3 million' and the Lord said, 'No, $13.5 million.' The Lord said his children would pay for it and that I didn't have to worry about it. I would act as his service manager. Any money that comes out after everybody is paid off will all go to the city. I estimate between $58 billion to $200 billon-plus a year will go to the city. And, of course, I would be there working, not around the clock, but I'd be there."

http://m.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/04/16/will-noahs-ark-be-docking-at-the-shipyards.html?ana=twt&r=full

[Rynjny]

So, I'm pretty sure we'll be down to two proposals very quickly. Some amazing quotes from the Business Journal with the third, "developer":

"I've been looking with Realtors for a piece of property big enough for the plans. And the Shipyards came up and the Lord told me to write a proposal because he wanted the site to be the land where he could show his glory. I asked the Lord how much? I said, '$3 million' and the Lord said, 'No, $13.5 million.' The Lord said his children would pay for it and that I didn't have to worry about it. I would act as his service manager. Any money that comes out after everybody is paid off will all go to the city. I estimate between $58 billion to $200 billon-plus a year will go to the city. And, of course, I would be there working, not around the clock, but I'd be there."

http://m.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/04/16/will-noahs-ark-be-docking-at-the-shipyards.html?ana=twt&r=full

How can anybody take this guy seriously...why even give him camera time??

[KenFSU]

^ The randomness of including volleyball courts is what really cracks me up.

[TimmyB]

^ The randomness of including volleyball courts is what really cracks me up.

I've been heavily involved in the sport of volleyball for most of my adult life, and this saddens me greatly!   

[I-10east]

How can anybody take this guy seriously...why even give him camera time??

Can you imagine if this ARK proposal got out into the national media?? That'll be just what we need...Hell, I like amusement parks, I should've devised a proposal to locate one at the shipyards; Go through the proper municipal channels, open a kickstarter and a gofundme, voila! ready to take on Khan.

[thelakelander]

So, I'm pretty sure we'll be down to two proposals very quickly. Some amazing quotes from the Business Journal with the third, "developer":

"I've been looking with Realtors for a piece of property big enough for the plans. And the Shipyards came up and the Lord told me to write a proposal because he wanted the site to be the land where he could show his glory. I asked the Lord how much? I said, '$3 million' and the Lord said, 'No, $13.5 million.' The Lord said his children would pay for it and that I didn't have to worry about it. I would act as his service manager. Any money that comes out after everybody is paid off will all go to the city. I estimate between $58 billion to $200 billon-plus a year will go to the city. And, of course, I would be there working, not around the clock, but I'd be there."

http://m.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/04/16/will-noahs-ark-be-docking-at-the-shipyards.html?ana=twt&r=full

Hilarious

"God talks to me through a small voice in my head," said Grenda, who identifies himself as a non-denominational Christian. "I have seen angels. Angels are men, they're not women and they don't have wings. They walk around like a person just like you or me. Everybody I have prayed for in the last 35 years has been healed through God. I'm just doing his work."

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/04/16/will-noahs-ark-be-docking-at-the-shipyards.html

[ProjectMaximus]

I wonder where the Killashee needle tower proposal is??

[thelakelander]

Is it too late to put in my claim for the property? I never received my 40 acres and a mule! The shipyards are a little over 40 acres. I'd be willing to take the property off the city's hands. You guys can keep the mule.

[tufsu1]

^ come on Lake....with sea-level rise, having Noah's Ark so close to my house could be invaluable!

[ProjectMaximus]

I would love to see the Ark at the top of the needle. I vote for that.

[avonjax]

So, I'm pretty sure we'll be down to two proposals very quickly. Some amazing quotes from the Business Journal with the third, "developer":

"I've been looking with Realtors for a piece of property big enough for the plans. And the Shipyards came up and the Lord told me to write a proposal because he wanted the site to be the land where he could show his glory. I asked the Lord how much? I said, '$3 million' and the Lord said, 'No, $13.5 million.' The Lord said his children would pay for it and that I didn't have to worry about it. I would act as his service manager. Any money that comes out after everybody is paid off will all go to the city. I estimate between $58 billion to $200 billon-plus a year will go to the city. And, of course, I would be there working, not around the clock, but I'd be there."

http://m.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2015/04/16/will-noahs-ark-be-docking-at-the-shipyards.html?ana=twt&r=full

How can anybody take this guy seriously...why even give him camera time??

How could anyone not look for the straitjacket?

[fieldafm]

Strongly disagree that the 30 day window had anything to do with the lack of interest. Everybody on this message board has known for almost a year that the RFP was coming sooner than later.

Just a point of clarification, as this is my field of work.

Developers aren't browsing MetroJacksonville trying to find large, contaminated pieces of land to invest money in. The entire process over the last few years was designed for Khan to act as a master developer on the land. To say anything differently just doesn't reflect reality.

Now, about that ark...