Berkman Plaza 2

[coredumped]

Any update on this?

[ben says]

Any update on this?

LOL!

[Todd_Parker]

I think this structure presents a great opportunity for Jacksonville. We can take advantage of our current notoriety and turn an eyesore into a major downtown attraction to help ramp up revitalization efforts. Paris has the Louvre, St. Petersburg has the Hermitage Museum, and now Jacksonville can turn The Berkman 2 into the Clay Yarborough Center for Appropriate Art.

[coredumped]

That's funny
How long can it sit there before the city deems it an eyesore or a hazard?

[downtownbrown]

Any update on this?

Update:  The developer presented plans to the DIA and asked for $5 million.  DIA said no.  So now it's either completely in limbo or part of Khan's grand bargain.  (just a guess).

As to the hole in Liberty Street, City Council has deferred specific legislation to fix it over and over since August.  The city is suing the insurance company, but for a while there CC was going to fix it and let the GC worry about the suit.  But no movement in either direction.

[MusicMan]

As I've stated before, The Berkman II is the perfect symbol for the state of things in Downtown Jacksonville. And the location, directly across from the jail, is the icing on the cake. It may well make it into it's third different Mayor, if Brown is not re-elected.

[BoldCityRealist]

As I've stated before, The Berkman II is the perfect symbol for the state of things in Downtown Jacksonville. And the location, directly across from the jail, is the icing on the cake. It may well make it into it's third different Mayor, if Brown is not re-elected.

When I was walking to Sweet Pete's last night for an event, walking past at least half a dozen empty storefronts, the reality of how crappy our downtown is hit me. We have an incredibly long way to go. Dang.

[coredumped]

Thanks for the update downtownbrown. This building is a huge black eye on the city - it's always featured on football games, and is probably something the NFL sees when they (if they) look at us for another superbowl.

[mbwright]

have Kim Scott declare it unsafe, and it will be gone by morning.....

[downtownbrown]

In one of Lamping's quotes about Shipyards development he mentions that Berkman has to be resolved.  He has also said that part of the plan is residential.  Hopefully that means Berkman, and hopefully this time Khan will deliver as promised, that is, an announcement around the first of the year.

[Lunican]

I think it will sit for 15 years, then be torn down.

6 years and counting...

9 years!

[Keith-N-Jax]

Were not at 20 years yet, so plenty time to spare.

[Bativac]

Bad news. If there is no financial lifeline to finish the tower, whoever owns the property may just demolish it and here we are with another empty lot; I don't think they'll just let it sit and rot.

Can't let it sit like that for long or even forever.

Heights Unknown

Sorry, saw the thread bumped and this was too funny not to quote.

[JaxNative81]

The building is currently under contract to sell with a new investment company. Hopefully the sale goes through and renovations start soon.

[thelakelander]

So the investment company plans to convert it into a hotel? Will they need public money to pull it off?