City asked to show cause in Southbank tower decision

[thelakelander]

by: David Cawton  Staff Writer

The city of Jacksonville is being asked to show cause in a case dealing with a proposed Southbank residential tower under appeal to the 4th Judicial Circuit by neighboring property owners.

GV-IP Jacksonville Owner LLC is appealing a Dec. 12 decision by the Downtown Development Review Board, an agent of the city overseeing Downtown building standards.

The decision would allow Ventures Development Group LLC to build a 13-story residential tower along Prudential Drive between the Eight Forty One building, formerly known as the Aetna Building, and the Acosta Bridge.

A Feb. 20 order from Circuit Judge Waddell Wallace gives the city until April 2 to show cause in writing why GV-IP's petition for certiorari should not be granted and why the final decision of the DDRB should not be reversed.

Full article: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/city-asked-to-show-cause-in-southbank-tower-decision

[acme54321]

That's a lot to read but it seems like the owners of the Aetna building are just doing this to be a pain in the ass?

[JaxJersey-licious]

I can see the legal team of GV-IP putting through enough appeals and other obstacles on this project that all the talk about possible implementation of steel and aluminum tariffs would create such massive speculative price increases and/or decrease in steel and aluminum availability making this Southbank tower project no longer feasible to get off the ground.

Those assholes should look at applying for positions at the US Commerce Department.

[MusicMan]

Keep in mind the legal objections all came in at the absolute last minute, after DDRB had approved the building the first time. What a clusterf$ck.