Taking a trip to Atlantic Beach

[Metro Jacksonville]

Taking a trip to Atlantic Beach



Modern Cities takes a look at the sunny side of the ditch, in a community entrenched in history, with a recent flair for modern homes and neighborhood compactness. Owing much of its existence to railroad magnate Henry Flagler, Atlantic Beach is Duval County's densest municipality and home to one of the region's most popular pedestrian friendly retail and dining districts. Join us as we stroll down this part of the Jacksonville beaches, known by the locals as "AB", where "everyone knows everyone" is no exaggeration.

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[JaxJersey-licious]

Great article and a nice spotlight on the classy gem of the First Coast that is Beaches Towne Center.

What would make that area even better would be Neptune Beach moving their offices and the PD out of there. Given the success of Hawkers and the like I'm sure there would be a demand for more new construction and businesses that could use those spaces.

[ProjectMaximus]

Is this going to be as great as it seems?? Are there any more detailed site plans? I love the way its described on paper.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/tribridge-resubmits-plans-for-apartments-at-former-neptune-beach-kmart-site

[thelakelander]

Here's some more detailed plans:

https://www.moderncities.com/article/2018-mar-plans-for-neptune-beachs-500-atlantic-released

[Captain Zissou]

I've very excited about the multi-use path.  My guess is that it will run parallel to the creek/canal that runs just west of 3rd street to Jarboe park and then west to Penman.  I hope they continue the path all the way back to Penman.  It looks like it's all public ROW and where it does pass through residential there are fences between the canal and homes.

[Charles Hunter]

Good article. Some of the Town Center pictures show a concern I have. For such a pedestrian-centric area, the pedestrian lighting is terrible. There is inadequate lighting at the pedestrian crossings, and other lights shine into drivers eyes, exacerbating the problem.

Having family in AB, I am down there regularly. It seems a good portion of the home sales result in the old house being knocked down, and a bigger one replacing it.  When do houses from the 1950s and 1960s become 'historic'?

[TimmyB]

I didn't see any timeline with the story.  Any guesses when they might start/finish this project?

[thelakelander]

The last sentence in article mentions a 2019 start and a 2020 finish.