Plans for Jones Brothers Furniture lofts released

[Metro Jacksonville]

Plans for Jones Brothers Furniture lofts released



The long abandoned Jones Brothers Furniture Building at the southwest corner of Church and Hogan Streets is the latest structure in the Northbank identified for redevelopment.

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[jaxnyc79]

I like that this development has interior-block parking without a car lot fronting any of downtown's streets.

[thelakelander]

It would be nice to see a little more effort put into the facade of the one story building next door. Maybe some awnings or areas in the facade for outdoor dining. However, I guess beggars can't be choosy.

[MusicMan]

Since one of the common threads on MJ is fixing up old buildings, Jones Brothers is like the Taj Mahal compared to Genovar's Hall.

Lake is there a photographic record of Genovar's Hall from back in the day? Something that could be drawn upon when the restoration begins?

[thelakelander]

The buildings are in an apples to oranges situation. Genovars was in the middle of being stripped to a shell (like the Barnett) when its restoration died a decade ago. Jones has just been vacant. It will need interior demo too.

Nevertheless, yes there's information of what Genovars resembled before the failed restoration project started.

[heights unknown]

I like it; design/proposed design looks rather ordinary, standard and generic though. Hope there's several designs on the table; to me the design needs a little more imagination. What's up with that JONES BROTHERS logo/sign on the side of the building? Are they keeping that on there? Looks kind of tacky to me. Believe it or not, I met those two guys, yes the Jones Brothers, back around 1978/79 I believe. They used to frequent a downtown bar and tavern I hung out at as a young guy when I was in the Navy called the Flamingo Bar and Liquors on Main street just around the corner from main and duval streets. Silver haired, humorous guys, life of the party liberals...and I got the feeling they were gay and they were always together and frequented most of the bars downtown (back when there were quite a few downtown). Hope this comes to fruition soon. I am planning on moving back to Jax and will need a place to stay (will be looking around October or so). Awesome.

[KenFSU]

^I like the Jones Bros signage. Similar to the Barnett, It's what everyone knows the building as already, and it's a nice nod to its history.

[acme54321]

I hope they keep the original logo typeface instead of what's shown in those renderings.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Looks nice but they should add some awnings or tress, even the rendering looks scorching hot.

[thelakelander]

Lake is there a photographic record of Genovar's Hall from back in the day? Something that could be drawn upon when the restoration begins?

Here's a pic from the early 1990s.

[MusicMan]

Wow. Unrecognizable.

THANKS!!

You know it would make a pretty cool venue for a pool hall or similar use.

[KenFSU]

Wow. Unrecognizable.

THANKS!!

You know it would make a pretty cool venue for a pool hall or similar use.

Still love the idea of restoring it back into a Jazz-themed restaurant or club that plays off the venue's history.

[heights unknown]

^I like the Jones Bros signage. Similar to the Barnett, It's what everyone knows the building as already, and it's a nice nod to its history.

Thanks Ken for jogging my brain; you persuaded me to accept it, I guess, but it seems sometimes Jax is resistant to change; yes, people (older people), will know it as the Jones Brothers Building, but the younger ones I believe don't really care. Anyhoo, you persuaded me.

[heights unknown]

Lake is there a photographic record of Genovar's Hall from back in the day? Something that could be drawn upon when the restoration begins?

Here's a pic from the early 1990s.

I remember when it looked like that; but did you get your posts mixed up in your threads? We're talking about the Jones Bro's Building. But anyhoo, I might have drifted in and out of there in the early 90's as I was in my early to mid 30's and was all over the place slamming bars, taverns, nightclubs, wherever I laid my hat was my home LOL.

[downtownbrown]

I like the Jones building with the Skyway tracks in front of it.  Reminds me of Jake and Elwood's apartment.