San Marco Publix Site Plan and Renderings

[acme54321]

My understanding is that the (former)Baptist HQ site is waiting for construction costs to drop or level off.

Well that's reassuring

[MusicMan]

"My understanding is that the (former)Baptist HQ site is waiting for construction costs to drop or level off."

Uh there is no economic forecast that predicts that will happen, and if it did then the same economic forces that said building it would be a good idea will be in decline as well. 

This could be a parallel situation with the Publix.......  10 years from now we'll be wondering what happened.

Does anyone know if they have gotten approval from DDRB or DIA for this ?

[Steve]

"My understanding is that the (former)Baptist HQ site is waiting for construction costs to drop or level off."

Uh there is no economic forecast that predicts that will happen, and if it did then the same economic forces that said building it would be a good idea will be in decline as well. 

This could be a parallel situation with the Publix.......  10 years from now we'll be wondering what happened.

Does anyone know if they have gotten approval from DDRB or DIA for this ?

No DDRB/DIA approval needed....the site is south of I-95. That's the official Downtown border. And since San Marco isn't legally a historic district, they just have to go through the normal city process as if they were building this at 295 and Normandy.

[jaxnyc79]

I thought San Marco had an overlay district...

[acme54321]

I thought San Marco had an overlay district...

Nope

[Steve]

There is a zoning overlay, however that still runs through regular planning. There is no DIA or JHPC (Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission) approval needed was my point.

[acme54321]

I thought San Marco had an overlay district...

Nope

I was under the impression one existed.

https://library.municode.com/fl/jacksonville/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=ZOSE_CH656ZOCO_PT3SCDIRE_SPMSAMAOVZO

Yeah my bad I was thinking historic district

[acme54321]

6 months later and still crickets over here

[MusicMan]

Crickets are certainly more noisy than the developers of that disaster...............

[Bativac]

6 months later and still crickets over here

If a Publix ever gets built on that site, I promise to stroll past it in nothing but a diaper and an oversized bonnet.

[Captain Zissou]

Crickets are certainly more noisy than the developers of that disaster...............

Oh yeah?  Regency just completed a merger to become a $16B company and they have hundreds of millions in the development and acquisition pipeline.  When have you seen a cricket do that?

[MusicMan]

Don't tell Bativac.

[Bativac]

Don't tell Bativac.

I hope the Publix opens, one day, if for no other reason than to get rid of the giant vacant lot over there. I mean even the old Baron gas station would be better than the empty lot. I still have family in the area (though some are planning their exit strategy and others have fled to St Johns County or Ponte Vedra) and I grew up near San Marco - I was a Hendricks Ave Elementary and Landon Jr High student - so I want the best for it. But like many other construction projects in Jax....just empty promises.

[MusicMan]

Come to think of it, that vacant lot is FULL of crickets!

[thelakelander]

Here's the latest:

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-mathis-report-east-san-marco-project-is-moving-forward