Luxury hotel, 200 apartments and retail coming to site of former Ambassador Hote

[Kiva]

Good point. Also, finally the city is giving incentives once the project is complete. A needed change from the old days!

[KenFSU]

Construction fencing up around the Ambassador.

Small construction crew on site today.

[thelakelander]

These are the types of projects that should be highlighted most, IMO. Love when the private sector comes in and quickly gets to work. Especially, when it involves existing building stock.

[Steve]

While I can't exactly check in yet, I'm shocked this project has made it this far. When you read about the developers, it doesn't exactly scream experience with these type of projects. However, in some ways it's the whole "chicken and egg" with the job vs. the experience.

Hats off to them.

[KenFSU]

Active demolition going on today.

Fully fenced off, lots of fun banging and grinding and buzzing coming from inside the Ambassador.

So happy to see this one underway.

[jcjohnpaint]

fences just went up around the 200 riverside property. 

[thelakelander]

Nice!

[jcjohnpaint]

What else has been said about the plans for the building on the facing left of ambassador? 

[thelakelander]

It's going to be demolished for a larger structure with 200 apartment units and retail.

[jaxnyc79]

It's going to be demolished for a larger structure with 200 apartment units and retail.

Now just 100 more of these projects in downtown and Jax will be the envy of the south.

[heights unknown]

Wow; can't believe it...the old Ambassador Hotel. If those walls (in the basement bar) could talk. I used to drift in, and drift out of that bar many many times back in the 80's and 90's when I was in my 30's. When it was headed south, I knew a couple of people that actually lived at the Ambassador Hotel; towards the end it got seedy and cheap (LOL...to say the least). But it was good...real good. Great to see that it will now become something upwards to a slither short of upscale (am I on point?). Will be coming to town very soon, and it will be good to go down the list through this forum and drive around and look at the progress of all of these projects. Carry on Jax.

[thelakelander]

It's going to be demolished for a larger structure with 200 apartment units and retail.

Now just 100 more of these projects in downtown and Jax will be the envy of the south.

Get a good 15-20 of these done within two or three block radius of Laura Street, south of State, and I promise you, the overall image of downtown will change regardless of what takes place near the Stadium, the Southbank, LaVilla or Brooklyn.

[vicupstate]

It's going to be demolished for a larger structure with 200 apartment units and retail.

Now just 100 more of these projects in downtown and Jax will be the envy of the south.

Get a good 15-20 of these done within two or three block radius of Laura Street, south of State, and I promise you, the overall image of downtown will change regardless of what takes place near the Stadium, the Southbank, LaVilla or Brooklyn.

#truthbomb

[Steve]

City Council Approved the Ambassador Incentive Package

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-cawton-report-city-council-approves-ambassador-hotel-deal

Interesting tidbit that I hadn't heard before: the Apartment part of the development is a partnership with Vestcor. For a project that I thought sounded like a disaster to start, I'm believing in it more and more.

Anyone hear if these will be Affordable, Workforce, or Market Rate Apartments.

[thelakelander]

Pretty cool. Glad to see this one moving along so quickly. I assume since Vesctor is involved, the apartment component won't have retail?