City unveils Jaguars stadium plan

[thelakelander]

Its too bad Maxwell House is there.  Its kind of right where a sports and entertainment district should be.
Ford at the bay and jail and old courthouse sites could be some great mixed use res/hotel/retail district...  it would tie it all together.  But Maxwell House is a huge dead zone.

I love Maxwell House and selfishly hope that they stay. They employ hundreds at higher wages, have been there for a century plus and the coffee scent is a part of Jax's cultural identity. It would be cool to explore better integrating historic industry into the future things that people dream about for this old maritime district and former working waterfront. There's no money to build a new jail and new massive convention center. We'll all be dead before that happens. But I'm looking forward to seeing how UF's desire for a downtown campus will impact this topic if the LaVilla site is selected. Still Hyatt or bust for me on the convention center topic.

[jaxjags]

" e) complement one or two additional, not-yet-announced projects in the vicinity," Does Ken know something we don't know or is it wishful thinking? Perhaps this does have to do with UF. If they choose the fairgrounds maybe they don't want an entertainment center next door.

[Zac T]

I think Ford on Bay would be a great location for it as it'd have the greatest impact on DT as a whole especially if it could complement an expanded exhibition hall at The Hyatt. This would help cement The Elbow as a true entertainment/nightlife destination for the city

[Joey Mackey]

Negotiations could have been way, way worse. Exhibit A Cleveland. Kudos again to everyone involved for keeping it professional and drama free.

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