RiversEdge breaks ground on Southbank

[jcjohnpaint]

QQ - With RiversEdge having their ribbon cutting tomorrow, does anyone know if The Pearl has been installed yet? I haven't been there in a few months after the security guy driving around kicked me out  . Also, if not yet installed, wonder what the timeline is? The permit has been approved since August if I'm not mistaken.

Dude, same. I actually was going to take a peek at the townhomes. I think it's more than I want to spend, but I'm actively looking and those people are seriously the most unfriendly people there. Great advertisement for your large development.

I would be so afraid of flooding in those units

[thelakelander]

QQ - With RiversEdge having their ribbon cutting tomorrow, does anyone know if The Pearl has been installed yet? I haven't been there in a few months after the security guy driving around kicked me out  . Also, if not yet installed, wonder what the timeline is? The permit has been approved since August if I'm not mistaken.

Dude, same. I actually was going to take a peek at the townhomes. I think it's more than I want to spend, but I'm actively looking and those people are seriously the most unfriendly people there. Great advertisement for your large development.

I'm planning to pop by today, just to see what's open without being harassed by security.

[acme54321]

QQ - With RiversEdge having their ribbon cutting tomorrow, does anyone know if The Pearl has been installed yet? I haven't been there in a few months after the security guy driving around kicked me out  . Also, if not yet installed, wonder what the timeline is? The permit has been approved since August if I'm not mistaken.

Dude, same. I actually was going to take a peek at the townhomes. I think it's more than I want to spend, but I'm actively looking and those people are seriously the most unfriendly people there. Great advertisement for your large development.

I would be so afraid of flooding in those units

They are actually pretty high.  None of that property flooded during Irma.

[acme54321]

Was the "Pearl" cancelled?

I saw a report this morning on social media that the centerpiece pearl art installation at River's Edge has been cancelled.  If that's true it's wild that they build around this centerpiece, used it in all of the marketing information for the development, and then scrapped it after the park designed around it was complete.  I really hope this isn't true, or at least if it is there is good reasoning and a plan in place to put a centerpiece art install in that spot as planned.

[Jankelope]

I saw a random post from "Hidden Jacksonville" that claims this but it's really hard for me to believe. They built the entire park around that sculpture. I don't know if I buy it.

Also apparently city contributes $1 million to "public art" for the park and the total cost is about $2.26 million. So city is contributing a little less than half.

I wonder if the city tried to get out of that obligation due to optics or something, and that resulted in entire thing stopping? Very hard for me to believe they won't still have piece of art there.

[Ken_FSU]

I saw a random post from "Hidden Jacksonville" that claims this but it's really hard for me to believe. They built the entire park around that sculpture. I don't know if I buy it.

Also apparently city contributes $1 million to "public art" for the park and the total cost is about $2.26 million. So city is contributing a little less than half.

I wonder if the city tried to get out of that obligation due to optics or something, and that resulted in entire thing stopping? Very hard for me to believe they won't still have piece of art there.

Had the chance to check out the RiversEdge parks for the first time on New Year's Day. Yet another instance of the city absolutely crushing it with the public space. The parks are nice, and that boardwalk is beautiful. The Central Park space badly needs that signature piece of central public art though to tie it all together and provide some kind of visual beacon from the river. I actually reached out to a few of the parties a couple of weeks back for details on timeline, and everyone has gone weirdly dark on the Pearl. I've got no independent confirmation that it's been canceled, but no one seems to be talking publicly about the status.

[Todd_Parker]

I saw a random post from "Hidden Jacksonville" that claims this but it's really hard for me to believe. They built the entire park around that sculpture. I don't know if I buy it.

Also apparently city contributes $1 million to "public art" for the park and the total cost is about $2.26 million. So city is contributing a little less than half.

I wonder if the city tried to get out of that obligation due to optics or something, and that resulted in entire thing stopping? Very hard for me to believe they won't still have piece of art there.

Had the chance to check out the RiversEdge parks for the first time on New Year's Day. Yet another instance of the city absolutely crushing it with the public space. The parks are nice, and that boardwalk is beautiful. The Central Park space badly needs that signature piece of central public art though to tie it all together and provide some kind of visual beacon from the river. I actually reached out to a few of the parties a couple of weeks back for details on timeline, and everyone has gone weirdly dark on the Pearl. I've got no independent confirmation that it's been canceled, but no one seems to be talking publicly about the status.

that signature piece of central public art...

[Ken_FSU]

I saw a random post from "Hidden Jacksonville" that claims this but it's really hard for me to believe. They built the entire park around that sculpture. I don't know if I buy it.

Also apparently city contributes $1 million to "public art" for the park and the total cost is about $2.26 million. So city is contributing a little less than half.

I wonder if the city tried to get out of that obligation due to optics or something, and that resulted in entire thing stopping? Very hard for me to believe they won't still have piece of art there.

Had the chance to check out the RiversEdge parks for the first time on New Year's Day. Yet another instance of the city absolutely crushing it with the public space. The parks are nice, and that boardwalk is beautiful. The Central Park space badly needs that signature piece of central public art though to tie it all together and provide some kind of visual beacon from the river. I actually reached out to a few of the parties a couple of weeks back for details on timeline, and everyone has gone weirdly dark on the Pearl. I've got no independent confirmation that it's been canceled, but no one seems to be talking publicly about the status.

that signature piece of central public art...

I still love this one, and am bummed to have seen it railroaded by mouthbreathers who sit on social media 20 hours a day just looking for a reason to bash the city they actively chose to live in. Funding would have been a challenge regardless, but that pad badly needs some type of iconic Jax signage or landmark to backdrop the skyline. Was clearly a first draft, with public workshops to follow, meant to be viewed and engaged with from dozens of angles. Art is subjective, but feels like the normal bad-faith crowd turned it into a meme without even trying to understand the process or the intent.

[jcjohnpaint]

I thought it was cut due to funding issues.

[acme54321]

Patiently waiting for Taco Charlie to weigh in...

[Todd_Parker]

I saw a random post from "Hidden Jacksonville" that claims this but it's really hard for me to believe. They built the entire park around that sculpture. I don't know if I buy it.

Also apparently city contributes $1 million to "public art" for the park and the total cost is about $2.26 million. So city is contributing a little less than half.

I wonder if the city tried to get out of that obligation due to optics or something, and that resulted in entire thing stopping? Very hard for me to believe they won't still have piece of art there.

Had the chance to check out the RiversEdge parks for the first time on New Year's Day. Yet another instance of the city absolutely crushing it with the public space. The parks are nice, and that boardwalk is beautiful. The Central Park space badly needs that signature piece of central public art though to tie it all together and provide some kind of visual beacon from the river. I actually reached out to a few of the parties a couple of weeks back for details on timeline, and everyone has gone weirdly dark on the Pearl. I've got no independent confirmation that it's been canceled, but no one seems to be talking publicly about the status.

that signature piece of central public art...

I still love this one, and am bummed to have seen it railroaded by mouthbreathers who sit on social media 20 hours a day just looking for a reason to bash the city they actively chose to live in. Funding would have been a challenge regardless, but that pad badly needs some type of iconic Jax signage or landmark to backdrop the skyline. Was clearly a first draft, with public workshops to follow, meant to be viewed and engaged with from dozens of angles. Art is subjective, but feels like the normal bad-faith crowd turned it into a meme without even trying to understand the process or the intent.

Cloud Gate was ridiculed in the beginning, as well, and now it receives 10 million visitors a year and is Chicago's most photographed spot.

https://worldhistoryjournal.com/2025/08/08/millennium-park-history/