Jacksonville's next Downtown skyscraper

[fsu813]

I remember when the Barnet Bank tower was finished (very young), nothing since then. It's cheaper to buy land in the burbs and build out rather than up i guess........any educated guess as to when the next skyscraper might be built?

I'll say in 5-8 years plans to build another will be in place.

[Deuce]

Is your definition of a downtown skyscraper only a commercial building in the North Bank, cause I would consider the apt buildings on the south bank as skyscrapers downtown.

[Joe]

That's kind of a weird statement, since a 350-foot skyscraper was constructed directly in front of the Bank of America tower not more than two years later. Nevermind the fact that Jacksonville's 4th tallest was recently completed on the Southbank.

My assumption is that one of the "dead" condo proposals will be Jax's next skyscraper. Once the real estate market improves, a developer will revive some of the plans and build a new tower within 5-10 years. The most likely candidates are the empty sites on the Southbank - next door to Aetna, next door to the Peninsula, the old Radisson hotel site, the JEA site, etc. On the Northbank, it's possible that Riverwatch or the Shipyards could be revived. Additionally, the Riverside Ave corridor has always had a few empty riverfront lots in which developers have shown interest. Although nothing serious was proposed.

Anyway, like you said, it's going to be 5 years bare-minimum, and I would speculate it will be longer than that.

[fsu813]

i don't consider the southbank to be downtown really....

[thelakelander]

What's your height cut off limit for skyscraper?  The new federal courthouse, Hyatt and Berkman were all built within the last ten years or so.

[Charles Hunter]

Your definition of "downtown" is too limiting - the City considers the Southbank part of downtown.

[reednavy]

The new WOlfson's Tower will be our next tower to go up.

[Seraphs]

What reasons would someone have for not considering the southbank part of downtown?  Because a river runs through it? (separating north from south)

[Seraphs]

Hopefully the next skyscraper is the St. Johns.

[Jason]

I agree with Reed, the Wolfson's tower is next.  Also, look for the courthouse (although probably not included in the "highrise" category).  I actually think they will be comparable in height...


I was REALLY hoping for the Riverwatch Tower to go vertical.

[reednavy]

You and everyone else, such a shame. Of course, I'm glad that San Marco Village or whatever didn't go up on the JEA site, mainly because that IS NOT SAN MARCO.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Lets have this conversation when something over 50 stories is built not just planned. I dont consider any of the condos in Jax as skyscrapers. My opinion!

[Steve]

^Under that definition, Jacksonville doesn't have any skyscrapers.  Really?

[heights unknown]

That's kind of a weird statement, since a 350-foot skyscraper was constructed directly in front of the Bank of America tower not more than two years later. Nevermind the fact that Jacksonville's 4th tallest was recently completed on the Southbank.

My assumption is that one of the "dead" condo proposals will be Jax's next skyscraper. Once the real estate market improves, a developer will revive some of the plans and build a new tower within 5-10 years. The most likely candidates are the empty sites on the Southbank - next door to Aetna, next door to the Peninsula, the old Radisson hotel site, the JEA site, etc. On the Northbank, it's possible that Riverwatch or the Shipyards could be revived. Additionally, the Riverside Ave corridor has always had a few empty riverfront lots in which developers have shown interest. Although nothing serious was proposed.

Anyway, like you said, it's going to be 5 years bare-minimum, and I would speculate it will be longer than that.

Probably the Vue.  As the economy heals and prospers, and the banks begin issuing credit again like there's no tomorrow, look for several developments to be taken off of the planning shelves and quickly approved.

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[heights unknown]

i don't consider the southbank to be downtown really....

You may not consider Southbank Downtown but the City does, and I do as well because it's right across the River from the Northbank, and the growth that the Southbank has or will have is actually an off shoot of what already exists on the Northbank, this is only my opinion; it only makes sense to include it in downtown anyway from a business standpoint and the fact that there are skyscrapers, in which the majority are businesses, right across the river from the Northbank.

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