A look at Augustine Development Group's December 10th Downtown Development Review Board presentation for final approval. Consisting of 135 market-rate apartments, a ground floor grocery market and mini-food hall, and rooftop lounge and seafood restaurant, the proposed adaptive reuse of the former Independent Life Building could be underway in early 2021 and completed by mid 2022. Read More
Across several incarnations and ownership changes, The Florida Times-Union and its predecessors have served Jacksonville and Northeast Florida since 1864. Guest writer Andrew Nicholas provides this history of Jacksonville’s newspaper of record. Read More
Join co-hosts the Jessie Ball duPont Fund and the Jaxson Magazine in celebrating the contributions of Jacksonville’s Jewish community and our connections to renowned businessman and national philanthropist Julius Rosenwald. Register today! Read More
Learn how to stay up to date and can get involved with retrofitting Jacksonville’s urban core. Join The Jaxson virtually on December 10th to explore the latest with the Emerald Trail, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park and related initiatives that integrate local history, culture, community and economic development with open space, bicycle and pedestrian use that are on the verge of breaking ground in a post-Covid Jacksonville. In the meantime, here are a few projects that will be underway soon that you may not be familiar with. Read More
During their heyday, late 19th and early 20th century industrial sites employed thousands and were the largest buildings in their respective cities. Obsolete for modern industrial uses, these spaces are now highly desired for their mixed-use adaptive reuse potential. Here are twelve amazing industrial adaptive reuse examples from around the country. Read More
