It’s now likely the vacant 109-year-old Fire Station No. 5 in Brooklyn will be demolished.
Downtown Investment Authority CEO Lori Boyer said the city received no response to its 30-day request for proposals to purchase and relocate the 7,152-square-foot structure from 347 Riverside Ave.
The notice closed Dec. 16, according to WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record.
The city Department of Public Works plans to clear the property by March to remain on schedule for a planned realignment of Forest Street across Riverside Avenue. The street realignment will provide improved access to Sidney J. Gefen Riverwalk Park and the future $145 million Fidelity National Information Services Inc. headquarters.
The planned 12-story, 300,000-square-foot FIS world headquarters will be built on the adjacent 4½-acre property at 323 Riverside Ave. and support 1,716 employees. It is expected to break ground in the second quarter of 2020.
Boyer told DIA board members Dec. 18 she “was really disappointed” that no proposals came in, but the property is now in the domain of public works officials.
An expanded version of this story is at JaxDailyRecord.com.
