The Jacksonville City Council is poised to add $2 million to a $24.67 million taxpayer incentives deal previously approved by the Downtown Investment Authority to renovate the historic Laura Street Trio.
The Council Finance Committee voted 7-0 on Sept. 8 to amend pending legislation with a $2 million forgivable loan to help SouthEast Development Group LLC satisfy an outstanding financial lien on the property.
SouthEast Principal Steve Atkins has been working for nearly a decade to restore the Florida Life Insurance, Bisbee and Marble Bank buildings that comprise the Trio at northeast Laura and Forsyth streets.
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