More than four years after announcing plans to open Mathers Social Gathering–Jacksonville in the historic New York Steam Laundry Building Downtown, the project appears to be active.
120 E. Forsyth St. LLC, the building owner/developer, asked the city's Downtown Investment Authority for a $1.207 million forgivable and deferred principal loan package for repairs to the two-story building next to the Florida Theatre.
DIA committee meeting documents released Nov. 14 also show 120 E. Forsyth and a related company that will operate the club, Mathers JAX LLC, have applied for a separate $100,000 city/DIA incentive to help finance build-out of the 5,600-square-foot second floor and the first-floor lobby.
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