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A new vision in New Springfield: Developer is buying up neighborhood

The Phoenix Arts District buildings in the block at North Liberty Street and 14th Street are among the properties acquired by Miami-based Future of Cities.
Monty Zickuhr
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Jacksonville Daily Record
The Phoenix Arts District buildings in the block at North Liberty Street and 14th Street are among the properties acquired by Miami-based Future of Cities.

Eight acres in the New Springfield area north of Downtown Jacksonville are filled with old warehouses, empty lots and the colorful murals of its identity as the Phoenix Arts District.

Now, a new use is rising as the Phoenix Arts & Innovation District, or PHX JAX, which is near the historic Springfield and Eastside areas.

Since 2020, Miami-based Future of Cities has been buying the property to regenerate the neighborhood into affordable housing, innovation, markets, food trucks, events, green space and more.

Read the rest of this story at the Jacksonville Daily Record, a WJCT News partner.