Downtown Jacksonville

Farah & Farah bought The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons at 220 N. Ocean St.

First Coast

Farah & Farah buys Masonic lodge Downtown for $3 million

Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record

The Jacksonville-based law firm purchased the property to gain additional employee parking.

This parcel is included in a proposed Downtown development Downtown includes this parcel at Union, Pearl, Beaver and Clay streets.

First Coast

Potential Downtown project could amount to $464 million

Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

Four blocks south of Union Street are under review by a developer of Tampa’s waterfront district.

Taylor Williams sits outside the Burrito Gallery in Downtown Jacksonville. Williams, a freshman at Florida State College at Jacksonville, lives in student housing Downtown and works a couple blocks away at Burrito Gallery on East Adams Street.

First Coast

Downtown on the cusp of 10,000 residents

David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union

A total of 24 residential projects have either opened since 2018 or are under construction in Downtown Jacksonville.

An illustration shows the renovated Independent Life Building.

First Coast

Historic Independent Life Building approved for renovation

Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

Augustine Development Group of St. Augustine plans to convert the 19-story building into housing and commercial space.

Capt. Sandy Yawn can now demolish the building she owns at 618 W. Adams St. The star of “Below Deck Mediterranean” planned to renovate the building into a restaurant, but said the costs were too high to save the structure.

First Coast

Capt. Sandy Yawn can demolish 109-year-old building Downtown

Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

The reality TV star plans to replace the crumbling building with a replica and restaurant.

First Coast

Hear what's in the works for Downtown Jacksonville

Michelle Corum

A public meeting, “Riverfront 2025: A Look Ahead,” will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Jacksonville Main Public Library.

The planned 10-acre Shipyards West Park is planned between Catherine Street and Hogans Creek along the St. Johns River Northbank. That would place it across from Maxwell House as seen on this aerial image provided by the DIA. The future Museum of Science and History site is at the upper right; the Pier 1 site for the USS orleck ship museum and historic Fire Station 3 on the left along East Bay Street's new Downtown museum district between TIAA Bank Field and the Berkman Plaza.

First Coast

Jacksonville's riverfront is starting to take shape

Dan Scanlan

Agency Landscape + Planning has been selected to design Shipyards West Park, part of a ribbon of development between Downtown and Metropolitan Park.

First Coast

Downtown targeted for $4.63 billion in projects

Monty Zickuhr - Jacksonville Daily Record

The central city has "a clear path" to 10,000 residential units and 16,500 residents, a new report concludes.

Site work is underway at RiversEdge: Life on the St. Johns, a development of homes, retail, restaurants and public park space on the Southbank of Downtown Jacksonville.

First Coast

Update: Where work stands on Southbank megaproject

Teresa Stepzinski - Florida Times-Union

Construction finally is underway on RiversEdge: Life on the St. Johns, one of the largest residential, retail, office and public space developments on the Southbank of downtown Jacksonville.

An illustration shows the renovated building at 323 E. Bay St.

First Coast

Deal moves ahead for proposed Bay Street music venue

Mike Mendenhall - Jacksonville Daily Record

A Miami-based developer wants the city to help finance renovation of the 118-year-old building. Plans include a 2,250-square-foot covered space on the rooftop along with an open-air bar.