MONDAY January 7, 2019
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THE MATHIS REPORT
Expansion plans at Cross Creek subdivision
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VyStar preparing to make its mark on Downtown skyline
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D.R. Horton seeks to add 577 single-family homes, amenity center at Clay County community. BY JAY SCHLICHTER ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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Renderings special to the Daily Record
A rendering shows the VyStar sign on what is now the SunTrust Tower Downtown. The credit union is moving its headquarters to the building and is seeking an exception to increase its sign area.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The DDRB will consider the credit union’s new sign for its upcoming headquarters building.
VyStar Credit Union wants to add its name and logo to the Downtown Jacksonville skyline and seeks a sign exception to do so. The Downtown Development Review Board is scheduled to consider final approval at its 2 p.m. meeting Thursday at City Hall for a special sign exception for VyStar Tower. Jacksonville-based VyStar Credit Union paid $59 million in July for SunTrust Tower at 76 S. Laura St. Downtown. VyStar intends to move its headquarters and up to 900 people to the 23-story building by the end of this year. VyStar wants to put its name SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
The proposed VyStar sign is 2,373 square feet, more than three times as large as the 750-square-foot SunTrust sign.
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The existing SunTrust Tower sign. SunTrust is moving to the Bank of America Tower.
D.R. Horton proposes to build an additional 577 single-family homes and an amenity center as part of the second phase of the Cross Creek subdivision in Clay County. In the first phase, the homebuilder is constructing 421 homes, planned to be available for sale this month. The additional sites boost Cross Creek to 998 lots. Cross Creek is on 970 acres next to Russell Baptist Church in Green Cove Springs west of Sandridge and Russell roads. The company submitted its second phase and amenity center plans in December to the St. Johns River Water Management District. D.R. Horton received approval in October 2016 to build the first phase comprising 421 homes on 246 acres. The second phase proposes 577 lots on 340 acres southeast of the first phase. The 998 homes offer four widths: 103 40-foot lots; 500 50-foot lots; 205 60-foot lots; and 190 70-foot lots. Amenity center plans show a 3,400-square-foot pool with zero entry; splash pad; 2,400-squarefoot clubhouse; tot lot; two shade structures; volleyball court; and two pickleball courts. Marissa Awtry, the media relations manager for D.R. Horton, said the homes are expected to start around $190,000, but pricing has not been finalized. SEE CROSS CREEK, PAGE 2
Beach Boulevard detours Westbound Beach Boulevard will have daily detours at the Hart Expressway Bridge from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. beginning Tuesday through March 31 as part of the Hart Expressway Bridge rehabilitation project. Westbound Beach Boulevard will be detoured onto westbound Hart Expressway and continue to Atlantic Boulevard. Drivers will then take westbound Atlantic Boulevard and reconnect with Beach Boulevard. For more information, visit nflroads.com.
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