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DIA wants new bids for East Bay Street site
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Mayor rejected developer plans for a convention center where former courthouse, City Hall are being demolished. BY DAVID CAWTON ASSOCIATE EDITOR
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A Downtown Investment Authority subcommittee decided Tuesday to recommend that the city seek bids from prospective developers for the former City Hall and Duval County Courthouse properties being cleared along East Bay Street. The DIA’s Strategic Implementation Committee agreed to begin the process of issuing a formal notice of disposition, which triggers a new search for development ideas for 220 and 330 E. Bay St. A decision to issue the notice requires the approval of the ninemember DIA board, which meets March 20. Before a notice is issued, the DIA is expected to hire a real estate consultant to help market the search, identify criteria and act as a liaison to the development community. A similar strategy was used in 2018 when the city engaged real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. to help solicit bids for the 8.3-acre site to become a convention center complex. Mayor Lenny Curry ended that effort when he said it was not the right time for the city to pursue a convention center. During Tuesday’s meeting, the committee considered proceeding with an unsolicited bid the DIA received in August, issuing a request for information or moving ahead with a new notice of disposition. The DIA received the unsolicSEE DIA, PAGE 2
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EXPANSION PLANS RETURN
These illustrations are from a 2011 plan to add a third concourse at Jacksonville International Airport. The plan for a 76,144-square-feet addition with six aircraft gates was scrapped because of the economic downturn and low JIA traffic. The airport is seeking new bids for a revived expansion.
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Airport sees 16 percent increase in passengers in 2018, revives plans for a new Concourse B. BY CAREN BURMEISTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A third concourse with six gates is on the way to Jacksonville International Airport. The Jacksonville Aviation Authority is seeking design bids for a new concourse to accommodate more passengers at the airport, which saw business grow 16 percent last year. Mark VanLoh, CEO of the aviation authority, discussed the project Tuesday with the Economic Roundtable of Jacksonville at Jacksonville University. He presented “The Future of Aviation in
Northeast Florida.” The airport handled 6.4 million passengers last year, which is roughly 900,000 more passengers than in 2017, VanLoh said. He said the 16 percent increase took him by surprise. “We did not intend to grow that fast,” VanLoh said, noting that January was the airport’s best month in its 50-year history. JAA revived a long-standing plan for Concourse B. An older Concourse B was demolished in 2009 after Concourses A and C were rebuilt in 2008, leaving a SEE AIRPORT, PAGE 3
Florida Baptist demolition Realco Recycling continues to demolish the former Florida Baptist Convention property at 1230 Hendricks Ave., a 3.41-acre site slated for redevelopment into 345 apartments, parking and retail space. The five-story building was developed in 1958 and two smaller structures were built in 1960 and 1997. Chadbourne II LLC bought the property. The convention relocated to Belfort Oaks Place. More photos at JaxDailyRecord.com
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