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REDEVELOPMENT
Hodges rezoning effort hits resistance
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‘WE ARE PART OF THE REVITALIZATION OF LAVILLA’
Planning Commission recommends denial of request to rezone property for a mixed-use development.
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BY SCOTT SAILER STAFF WRITER
Unlike most land trust projects, this effort is not about preserving property, but rather the history of Jacksonville’s blacks, who relied on the hospital from 1901 until it closed in 1966. “We are part of the revitalization of LaVilla,” said land trust President Jim McCarthy, referring to several new buildings in the neighborhood once known as
The Jacksonville Planning Commission recommended denial of a request to rezone the Hodges property at Butler Boulevard and Glen Kernan Parkway for apartments and other uses. Commission members voted 4-2 Thursday to recommend denial of the rezoning, primarily based on the traffic it would generate. The City Council Land Use and Zoning Committee and the full council could approve the rezoning. The request is scheduled to be considered June 18 at the committee and June 25 at council. The 48.53 acres are west of Hodges Boulevard between Butler Boulevard and Glen Kernan Parkway, across from Windsor Commons shopping center. The owner sought rezoning for a mixed-use development, including up to 970 apartments, commercial retail, institutional and services establishments. Attorney Paul Harden, the owner’s agent for Hodges Development Group Inc. and Kernan Hodges, sought to convince the commission that the existing planned unit development zoning would have a greater impact on the area than the proposed planned unit development, Ordinance 2019-317. Zoning is split with a 1992 PUD on the northern half and a 2003 PUD on the south. He said the current PUD zoning comprises the 1992 approval for
SEE BREWSTER, PAGE 3
SEE HODGES, PAGE 3
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Photo by Caren Burmeister
North Florida Land Trust President Jim McCarthy on the front porch of the old Brewster Hospital, which served as a hospital for blacks during the segregation era. The land trust is moving into the historic building in LaVilla.
The North Florida Land Trust moves its headquarters into the restored historic Brewster Hospital.
BY CAREN BURMEISTER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Brewster Hospital, the historic landmark where blacks received medical care during 60 years of segregation, is finding new life as the North Florida Land Trust’s headquarters. The nonprofit land conservation organization recently moved into the building at 843 W. Monroe St.
Famous Amos selling Mandarin site to Harvest House Famous Amos restaurant owners closed their Mandarin location because they are selling it for development of the Harvest House of Cannabis by Harvest USA of Tempe, Arizona. “The Mandarin store was doing very well. The staff have all been relocated to our other restaurants,” said Josephine Phelan, who owns the Famous Amos restaurants with her husband, John. The Phelans continue to operate Famous Amos locations at 3911 University Blvd. W., 8265 Normandy Blvd. and 11565 N. Main St. A mobility fee application indicates that Harvest DCP of Florida LLC is buying the Mandarin property from Fare San Jose LLC, led by the Phelans.
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