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Multifamily, art gallery project proposed for Cathedral District A rendering of the multifamily and art gallery project planned for the Downtown Cathedral District.
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Chan sets timeline for Mandarin restaurant
The Blue Bamboo owner and chef is working on the design to convert a former attorney’s office into an Asian eatery.
Jacksonville developer Rafael Caldera is seeking DDRB approval for a $5.6 million development at Duval and Washington streets. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
Jacksonville developer Rafael Caldera is asking the Downtown Development Review Board to approve the conceptual design for a mixed-use, multifamily housing project with ground-level art gallery and studio space in the Cathedral District. The estimated $5.6 million project is on a .75-acre lot at northeast Duval and Washington streets. It comprises 45 multifamily housing units Caldera and 27,000 square feet of gallery and studio space. The property is adjacent to the Hart Bridge on-ramp and leads into Downtown’s Sports and Entertainment District to the south. The development is through 527 Duval Street LLC, a subsidiary of Caldera’s architectural and
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The project is proposed for Duval and Washington streets. It includes 45 apartments and 27,000 square feet of gallery and studio use. Rooftop space also is part of the plan. Images special to the Daily Record
With the zoning exception approved Thursday, Blue Bamboo owner and chef Dennis Chan said he hopes to start construction about Oct. 1 on the casual Asian eatery he intends to open at 10110 San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin. Chan is working with Craig Meek of Meek Develop- Chan ment Group Inc. to design the project. “It will be fun to see what they come up with creatively to combat changing a building which was a former attorney’s office into a restaurant,” Chan said. “Trying to squeeze in a kitchen and a bar into a building with cubicles a conference room, and a snack room is going to take some creativity.” Chan said he will work with engineers “to make sure we can
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Wilson names committee chairs Jacksonville City Council President-designate Scott Wilson selected his predecessor, outgoing council President Aaron Bowman, to chair the Finance Committee for the 2019-20 session. Here are Wilson’s other committee chairs: Joyce Morgan, Rules; Terrance Freeman, Transportation, Energy and Utilities; Danny Becton, Land Use and Zoning; and Randy White, Neighborhoods, Community Services, Public Health and Safety. The City Council installation ceremony is 6 p.m. Thursday in the Jacoby Hall Auditorium at the Times Union Center for Performing Arts, 300 Water St.
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