TUESDAY July 17, 2018 jaxdailyrecord.com • 35 cents
PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES BEGIN ON PAGE 4
Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
Ambassador Hotel sold
THE MATHIS REPORT
Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
Daily Record Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Wildlight apartments offer more living options
Raydient community in Nassau County gaining 279-unit project.
Photos by Jay Schlichter
The Ambassador Hotel, built in 1923, is slated for renovation for hotel use Downtown at Julia and Church streets.
Buyers plan to restore building and add luxury apartments on city block. BY JAY SCHLICHTER ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Two St. Augustine developers plan to bring the historic Ambassador Hotel in Downtown Jacksonville back to its “original luster” and add an apartment complex and retail space on the same block. The partners of Augustine Development Group provided details of their plans Monday, days after they purchased five lots totaling 1.5 acres for $5.4 million. The adjoining parcels take up an entire city block bordered by Duval, Julia, Church and Pearl streets, directly north of the State Attorney’s Office. Bryan Greiner and George Bochis said they plan to renovate the Ambassador and are in talks with several hotel chains
Buyers intend to demolish this 3-story former bank building at Julia and Duval streets for construction of apartments.
to operate the 100 rooms inside the storied structure. They confirmed that Cambria and La Quinta are two companies being considered. In addition to rehabbing the hotel,
they plan to construct a 200-unit luxury apartment building with 15,000 square feet of retail. To do that, they will
Wildlight’s first apartment community is in review for the Nassau County property designed for homes, businesses, retail stores and a school. The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing a permit modification for the ninebuilding multifamily community at Wildlight and Daydream avenues in the Yulee development. Raydient Places + Properties LLC is developing Wildlight at northeast Interstate 95 and Florida A1A in Nassau County. Raydient Places announced in May that Atlanta-based Varden Capital Properties and Tellus Partners will work with Buckhaven Construction Services to develop the 279-unit apartment complex on 12.7 acres. The apartment complex’s amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and dog park. The plans in review identify Tellus Partners LLC of Norcross, Georgia, as the owner’s representative. Gillette & Associates Inc. is the agent and GAI Consultants Inc. SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
SEE AXIS, PAGE 3
Thirty-year video veteran focusing on new role after sale PAGE 3 VOLUME 105, NO. 170 • ONE SECTION