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Plans for the site of the former Duval County Courthouse and and City Hall Annex range from $430 million to $705 million. BY DAVID CAWTON STAFF WRITER
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As crews continue to prep the old City Hall Annex and Duval County Courthouse buildings for demolition, plans are coming to light. The city invited developers in August to submit their proposals for a new convention center, hotel and parking garage. Sealed for 30 days, the bids now are public. Each presents a different financial structure as construction costs for the projects range from around $430 million to more than $705 million. All require public investment. It’s not known how the projects will compete with Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s proposal to develop a convention center complex near TIAA Bank Field, east of the Bay Street site, or whether the city will decide to pursue another option for the area, such as a mixed-use development with a hotel, apartment complex and food hall.
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THE PLANS
Top: Rimrock Devlin DeBartolo Development estimates its plan will cost $430 million to $450 million with 200,000 square feet of exhibition space.
At an estimated cost of $705 million, Dallas-based Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. presents the most expensive concept. The firm is offering 713,000 square feet for exhibition space in the hotel and convention center. The entire complex, which includes a parking garage, would require building more than 1.6 million square feet, not including outdoor spaces. Site plans show a parking garage and a retail parcel front-
A second potential 1.5 millionsquare-foot distribution center is emerging at AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center in West Jacksonville. That means plans have been initiated for two significant warehouses – and no confirmed but still well speculated – tenants. The second center is indicated for 123.59 acres on Parcels H and I along Aviation Avenue and New World Avenue, not far from the first center. The first 1.5 million-squarefoot center is proposed on Parcels A2 and B at 13483 103rd St. next to the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center. That is about 131 acres. Plans were filed in July. Prosser Inc. submitted an overall clearing plan for the New World Avenue site, but indicated it was for site clearing only and that no horizontal improvements are involved. “We are preparing the site to make it ready for future development,” said Dan Tatsch, senior
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JACOBS ENGINEERING
Left: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.proposes a $705 million plan with 713,000 square feet for exhibition space. Below: Jacksonville Convention Center Partners estimates its plan will cost $445 million and have 200,000 square feet of exhibition space.
Jones Bros. Furniture building incentives City Council could soon decide whether to approve $2.3 million in incentives to redevelop the former Jones Bros. Furniture building Downtown. Developer ACE JAX LLC wants to turn the property at 520 N. Hogan St., along with another vacant building at 502 N. Hogan St., into apartments with a streetlevel restaurant, office and retail space. The overall cost of the project is $11.2 million. Legislation will be introduced Tuesday to City Council. The Finance Committee will review the bill ahead of a full council vote likely in October.
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