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FEBRUARY 2022, VOL. 15, ISSUE 02
Vista Brooklyn apartments sell for record-setting price BY KAREN RIELEY Resident Community News An affiliate of Bristol Development Group and Hallmark Partners has announced the sale of Vista Brooklyn, 200 Riverside Avenue. A partner of Capital Square, listed as CS 1031 Vista Brooklyn Apartments DST, purchased the apartments for $126,300,000, the highest price ever paid for an apartment building in Jacksonville. Vista Brooklyn opened in 2021 and is a 10-story apartment community with 308 residences ranging from studio to three-bedroom floor plans and 12, 687 square feet of combined commercial and retail space.
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The apartment community has a resortstyle roof top pool and beer garden, fitness studio with yoga room, gaming area, grilling stations, gift wrapping room, coworking spaces, an elevated dog park with pet spa and meditation suite. It is located in the Brooklyn neighborhood adjacent to downtown Jacksonville and within walking distance to major employers, retail shops, restaurants and the St. Johns River. “We saw the great potential of the Brooklyn neighborhood. The Brooklyn neighborhood renaissance is in the early stages, and with the continued support from the city of Jacksonville, we see even more dynamic projects on the horizon,” Alex Coley, Hallmark Partners president said.
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Get out and Vote, Make it Count Special Unitary Election for City Council slated for Feb. 22 in Duval County
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The Duval County Supervisor of Elections office is preparing the voting booths for the Special Unitary Election for City Council At-Large Group 3 seat vacated by the late statesmen, Mayor, School Board Member, State Representative and City Councilman, Tommy Hazouri. Following Hazouri’s passing on Sept. 11, 2021, at 76, from complications from a lung transplant, the seat became vacant and open for a special election. Following the special election, which went undecided by a lack of majority vote for one candidate in the primary back on Dec. 7, 2021, it was determined that a runoff would decide the seat. The ballot boxes will be prepared for a Feb. 22 voting date, between Republican Nick Howland and Democrat Trayce Polson. Early voting will be open Feb. 12-20, the following early voting locations will not be open for the special election: FSCJ Deerwood Center, Gateway, Prime Osborn, San Marco Branch Library and University Park Branch Library. For more information about polling location changes or other voting questions, visit duvalelections.com.
JASMYN breaks ground
Safe Place Project takes a giant leap forward, as funding will help to increase health services and programs for LGBTQ+ youth, to include outdoor recreation, as well as a an endowment for maintenance of the campus following the expansion. READ MORE ON PAGE 8
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