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Downtown
Brazilian Corner
The Brazilian Corner restaurant opened at the intersection of Forsyth and Ocean Streets on January 11, 2013.
Might As Well Cafe
The Might As Well Cafe will be opening in this street level retail space at 410 Broad Street. The restaurant will serve French-inspired fare and gourmet sandwiches.
Family Dollar
Work continues for a new Family Dollar store at State and Newnan Streets.
McDonald's Restaurant
Construction on a $3.7 million McDonald's restaurant continues at State and Market Streets.
220 Riverside
Construction of 220 Riverside is underway. 220 Riverside will feature 18,000 square feet of retail and 294 apartment units when complete in 2014.
RIVERSIDE/AVONDALE
Cummer Museum
The restoration of Olmstead Gardens and a major parking/landscaping enhancement project is now underway.
Corrado's Bakery Bistro
Corrado's Bakery Bistro will be opening soon at 813 Lomax Street in Five Points.
7-Eleven
This former Pizza Palace Restaurant on Five Points' Margaret Street will become the urban core's third 7-Eleven location.
2136 St. Johns Avenue
2136 St. Johns Avenue is a good example of infill new construction residential in the urban core.
2216 Oak Street
Snap Fitness will be opening in this historic "streetcar" transit oriented development commercial building (constructed in 1923) at 2216 Oak Street.
Goozlepipe & Guttyworks
Construction is now underway on King Street's Goozlepipe and Guttyworks. The estimated value of the project is $1.5 million.
Pulp Juice Bar
Now new update to report on the long proposed Pulp Juice Bar on Avondale's St. Johns Avenue.
Ale Pie House Italian Restaurant
The Ale Pie House will be opening at 3951 St. Johns Avenue.
College & Stockton Street
Facade restoration work taking place at Stockton Street's Marybuilt Building.
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billy
January 21, 2013, 07:58:48 AMI was in town about two weeks ago.
I asked barrista at San Marco Pulp when Avondale would be open...
"About a week".
ben says
January 21, 2013, 09:03:33 AMHeard that before....months ago.
RiversideLoki
January 21, 2013, 02:12:44 PMA note to the swimming yesterday guys: MAKE SURE YOU GO AND PUT A SIGN UP AT THE OLD LOCATION! I had no idea you were moving until after I made it back to the house and lamented briefly until I saw the site.
Love you guys, but there's a lot of confusion for us not so regulars that didn't get in and talk to you before you moved!
Also, hurry up! I don't want to drive to Orange Park or Cassat for crabs or oysters!!!
Bill Hoff
January 22, 2013, 08:52:42 AMIt appears work is beginning on the 2 story redbrick building on the corner of Broad & Beaver, as well. Across the street from the Clara White Center.
thelakelander
January 22, 2013, 09:12:38 AM^That's the old Central Hotel, which was one of LaVilla's upscale hotels during segregation. Any idea of what's going in there?
Bill Hoff
January 22, 2013, 11:22:38 AMIf it's the project I think it is, the building is owned by the Clara White Center and it'll be renovated to house more homeless services.
strider
January 22, 2013, 05:37:42 PMI think it was about two years ago that Clara White tried to get a grant to purchase and use that building as an expansion of their school. At that time, they were unable to secure the needed funding. Hopefully they have now as expanding the school that helps get troubled people into real jobs is something very positive and much needed.
simms3
January 25, 2013, 12:38:41 AMYawn...there really isn't anything going on in the city
thelakelander
January 25, 2013, 07:44:30 AMA lot of small projects taking place but not much major. No cranes repopulating the sky like Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and even Greenville, SC. 220 is underway but such a project is a dime a dozen in most cities of similar size across the country right now. Something drastic must be done to really get things going. If not, expect to be dealing with the same issues and environment, with a few extra projects sprinkled in, in 2020.
thelakelander
January 25, 2013, 02:56:57 PMPulp in Avondale finally moving forward.
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/423471/gary-mills/2013-01-25/work-set-begin-pulp-avondale
Coolyfett
January 25, 2013, 03:34:20 PMTacachale
January 25, 2013, 05:26:20 PMMost cities aren't getting a brewery of the kind or quality of Aardwolf. That one's a Jax-grown affair. Projects like that are what make a city worth living in.
jcjohnpaint
January 25, 2013, 07:11:11 PMI was in Tallahassee two days ago to give a lecture at FSU. I couldn't believe how many infill housing projects are going on. I had to have seen about 10 in a ride through town.