| New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield |
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| Tuesday, 20 May 2008 | |
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Despite a slow down in Jacksonville's residential market, The Cesery Companies' Lofts on Main development is apparently moving forward. Originally proposed as a luxury condominium development, plans have been converted to rentals, allowing the project to provide short term housing for Shands Jacksonville patients.
Located at 1303 N. Main Street, between Third and Fourth Streets, the 38,969 square foot building will include 36 apartments and 7,500 square feet of retail space. It will also add a 3,000 square foot urban grocery market to Springfield's Main Street corridor.
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May 20, 2008, 8:26 am
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
HOW WONDERFUL! This is exactly what Springfield needs to have along Main! What a beautiful building...and a grocery store?!?! About freakin time!
May 20, 2008, 8:37 am
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
The great thing is that it will take up one of the large old car lots on the Southern edge of Main. It will be interesting to see what kind of impact this project has for the existing older storefronts and businesses surrounding it. Furthermore, considering the general real estate market, this will be a huge boost for the credibility of the commercial district.
May 20, 2008, 9:17 am
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
I can't wait to see this actually go up. Right on my street how nice!
May 20, 2008, 11:40 am
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
Great news indeed. I cant wait to see this thing completed. Springfield is on the move.
May 20, 2008, 3:03 pm
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
My family home was at 33 E 3rd St, the lot closest to the alley and the aqua house shown in these photos. I wonder if they'll dig up any artifacts. The house was built in the 1890's and torn down in the 1960's to make room for expanding the used car lot at the corner of Main and 3rd.
May 20, 2008, 3:26 pm
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
They are in the process of digging up that lot now.
May 20, 2008, 9:54 pm
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
Is that Prairie Style architecture?
May 20, 2008, 10:15 pm
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
Yes.
May 21, 2008, 9:50 am
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
I agree, absolutely stunning building for Springfield. I don't know who made the decision to go ahead with this building, but this is what the Jax City Government needs, superb planners and decision makers! Projects such as the Laura Trio, Barnett Bank, and other property downtown and in Springfield could move forward much faster if we had superb planners and decision makers who could decide the best use of these properties now without waiting 10 years or more to finally move forward or decide to raze them into parking lots or idle empty properties. Great building and I believe will stir more development in the Springfield area.
Heights Unknown
May 21, 2008, 12:42 pm
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
gross gross gross.
May 21, 2008, 4:25 pm
Re: New Loft Project Breaks Ground in Springfield
I agree with multisoap it's great to see big windows in the arch. and dog knows we need some urban development asap but what is with the 80s stuck on memphis design detailing(!!??sic) and that weird cheap looking logo on the top of the building. Looks like a suburban strip mall plaza on top. I hope those drawings are not true to color do we need another characterless dog food colored slab building here even if it has big windows and the words luxury and loft slapped on it? A for concept and D- for execution. Can they at least build it out of something classier like brick at least? As is it will blend so nicely with the surrounding buildings. :/
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