The Different Faces of the Jacksonville Shipyards
March 6, 2015 33 comments
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For over 140 years, East Bay Street was home to one of the largest shipbuilding operations on the east coast. Since 1992, this site has become known as a field where revitalization dreams come to die a bitter death. Here's a brief look at the site's past, present and possible future.
The Shipyards - LandMar Group - 2004-2009
In 2005, Jacksonville-based LandMar Group became the next sugar daddy to potentially transform this property into something grand.
LandMar's plans for the 44-acre site consisted of four towers, single-family houses and townhouses adding up to 1,000 units. LandMar intended to break ground on the first 38-story, 328-unit tower in 2007. A second phase, based on market demand, would have added a 350-room hotel, more residential space and up to 800,000-square-feet of office space. The economy had other plans and by 2009, LandMar had filed for bankruptcy, flushing the shipyard's future down the drain with the rest of its business.
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