Urban Construction Update - March 2013

[Metro Jacksonville]

Urban Construction Update - March 2013



A brief look at the status of various projects under construction in and around Downtown Jacksonville during the month of March 2013.

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[vicupstate]

I thought the Pope & Land project was cancelled?  Are the pictures the commercial part only, or the residential? 

[fieldafm]

A new look for a portion of Klutho Park bordered by Hogans Creek and West 1st Street.

What's going in there?

[jcjohnpaint]

I noticed some land clearing under the bridge across from RAM.  Are they extending RAM across Riverside Ave? 

[acme54321]

So no more Layla's now Mezze?  I don't think the new paint scheme and crappy sign are doing any favors for that building.

[Tacachale]

Aardwolf is open. You guys should do a profile, it's one of the most impressive new spaces in Jax.

[thelakelander]

I thought the Pope & Land project was cancelled?  Are the pictures the commercial part only, or the residential?

The entire Pope & Land site is being cleared.

[thelakelander]

A new look for a portion of Klutho Park bordered by Hogans Creek and West 1st Street.

What's going in there?

I think it's just a cleanup from the ash issue.  I hope it ends up being maintained because it's a major improvement over the dirt parking lot that was there.

[duvaldude08]

I thought the Pope & Land project was cancelled?  Are the pictures the commercial part only, or the residential?

The entire Pope & Land site is being cleared.

I was going to ask about that. I seen then doing that the other day. Thank God the project isnt dead

[thelakelander]

Although Lincoln Properties walked, Pope and Land is the entity that purchased the entire site and Fuqua is the developer for the commercial component.  It appears that Pope & Land may be just clearing/cleaning up the site but the development of this site is far from over.

[Bill Hoff]

Since the Cummer parking lot reno was featured, in SPR, you may have noticed the Operation New Hope parking area fronting Main Street currentky being renovated.

Also, a childrens botique is opening on Pearl Street soon. Sailors & Sparrows: https://www.facebook.com/SailorsandSparrows?fref=ts

[deathstar]

Krispy Kreme is making a comeback on Cassat, same location.

[Noone]

A new look for a portion of Klutho Park bordered by Hogans Creek and West 1st Street.

What's going in there?

Flex space.

[Hayley]

Aardwolf is open. You guys should do a profile, it's one of the most impressive new spaces in Jax.

My SO and I went for the opening last Friday, and I concur that building is AMAZING.  Beautifully done.  I'm looking forward to seeing if their beers are as good as the location.

However, the opening day was the most mis-managed mess I've seen in a long time.  We got there 20 minutes after opening, but still waited 50 minutes for our first beer and gave up after that.  They were out of clean glasses by 5:30.  The three (!!) barmaids were wholly insufficient, and didn't know how to use their fancy iPad/Square devices efficiently.  They also have no idea how to pull beer quickly and correctly. 

I'll never understand why breweries don't clearly mark a queue for placing order and paying when they have big events like that.  The polite wait and wait for service, and the rude just hustle their way to the head of the blob of waiting polite people and order a dozen beers.  Someday I'll find a brewery/bar that doesn't wait on people like that first, and I swear I'll never leave there.

[Tacachale]

Aardwolf is open. You guys should do a profile, it's one of the most impressive new spaces in Jax.

My SO and I went for the opening last Friday, and I concur that building is AMAZING.  Beautifully done.  I'm looking forward to seeing if their beers are as good as the location.

However, the opening day was the most mis-managed mess I've seen in a long time.  We got there 20 minutes after opening, but still waited 50 minutes for our first beer and gave up after that.  They were out of clean glasses by 5:30.  The three (!!) barmaids were wholly insufficient, and didn't know how to use their fancy iPad/Square devices efficiently.  They also have no idea how to pull beer quickly and correctly. 

I'll never understand why breweries don't clearly mark a queue for placing order and paying when they have big events like that.  The polite wait and wait for service, and the rude just hustle their way to the head of the blob of waiting polite people and order a dozen beers.  Someday I'll find a brewery/bar that doesn't wait on people like that first, and I swear I'll never leave there.

They weren't expecting such a crowd considering they're not even brewing their own beer yet, especially right at 6. I think they probably should have counted on it, but at any rate they'll get the hang of it. And having had Michael's beer for many years, I can guarantee it will be magically delicious.