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Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« on: September 23, 2015, 06:00:02 AM »
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #1 on: September 23, 2015, 07:50:00 AM »
Great news!  But sad that there was actually a proposal initially to make it a surface parking lot when about 50% of the area within a 1 block radius of it is surface lot.  Good to see that didn't happen and this building and a little bit of Jacksonville history will be saved.  Big win for the Cathedral District and downtown!
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #2 on: September 23, 2015, 09:02:58 AM »
when restored, that is going to be a beautiful building. Big win for downtown.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #3 on: September 23, 2015, 09:04:44 AM »
Great news ! It's also good to see that it was sold for a realistic price to someone who is willing to breathe new life into the building.

Looking at what is being asked for some dt buildings that need lots of work (the old Jones Bros furniture building with an asking price of close to a million comes to mind), this is also probably what stands in the way of these buildings being restored.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #4 on: September 23, 2015, 10:58:05 AM »
Jack & JoAnn have done several projects in SPR, and all are extremely well done. I'm sure the final product will be very nice.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2015, 04:04:03 PM »
What will be the new use?  Offices, or residential?

Excellent news regardless.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2015, 04:19:23 PM »
As of now....residential.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2015, 07:39:37 PM »
great news
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2015, 08:29:04 PM »
meanwhile another thread tries to disparage Ms. Tredennick
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2015, 08:48:20 AM »
There's an open house of sorts on Oct 2nd, 9am-12noon.

Swing by and take a look inside.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2015, 09:05:54 AM »
Nice! I'll have to mark that on my calender!
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2015, 09:32:44 AM »
I would love to see the inside of this place. Too bad so many of these beauties have been demolished over the years. This is a gorgeous structure.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2015, 11:45:39 AM »
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The Daily Record will regularly provide updates about building permits and development plans filed with the city and other agencies.
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• J Properties II LLC, 122 E. Duval St., contractor is Halbert Contracting, structural repair, $50,000.

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=546228
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2015, 10:08:47 AM »
Quote from: Bill Hoff on September 27, 2015, 08:48:20 AM
There's an open house of sorts on Oct 2nd, 9am-12noon.

Swing by and take a look inside.
The "open house of sorts" is not a true open house.  To my knowledge, there will be no opportunity for folks to roam the building. There are some items in the building (doors, dressers, chairs, etc.) that are being made available to people who would like to take them.  The items are grouped into one or two rooms downstairs.
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Re: Elena Flats Saved: More Housing Headed Downtown
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2015, 10:17:46 AM »
If its not too much trouble, I still may swing by with the camera.
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