Ric Anderson

1 week ago | jaxdailyrecord.com | Ric Anderson

A public auction for the Laura Street Trio of historic buildings in Downtown Jacksonville could be forthcoming this summer as the city of Jacksonville presses ahead in its foreclosure lawsuit against the owner of the property, Mayor Donna Deegan’s top aide told a City Council committee May 29. Mike Weinstein, the mayor’s chief of staff, provided an update on the long-vacant Trio during the final meeting of the Council Committee on the Future of Downtown.

1 week ago | jaxdailyrecord.com | Ric Anderson

Jacksonville City Council member Kevin Carrico says that in talking with people about the Gateway Jax development Downtown, they would often ask if he had been to Water Street in Tampa. It was a logical question given that Bryan Moll, principal of Gateway Jax, had led the Tampa development. For years, Carrico’s answer was no. That changed when he made a visit over Memorial Day weekend.

1 week ago | jaxdailyrecord.com | Ric Anderson

A former chair of the Downtown Investment Authority board is urging the city of Jacksonville to reject a proposed land swap for property to provide for the University of Florida’s proposed LaVilla graduate center campus. It’s a sentiment shared by an advocacy group for riverfront parks, which also is speaking out on the issue.

1 week ago | news4jax.com | Ric Anderson

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council denied a rezoning for a members-only gas station at the Costco at St. Johns Town Center on Tuesday, according to news partner Jacksonville Daily Record. The vote came on Ordinance 2025-0249, which contained a request to rezone Costco’s 13.91-acre site at 4901 Gate Parkway from its current Planned Unit Development to a PUD that allowed for the fuel facility.

1 week ago | jaxdailyrecord.com | Ric Anderson

Overcoming concerns among some Jacksonville City Council members about payments coming due for incentives for Downtown redevelopment projects, the owners of a long-vacant property near City Hall prevailed May 27 in obtaining a grant to revive the building. Council voted 14-4 in favor of Ordinance 2025-0183, which provides a $2.56 million incentive package to transform the three-story building at 225 N.