It’s been about three months since the Rise Doro apartments caught fire downtown, destroying the apartment complex just days before it was set to open.
Manifest Distillery honored the many firefighters who worked tirelessly to prevent the fire at the RISE Doro apartment building from spreading to other buildings, causing an even bigger disaster.
Greg Blais, president of the company that built RISE Doro, said in his 29 years of development, he’s never had a situation like what unfolded last month when his $60 million apartment complex caught fire and was destroyed just days before it was set to open in downtown Jacksonville.
As the demolition of the RISE Doro apartment complex continues, Mayor Donna Deegan spoke on the possible future of the building, and where the negotiations for the Jaguars’ new stadium stand.