Two historic Downtown buildings one with plans for a concert venue and rooftop bar and the other the proposed Lofts at Cathedral apartments now are designated local landmarks.
The Jacksonville City Council voted 19-0 on June 22 to grant both structures local historic designations.
Lofts at Cathedral
The Vestcor Companies subsidiary VC Cathedral LLC wanted the final portion of the former YWCA at 325 E. Duval St. to be designated a historic landmark.
Vestcor wants to convert both portions of the building into 120 apartment units.
Ryan Hoover, president of Vestcor subsidiary TVC Development Inc., said June 21 the company plans to apply for loans and historic incentives through the Downtown Investment Authority to help finance the estimated $28.8 million redevelopment.
Design plans for a concert venue and rooftop bar at 323 E. Bay St. Downtown are moving forward.
The Downtown Development Review Board voted 9-0 on Feb. 11 to grant conceptual approval for 323 E Bay Street RE LLC’s project that includes a 2,250-square-foot, covered open-air bar on top of the two-story structure.
The Miami-based development group paid $1.4 million for the building Jan. 22.
The 323 E Bay Street RE LLC group comprises Eric Fuller, Aleksander Lukaj and Albacore Jax LLC, which is led by Manjola Rajta of Jacksonville Beach.
The developer plants to replace entryway doors, storefront windows and glass awnings.
The 0.13-acre site called Project 323 is next to a parking lot, Live Bar Seafood and Justice Pub.
The Downtown Development Review Board will consider conceptual approval Feb. 11 for Project 323, a proposed concert venue and rooftop bar at 323 E. Bay St.
The 323 E Bay Street RE LLC group based in Miami paid $1.4 million for the building Jan. 22.
The group bought the property from Insetta Family Properties LLC, which previously attempted to sell the property for an entertainment venue.
The front of the renovated Project 33 building.
Plans submitted by JAA Architecture Inc. show a proposed 2,250-square-foot rooftop bar and replaced entryway doors, storefront windows and glass awnings.
The interior build-out appears to show stage lighting and a lounge area on the second floor.
11:00 AM EST Share A group led by a Miami venue owner calls the purchase of 323 E. Bay St. “a great opportunity.”
A University of North Florida graduate who runs South Florida nightclubs is part of a group that bought the 323 E. Bay St. building Downtown.
The 323 E Bay Street RE LLC group based in Miami paid $1.4 million for the building Jan. 22.
“It’s a great opportunity for us and the city,” said partner Eric Fuller in an email Jan. 26.
He declined to share more details.
The group bought the property from Insetta Family Properties LLC, which previously attempted to sell the property for an entertainment venue.