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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.
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10:27 AM EST Share Johnson Commons is a 91-unit community planned on 3.45 acres next to Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park.
Johnson Commons LLC’s for-sale town house project in LaVilla is a step closer to breaking ground.
The Downtown Development Review Board voted 7-0 on June 10 to grant conceptual design approval for the 91-unit community on 3.45 acres next to Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park.
The three-story town houses are a joint project of JWB Real Estate Capital LLC and Corner Lot Development Group.
Johnson Commons finished second to Vestcor Companies Inc. in a 2019 Downtown Investment Authority request for proposals to develop the city-owned site, bounded by Adams, Lee, Houston and Forsyth streets.