Situated in the heart of Downtown, the luxury hotel connects you with Jacksonville’s most popular cultural and business districts. Relax poolside with dramatic views of the river and skyline or at the J Bar and Juliette’s. With convenient access to EverBank Field, Times Union Center, VyStar Veteran’s Memorial Arena and other popular attractions, the Jacksonville River City Downtown Hotel puts you in the midst of the excitement of the River City.
Announced January 2025: Marriott Jacksonville Downtown received permitting approval for a $6 million facelift for guest rooms and corridors on floors four through 16. Plans show about 154,000 square feet of the 287,000-square-foot hotel will be renovated.
The Lofts at Southbank is a 10-story mixed-use building with ground floor retail, office, restaurant, or other commercial programming; personal property self-storage uses on floors three through six; and about 100 multi-family residential units on floors seven through 10. The $38.8 million project, led by Jacksonville-based Vestcor, is located at Prudential Drive and Hendricks Avenue at the site of a closed restaurant at 1004 Hendricks Ave.
Flamingo Wine and Coffee Bar is expanding to the Southbank of Downtown. Located in the newly renamed Hanania Building, this location will be open from 7am to 10pm during the week and until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Much like the original in Murray Hill, this location will have a light food menu, full coffee bar, and offer beer and wine.
Bordering the St. Johns River, this boardwalk is usually filled with joggers, tourists, folks sitting on benches, and lovers walking hand-in-hand, all of them watching the riverboats, the shorebirds, and downtown’s skyline reflected in the water. Here you can also find the water taxi dock near Chart House available for kayak launch.
About the Southbank Riverwalk Extension:
Approximately 1,900 feet of new riverfront bulkhead; a top of bank extension of the Southbank Riverwalk (approximately 1,900 linear feet); approximately 1,255 linear feet of new boardwalk; approximately 1,650 linear feet of new overland trail; parks with approximately 820 linear feet of river frontage and related amenities; a new water taxi stop; extensions of existing roadways and new roadways with enhanced sidewalks, enhanced landscaping, bike-lanes and on-street parking; and other facilities
Related Group is planning a new 25-story riverfront tower with no less than 390 luxury units, a minimum 4,000 SF restaurant space and a 9-story parking garage. The development will also include a 1,000 SF Ship’s Store that will serve the future restored marina. The City will finance the restoration of a 29-slip marina and boat ramp at the site.
Investment: $202 million Status: Approved by DIA Board, Incentives Package Approved by City Council
MOSH plans to construct a new 130,000 SF museum on the Shipyards property with offerings including a walk-through aquifer exhibit and a water quality bio-lab.
The project also includes associated parking and a private outdoor exhibit space. Additionally, a publicly accessible Riverwalk and public park space will be designed by the developer.
Project includes developing a public marina in daylighted basin for approximately 50 boats of varying sizes with designated water taxi landing, fuel dock, pump-out station, and marina office with restrooms/showers.
Columbia Ventures is planning a five-story, 342 unit apartment building with 8,338 SF of restaurant and retail space, and 450 parking spaces on a vacant Brooklyn parcel.
Jones on Hogan, located at 502 North Hogan in Downtown Jacksonville, will offer modern urban living while incorporating the historic seven-story Jones Brothers Furniture Co. building, constructed in 1929, as its development inspiration.
Corner Lot Development Group plans to redevelop the seven-story historic building to include 177 apartment units, 10,200 SF of retail and 25 internal parking spaces.
East of Main Street, this segment will extend the Hogans Creek Greenway along the creek corridor to the south of Duval Street where the segment will create a loop connection on the east side of downtown with the Northbank Riverwalk and the TIAA Bank Field, Veterans Memorial Arena, and Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville sports venues.
