Development Status: Under Construction

The June Social Club will occupy the entire historic Federal Reserve Building at 424 N. Hogan St. in the Downtown NorthCore. It is part of the Gateway Jax project to redevelop more than 20 blocks Downtown primarily assembled by Jacksonville-based JWB Real Estate Capital.

Prudential Club – Garden, Lounge & Liquors is a new concept from the team behind the Player’s Grille. Located on the Southbank on Prudential Drive, the over-9,000-square-feet indoor lounge and 6,800-square-foot patio garden will serve an upscale tapas menu for lunch and dinner seven days a week. There is a small stage for live performances and comedy with a retractable partition allowing for private events. Expected opening early 2025.

A partnership between Atlanta-based Pour Taproom and VyStar, this first Florida franchise in the newly constructed parking garage on Laura Street will be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week serving pub fare and over 80 beers on tap. Expected opening is Spring 2025

The latest addition to the Player’s Grille concept will be open towards the end of 2024. With a total of 2,900 square feet inside and a 1,500 square foot patio, Player’s Grille will seat about 160 customers in the newly completed Home2Suites. It will be the fourth Players Grille in Northeast Florida. Total investment over $1.2 million.

A new concept from the owners of the District Springfield, Dorothy’s Downtown takes the former original Burrito Gallery location below Indochine, which will remain. Dorothy’s will feature a new upscale Southern and Creole-themed menu and be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week with brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Sidewalk dining is planned. Expected opening Winter 2024. The project received the DIA’s Food and Beverage Retail Enhancement Program forgivable loan and a Sidewalk Enhancement grant.

The first Florida franchise of this popular Charleston based concept. Located in one retail space of the newly renovated First Baptist Convention Center, Co-Op will also utilize half of the patio of the renovated Federal Reserve on the Hogan Street Cycle track. Slated for completion in Fall of 2024.

Brought by former Jaguar Marcus Stroud, Baby Got Brunch is a nod to his college nickname and the concept for his first restaurant. Located in the ground floor of Residences at City Place condominiums, brunch will be offered all day with mimosas and a full bar menu of cocktails. The restaurant plans to seat 80 and offer live music. The project is utilizing the DIA’s Retail Enhancement Program, and its total investment is $750,000.

Adjacent to Pour Taproom in the new VyStar parking garage retail bay, Pizza Dynamo is a spinoff of Pizza Jean in Atlanta’s Ponce City Market. With its own menu and vibe, Pizza Dynamo is currently under construction and slated to open in Spring 2025.

Plans for the $64.3 million project includes a minimum of 228 workforce and market-rate apartments and 36,000 square feet of makerspace and 4,000 sq ft of retail space. Development by Columbia Ventures.

In September 2024, Vantage Point Coffee signed a lease with UTW as its first tenant. Vantage Point will be located in lobby of UTW. Set to open at the end of 2024, the coffee shop will not have a kitchen but will offer grab-and-go items like muffins, bagel sandwiches, and danishes.

Expected Completion: 2025

In 2015, the City of Jacksonville adopted a revised Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) plan for the Northbank of Downtown, which includes a specific project for the reintroduction of two-way street systems within the Northbank. Subsequent Mobility Plan Updates and other transportation projects have consistently carried forward this directive and funds have been set aside within the CRA to begin implementation.

The return to two-way streets and resulting slower speeds are shown to stimulate economic growth and increase property values; facilitate more efficient use of on-street parking and ride share; enhance retail visibility and promote retail occupancy rates and success; improve walkability and increase pedestrian safety and pedestrian activity on the sidewalk; and increase residential demand and perceived quality of life for residents.

Forsyth Street and Adams Street are both identified as streets prioritized within the CRA Plan for two-way conversion. Segments of both streets lie within DIA’s targeted dining districts and their conversion to two-way streets complements other public and private redevelopment efforts.

The design phase of this project is underway.

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