The Ford on Bay proposals: Apartments, office space, hotels and more

There are the plans of six developers to remake the site of the former Duval County Courthouse Downtown along the St. Johns River.


The Ford on Bay site Downtown.
The Ford on Bay site Downtown.
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Silver Hills: The Ford on Bay
Silver Hills: The Ford on Bay

Silver Hills: The Ford on Bay

Silver Hills Development Inc. and Edwards Cos. — Southeast U.S. real estate developer based in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Dimensions: Four to eight floors.

Residential: Up to 315 apartments.

Retail: Up to 20,000 square feet of retail, including outdoor patios.

Parking: 470-space garage for multifamily and retail users.

Amenities: Rooftop entertainment space; public Riverwalk promenade; option to manage the marina.

Financial: 

• 15-year Recapture Enhanced Value Grant (property tax refund).

• $2.5 million land purchase from the city.

• $2 million from the developer for riverfront pedestrian improvements.

• $500,000 donation to a city-selected organization for Downtown or civic events.

Timeline: Leasing fall 2024.

Mid-America Apartments L.P.
Mid-America Apartments L.P.

Mid-America Apartments L.P.

Germantown, Tennessee-based real estate developer with a regional office in Jacksonville.

Dimensions: Seven stories.

Residential: 306 apartments.

Retail: 17,959 square feet of retail — shops, restaurants and public spaces. That includes:

• 5,759 square feet on Bay Street.

• 12,000-square-foot riverfront retail pavilion with outdoor dining terrace.

Parking: Eight-level parking garage for multifamily and retail users.

Amenities: More than 10,000 square feet of resident amenities on Bay Street; open space connecting a residential pool/courtyard to the street; residential stoop entrances on Market Street.

VanTrust Real Estate
VanTrust Real Estate

VanTrust Real Estate

Kansas City, Missouri-based industrial, office, mixed-use and residential developer with a regional office in Jacksonville.

Dimensions: 322,625 square feet.

Residential: 290 units.

Retail: 6,000 square feet retail/leasing/amenity space; 5,000-square-foot free-standing restaurant; 8,500 square feet additonal amenity space.

Parking: 468 space, 6½-level parking deck. That includes:

• 413 residential spaces.

• 55 retail spaces.

Amenities: Skydeck; riverfront public plaza; resident courtyard and pool; and a dog park.

Financial: $99,458,062 project cost, includes:

• $3.4 million land cost to the developer.

• $17,572,062 in permits and fees.

• $78,486,000 construction costs.

Timeline: 27-month construction period.

Related Development
Related Development

Related Development

Miami-based condo and apartment developer.

Dimensions: Eight stories.

Residential: 310 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments.

Retail: About 28,500 square feet of commercial space. That includes:

• 8,300 square feet of ground-floor retail.

• 10,000 square feet of live/work space.

• 10,000-square-foot riverfront restaurant with a 3,000-square-foot rooftop lounge.

Parking: 565-space parking garage with 100 spaces for public use.

Amenities: Great Fire of 1901 memorial — 18 columns symbolize the piers and wharves once at the city’s edge; rooftop and ground-level riverfront outdoor bars and dining.

Financial: $118,608,000 project cost, includes:

• $9 million land cost.

• $90,085,619 construction costs.

• $15,964,128 permits and fees.

• $3,558,253 contingency.

Jax Riverfront LLC
Jax Riverfront LLC

Jax Riverfront LLC

Partnership between Jacksonville-based SouthEast Development LLC and Nashville-based City Development Co.

Hotel: 150-room Reverb by Hard Rock hotel.

Residential: 

• 95 residential one-, two- and three-bedroom condominiums.

• 300 apartments. That includes:

• 60 workforce housing apartments.

Retail: 54,575 square feet of retail and entertainment space including a rooftop restaurant.

Office: Flexible space.

Parking: 425-space subterranean structure.

Amenities: Marina cafe with green roof; public hardscape and plaza.

Financial: 

• $8 million land acquisition cost to the developer.

• $253,450,000 total development cost includes:

• $43.2 million hotel.

• $137.65 million multifamily and parking.

• $52.6 million residential condominiums.

• $13.75 million retail.

• $6.25 million office.

Carter: The Hardwick at Ford on Bay
Carter: The Hardwick at Ford on Bay

Carter: The Hardwick at Ford on Bay

Carter is an Atlanta-based developer that specializes in mixed-use multifamily, office and student- housing projects.

Dimensions: 300-foot-tall residential tower, 75-foot residential pedestal. 

Residential: 332 units.

Retail: 25,000 square feet including two restaurants, one of the riverfront.

Parking: 550-space garage with 125 retail parking spaces.

Amenities: Rooftop pool and amenity deck on top of the parking garage; waterfront plaza; eco-buffers, tree canopy; green roofs waterfront park;  and water resilient garden courtyard for storm surge resiliency.

Financial: 

• $2.43 million estimated CBRE broker commission.

• Land conveyed at no price by the city. 

• $2.5 million public open space.

• 20-year, 75% Recapture Enhanced Value Grant (property tax refund).

• $140 million total developer cost.

 

 

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