Swap vs. sale: Proponents of both options for acquiring the Interline Brands Inc. building present their cases

The city aims to obtain the property at 801 W. Bay St. to provide to the University of Florida for its LaVilla graduate campus.

  • By Ric Anderson
  • | 12:05 a.m. April 27, 2025
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A rendering of a Gateway Jax development at Riverfront Plaza, the former Jacksonville Landing space in Downtown Jacksonville. Gateway Jax wants to acquire the property in a land swap with the city for its Interline Brands building in LaVilla.
A rendering of a Gateway Jax development at Riverfront Plaza, the former Jacksonville Landing space in Downtown Jacksonville. Gateway Jax wants to acquire the property in a land swap with the city for its Interline Brands building in LaVilla.
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With the Jacksonville City Council poised to consider two options for the city to acquire a LaVilla office building to provide for the University of Florida graduate campus, proponents of both approaches are laying out their arguments.

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