JEA selects $1 million bid for former HQ to transform it into 'The Jewel at 21 West'

Live Oak Contracting leads a partnership with plans for apartments, retail and restaurants.

  • By Ric Anderson
  • | 4:50 p.m. September 12, 2025
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Live Oak Contracting plans to transform the former JEA headquarters campus in Downtown Jacksonville into The Jewel at 21 West, with 180 residential units, rooftop amenities, office space and ground-floor uses.
Live Oak Contracting plans to transform the former JEA headquarters campus in Downtown Jacksonville into The Jewel at 21 West, with 180 residential units, rooftop amenities, office space and ground-floor uses.
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JEA’s old headquarters campus in Downtown Jacksonville could return to life as an office-to-residential conversion project after the city utility selected a bid from Live Oak Contracting to purchase the property.

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