As the 10-story luxury hotel moves toward targeted completion in 2026, demolition work is poised to start at the adjacent Jacksonville Shipyards marina after the issuance of a city permit in early September.
The $2 million marina project involves demolition of existing structures and replacement of the dock.
The rebuilt marina, which is being funded by the city and built by Four Seasons developer Iguana Investments, is designed to include 78 slips for vessels 30 to 400 feet in length. There will be two water taxi slips.
The transformation of the Jacksonville Jaguars’ home field into the “Stadium of the Future” advanced Sept. 11 with the issuance of the biggest permit yet for the project.
The city issued the “SOTF Stadium of the Future – IFC 3 Permit” at a project cost of $532.14 million. It involves bowl seating removal, electrical work, interior demolition, plumbing, mechanical infrastructure and more. The Jaguars are now opening the final – and largest – bid package.
The team says the work will not affect Jaguars home games this year. The $1.4 billion stadium project is planned for completion before the start of the 2028 NFL season.
Scott Wilson, capital projects manager for the Downtown Investment Authority, reported to the DIA board on Sept. 17 that the six-story One Shipyards Place had been dried in, meaning windows, doors, the roof and exterior walls were completed. The Jaguars will move its team headquarters to the building, where Wilson said power has been fully connected and HVAC is operating. Iguana Investments, real estate development arm of Jaguars owner Shad Khan, is building the structure.
Completion is expected in the first quarter of 2026.
The cost for the vertical construction of the office building and adjacent hotel totals $254.3 million, growing to almost $260 million with a marina support building on the grounds.
In June 2025, the Jacksonville Transportation Authority launched its autonomous passenger service along the three-mile Bay Street Innovation Corridor.
The service is offered in converted Ford vans, with human attendants at the wheel in the opening months of the rollout.
The Bay Street Innovation Corridor route cost $65 million and comprises $39.5 million in local, $13 million in state and $12.5 million in federal funding.
It is part of the Ultimate Urban Circulator, a proposed $400 million-plus system that would expand throughout Downtown and connect to surrounding neighborhoods.
JTA reported in mid-August that the NAVI service was drawing 100 to 195 riders per day. It is initially being offered at no charge, with plans to institute a $1.75 per-passenger fee beginning Oct. 1.
Whole Foods Market, Solidcore fitness studio and a Japanese restaurant are planned for the mixed-use development under construction at 1 Riverside Ave. in Brooklyn on the Northbank.
The city issued a permit Sept. 10 for build-out of the 38,300-square-foot Building 1000 store for the grocer at a project cost of $7.5 million.
The city issued a permit Aug. 4 for build-out of 2,104 square feet in Building 2000 for the fitness studio at $300,000.
The operator of the Norikase Japanese restaurant in Tinseltown and Beachside Seafood in Jacksonville Beach said it plans to expand there.
Pearl Hospitality Group signed a lease to operate Norikawa in space on the riverfront with a patio along the Riverwalk. It will comprise 4,500 square feet of interior space with an additional 2,000 square feet of patio dining area.