Duval County Public Schools, in partnership with Trinity Commercial Group, has relisted its administrative headquarters at 1701 Prudential Drive and issued an open call for offers on the Southbank site.
The move comes after the collapse of a deal to sell the headquarters to developer Chase Properties for $17.2 million and relocate the district offices.
Chase announced Feb. 12 it was terminating the purchase agreement after discovering a Community Development District tax encumbrance of $6 million to $8 million that Chase said was not disclosed during the solicitation, appraisal or negotiation process.
Duval Schools said the encumbrance was included in the purchase agreement.
The headquarters building is west of The District CDD, which was created in 2018. That development, on the former site of JEA’s Southside Generating Station, is now called RiversEdge.
The school district responded to Chase’s announcement by dropping a deal with Dream Finders Homes to buy offices at 8928 Prominence Parkway in Baymeadows for $13.65 million. A March 3 news release from Duval Schools said board members continue to explore relocation options that would lower the current facility’s annual maintenance costs of $512,624, improve operational efficiency and enhance staff collaboration.
Moving administrative offices also would free the riverfront property for redevelopment.
Parties interested in buying the six-story, almost 123,000-square-foot building on 4.87 acres may submit offers to Trinity Commercial Group by April 1, 2026.
Duval Schools has operated there since 1981. The district employs about 600 people in the building.
On Nov. 4, 2025, the school board voted to accept Chase’s offer to purchase the property. Chase said it intended to demolish the building and build a high-rise with 300 condominiums, 300 apartments and 200,000 square feet of commercial and retail space.
That vote came a month after the board voted down a proposal to sell the headquarters to retirement community developer Fleet Landing and buy the building in Baymeadows. Fleet Landing said its plans for the site included a 30-story residential tower with a second phase of development adding more residences and amenities.
In February, Fleet Landing announced that it planned a 32-story retirement community on the site of the former Haskell headquarters at 111 Riverside Ave. on the Northbank.
First-phase plans for that project include 239 independent living residences, 28 assisted living units and 18 memory care suites, as well as a parking garage, multiple dining venues, a swimming pool, a performing arts center and elevated decks.
Duval Schools has tried to relocate its headquarters to more modern office space for more than 20 years.