This project includes a new floating dock at Riverfront Plaza (FKA The Landing) completed in 2021 as well as a new floating dock at the Jacksonville Performing Arts Center, which will be installed following completion of the Performing Arts Center bulkhead project.
Development Status: Recently Completed
Miller Electric Center
The Jacksonville Jaguars in partnership with the City, constructed a 125,000 SF center to house the Jacksonville Jaguars’ football operations and training facility with indoor practice field and outdoor grass fields with bleacher seating for 2,090 fans, and amenity area with concessions, public art and a pro shop.
Investment: $120 million
Status: Complete
Lofts at Cathedral
Come explore Lofts at Cathedral, a new affordable community in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville. A wide array of studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments are offered, equipped with amenities like contemporary kitchens, stylish appliances, impressive floor plans, and spectacular views. The buildings also offer a fitness center and beautiful historic resident lounge for relaxing. Controlled access entry, superb on-site maintenance, and an accommodating animal-friendly policy ensure residents’ comfort.
Vestcor has added 120 workforce housing apartments to the Cathedral District through the renovation of the former YWCA building and construction of a new, adjacent structure.
Investment: $39 million
Status: Leasing
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park is a City of Jacksonville public park honoring brothers James Weldon Johnson and J. Rosamond Johnson, two of Jacksonville’s most influential and internationally renowned cultural icons, who wrote the hymn “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing” in the early 1900s at their home in Jacksonville.
Called the “Black National Anthem” by the NAACP, the Johnson Brothers’ powerful hymn has been sung and performed across generations throughout the past 125 years.
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park was designed by world-renowned MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant” recipient Walter Hood to incorporate elements of the Johnson brothers’ and LaVilla’s cultural and built history while making space for a more inclusive future.
Jackson Street Dock
The Jackson Street Dock is located Jackson between the Winston Family YMCA and the Haskell Parking Lot and accommodates both recreational boaters and the St. Johns River Taxi.
Capacity: 5 boats
Time Limitation: 72 hours maximum
Home2Suites by Hilton
Home2 Suites by Hilton Jacksonville Downtown opened in the Brooklyn neighborhood in April of 2024. The six-story, 100-room extended-stay hotel offers studio and one-bedroom suites. The hotel is pet-friendly and offers complimentary daily breakfast, free Wi-Fi and multifunctional community space and amenities including a 24-hour fitness center, a self-service laundry room and a Home2 MKT for grab-and-go items. The property has an outdoor patio, fire pit and 650 square feet of private meeting space. Players Grille leased the ground-floor restaurant space and opened in March of 2025.
Forest Street/Alfred duPont Place Improvements
This project included the realignment of the Alfred dupont Place, Forest Street, and Riverside Ave intersection. Aligning the roadway and sidewalks now provides a direct route to Gefen Park and the Northbank Riverwalk. This project also supported the construction of the new FIS headquarters.
Federal Reserve Building Adaptive Reuse
The Federal Reserve Building was constructed in 1923, and is a National Historic Landmark Building. JWB Real Estate Capital has restored the building’s historic facade and the interior to house 7,400 SF of ground level retail and 9,000 SF of high-end event space. Members-only social club The June will open in the Federal Reserve Building in Fall 2025.
This historic redevelopment project is a recipient of the DIA’s Downtown Preservation and Revitalization Program (DPRP). Learn more about the program here: http://dia.coj.net/DPRP.
Investment: $9.6 million
Status: Completed
Artist Walk Skate Park
Helping provide a critical connection between the Northbank and Southbank Riverwalks, this linear park space under the Fuller Warren Bridge includes a skateable space, multi-use trail connection, parking, paved plaza for market space and artist displays, pedestrian corridors, landscaping and other park amenities. The space will support the Riverside Arts Market, which has been open along the banks of the St. Johns River on Riverside Avenue since 2009 and will provide a much-needed public space connecting historic Riverside and Downtown’s Brooklyn neighborhood.
Investment: $8.8 Million
Artea at Southbank
Now leasing: Corner Lot Development Group’s four-story, transit oriented, multi-family property with 340 apartments and 425 parking spaces adjacent to the Skyway system. The development will include three interior courtyard amenities, pool, and community rooftop deck. Approximately 7,100 square feet of leasing/amenity space is proposed for use to host pop-up restaurants, smaller farmers markets, social events for residents and guests, and will be the primary space that this facility offers for public events.
Investment: $93 million
Status: Now Leasing