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JAKE GODBOLD: 1933-2020
Downtown site attracts a pair of developers
‘HeDaily brought this Record community together’ JACKSONVILLE
Spandrel Development Partners and The Related Group respond to request for proposals for the former Duval County Courthouse and City Hall sites.
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nity, just phenomenal. He did everything he did for all the right reasons,” Bryan said. “He brought this community together like nobody has before or since,” Bryan said. Bryan’s grandfather founded Independent Life Insurance, where Godbold worked for 15 years. As Godbold’s boss, Bryan’s father supported him when he ran for Council and encouraged him to run for mayor. Godbold had served as mayor for a brief
Two companies submitted bids to redevelop the former Duval County Courthouse and City Hall site, now branded The Ford on Bay. New York-based Spandrel Development Partners LLC and The Related Group of Miami responded to the Downtown Investment Authority’s request for proposals. City procurement officials opened the bids Jan. 22 for the vacant 8.38-acre green space at 220 and 330 E. Bay St. The Ford on Bay includes adjacent land submerged in the St. Johns River. The city has 30 days to release the bid amounts. Spandrel representatives attended the project’s preproposal conference in November. Spandrel develops new construction and adaptive reuse projects. Its portfolio includes a 12-story, $450 million warehouse-to-condominium conversion called One Brooklyn Bridge Park in New York. Spandrel has additional offices in Charleston, South Carolina. The Related Group develops mixed-use retail, multifamily rental, affordable and workforce housing and condominiums. According to a Oct. 2 report in the Miami Herald, The Related Group is the biggest real estate developer in South Florida. It’s
SEE GODBOLD, PAGE 2
SEE FORD ON BAY, PAGE 2
A LIFETIME OF PUBLIC SERVICE Jake Godbold was elected to City Council in 1967 and held that office until 1979, serving as Council president from 1971-78. He was mayor from 1978-87.
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Jake Godbold, who served two decades as an elected official in Jacksonville city government, including nine years as mayor, died Thursday at age 86.
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Jake Morris Godbold, former mayor of Jacksonville, died Thursday. He was 86. A Jacksonville native and lifelong Democrat, Godbold was elected to City Council in 1967 and held that office until 1979, serving as Council president from 1971-78. He was mayor from 1978-87. Before entering public service, Godbold was in the insurance business. J.F. Bryan IV, former president of Independent Insurance Group, remembered Godbold as a community bridge builder. “He had such passion for this commu-
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Jacksonville Beach Native Sun to reopen Six months after closing its three area stores, Native Sun Natural Food Market will reopen in Jacksonville Beach. While owner Aaron Gottlieb, right, hasn’t set a date, he anticipates the store will open within the first two weeks of February. The decision to reopen follows a six-week pop-up restaurant Gottlieb operated at the Jacksonville Beach location at 1585 N. Third St. “We’re not actually looking to start from where we left off. We’re looking at the changes that have happened in the industry, learning from our roots and going back to being a community grocer,” Gottlieb said.
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