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Project Sharp could be complete in 4 years
za” project, the first $225,000 proposed in the 2019-20 CIP would be used for a market analysis of the Landing property. The city would work with the Downtown Invest-
Construction for Project Sharp, which matches Fidelity National Information Services Inc., would be completed in four years and the company would create 500 headquarters jobs by six years after that, according to Resolution 2019-596 filed Thursday with Jacksonville City Council. The jobs would be created by 2029, at a rate of 50 per year starting in 2020. The Downtown Investment Authority approved a resolution Wednesday supporting the deal. The city proposes to award $29.9 million in incentives to Sharp. DIA documents show the site is a parking lot owned by Florida Blue along Riverside Avenue near FIS’s existing offices on the Downtown Northbank. Sharp is described as an international financial technology services company, which matches FIS. Sharp would create a $145 million, 300,000-squarefoot office building and structured parking in the Northbank Downtown Community Redevelopment Area; create 500 jobs that
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Luckson Registre, left, and Sawyer Kimbrough of Armstrong Fence Co. put up barriers Thursday around The Jacksonville Landing.
The barrier will surround the shopping center, with the only public access to BBVA bank. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
The demolition of The Jacksonville Landing took another step forward Thursday as workers put up fencing around the shopping center. The fencing is expected to be complete by today, James Croft, the city’s assistant director of public affairs said Tuesday. The fence will surround the building,
except on the streetside, where the BBVA bank branch can be accessed. Locked gates will be installed on the east and west sides. Once the fencing is installed, the hazardous material assessment will begin and is expected to take “a couple of weeks,” Croft said. A timeline for the rest of the demolition cannot be determined until the results of the assessment. Armstrong Fence Co. is the fence contractor. KGARWOOD@JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466
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Fencing was piled up Thursday between the Times-Union Center and The Jacksonville Landing.
Curry seeks $2.25 million for Landing architecture, site work BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
Mayor Lenny Curry is asking the City Council to approve $2.25 million in initial funding for redevelopment of The Jacksonville Land-
ing as part of his proposed 2019-20 Capital Improvement Plan. Along with that could come an opportunity for public comment. City Chief Administrative Officer Brian Hughes said Thursday the allocation will start a 2 to
2½-year redevelopment process. “If we can do it faster, we will. But it’s sort of an acknowledgment that about a two-year plan is what we’ll see executed,” Hughes said. Identified for a “Riverfront Pla-
Zillow Offers coming to Jacksonville Seattle-based Zillow Inc. announced it is expanding its Zillow Offers program to Jacksonville. The program allows people to sell their homes directly to Zillow, a real estate and rental marketplace. Sellers can schedule the sale within 90 days of accepting an offer from Zillow. The program is in 15 markets and plans to expand to 26 by mid-2020. Zillow Offers is represented by local real estate agents and brokers for all transactions and pays a commission.
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