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Home2 Suites Daily Record hotel up for conceptual Record approval
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Plans for the Independent Life Building at 233 W. Duval St. include a reproduction “Independent” sign.
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Developers are seeking conceptual design approval for Home2 Suites by Hilton at 600 Park St. in Brooklyn. The site how is a parking lot.
The six-story, 100-room building in Brooklyn would include a restaurant and linear park.
BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
The Downtown Development Review Board will consider conceptual approval Dec. 10 for a Home2 Suites by Hilton at 600 Park St. in Brooklyn. Corner Lot Development and Kelco Management and Development propose to develop the six-story, 100-room, 10,720-square-foot
hotel. It includes an outdoor amenity area and an expanded urban open space, according to the DDRB application. The hotel would sit on a 1.2-acre parcel that is a parking lot for GuideWell Inc. employees. There also will be an outdoor seating area for a restaurant in the hotel, and a 20-foot-wide linear park along
DDRB MEETING The Downtown Development Review Board will meet about these three projects at 2 p.m. Dec. 10 at the Main Library at 303 N. Laura St. or virtually via Zoom.
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Owners of the historic Central Fire Station Building Downtown seek conceptual approval from the Downtown Development Review Board for adaptive reuse of the twostory structure at 39 E. Adams St. Owners Farley and Paul Grainger propose to con-
BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
vert the almost 120-year-old, 9,600-square-foot building into a mixed-use development for a restaurant and office space. Brooke Robbins of Robbins Design Studio is the applicant. The 0.12-acre site is at northwest Adams and Ocean streets. The Graingers propose restaurant SEE STATION, PAGE 2
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BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS
Plans for the historic structure include 135 apartments and a grocery store.
Augustine Development Group will seek final Downtown Development Review Board approval Dec. 10 for its proposed adaptive reuse of the former Independent Life Building. Plans include 135 market-rate apartments, a 21,000-squarefoot grocery store on the ground floor, a rooftop terrace with a pool and a lounge, and a sushi and seafood restaurant on the top floor. The historic 64-year-old building is at 233 W. Duval St. Downtown. There are plans for studio, oneand two-bedroom units on floors two through 16. On the exterior, Augustine Development Group plans to clean and replace broken glass, and add a reproduction of the original “Independent” sign at
Historic Central Fire Station in review for adaptive reuse An artist’s rendering of the renovated Central Fire Station at 39 E. Adams St.
Independent Life Building seeking final OK
City issues permit for The Bread & Board Downtown The city issued a permit Dec. 2 for the almost $1.34 million build-out for The Bread & Board Downtown in the VyStar Credit Union campus. The Jacksonville-based restaurant said Oct. 30 it expected to open at the 100 W. Bay St. ground-floor location during the winter, possibly late January. FLC Contracting LLC is the contractor. Thomas Duke Architect and Micamy Design Studio are the designers of the 6,046-square-foot space that was reviewed for permitting. The restaurant features baked in-house artisan breads and meats served as sandwiches, sandwich boards and bowls.
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