JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – JEA introduced Tuesday that it formally started looking for bids for its former headquarters and adjoining properties in downtown Jacksonville. Now, many are questioning how the area will probably be used.
Linzee Ott, CEO of Build Up Downtown, stated there’s a chance the headquarters could possibly be changed into housing, however on the finish of the day, it’s as much as builders to determine. Ott added that the town needs to see the constructing “activated” to get extra ft on the streets of downtown.
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JEA’s Request for Proposal (RFP) set a deadline of April 8 to obtain bids for the properties positioned on Church Avenue. It additionally states that respondents will probably be required to coordinate with JEA, the Metropolis of Jacksonville, the Metropolis’s Downtown Funding Authority (“DIA”) and different regulatory our bodies “to develop the previous HQ in a fashion that finest serves the neighborhood’s pursuits.”
JEA’s workers will negotiate a purchase order and sale settlement with the highest-ranked respondent primarily based on a suggestion from the analysis committee. Then, JEA’s board would wish to approve a purchase order settlement.
JEA moved its Buyer Options Middle and company workplaces to a seven-story constructing at 225 N. Pearl Avenue in April 2023.
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