The 2010s was a busy decade for development in the Jacksonville area. It saw major expansion at and around the Town Center, several new projects in Brooklyn and LaVilla, and several urban core restoration and revitalization projects.
The upcoming decade is likely to continue the trend of construction and expansion, with several new development projects expected to kick off next year and others – such as the Shipyards redevelopment and Florida Theatre renovations – are slated for later on in the decade.
For now, the focus is on 2020. What proposed projects are expected to begin construction? What new projects will be revealed?
We’ve highlighted five key projects that you’ll likely hear about frequently in 2020 – most of which are also likely to begin construction in the new year. Once completed, these projects will help shape modern-day Jacksonville in the same way this past decade’s major projects did.
After so many false starts, the Publix-anchored East San Marco project is expected to finally break ground in 2020.
The project is set to move forward after several modifications based on feedback from the neighborhood. The residential component of the project was scaled back – from the originally-proposed 280 units down to just 35 units – and instead it will focus on street-front shops and restaurants as well as the long-awaited Publix, which will be located on the second story above a parking deck.
Regency Centers, the company behind the project, plans to begin work on the project this year, with hopes to complete it all by the end of 2021.
At this point, given the project’s delays, many residents will likely need to see actual construction begin before believing that the project will indeed be completed. In 2020, their patience should finally be rewarded.
