• About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Submit Story Ideas
Subscribe
The Coastal
  • Development
    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Beach Bowl making a comeback

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Rooms To Go coming to Town Center area

    Dochi, Jacksonville, FL

    Japanese Donut Pop-Up Shop Dochi Coming to Town Center

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Concert venue, rooftop bar proposed downtown

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Margaritaville Hotel opens in Jax Beach

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Berkman Plaza II (finally) coming down for redevelopment

    New Renderings Show Bright Future for Laura Street Trio

    New Renderings Show Bright Future for Laura Street Trio

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: JWB Real Estate Capital eyes two adaptive reuse projects downtown

    Lot J Live District rendering Jacksonville FL

    Downtown Jacksonville Will Be Fine Without Lot J

  • History
    • All
    • Jax Evolved
    Stanton High School Jacksonville FL

    Remembering the Old Stanton Normal School

    Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

    Story of a Building: Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

    Levy's department store, Jacksonville, FL

    Levy’s Department Store Once Dressed Jacksonville’s Elite

    Skinners' Dairy milk retail huts, Jacksonville, FL

    Remembering Hardwick & Lee’s Distinctive Skinners’ Dairy Huts

    VyStar Tower, Jacksonville, FL

    Story of a Building: VyStar Tower

    Joseph E. Lee Jacksonville's first black attorney

    Joseph E. Lee Was Jacksonville’s First Black Lawyer – and He Didn’t Stop There

    Jacksonville Public Library

    Story of a Building: Jacksonville Main Library

    Riverplace Tower, Jacksonville FL

    Story of a Building: Riverplace Tower

    Jacksonville Zoo

    A Brief History of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

  • Culture
    • All
    • Art
    • Hidden Gems
    • Local Quirks
    • Music
    • Shopping
    “Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April

    Sugar Ray, Quad City DJ’s Highlight Jax River Jams Lineup

    Art Notes - Jacksonville, FL

    ART NOTES: Jazz Discovery Series 2021 Kicks off Friday Night

    “Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April

    “Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April

    Joseph E. Lee Jacksonville's first black attorney

    Joseph E. Lee Was Jacksonville’s First Black Lawyer – and He Didn’t Stop There

    Confederate monument removed in Jacksonville, FL

    5 Biggest Local Stories of 2020

    Jacksonville Zoo

    A Brief History of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

    MOSH Genesis rendering

    MOSH Releases Conceptual Renderings for Proposed Northbank Museum

    LaRose Women's Footwear, Jacksonville, FL

    Remembering LaRose, Jacksonville’s Famous Women’s Shoe Store

    The Homestead Restaurant, Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Long Before Taco Lu, There Was The Homestead Restaurant

  • Community
    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Cowford Chophouse Partners with JAMS for 2021 MOO-VE IT 5K

    Cowford Chophouse Partners with JAMS for 2021 MOO-VE IT 5K

    Taverna Meals for Medical Workers Jacksonville Baptist Health

    Taverna Gives Back to First Responders with “Meals for Medical Workers”

    Local Companies Anact, SurfearNEGRA Join Forces to Address Aquatic Inequality

    Local Companies Anact, SurfearNEGRA Join Forces to Address Aquatic Inequality

    The Pitman Sisters, TikTok video stars from Jacksonville, FL

    How “The Pitman Sisters” Became TikTok Famous During COVID-19

    Local Women in Cannabis, Jacksonville, FL

    Breaking the “Grass Ceiling”: Local Women in Cannabis

    Urban Mining Jacksonville FL

    How Urban Mining Utilizes Donations to Provide Computers for Local Kids

    Cowford Chophouse Teams Up with Jacksonville Arts & Music School for 4th Annual MOO-VE IT 5K

    Cowford Chophouse Raises Over $18,000 for Jacksonville Arts & Music School

    COVID-19 Testing homeless population in Jacksonville, FL

    Entire Jacksonville Homeless Shelter Population Tests Negative for COVID-19

  • Food + Drink
    • All
    • Beer
    • Reviews
    Dochi, Jacksonville, FL

    Japanese Donut Pop-Up Shop Dochi Coming to Town Center

    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Taverna Meals for Medical Workers Jacksonville Baptist Health

    Taverna Gives Back to First Responders with “Meals for Medical Workers”

    The Homestead Restaurant, Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Long Before Taco Lu, There Was The Homestead Restaurant

    Norikase Jacksonville

    BENTO Group to Debut Norikase Concept in Jacksonville

    Chef Tom Gray Introduces Line of Grocery Store Culinary Products

    Chef Tom Gray Introduces Line of Grocery Store Culinary Products

    Palace Saloon, Fernandina Beach, FL

    Florida’s Oldest Bar, the Palace Saloon, Can Be Found on Amelia Island

    Farms in Jacksonville, FL

    5 Great Local Farms in Jacksonville

    The Volstead, Jacksonville, FL

    HIDDEN GEMS: The Volstead, Downtown Jacksonville’s Speakeasy

  • More
    • Hidden Gems
    • Local Quirks
    • Lists
    • Sports
    • 904VIEWS
    • Seven Bridges
    • Music
No Result
View All Result
The Coastal
  • Development
    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Beach Bowl making a comeback

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Rooms To Go coming to Town Center area

    Dochi, Jacksonville, FL

    Japanese Donut Pop-Up Shop Dochi Coming to Town Center

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Concert venue, rooftop bar proposed downtown

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Margaritaville Hotel opens in Jax Beach

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: Berkman Plaza II (finally) coming down for redevelopment

    New Renderings Show Bright Future for Laura Street Trio

    New Renderings Show Bright Future for Laura Street Trio

    Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

    Building Up Jax: JWB Real Estate Capital eyes two adaptive reuse projects downtown

    Lot J Live District rendering Jacksonville FL

    Downtown Jacksonville Will Be Fine Without Lot J

  • History
    • All
    • Jax Evolved
    Stanton High School Jacksonville FL

    Remembering the Old Stanton Normal School

    Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

    Story of a Building: Snyder Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church

    Levy's department store, Jacksonville, FL

    Levy’s Department Store Once Dressed Jacksonville’s Elite

    Skinners' Dairy milk retail huts, Jacksonville, FL

    Remembering Hardwick & Lee’s Distinctive Skinners’ Dairy Huts

    VyStar Tower, Jacksonville, FL

    Story of a Building: VyStar Tower

    Joseph E. Lee Jacksonville's first black attorney

    Joseph E. Lee Was Jacksonville’s First Black Lawyer – and He Didn’t Stop There

    Jacksonville Public Library

    Story of a Building: Jacksonville Main Library

    Riverplace Tower, Jacksonville FL

    Story of a Building: Riverplace Tower

    Jacksonville Zoo

    A Brief History of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

  • Culture
    • All
    • Art
    • Hidden Gems
    • Local Quirks
    • Music
    • Shopping
    “Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April

    Sugar Ray, Quad City DJ’s Highlight Jax River Jams Lineup

    Art Notes - Jacksonville, FL

    ART NOTES: Jazz Discovery Series 2021 Kicks off Friday Night

    “Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April

    “Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April

    Joseph E. Lee Jacksonville's first black attorney

    Joseph E. Lee Was Jacksonville’s First Black Lawyer – and He Didn’t Stop There

    Confederate monument removed in Jacksonville, FL

    5 Biggest Local Stories of 2020

    Jacksonville Zoo

    A Brief History of the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens

    MOSH Genesis rendering

    MOSH Releases Conceptual Renderings for Proposed Northbank Museum

    LaRose Women's Footwear, Jacksonville, FL

    Remembering LaRose, Jacksonville’s Famous Women’s Shoe Store

    The Homestead Restaurant, Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Long Before Taco Lu, There Was The Homestead Restaurant

  • Community
    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Cowford Chophouse Partners with JAMS for 2021 MOO-VE IT 5K

    Cowford Chophouse Partners with JAMS for 2021 MOO-VE IT 5K

    Taverna Meals for Medical Workers Jacksonville Baptist Health

    Taverna Gives Back to First Responders with “Meals for Medical Workers”

    Local Companies Anact, SurfearNEGRA Join Forces to Address Aquatic Inequality

    Local Companies Anact, SurfearNEGRA Join Forces to Address Aquatic Inequality

    The Pitman Sisters, TikTok video stars from Jacksonville, FL

    How “The Pitman Sisters” Became TikTok Famous During COVID-19

    Local Women in Cannabis, Jacksonville, FL

    Breaking the “Grass Ceiling”: Local Women in Cannabis

    Urban Mining Jacksonville FL

    How Urban Mining Utilizes Donations to Provide Computers for Local Kids

    Cowford Chophouse Teams Up with Jacksonville Arts & Music School for 4th Annual MOO-VE IT 5K

    Cowford Chophouse Raises Over $18,000 for Jacksonville Arts & Music School

    COVID-19 Testing homeless population in Jacksonville, FL

    Entire Jacksonville Homeless Shelter Population Tests Negative for COVID-19

  • Food + Drink
    • All
    • Beer
    • Reviews
    Dochi, Jacksonville, FL

    Japanese Donut Pop-Up Shop Dochi Coming to Town Center

    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Jax-Based SipClean Debuts New Canned, Non-Alcoholic Rosé

    Taverna Meals for Medical Workers Jacksonville Baptist Health

    Taverna Gives Back to First Responders with “Meals for Medical Workers”

    The Homestead Restaurant, Jacksonville Beach, FL

    Long Before Taco Lu, There Was The Homestead Restaurant

    Norikase Jacksonville

    BENTO Group to Debut Norikase Concept in Jacksonville

    Chef Tom Gray Introduces Line of Grocery Store Culinary Products

    Chef Tom Gray Introduces Line of Grocery Store Culinary Products

    Palace Saloon, Fernandina Beach, FL

    Florida’s Oldest Bar, the Palace Saloon, Can Be Found on Amelia Island

    Farms in Jacksonville, FL

    5 Great Local Farms in Jacksonville

    The Volstead, Jacksonville, FL

    HIDDEN GEMS: The Volstead, Downtown Jacksonville’s Speakeasy

  • More
    • Hidden Gems
    • Local Quirks
    • Lists
    • Sports
    • 904VIEWS
    • Seven Bridges
    • Music
No Result
View All Result
The Coastal
No Result
View All Result

JAX EVOLVED: The Barnett’s Long Journey to Redevelopment

by The Coastal
April 2, 2020
in Featured, Jax Evolved
The Barnett, Jacksonville, FL
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

When the first tenants moved into The Barnett last year, it marked the end of a lengthy revitalization saga for the 94-year-old building which once housed Florida’s largest bank.

The building first opened its doors in 1926 as a new center of operations for Barnett National Bank. The bank was founded in the late 1800s and grew rapidly, prompting the commissioning of a massive new headquarters building at 112 W. Adams Street. New York-based Mowbray & Uffinger, which also designed the nearby 121 Atlantic Place, helmed the Chicago-style design of the structure.

At 224 feet tall and eighteen stories high, the Barnett National Bank building was the tallest building in Jacksonville until the mid-‘50s. Its construction came amidst a wave of downtown high-rise development that also included the Greenleaf & Crosby building, the Carling hotel building, the Lynch building, and the since-demolished George Washington Hotel.

The banking company occupied the building for several decades, but in 1993, it moved to the newly-constructed Barnett Center – now known as Bank of America Tower. Its new building, incidentally, became Jacksonville’s tallest building upon completion, a title once held by its predecessor.

Barnett Bank was bought out by another bank just four years after moving into its new building. Meanwhile, its previous headquarters building struggled to attract new tenants and, by the turn of the century, was mostly vacant and entering disrepair.

A local group led by developer and former state representative Mike Langton planned to acquire the building for a mixed-use redevelopment featuring a hotel, apartments, and a ground-floor restaurant, but those plans fell through almost as quickly as they materialized.

You MightAlso Like

Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Development and Construction News Every Saturday - The Coastal

Building Up Jax: St. Johns updates; Prospect Five Points coming soon

Alex Moye

Local Producer Alex Moye to Debut New Single, “I Wanna Dance”

VyStar at 100 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL

JAX EVOLVED: VyStar Reinvigorates the Former Life of the South Building

JAX EVOLVED: San Marco Preservation Society Now Occupies South Jacksonville City Hall

JAX EVOLVED: San Marco Preservation Society Now Occupies South Jacksonville City Hall

Orlando-based developer Cameron Kuhn purchased the building in 2005 with plans to develop condominiums within the building. Interior demolition began, with contractors creating large holes on all seventeen floors to dump debris down into the lobby. But by 2008, the property entered foreclosure and Kuhn’s project was abandoned.

Photographs of what the building looked like following Kuhn’s demolition

In 2010, locally-based Linea LLC and Tallahassee-based Capital City Partners proposed a $70 million redevelopment project that would include both the Barnett Bank building and the Laura Street Trio. As those plans evolved, Linea LLC and several other local entities merged to form SouthEast Group, led by developer Steve Atkins.

It was that group that, with the help of a loan from Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s Stache Investments, purchased both properties for $3 million in 2013. Unfortunately, the partnership between Khan and SouthEast Group deteriorated quickly and led to Khan taking possession of the property in 2016.

SouthEast Group then enlisted the help of Las Vegas-based The Molasky Group, which purchased the properties back from Khan and, together with SouthEast, secured $9.8 million in city incentives for the project.

Work began in 2017 on the Barnett Bank building, which became phase one of the planned redevelopment project. Final plans included apartment units, office space, and ground-floor retail. KBJ Architects served as the architecture firm for the renovations, with Danis handling construction. Many of the building’s historic details were carefully preserved and restored, including its original elevators. Other historic elements were even added, such as a hallway mailbox that was bought at a New York auction and restored for use within the building.

The Barnett, as it’s now known, began welcoming its first tenants in 2019. UNF’s Coggin College of Business opened a satellite campus on the fourth and fifth floors of the building focused on business and entrepreneurial development. The Residences at Barnett, consisting of 107 upper-floor apartment units with 14 different floorplans, began leasing last summer; the units were already 60% occupied as of late January.

Chase Bank and Vagabond Coffee will both open on the ground floor later this year. Chase’s signage will also be featured at the top of the building.

It took two decades, several developers, and a couple of foreclosures, but The Barnett now has a bright future ahead of it.

Share246TweetSendShareShare
Previous Post

Mayor Curry, Governor DeSantis Issue Local, State Stay-at-Home Orders

Next Post

Building Up Jax: Impact Church ready to develop at Regency Square Mall

The Coastal

The Coastal is a local magazine in Jacksonville, FL, founded in 2015 to bring you stories about the past, present, and future of the First Coast.

Related Posts

Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Development and Construction News Every Saturday - The Coastal

Building Up Jax: St. Johns updates; Prospect Five Points coming soon

Alex Moye

Local Producer Alex Moye to Debut New Single, “I Wanna Dance”

VyStar at 100 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, FL

JAX EVOLVED: VyStar Reinvigorates the Former Life of the South Building

JAX EVOLVED: San Marco Preservation Society Now Occupies South Jacksonville City Hall

JAX EVOLVED: San Marco Preservation Society Now Occupies South Jacksonville City Hall

Old St. Luke's Hospital jacksonville fl

JAX EVOLVED: Old St. Luke’s Hospital Building Now Houses Jacksonville Historical Society

Paul Davis Restoration, formerly Chevrolet Parts Depot, Springfield, Jacksonville, FL

JAX EVOLVED: Paul Davis Restoration Gives Life to Old Chevrolet Parts Depot

Next Post
Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Development and Construction News Every Saturday - The Coastal

Building Up Jax: Impact Church ready to develop at Regency Square Mall

Dyal-Upchurch Building, Jacksonville, FL

JAX EVOLVED: Downtown Jacksonville Adaptive Reuse Collection

VyStar Credit Union, Jacksonville, FL

City, VyStar Credit Union Partner on Emergency Business Loan Program

Comments 1

  1. Pingback: A Brief History of the Laura Street Trio – The Coastal

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

LATEST POSTS

“Jax River Jams” Concert Series Coming to Riverfront Plaza in April
Culture

Sugar Ray, Quad City DJ’s Highlight Jax River Jams Lineup

Just under two weeks after it was first announced, Downtown Vision has revealed the lineup for its upcoming Jax River...

Read more
Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

Building Up Jax: Beach Bowl making a comeback

Stanton High School Jacksonville FL

Remembering the Old Stanton Normal School

Art Notes - Jacksonville, FL

ART NOTES: Jazz Discovery Series 2021 Kicks off Friday Night

Building Up Jax - Jacksonville Construction and Development Updates Each Saturday

Building Up Jax: Rooms To Go coming to Town Center area

The Coastal

© 2015-2020 Cowford Media / The Coastal Jacksonville LLC. All rights reserved.

Browse by Section

  • About
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Submit Story Ideas

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Development
  • Culture
  • History
    • Jax Evolved
  • In the Community
  • Food + Drink
  • Sports
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Submit Your Story
    • Advertise

© 2015-2020 Cowford Media / The Coastal Jacksonville LLC. All rights reserved.