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Since late Sunday night, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue has been trying to extinguish a fire at the new RISE Doro Apartments on East Adams Street. JFRD Chief Keith Powers said the fire has been difficult to put out because of void spaces in the building during construction.
What are the next steps for the future of the downtown apartment complex that went up in flames just days before it was scheduled to welcome residents?
The developer of RISE Doro, a downtown apartment complex that was destroyed in a massive fire, is a real estate company named RISE. The company has dozens of apartment complexes located across the country in its portfolio, including several in the Jacksonville area.
After a devastating fire left a brand-new luxury apartment building unsafe and likely to be demolished, tenants who expected to move in this weekend will have to live elsewhere.
A brand-new luxury apartment building that was set to begin housing tenants by this weekend is now a water-soaked wood frame shell filled with soot and ash.