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The Downtown Development Review Board issued final approval May 13 for designs of Related Group’s $99.16 million apartment community and gave preliminary consent for the project’s restaurant on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank. The board voted 6-0 to approve the 327-unit, eight-story multifamily project that would replace River City Brewing Co. at 835 Museum Circle. In a separate 6-0 vote, the board gave conceptual approval to the project’s nearly 5,000-square-foot restaurant fronting St. Johns River Park and Friendship Fountain.  This was MSA Architects’ second redesign for the R...

Related Group submitted designs to the city for the restaurant it agreed to build as part of its $99.16 million apartment community on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank.  The Miami-based developer seeks conceptual approval for the restaurant design and final approval for the RD River City Brewery apartments at the May 13 Downtown Development Review Board meeting.  The 327-unit multifamily project and restaurant would replace River City Brewing Co. at 835 Museum Circle, west of Friendship Park. The view of the restaurant from the St. Johns River. A DDRB staff report and renderings released...

The Downtown Investment Authority board voted 8-0 on April 21 to add $1 million to the tax incentive cap for a Miami-based developer’s proposed RD River City Brewery apartments Downtown. The vote will increase Related Group’s requested Recapture Enhanced Value Grant from $11.9 million to $12.99 million for a 327-unit multifamily project on the Southbank now estimated at $99.16 million DIA staff said design changes by the Downtown Development Review Board and the increased cost of materials increased the project price by $6.84 million.  The larger tax refund would bring the city’s total...

10:03 AM EST Share The Museum of Science & History announced the appointment three months after the official board of trustees vote. The Museum of Science & History announced Jan. 19 Bruce Fafard was named the organization’s permanent CEO.  According to a news release, the MOSH board of trustees confirmed Fafard’s appointment Oct. 15, more than three months before the official announcement.  Fafard became the nonprofit museum’s interim CEO on Aug. 5 after former President Maria Hane told the MOSH trustees she was stepping down. She joined MOSH in 2009 as president. Faf...

A Downtown Investment Authority Committee voted Jan. 14 to add $500,000 to the city’s incentive deal with developer Related Group for site remediation.