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asonj23 · May 18, 2005

It looks like you can hit just about everything from that one point newzgrrl. Great shots!

Jaylon · May 19, 2005

RiversideGator you were right. I called them today and they said the Carling would not be ready in June like we were told, now they say it won't open until at least July. It looks like I'm going to be staying at E. Forsyth. That's too bad, because I had planned on taking pics of the Carling from the inside and posting them on here.

-J

RiversideGator · May 19, 2005

11E is a great building too, so dont feel bad about living there. I have been in there on a tour and it is nice. I think you would like either one.

RiversideGator · May 19, 2005

Newgrrl: More great photos. I really like the Carling sign on top. It looks like an old school hotel, which is the look they were going for I'm sure. I cant wait till they light it up at night.

Urban_Legend · May 19, 2005

I like the first floor of the Carling! It will have retail, I presume. And it has one of those classic awnings, kinda like an old theatre.

Captain Obvious · May 19, 2005

^

The first two floors will have retail. There's actually a ton of space. Though with the downtown market what it is, I suspect that most stores will be vacant for a long time - either that or perhaps professional/botique office space?

Captain Obvious · May 19, 2005

RiversideGator you were right. I called them today and they said the Carling would not be ready in June like we were told, now they say it won't open until at least July. It looks like I'm going to be staying at E. Forsyth. That's too bad, because I had planned on taking pics of the Carling from the inside and posting them on here.

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Assuming your rental rate is about the same, I wouldn't feel too upset. I think 11E is a better building (though I've only seen the unfinished interior of the Carling). At any rate, 11E has a nice (tiny) rooftop deck with great views. You'll be able to take tons of awesome pictures from there.

bobliocatt · May 19, 2005

Carling aims for July

by J. Brooks Terry

Staff Writer

Massive remodeling efforts inside one of downtown

Jaylon · May 19, 2005

Assuming your rental rate is about the same, I wouldn't feel too upset.

Yeah my rental rate will be the same. They are not charging me the regular rate or else my rate would have increased by $130 per month. They are trying to accommodate those who cannot wait until July. I start work in Jacksonville on June 20th, so I didn't really have much of choice. Plus, family members that agreed to help me move had already put in for vacation time. But overall, I am very satisfied, I just wanted a nice place close to work ( I hate traffic). When I put in my deposit for the Carling, they said 14 apartments had been reserved so far and that was back in March, so I'm wondering how many people they had to accommodate.

-J

Captain Obvious · May 23, 2005

Southbank Hilton sold

By CHRISTOPHER CALNAN, The Times-Union

A Virginia real estate investment trust said Monday it has an agreement to buy for $22 million the Hilton Jacksonville Riverfront, the city's fourth-largest hotel.

MHI Hospitality Corp., based in Williamsburg, Va., said it was buying the 292-room hotel on the Southbank from Maryland Hospitality and the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust. It's unclear if the hotel will continue to operate as a Hilton.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stor...us_hilton.shtml

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I always thought that Gate owned the Hilton property, not "Maryland Hospitality and the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust." But regardless, let's hope that these new owners decide to build a skyscraper on that surface lot.

Plenty of room for a new building...

Urban_Legend · May 23, 2005

^I really don't like that building. I think it used to be the "Jacksonville Hotel" before it got the Hilton name. As far as hotels go, that ugly Hilton makes the Hyatt look like the Taj Mahal.

I'd love to see a new mix-use tower facing Riverplace Blvd!

jjoshjl · May 24, 2005

Maybe we will get luck and they will bulldoze it... build a nice water front hotel/marina and then put a 20-30 story mixed use high rise in the surface parking lot that lines riverside...

oh to have my way with downtown....

Cheers

RiversideGator · May 24, 2005

I actually think the Hilton is better looking than the Adams-Mark/Hyatt. At least the Hilton is a little less noticeable, unlike that massive cereal box on the northbank.

jjoshjl · May 24, 2005

good point gator...

vicupstate · May 25, 2005

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I always thought that Gate owned the Hilton property, not "Maryland Hospitality and the AFL-CIO Building Investment Trust." But regardless, let's hope that these new owners decide to build a skyscraper on that surface lot.

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Gate owns Riverplace Tower, which is next door to the Hilton.

Florida · May 25, 2005

Love the way the streets look all nice and clean.

asonj23 · May 25, 2005

Gate owns Riverplace Tower, which is next door to the Hilton

Why does that not suprise me??

The southbank is moving in leaps and bounds which is most certainly raising the value of the Riverplace tower, cousioning Payton's pockets. Does he have any financial interests on the northbank??

bobliocatt · May 25, 2005

Sales slow on Alltel

afh · May 25, 2005

Sales slow on Alltel

RiversideGator · May 25, 2005

I love the train cars. If I had an extra $300 K to blow, I would definitely buy one. They are very nice and a great place to tailgate. I hope they sell.

vicupstate · May 25, 2005

I think the market is there, but not at those prices. Those cockaboses in Cola started at like 45k years ago. Only now are they at the 200k range. They should have priced these at 180-220k. 300k is just too much for a team that has only a few years of tradition behind it.

Urban_Legend · May 26, 2005

I didn't really like the location of Adam's Street Station. I know it's close to the stadium, but that's about it. There's no "entertainment district" nearby, and the only action that area sees at night is during the pledge drives at WJCT, lol.

bobliocatt · May 26, 2005

Interesting news brief in today's Jax Daily Record.

Word is there is a contract on Commodore Point, the area between the Hart and Mathews bridges. It

RiversideGator · May 26, 2005

I believe Commodore Point is on the Arlington side of the river. I wonder how much they are getting for it?

bobliocatt · May 26, 2005

^No Commodore Point is the industrial area, just east of Alltel.

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