Love to be able to follow Jacksonville's development and can't wait for more episodes on my hometown. I loved how you respected the exterior historical structure and reused the inside. It turned out beautiful, great work!
There are a lot of passionate people putting in lots of effort to (re)build and (re)activate this city, thank you for the positive and proactive feedback!
Thank you! Pinned this to the top hoping to promote more positive energy in the city and celebrate the people working so hard to activate and revitalize Downtown Jacksonville and the city as whole, and not just development, but through philanthropy and just being good humans in general. Thank you @haleywright5158
A city winery like in cities like Atlanta and Chicago would be nice as well and lots of jazz clubs. Husband and I are thinking about relocating so the changes that's being made is good to see. Savannah, Ga downtown use to be jacked up 20 plus years ago before I moved, now it's thriving and the nightlife vibe is great.
Great work on this Justin and team. As a local sustainability professional, it'd be great to see you spotlight efforts made toward a more sustainable downtown (i.e. JTA's public transport plans, the Stadium of the Future proposal, etc.). Thank you!
I love the idea of revitalization of this neighborhood. However, I worry about the racist hate control in the government in Florida right now. How many people are going to feel welcome? How many businesses are going to pack up and leave because people are being targeted? How many farms are going to collapse because there are immigrants together the crops. All these play a key role and revalization and livable spaces. We have to start with the government to build a welcoming environment for everyone
Nothing, I repeat, nothing will ever become of downtown Jacksonville until they get rid of the Sulzbacher Center, The City Rescue Mission, Trinity Rescue Mission, Partnership For Homeless, Clara White Mission, New Life Inn and all of the homeless bums and drug addicts who are being bussed into downtown by out-of-state NGOs.
Can we please connect? I would genuinely like to hear your feedback off line as this is an area of importance for us. Through documenting development, we’ve encountered some frightening people, but have also met very kind and genuine people that just need a little help. We would love to get involved and help.
@@funtowatchmedia I left Jacksonville for good back in 2001. The downtown area of the city was hollowed out in the 1980s/90s by the Baptist Church who bought up several old buildings on full city blocks and turned them into parking lots. At the same time they were staunchly opposed to any and all things entertainment related like clubs/ bars/ nightlife/ festivals. Hence no real development was allowed to happen during their 30 year reign. Have you ever seen a city the size of Jacksonville with such an empty downtown? Why no museums? Why no shopping district? South bank where the property featured in this video is located does have some potential be it limited but South Bank is not downtown. Jacksonville's homeless population has exploded over the last couple of years and downtown has become the epicenter due to all of the services being offered to the homeless/ bums/ drug addicts by countless organizations along with a bunch of NGOs who only make the problem worse. There is no fixing downtown. I am not interested in connecting with you on this issue as I live outside the country and I only visit the states (Jax, FL) about once every three or four years. Best of luck to ya.
@@robertdominicanrepublice homeless bums is caused by the very Baptist church that you’re complaining about. What do you think happens when growth stops, inflation rises, and people get pushed out of their homes? I’ve spoken to many of the so called “bums” you complain about and some people have told me stories about downtown Jax used to be a Harlem of the south and thriving Black community. The bum problem will decrease once there’s more businesses and job opportunities, affordable housing and practical public transportation connecting the downtown area. What we don’t need is more gentrification pushing locals out of their historic communities. One of the root problems of this is zoning laws. Zoning laws are the reason the only buildings that seem to get built are luxury buildings which drives up the prices around the area. We don’t need just luxury buildings, we need more parks, 3rd spaces, skyway hubs/stations, open air trolleys, fresh marketplaces, shaded pedestrian sidewalks, bike lanes, and community gardens. Also some multi retail space buildings that build vertically wouldn’t hurt. And more businesses with rooftop views!
@@fla-gypsy57go see the building and you will see all the interior of the exterior walls were left original to show the character. Alan mentioned this in the video. Thanks for watching!
Love to be able to follow Jacksonville's development and can't wait for more episodes on my hometown. I loved how you respected the exterior historical structure and reused the inside. It turned out beautiful, great work!
There are a lot of passionate people putting in lots of effort to (re)build and (re)activate this city, thank you for the positive and proactive feedback!
What a great video to highlight our efforts and passion for Jville. You are a star!!!
Love this! Love seeing the positive energy in my hometown.
Thank you! Pinned this to the top hoping to promote more positive energy in the city and celebrate the people working so hard to activate and revitalize Downtown Jacksonville and the city as whole, and not just development, but through philanthropy and just being good humans in general. Thank you @haleywright5158
Best city out there! So blessed to live here!
You clearly haven't been around florida. Lived in jax 13 years now live in downtown st petersburg. Jacksonville won't look like this now in 20 years
A city winery like in cities like Atlanta and Chicago would be nice as well and lots of jazz clubs. Husband and I are thinking about relocating so the changes that's being made is good to see. Savannah, Ga downtown use to be jacked up 20 plus years ago before I moved, now it's thriving and the nightlife vibe is great.
Jacksonville is at a pivotal moment, what a great way to capture the evolution!
this is so dope, i love my city!
Let’s build this city! Love this series, nice work.
Great work on this! Jacksonville is on the rise and Fun to Watch is capturing it. Awesome to see!
Excellent job! It’s great to see how Cornerlot is actually improving this great city, and not just tearing it down!
It’s good to finally see some development taking place.
Great work on this Justin and team. As a local sustainability professional, it'd be great to see you spotlight efforts made toward a more sustainable downtown (i.e. JTA's public transport plans, the Stadium of the Future proposal, etc.). Thank you!
Amazing job revitalizing a historic building that otherwise would have been leveled or left vacant!
Bro you killed this assignment. I am really impressed with this series.
This is awesome! Y’all are doing great things for Jax.
I love the idea of revitalization of this neighborhood. However, I worry about the racist hate control in the government in Florida right now. How many people are going to feel welcome? How many businesses are going to pack up and leave because people are being targeted? How many farms are going to collapse because there are immigrants together the crops. All these play a key role and revalization and livable spaces. We have to start with the government to build a welcoming environment for everyone
Riiiiggghhhhttteeeeouuusss. Go Jags
Nothing, I repeat, nothing will ever become of downtown Jacksonville until they get rid of the Sulzbacher Center, The City Rescue Mission, Trinity Rescue Mission, Partnership For Homeless, Clara White Mission, New Life Inn and all of the homeless bums and drug addicts who are being bussed into downtown by out-of-state NGOs.
Can we please connect? I would genuinely like to hear your feedback off line as this is an area of importance for us. Through documenting development, we’ve encountered some frightening people, but have also met very kind and genuine people that just need a little help. We would love to get involved and help.
@@funtowatchmedia I left Jacksonville for good back in 2001. The downtown area of the city was hollowed out in the 1980s/90s by the Baptist Church who bought up several old buildings on full city blocks and turned them into parking lots. At the same time they were staunchly opposed to any and all things entertainment related like clubs/ bars/ nightlife/ festivals. Hence no real development was allowed to happen during their 30 year reign. Have you ever seen a city the size of Jacksonville with such an empty downtown? Why no museums? Why no shopping district?
South bank where the property featured in this video is located does have some potential be it limited but South Bank is not downtown. Jacksonville's homeless population has exploded over the last couple of years and downtown has become the epicenter due to all of the services being offered to the homeless/ bums/ drug addicts by countless organizations along with a bunch of NGOs who only make the problem worse. There is no fixing downtown.
I am not interested in connecting with you on this issue as I live outside the country and I only visit the states (Jax, FL) about once every three or four years. Best of luck to ya.
@@robertdominicanrepublice homeless bums is caused by the very Baptist church that you’re complaining about. What do you think happens when growth stops, inflation rises, and people get pushed out of their homes? I’ve spoken to many of the so called “bums” you complain about and some people have told me stories about downtown Jax used to be a Harlem of the south and thriving Black community.
The bum problem will decrease once there’s more businesses and job opportunities, affordable housing and practical public transportation connecting the downtown area. What we don’t need is more gentrification pushing locals out of their historic communities. One of the root problems of this is zoning laws. Zoning laws are the reason the only buildings that seem to get built are luxury buildings which drives up the prices around the area. We don’t need just luxury buildings, we need more parks, 3rd spaces, skyway hubs/stations, open air trolleys, fresh marketplaces, shaded pedestrian sidewalks, bike lanes, and community gardens. Also some multi retail space buildings that build vertically wouldn’t hurt.
And more businesses with rooftop views!
@@Euphoryaaa They are two completely different issues and you did a terrible job of attempting to conflate them.
Bathroom buddies 😂
There is nothing about the interior that respects the heritage of this building. Nothing!
@@andyallen9874 then why the hoopla about saving any interior historical character?
@@fla-gypsy57go see the building and you will see all the interior of the exterior walls were left original to show the character. Alan mentioned this in the video. Thanks for watching!