Chris Will, News4JAX Reporter, Jacksonville | June 16, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Springfield and Eastside residents are actively shaping the future of Jacksonville’s Emerald Trail project, weighing in on plans for its final segment during a community meeting at the Union Terminal Warehouse.

Segment 8, the last piece of the 30-mile urban trail network, will connect the historic Springfield and Eastside neighborhoods. The project aims to link 14 historic communities to downtown Jacksonville, Hogans Creek, McCoys Creek and the St. Johns River by 2031.

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Source: News4Jax

David Bauerlein | Jacksonville Florida Times-Union | March 17, 2025

The opening this month of three new apartment buildings will add about 1,300 residents to downtown Jacksonville and the ongoing construction of other apartments, townhomes and condos would enable the city to finally hit its long-time goal of 10,000 downtown residents in 2026.

Downtown Vision’s most recent State of Downtown report showed 7,657 residents in 4,707 residential units with a 96% occupancy rate in 2024.

“It’s still a premium address and if people have the quality of finishes and amenities they want, people are going to pay for that and that’s what we’re seeing,” Downtown Vision CEO Jake Gordon said.

“I do think in the very short term there’s a little bit of glut in the market,” he said. “People have so many more opportunities so it’s kind of shifted back to the renter but the reality is that as these get full, that will all work out.”

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Source: The Florida Times Union