The building at 700 E. Union St. near the Eastside and EverBank Stadium is set to reopen at the end of the year.

By Dan Macdonald | 12:05 a.m. September 9, 2024

Before any apartment or small business has been leased in the Union Terminal Warehouse, developers have checked off an important tenant: an in-house coffee shop for the building slated for apartments, offices and retail units.

Vantage Point Coffee Co. will be in the warehouse lobby.

The warehouse is at 700 E. Union St., near Jacksonville’s Eastside neighborhood and EverBank Stadium. 

It is set to reopen at the end of the year. 

The coffee shop will lease about 900 square feet of space, owner Leo Baker said. It will seat about 15 inside and have some patio seating. It will have four to five employees.

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Source: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/

U.S. Reps. Aaron Bean and John Rutherford say in a letter the trail “has the potential to be a catalyst for economic development.”

By Dan Macdonald | 7:07 p.m. March 11, 2024

The city’s Emerald Trail park project will receive more than $140 million in federal dollars, U.S. Rep. Aaron Bean announced March 11.

Bean worked with fellow U.S. Rep. John Rutherford to procure the funding as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation funding initiative.

The Emerald Trail project comprises 30 miles of trails, greenways and parks to connect Downtown Jacksonville with businesses, schools and transit. The trail will connect 14 historical neighborhoods.

“It’s critical that our transportation networks have the infrastructure to keep Floridians safe while they walk, bike and drive,” Bean said in a news release.

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Source: Jaxdailyrecord