The city issued a permit for Columbia Ventures to start selective demolition at the Eastside area property.

Interior work can begin at the historic Union Terminal Warehouse at 700 E. Union St. in the Eastside area not far from TIAA Bank Field.

The city issued a permit Jan. 6 for WPC – Winter Park Construction – to perform the $2.7 million demolition and concrete restoration of the four-story, 365,434-square-foot building for mixed uses.

Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures LLC intends to convert the structure into apartments through adaptive reuse and a historic tax credit conversion. …

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Source Jacksonville Daily Record

Columbia Ventures Managing Partner Dillon Baynes said the project would be open in 2023.

Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures LLC is taking a step forward in its adaptive reuse of the Union Terminal Warehouse.

The developer applied to the city Oct. 20 for a building permit for a $34 million project to renovate the historic building at 700 E. Union St.

Columbia Ventures plans to convert the structure into apartments, commercial uses and possibly dining and entertainment. …

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Source Jacksonville Daily Record

JACKSONVILLE, FL – ACHP Chairman Aimee Jorjani and ACHP Vice Chairman Rick Gonzalez today toured the Union Terminal Warehouse project in Jacksonville, Florida, located in one of 21 Duval County-designated Opportunity Zones. Originally constructed in 1913, work is underway to turn the former warehouse into a mix of apartments, commercial space, maker/artist studios, and restaurants.

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Joining Chairman Jorjani and Vice-Chairman Gonzalez on the tour were Jacksonville City Councilman Reginald “Reggie” Gaffney, an avid supporter of and advocate for the project; representatives from the developer Columbia Ventures, Jacksonville’s Downtown Investment Authority, and City of Jacksonville’s Historic Preservation department; and Chuck Shealy from Local Initiative Support Corporation, who provided acquisition debt financing and continues to be an advocate for the redevelopment.

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Source Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)