Rising eight stories, construction is well underway on the first major multi-family residential property in the heart of downtown Jacksonville’s Sports and Entertainment District.

RISE: Doro is a mixed-use development featuring a 247-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail space, rooftop amenities and a seven-level parking deck.

The complex is at 102 A. Philip Randolph Blvd. and 950 E. Adams St., the site of the former 107-year-old George Doro Fixture Co. manufacturing complex — between Intuition Ale Works and VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. It’s within walking distance of TIAA Bank Field.

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