An aerial rendering of the Gateway Jax development in Downtown Jacksonville. | Gateway Jax via the Jacksonville Daily Record
Published on April 30, 2026 at 11:01 am
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The new version of the annual State of Downtown report says Downtown Jacksonville’s residential population surpassed 9,000 in 2025, while office vacancy remained well above the national average and the levels of several Florida metros.
Released Wednesday by Downtown Vision Inc., the 2025 report says Downtown’s population reached 9,228 in 2025, up 287 residents from the figure in the 2024-25 report and 1,571 from 2023.
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Jake Gordon, CEO of Downtown Vision, attributed the increase to residents moving into several multifamily projects that came online during 2025. Those include Artea (330 units), One Riverside (225 units in the first phase), Union Terminal Warehouse (228 units) and Lofts at Cathedral (120 units).
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