A street-level view of The Jewl at 21 West, the former JEA headquarters.A street-level view of The Jewl at 21 West, the former JEA headquarters.
Plans for The Jewel at 21 West, the former JEA headquarters campus in Downtown Jacksonville, include street-level retail space. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Sale approved for former JEA headquarters; 180 residences planned

Published on June 10, 2026 at 11:01 am
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JEA’s former Downtown headquarters campus is poised to undergo an office-to-residential conversion after Jacksonville City Council granted final approval of an agreement for the project on Tuesday.

Live Oak Contracting plans to transform the former JEA headquarters campus in Downtown Jacksonville into The Jewel at 21 West, with 180 residential units, rooftop amenities, office space and ground-floor uses. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Jacksonville-based Live Oak Contracting plans to buy the 2.47-acre, three-building property through The Jewel at 21 West LLC for $1 million and develop it into 180 residential units with rooftop amenities, office space and ground-floor uses.

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Council approved a purchase agreement on a 16-0 vote, with members Rory Diamond, Chris Miller and Jimmy Peluso not present. 


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