August 13, 2025
Avant Construction is working with an out-of-state company interested in the long vacant property.…
May 30, 2025
Laura Street Trio could be auctioned this summer
The city of Jacksonville is pressing ahead with a foreclosure lawsuit against the Trio’s owner.…
May 14, 2025
History Center lists most endangered historic properties
The Jacksonville History Center released its annual list of the city’s most endangered historic properties.…
November 25, 2024
Laura Street Trio sale could pave a path forward
The owner of the long-vacant Laura Street Trio is interested in selling the property to its partnering developer.…
November 20, 2024
OPINION | It’s time for the Laura Street Trio’s owner to bow out
There’s one constant in each of the failed plans, false starts and continued deterioration of the Trio over the years:…
November 13, 2024
Jacksonville halts negotiations on Laura Street Trio
The city said it is terminating negotiations with developers and will refile a foreclosure lawsuit over the long-empty Laura Street…
September 19, 2024
OPINION | Don’t stop believing in Jacksonville’s historic Downtown rebirth
While we can never prove it and whether anyone admits it, citizen voices in large measure shape how elected officials…
September 10, 2024
Committee chair: New developer ‘in the driver’s seat’ in Laura Street Trio project
A new player is taking a lead role in the effort to revive the Laura Street Trio in Downtown Jacksonville,…
August 26, 2024
Jacksonville seeks to foreclose on Laura Street Trio
The complaint states that Trio ownership owes the city more than $800,000 in unpaid fines for municipal code violations.…
July 23, 2024
Is it time to discuss razing the Laura Street Trio?
Some City Council members say the option should be considered if it makes more sense than restoring the buildings.…
June 28, 2024
DIA backs out of Laura Street Trio negotiations
The developer, Southeast Development Group, wants to work directly with the Jacksonville City Council.…
June 27, 2024
Another roadblock for Laura Street Trio project
The Downtown Investment Authority staff is recommending that the city end negotiations with the developer of the Laura Street Trio.…
June 3, 2024
New Laura Street Trio proposal seeks $87 million in incentives
The proposal is outlined in a draft term sheet the developer delivered to the Downtown Investment Authority.…
May 24, 2024
27 historic buildings considered endangered
The Jacksonville History Center included the Laura Street Trio and many schools on its annual list of most endangered historic…
April 11, 2024
OPINION | If at first you don’t succeed
It’s tiresome for sure, this yearslong Laura Street Trio restoration project conversation.…
April 10, 2024
Embattled Laura Street Trio may have hit a dead end
City Council member Jimmy Peluso says it is time to explore taking the buildings by eminent domain.…
January 4, 2024
‘Half-baked’ Laura Street Trio deal sent back to Downtown Investment Authority by Council
A potential $38.5 million deal to redevelop the historic Laura Street Trio needs more work, the City Council decided Thursday. …
December 22, 2023
New review sought on Laura Street Trio incentives
The Downtown Investment Authority now wants to weigh in on a new, more expensive deal for the redevelopment project.…
December 12, 2023
City Council OKs almost all mayor’s task force plans; Laura Street Trio request deferred
City Council approved most of Mayor Deegan’s initiatives from transition task forces. But, a city loan to help renovate the…
December 12, 2023
Laura Street Trio deal includes $22 million city loan guarantee
The Laura Street Trio project would include apartments, a hotel and a restaurant in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.…