An emergency permit allows crews to remove three walls at 7 Aviles Street after engineers warned the addition's exterior walls were at risk of collapse. HARB will meet to set salvage conditions.

City approvals cleared civil plans for The Nexus at Regency this week. Blackwater filed a $3.7M site‑clearing permit and a slate of national brands appear in early filings.

Hastings High is being restored into a First Coast Technical College campus, pairing historic preservation with new workforce training and childcare. The phased project aims to reopen the landmark for learners of all ages.

Foley & Lardner will move its Jacksonville office into One Tower Court, taking the entire fifth floor and relocating about 44 attorneys and 60 staff into roughly 25,000 sq ft.

Madison Capital and Madison Communities broke ground on Madison Seagrass in St. Augustine; developers say roughly 40% of units will be designated under Florida’s Live Local Act. The project marks another push for attainable units in northeast Florida.

One Riverside converted the former Times‑Union campus into a $250M riverfront hub with 271 apartments, Whole Foods and restored McCoys Creek.

A 1913 Jacksonville warehouse was converted into 228 apartments and mixed‑use spaces and has won a 2026 CoStar Impact Award, highlighting preservation‑led development on the Eastside.

Jacksonville has hired CGL to study moving the Duval County Jail out of downtown; the yearlong study will map bed needs, estimate costs and recommend up to three sites. Officials say it’s an early, nonbinding planning step.

Jacksonville is asking for $12.59M to buy 17 parcels along Hogans Creek to push the Emerald Trail through downtown and to the riverfront.

Developers filed for an environmental permit to build a 986‑sqft Dutch Bros in the World Golf Village area. The application is under county and state review.

Planning commissioners approved a partial conversion of the former Regions Bank at 1604 Margaret St. to a restaurant with a drive‑thru and five parking spaces. Neighbors raised traffic and parking concerns.

Thomas Foods says it will begin grinding imported beef at the former Tyson site in Jacksonville in Q4 2026, with automated packing, cold storage and new jobs planned. The conversion is already moving through city permitting.

An Atlanta firm bought the Fleming Island Medical Plaza for $24.12M on March 13, a roughly 67% jump from its 2021 sale. The two‑building campus houses imaging, cardiology and dialysis services.