A 2025 feasibility study and preservation groups say the St. Johns River Lighthouse could be moved off Naval Station Mayport and restored on the Mayport Village waterfront.

A DIA briefing to City Council shows 10 downtown projects could seek up to $224.7M in completion grants, putting pressure on the city budget. Council members are debating alternatives.

A UF study and city data show Jacksonville has added affordable units, but tens of thousands of local renters remain cost‑burdened and stretched by rising rents.

Clay County is reviewing plans for a new Dunkin' at East Canaveral Trace and Resilience Way in Oakleaf Plantation. The application shows a 1,380‑sq ft drive‑thru shop with 12 parking spaces.

Artemis Real Estate Partners paid $36 million for Grand Living at Tamaya, a 2019‑built, 171‑unit senior community near Kernan and Beach boulevards. The acquisition includes a $29.35M mortgage.

Daimler Coaches cut the ribbon on a new West Jacksonville delivery, service and office complex near Pritchard Road and I‑295. The site will include service bays and a training center.

CAVA won city approval to convert the former Burger Barn at Baymeadows Park into a 2,600‑sq‑ft restaurant. Permits list a $665,610 build‑out and a summer 2026 opening is expected.

Neighbors in Southside Estates worry rezoning paperwork still lists "butchering" even after Apna Bazar withdrew a slaughterhouse plan. Council leaders say they'll add language to bar animal processing.

Benderson asked JEA to check utilities for a 1,003‑acre Bacardi master plan in North Jacksonville that would add millions of square feet of industrial space, a Publix and new housing. The filing starts a technical review of water, sewer and phasing needs.

Tunnel to Towers wants to convert the Ramada at 9150 Baymeadows Road into 145 permanent apartments for veterans; the planning commission will hear the request on Feb. 19.

O'Steen Automotive paid $6.5M for a St. Johns County parcel as the family-owned dealer expands across the Southeast.

Becovic’s BMG Trio LLC has assumed the mortgage on Jacksonville’s long‑vacant Laura Street Trio, a move that links the Barnett building purchase to stalled restoration plans.

Southern Impression Homes plans roughly 108 build‑to‑rent homes in Jacksonville as part of a seven‑project Florida expansion, the company says. The move adds single‑family rental stock to a market investors are targeting.