American Lions LLC, a joint venture between New York City-based residential developers Fetner Properties and the Lions Group, have proposed to develop a 44-story mixed-use building on the site of the Former Jacksonville Landing site in Downtown Jacksonville, beside the planned Perkins & Will-designed seven-acre (2.8-hectare) park at Riverfront Plaza along Independent Drive West.
The tower would rise 486 feet (148 meters), and is designed by Danish architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). With an estimated price of US$166.6 million, the development would bring 333 residential rental apartments along with an integrated parking garage for 330 vehicles, a 7,500-square-foot (696-square-meter) restaurant on the 43rd floor and a Skygarden Terrace with retail venues and direct access to the public park.
The tower would improve a triangular parcel of land that spans roughly 0.41 acres (0.16 hectares) on the southwest corner of the intersection between Independent Drive West and Main Street Bridge South, combined with a portion of the northeast section of the park. The corner parcel is currently used as grade level parking and structural support for an elevated ramp connected to the Main Street.
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