Rail Yard District/Durkeeville

53. Keen Brewing Company

Joaquin “Joe” and Maryn Baez and friend Andrew Parks are in the process of seeking zoning approval to open a new craft brewery and taproom at 2100 Dennis Street in the Rail Yard District. The Keen Brewing Company will be located in a 20,000 square foot building once used by the Ronco Machine Inc. to make cardboard cores for toilet paper rolls.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/Keenbrewing/

54. 546 Myrtle Avenue

546 Myrtle Avenue is being converted into an indoor soccer training facility. Originally completed in 1950, the 13,000 square foot building will contain three fields, exercise and locker rooms and a clubhouse area.

55. Tabula Rasa Brewing Company

Ryan Peterson has submitted plans to open Tabula Rasa Brewing along the shoreline of McCoys Creek, joining Engine 15 Brewing in the resurgent Rail Yard District. The proposed brewery will be located at 2385 Corbett Street.

For more information: https://www.moderncities.com/article/2018-feb-tabula-rasa-brewing-joining-railyard-district

56. Legacy 8 Town Homes

Habijax is in the process of building its first multi-family town home project in urban Jacksonville. A result of a $1 million grant by philanthropist Delores Barr Weaver, Legacy 8 Town Homes will consist of eight three and four bedroom units between 1,500 and 1,500 square feet. The project is located in New Town at the intersection of Acorn and Beaver Streets.

For more information: https://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2017-08-07/habijax-gets-1-million-weaver-grant-new-town-home-building-project

57. Myrtle Crab Shack

Myrtle Crab Shack will be opening soon at 1452 Myrtle Avenue North in Durkeeville. Recently tenant build-out permits were granted for the 2,600 square foot storefront.

For more information: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/development-today-1001

58. Payne Avenue Walk

Construction continues at 1065 W. 11th Street for the development of Payne Avenue Walk. Adjacent to the S-Line Urban Greenway, the development will consist of 12 affordable single family structures.

Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Davis is a certified senior planner and graduate of Florida A&M University. He is the author of the award winning books “Reclaiming Jacksonville,” “Cohen Brothers: The Big Store” and “Images of Modern America: Jacksonville.” Davis has served with various organizations committed to improving urban communities, including the American Planning Association and the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. A 2013 Next City Vanguard, Davis is the co-founder of Metro Jacksonville.com and ModernCities.com — two websites dedicated to promoting fiscally sustainable communities — and Transform Jax, a tactical urbanist group. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com