JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Plans to sell the Duval County School Board\u2019s Southbank headquarters to Fleet Landing are officially off the table.<\/p>\n
District staff confirmed during Tuesday\u2019s workshop that Fleet Landing had withdrawn its proposal, leaving two offers from Chase Properties still under review.<\/p>\n
With Fleet Landing out, the board now has two Chase options: a $17.2 million outright purchase to turn the property into a mixed-use development with 600 apartments, retail, and hotel space, or a land swap deal that would move the district into the Suddath building and add $4,872,300 in cash to offset renovation costs.<\/p>\n
That swap would keep district headquarters in the urban core, while the other option would move operations to Prominence Parkway in Baymeadows, a newer and larger space that could consolidate more departments.<\/p>\n
Some members, including Cindy Pearson, expressed frustration that the board hadn\u2019t been offered a chance to tour the space before.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe weren\u2019t shown the Suddath property before,\u201d Pearson said. \u201cNow that we\u2019ve reopened the discussion, I would like to look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pearson suggested pushing a final vote to December, but board leaders stuck with keeping the item on the agenda for the November 4th meeting.<\/p>\n
Other members, like Melody Bolduc, shared concerns that the Suddath building didn\u2019t offer enough parking space for employees and room for expansion at the Suddath site. <\/p>\n
Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier assured the board that the new proposals address one of their biggest concerns \u2014 timing.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou asked us to align the closing dates,\u201d Bernier said. \u201cContractually, we can now get that within a day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Both proposed agreements now sync the sale of the current building with the purchase of a new one, eliminating the transition gap that delayed the last deal.<\/p>\n
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