Springfield Lofts Redevelopment Agreement

At a glance

  • What: Ordinance 2026-0677 (introduced by M. Carlucci) would approve an amended and restated redevelopment agreement with Springfield Lofts, LLC for a 2.12-acre site at 1335 N Pearl Street and 205 W 3rd Street: a 3,000,000 dollar redevelopment completion grant payable on substantial completion, a 3,000,000 dollar 20-year development loan (both to be appropriated by later legislation), waivers of fine and lien settlement rules and nuisance lien collection rules, removal of nuisance liens on completion, and a waiver of the Public Investment Policy.
  • Where it stands: deferred by the Rules Committee and the Neighborhoods committee on 2026-10-19 and the Finance Committee on 2026-10-20 (deferred at Carlucci's request; the Finance captions tie it to about 6 million dollars of pending housing items waiting for the Amendment 3 vote). Introduced August 25, 2026.
  • Related: part of the Downtown Redevelopment Incentive Agreements group with Gateway Jax Downtown Mixed-Use Completion Grant.

Sources

Log

2026-10-20 - Finance

Deferred.

2026-10-19 - NCSPHS

Deferred at Carlucci's request; his downtown remarks in the captions most likely concern this bill.

2026-10-19 - Rules Committee

Deferred.

2026-09-08 - City Council

Public hearing; read second time and re-referred.

2026-11-02 - Rules Committee

Item 2026-0677 is listed for deferral on the 11/2 Rules Committee draft agenda; the 11/4 Finance Committee agenda also recommends deferral.