The city of Jacksonville is closer to selling the 109-year-old Armory building — once the site of performances by Duke Ellington and the Allman Brothers — to a private developer that’s been working to restore and repurpose the property since 2020.
The Mayor’s Budget Review Committee, a panel of city department heads and officials from Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration, voted Monday to send the $2.89 million proposed sale to City Council for final approval.
Fort Lauderdale-based Reva Development Corp. first entered into an agreement with the city in late 2020 to lease the property that borders Downtown and Springfield at 851 N. Market St. Reva would revitalize the armory building into a food hall with artists spaces…