Jacksonville officials and community leaders broke ground on five new affordable homes in the Durkeeville neighborhood on Friday morning.
The City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Housing Authority and First Coast Construction held a ceremony to break ground on the homes that will be built on Grothe Street, north of Kings Road and west of I-95.
“This is one of those neighborhoods that has been disinvested for so long, and it’s truly such a historic and wonderful neighborhood. We just wanted to make a statement here to say that this is just the beginning. We are investing in this neighborhood, in affordable housing, especially because it is just so critical,” Mayor Donna Deegan said…