The Downtown Development Review Board voted Aug. 14 in support of plans to expand the Pearl Square development with a mixed-use project that includes apartments, a parking garage and a full-service grocery store with a pharmacy.
The board voted 7-0 to grant conceptual design approval for the Gateway Jax development partnership’s Block N7 project, which would replace the former First Baptist Church auditorium at 119 W. Beaver St.
Board Chair Linzee Ott abstained, disclosing that Gateway Jax contributes to Build Up Downtown, the nonprofit advocacy organization where she is CEO…