Land assembled for UF graduate campus in Lavilla
After the University of Florida announced plans to build a graduate campus in LaVilla, the city turned its attention to assembling property for the project in 2025.
In June, the city conveyed five properties to UF, including one the city aims to acquire through an exchange of city-owned property at the former Jacksonville Landing, now called Riverfront Plaza.
The city proposed to swap the Riverfront Plaza development pad for the former Interline Brands Inc. building at 801 W. Bay St. The owner of that building, the Gateway Jax development partnership, agreed to build a 17-story mixed-use tower on the Riverfront Plaza site as part of the exchange…