From restaurant to townhouses in an instant
No sooner has the First Street Grill succumbed to closing doors than the Lighthouse Grill followed in its wake. The restaurant at the San Pablo bridge is now owned by Chase Properties Inc whose gameplan now is to convert the property into 37 townhouses with a minimum price-tag of $650,000, boat slip included.
What slipped this past the Jacksonville Beach council was keeping the buildings under the 35 feet height limit, something that was the wish of the voters in the 2004 election.
The plan by Chase mirrors similar plans by other developers which involve buying up land, tearing down the property and building anew, resulting in Jacksonville Beach’s character being irrevocably changed.
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