Lori Boyer
CEO, Jacksonville City Council
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ULI North Florida: Economic Impact of Downtown Revitalization Projects
Pricing
| Standard Pricing Until October 30 | Members | Non-Members |
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| Private | $35.00 | $50.00 |
| Public/Academic/Nonprofit | $35.00 | $50.00 |
| Retired | $35.00 | N/A |
| Student | $35.00 | $50.00 |
| Under Age 35 | $35.00 | $50.00 |
| Pricing | ||
| Private | $45.00 | $60.00 |
| Public/Academic/Nonprofit | $45.00 | $60.00 |
| Retired | $45.00 | N/A |
| Student | $45.00 | $60.00 |
| Under Age 35 | $45.00 | $60.00 |
Event has been rescheduled to October 17, 2019. Registrations for the September 5, 2019 date will be honored.
The Economic Impact of Downtown Revitalization Projects: It's More than Jobs
Downtown Jacksonville is undergoing a resurgence as the urban hub of government, culture and entertainment for the North Florida region with the announcement of a number of major developments that will have regional impacts---Lot J, The Shipyards and The District. As proposed, the $2.5 billion Lot J development will consist of 4.25 million square feet of retail, dining and entertainment venues, hotel, office space, and luxury residential units in the City’s Sports and Entertainment District. In a recent Florida Times Union article covering the Lot J development, Mayor Curry hailed Lot J’s development as being “visionary and aspirational” and that “the most important piece of it is it’s going to be creating jobs, which will be good for Jacksonville.”
The District is proposed as a $600 million mixed-use development on Jacksonville’s Southbank. The development comprises office and retail space, residential units, a hotel, marina and riverfront park, restaurants and bars.
Join ULI North Florida, Lori Boyer, newly elected CEO of the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA), Jake Gordon, CEO of Downtown Vision, and others for a panel discussion of DIA’s priorities, the economic impact of Downtown Redevelopment projects proposed or currently underway, and the impact, if any, on attainable housing and transit options for citizens of Jacksonville.
Thursday, September 5, 2019
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Location:
Manifest Distilling
960 East Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202
Speakers
Jake Gordon
CEO, Downtown Vision
Jake Gordon is the Chief Executive Officer of Downtown Vision Inc. (DVI), the business improvement
district non‐profit in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Funded from an assessment of commercial
property owners, DVI has a mission to make Downtown Jacksonville a better place to live, work, visit
and invest.
Mr. Gordon came to Jacksonville from Camden, New Jersey where he was Vice President at Cooper’s
Ferry Partnership (CFP), the citywide economic development corporation, as well as Executive Director
of the Camden Special Services District (CSSD), Camden New Jersey’s business improvement district
organization.
For Cooper’s Ferry and CSSD, Jake managed numerous revitalization projects in Camden’s
downtown, waterfront and neighborhood including streetscape improvements, park restoration,
placemaking initiatives, infrastructure rehabilitation, façade upgrades, energy efficiency retrofits as well as a traditional business improvement district with an expansive clean and safe ambassador program.
Prior to moving to Camden, Jake worked for three years as an attorney for OʹMelveny & Myers LLP in
Los Angeles, guiding major clients through large‐scale litigation.
Mr. Gordon is Chairman of the Gold Flight of ULI Product Council Public Private Partnership (PPPC-Gold) as well as a member of the Advisory Board of ULI North Florida.
