Unity Plaza
Owner: City of Jacksonville
Developer: Nai Hallmark Partners
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Completion Date: Under construction
Construction Cost: $11,000,000
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Economic impact of public improvement and development activity
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$11M Public Improvement Plan
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Public park | pedestrian and open space
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Streetscape | landscape and COJ standards
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Public | private partnerships adjacencies and design interface
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Regulatory and proprietary permit strategies.
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Outdoor furnishings, landscape, lighting, wayfinding and public art.
The city park creates the anchor to Riverside mixed-use development. A concrete retaining wall will be constructed around the existing retention pond. A double row of trees will encircle the pond creating a unique shaded pedestrian path through the plaza. A monumental fountain will be the focus of the plaza center giving hierarchy to the park focus. An amphitheater for approximately 1000 people will be constructed along one edge of the pond interacting with the pedestrian plaza space and the adjacent restaurant/retail spaces.