Challenges For Urban Pioneers In Jacksonville

New residents of Downtown Jacksonville townhomes face urban realities of noise and vagrants.

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October 12, 2002, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Some of the issues facing the 12 new residents of the Parks at the Cathedral are the result of the blending of a new development, bordered by Church, Market, Ashley and Liberty streets, and an old neighborhood. Jones and Wu are pioneers of sorts in the sparsely populated downtown. City officials have attempted to change the area by offering financial incentives to developers of residential complexes, including the Parks at the Cathedral."

Thanks to joseph bornstein

FULL STORY: New downtown residents get unique set of perks, problems

Friday, October 11, 2002 in The Florida Times-Union

Community / Economic Development Florida

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