Downtown Vision Inc. announced the winners Nov. 13 of its 11th annual DTJax Awards recognizing community leaders, organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs supporting revitalization of Downtown Jacksonville.
DVI is a nonprofit business advocacy organization whose mission includes promoting Downtown locally and beyond, organizing events and activities to invigorate the core, and providing maintenance, trash pickup, security and hospitality through its Downtown Ambassador program.
The award winners are:
Ambassador of the Year: Trai Robinson, a Jacksonville native and Air Force veteran.
Downtown Vision Inc. CEO Jake Gordon, Downtowner of the Year Bryan Moll, principal of Gateway Jax, and DVI board Chair Paul Davison at the 11th annual DTJax Awards.
Photo by D’Avril Grant, April Visuals LLC
Downtowner of the Year: Bryan Moll, principal of the Gateway Jax development partnership.
The Greenhouse & Bar at 200 Riverside Ave. was named the Small Business of the Year at the 11th annual DTJax Awards. From left, Downtown Vision Inc. CEO Jake Gordon, bar owner Lauren Henry and DVI board Chair Paul Davison.
Photo by D’Avril Grant, April Visuals LLC
Small Business of the Year: The Greenhouse & Bar, 200 Riverside Ave., Unit 2.
Pour Taproom and Pizza Dynamo in the VyStar Credit Union garage at 61 N. Laura St was named the Retail Project of the Year at the 11th annual DTJax Awards. From left, Downtown Vision Inc. CEO Jake Gordon, Pour Taproom owner Tony Draper, Pizza Dynamo owner Jeremy Gatto and DVI board Chair Paul Davison.
Photo by D’Avril Grant, April Visuals LLC
Retail Project of the Year: Pour Taproom and Pizza Dynamo, which opened in June in the VyStar Credit Union garage at 61 N. Laura St.
The Union Terminal Warehouse at 700 E. Union St. was named Downtown Project of the Year. Pictured are members of Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures, the developer of the $73 million adaptive reuse project.
April Visuals, LLC D’Avril Grant
The renovated historic Union Terminal Warehouse is now open at 700 E. Union St. near Jacksonville’s Eastside and Everbank Stadium. It is being leased for apartments, offices and retail units.
City of Jacksonville
Downtown Project of the Year: Union Terminal Warehouse, the $73 million adaptive reuse of the historic warehouse at 700 E. Union St. has apartments, retail space and more.
Hush Hush Headphones was named Downtown Activator of the Year.
April Visuals, LLC D’Avril Grant
Downtown Activator of the Year: Hush Hush Headphones, a creative experiment by co-founder David McCracken in silent disco technology.
Downtown Achievement Award winner Guy Parola, director of operations for the Downtown Investment Authority, holds his award at the 11th annual DTJax Awards at The Lark in Downtown Jacksonville.
Photo by D’Avril Grant, April Visuals LLC
Downtown Achievement Award: Guy Parola, director of operations for the Downtown Investment Authority and a staff member for the DIA since its inception.
“At Downtown Vision, we’re proud to celebrate the people, projects and organizations who make Downtown Jacksonville great,” said Jake Gordon, CEO of Downtown Vision, in a Nov. 14 news release.
“Now in our eleventh year, the DTJax Awards continue to highlight those who see the potential in Downtown and work tirelessly to make it even better.”
The awards were presented at The Lark in Downtown Jacksonville.