JEA’s former headquarters in Downtown is closer to being renovated into a mixed-use residential property after the city-owned utility’s board voted Tuesday to sell it to a Jacksonville-based developer.
With a 6-0 vote, the seven-member board approved the sale of the three-building property for $1 million to Live Oak Contracting. With board approval, JEA will seek City Council approval to sell the property.
Live Oak plans to develop the property into The Jewel at 21 West, it announced in a September 2025 release. Plans include converting the office building into 180 residential units with rooftop amenities, office space and ground-floor uses.
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