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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – 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, according to our news partners at the Jacksonville Daily Record.
With a 6-0 vote, the seven-member board approved the sale of the three-building property for $1 million to Live Oak Contracting.
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Board member MG Orender declined to vote, citing a conflict of interest with his son, Jacob Orender. Jacob Orender is an employee at Live Oak, MG Orender said.
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.
Read more about the project at the Jacksonville Daily Record
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