A Jacksonville motel located near Interstate 95 off Busch Drive could be slated for conversion to market-rate studio apartments, pending approval of a zoning exception by Jacksonville\u2019s Planning Commission.<\/p>\n
JDH Developers, an Atlanta-based company that converts hotels and motels into apartment buildings, wants to convert a Noble Suites motel complex at 10885 Harts Road into 133 studio apartments, according to an application under consideration by the Planning Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On its website, JDH already lists the Harts Road property as one of its studio apartment rental properties, though it notes the property \u201cis positioned for conversion into studio-style apartment units or continued extended stay operation depending on buyer strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The property is located just under 1 mile from the Anheuser-Busch brewery off Main Street.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith recent renovations completed in 2023, the property offers a strong starting point for a studio apartment conversion. The existing exterior corridor layout supports efficient operations while allowing the asset to be repositioned toward residential or extended stay use,\u201d the company\u2019s website says.<\/p>\n
Josh Cockrell, a lobbyist representing the developer, told the Daily Record in a text that the apartments would be 300-square-foot studio units, with monthly rents ranging from $1,000 to $1,200.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following approval from the city, Cockrell said, the developer would take six to eight months to renovate and build-out the units, which would include rebranding the property. The JDH website lists the property as \u201cMonarch Studios at Jacksonville.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cockrell wrote the property is still under operation as a Noble Suites motel, and that he expected recommended approval from the Planning Department.<\/p>\n
The property would be JDH\u2019s first apartment complex in Florida, though the developer also has apartment properties in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee, according to its website.<\/p>\n
Cockrell said the exception is set to appear Sept. 3 before the Planning Commission after a public meeting with nearby residents and City Council district representative Reggie Gaffney Jr. The commission serves as the final vote on non-alcohol-related zoning exceptions, unless the commission\u2019s decision is appealed to Council.<\/p>\n
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