{"id":393909,"date":"2026-09-08T18:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/393909\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T18:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:32:12","slug":"planning-commission-approves-conversion-of-troubled-northside-jacksonville-motel-into-apartments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/393909\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Commission approves conversion of troubled Northside Jacksonville motel into apartments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Planning Commission approved turning a troubled Northside Jacksonville motel into apartments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2023\/03\/27\/new-owner-of-troubled-northside-jacksonville-motel-hopes-to-find-solution-keep-doors-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2023\/03\/27\/new-owner-of-troubled-northside-jacksonville-motel-hopes-to-find-solution-keep-doors-open\/\">New owner of troubled Northside Jacksonville motel hopes to find solution, keep doors open<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The motel is the Home 1 Great Stay on Harts Road near the Anheuser-Busch brewery, formerly known as the Gold Rush Motel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Back in 2023, Councilman Reggie Gaffney Jr. said he wanted the nuisance and abatement board to close the hotel because of its history with violence and drugs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jdhdevelopers.com\/estate_property\/apartment-for-sale-jacksonville-fl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/jdhdevelopers.com\/estate_property\/apartment-for-sale-jacksonville-fl\/\">JDH Developers is an Atlanta-based company<\/a> that converts hotels and motels into apartment buildings. Its website lists the property as Monarch Studios at Jacksonville, one of its studio apartment rental properties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\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<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Josh Cockrell, a lobbyist representing the developer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jaxdailyrecord.com\/news\/2026\/sep\/03\/planning-commission-signs-off-on-conversion-of-northside-motel-to-multifamily-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.jaxdailyrecord.com\/news\/2026\/sep\/03\/planning-commission-signs-off-on-conversion-of-northside-motel-to-multifamily-housing\/\">told the Jacksonville Daily Record in a text<\/a> that the apartments would be 300-square-foot studio units, with monthly rents from $1,000 to $1,200.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Cockrell said it would take six to eight months to renovate and build out the units and would include rebranding the property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The commission\u2019s decision, without an appeal to Council, is final on matters of zoning exceptions and administrative deviations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 The Planning Commission approved turning a troubled Northside Jacksonville motel into apartments. 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