{"id":429575,"date":"2026-10-16T15:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429575\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T15:34:09","slug":"ashco-centers-proposes-mixed-use-waterfront-development-on-jacksonvilles-southbank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/429575\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashco Centers proposes mixed-use waterfront development on Jacksonville\u2019s Southbank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Ashco Centers has unveiled plans for a proposed 4.87-acre mixed-use development along the St. Johns River at 1701 Prudential Drive on Downtown Jacksonville\u2019s Southbank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The project, called The Seaport at St. Johns, would include two towers with high-end residences and a luxury hotel, 110,000 square feet of retail space, a grocery store and waterfront dining. Plans also call for a marina, public promenade and plaza, and a walkable connection to the Southbank Riverwalk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">The Jacksonville-based, family-owned company says the project would create a new community destination along the riverfront.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/33LOAGJFQVBT7CEXMBLSKAENEM.jpg\"\/>Seaport Hotel by Ashco Centers (News4JAX Channel 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cThis project puts Jacksonville\u2019s greatest natural asset, the St. Johns River, at the heart of downtown life,\u201d founder Edward Ashurian said. \u201cWe envision a community gathering place on the St. Johns River where everyone can dine at the water\u2019s edge, stroll the riverfront, and explore new amenities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Tiffany Ashurian, the company\u2019s vice president of leasing and acquisitions, said Ashco is inviting potential operators to participate in the project.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\"  loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/MB2M4GUGCFEVRL2FVGADXWFGOI.jpg\"\/>Seaport Hotel by Ashco Centers (News4JAX Channel 4)<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">Alan Ashurian, vice president of construction and finance, said the company plans to bring its experience developing and operating shopping centers to the Southbank.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-dLMFU sc-fHjqPf jbiTJv kYFPaL article-text\">\u201cFor more than 50 years, <a href=\"https:\/\/ashcocenters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/ashcocenters.com\/\">Ashco Centers<\/a> has built and operated Class \u2018A\u2019 shopping centers across Northeast Florida,\u201d he said. \u201cNow we\u2019re bringing that same discipline and stewardship to the Southbank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Ashco Centers has unveiled plans for a proposed 4.87-acre mixed-use development along the St. Johns&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429576,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2152,5073,116,118,117,5903],"class_list":["post-429575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-development","tag-downtown-development","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news","tag-st-johns-river"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429575\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}