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Jacksonville Landing

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedDemolishedDowntown Jacksonville, FL

Opened 1987. Closed 2019. Regreened.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameparkextracted, unreviewed reported

Site size9 acresextracted, unreviewed

documented

The 9-acre (36,000 m2) complex once featured 65 stores

en.wikipedia.org

Last sale$18.0M · 2019public reporting

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability17.5 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mYesOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Jacksonville Landing. Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/376800429137268 overture · all sites with this

Website dead or redirecting

This site: …http://www.jacksonvillelanding.com overture / http check · all sites with this

Ownership

Public body

This site: City of Jacksonville county-parcels · all sites with this

Place

100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit

This site: 104,833 epa-walkability · all sites with this

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km

This site: 905 units in 6 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 21 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)

This site: 9% census-acs · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High hurricane risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High inland flooding risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Relatively High; hurricane, inland flooding fema-nri · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.96 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $40,035 census-acs · all sites with this

National Register place within 500 m

This site: Florida Theater; Dyal-Upchurch Building nps-nrhp · all sites with this

Rail within 800 m

This site: Central, James Weldon Johnson Park, Jefferson openstreetmap · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 87% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +73% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract population up 25%+ since 2013

This site: +54% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 17.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Scale

Under 20 acres

This site: 9 acres extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Regreened

This site: As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being… extraction · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: In August 2019, Mayor Lenny Curry discussed a plan to build housing, restaurants, and a museum at the site extraction · all sites with this

Park and open space

This site: As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 33 extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Regreenedextracted, unreviewed documented the site is now urban green space en.wikipedia.org
New uses	parkextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall.extracted, unreviewed documented As of November 2025, the site is now urban green space, known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding), at 333 Jacksonville Landing, the address being named after the former mall. en.wikipedia.org
Redeveloper	City of Jacksonvilleextracted, unreviewed reported

Planning

Planning notes	In August 2019, Mayor Lenny Curry discussed a plan to build housing, restaurants, and a museum at the siteextracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2019	Sold	$18.0M closed	City of Jacksonville ← Sleiman Enterprises	Wikipedia
2003	Sold	$5.1M closed	Sleiman Enterprises ← Rouse Company	Wikipedia

Site context

Transit within 800 m	Central, James Weldon Johnson Park, Jefferson, station (rail); 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	350A, 350B, 351A, 351BOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	39: ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS; BAILEY PUBLISHING & COMMUNICATIONS INC; BANK OF AMERICA TOWER; BELLSOUTH TOWER; BENNETT FEDERAL BUILDINGEPA FRS
Census tract 12031017200	2,911 people, 2,376 per sq mi; median household income $40,035; median gross rent $1,079; 87% renters; 10.1% vacant units; 5.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 17.5 of 20; 124 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 229 m; land-use mix 0.7; 74,548 jobs within 45 min by car, 104,833 by transit; 30% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 1 schools, 58 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 11 civic, 46 food and drink; 21 cycleway segments, 626 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
National Register places within 500 m	9: Florida Theater; Dyal-Upchurch Building; Old Jacksonville Free Public Library; Title & Trust Company of Florida BuildingNPS
Housing permits, Duval County (FL), 2024	1,131 units in 5+ unit buildings, 230 in 2–4, 5,134 single-family; 2023: 5,099 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.96; socioeconomic 0.84; housing and transport 0.99; 48% below 150% of poverty; 31% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Elevate at Baymeadows (0.2 km); Gateway Mall (5.0 km); Normandy Mall (7.4 km)computed
Overture Maps	place Jacksonville Landing Farmers Market (farmers_market, confidence 0.47, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 7,363 m², 26.503124237060547 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.jacksonvillelanding.com (down or redirecting, status 404); archived 1999–2019 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	187,198 since 2015; 11,807 in the last 12 months (-29% vs the prior 12); peak 2018-08 with 16,039Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +54% (1,891 → 2,911); median income +73% ($23,190 → $40,035); renters 82% → 87%; median home value +62% ($139,900 → $226,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively high overall (score 88.9); expected annual loss $2.5M; high: hurricane, inland flooding; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	6 LIHTC properties, 905 units: Cathedral Terrace (240 units); Tower Place Apts (205 units); Cathedral Towers (203 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	55,755 jobs in 3,672 establishments; average annual pay $43,941; employment location quotient 1.00; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	19,586 jobs; 179 in retail trade, 998 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12031017200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 30th income percentile as adults; 6.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (256 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 42.4%; median family income $78,295; 289 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Duval County School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: PRETRIAL DETENTION FACILITY; LAVILLA SCHOOL OF THE ARTSNCES EDGE
Elevation	6 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	655 county-logged events: 261 thunderstorm wind, 175 heavy rain, 68 flood, 61 hail; $2,393,950 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 32202, 2026-09	median list price $179,900 (-7.7% on the year); 20 active listings; median 94 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,433 establishments (+6%); 55,193 jobs (+19%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $294,079 (-0% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $1,603/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	22,500 vehicles a day on WATER ST (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 26 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Jacksonville Landing opened in 1987 as a horseshoe-shaped mall developed by the Rouse Company, peaking at 65 stores. Ownership transferred to Sleiman Enterprises in 2003 and then to the City of Jacksonville in 2019, after which the mall was demolished. As of November 2025 the site operates as urban green space known as Riverfront Plaza (informally The Lawnding).

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site is currently urban green space (Riverfront Plaza) controlled by the City of Jacksonville, which acquired the property in 2019.

For a planner

Precedent of converting a former mall to public park/open space.
Public ownership enables flexible land‑use planning and potential reuse.
2019 planning notes explored housing, restaurant, and museum components, indicating mixed‑use interest.
Open questions include long‑term maintenance funding, flood‑risk mitigation, and integration with the existing Riverwalk.

For a developer

Site size: 9 acres, fully cleared after demolition.
Control: City of Jacksonville (public owner) holds title.
Entitlement stage: demolition complete; site ready for new development or park improvements.
Context: downtown Jacksonville riverfront location; potential floodplain considerations (not detailed in record).
Market signal: Duval County grew 9.0% 2018‑2023 per opp_reasons, suggesting regional growth pressure.

What we do not know yet

Record does not specify anchor tenant losses, competition, or debt that led to closure.
Environmental remediation status, flood zone designation, and soil conditions are not described.
Current zoning, land‑use designation, and any pending approvals are unknown.
Details on community engagement, maintenance plan, and funding for the green space are absent.
Some fields (e.g., after_notes, strategy) are marked as extraction and may be model‑generated without review.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

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county grew 9.0% 2018–23
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History and original facts

Opened	1987extracted, unreviewed
Closed	2019extracted, unreviewed documented The facility closed its doors after July 4th celebrations, and demolition began on October 8, 2019. en.wikipedia.org
Acres	9.0extracted, unreviewed documented The 9-acre (36,000 m2) complex once featured 65 stores en.wikipedia.org
Stores at peak	65extracted, unreviewed reported
Original developer	Rouse Companyextracted, unreviewed documented It was developed by the Rouse Company for $37.5 million en.wikipedia.org
Architect	Benjamin C. Thompson and Hans D. Strauch
Anchors	Foot Locker, The Gap, Victoria's Secret
County	Duval County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Jacksonville Landing was a horseshoe-shaped shopping center and entertainment complex in Downtown Jacksonville, Florida, at the intersection of Independent Drive and Laura Street, along the Jacksonville Riverwalk. It was developed by the Rouse Company for $37.5 million and opened in September 1987.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

1985 Groundbreaking ceremony
1987 Opening
2003 Sale to Sleiman Enterprises
2019 Settlement transferring ownership to City of Jacksonville
2019 Demolition begins
2025 Site becomes urban green space

Sources

Wikipedia: Jacksonville Landing · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
13 quoted sentences
The Jacksonville Landing opened its doors on June 25, 1987
The facility closed its doors after July 4th celebrations, and demolition began on October 8, 2019.
The 9-acre (36,000 m2) complex once featured 65 stores
It was developed by the Rouse Company for $37.5 million

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Jacksonville Landing, Downtown Jacksonville, FL." Record m-a8d51b06e4, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/downtown-jacksonville-jacksonville-landing/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_downtownjacksonvillejacksonvillelanding,
  title = {Jacksonville Landing, Downtown Jacksonville, FL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/fl/downtown-jacksonville-jacksonville-landing/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a8d51b06e4, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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Nowextracted, unreviewed

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Site contextpublic APIs, see origins; tract and county figures sit at different geographies and are not directly comparable

Summary, model-writtenwritten from this record only, not reviewed by a person

For a planner

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What we do not know yet

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