<body><div>Riverfront Plaza’s second phase Downtown landed a city permit Nov. 10 to build a shell structure for a beer garden at a project cost of $10 million.The Haskell Co. of Jacksonville is the contractor.The 6,083-square building contains restrooms, a small office space, janitor’s closet and open space for a future prospective commercial kitchen and indoor dining space.A restaurant, beer garden and deck with a set of bench-type swings are among features of the second phase of Riverfront Plaza, as shown on plans approved by the city.Civil and landscaping plans submitted by GAI Consultants and Perkins &amp; Will also show a restaurant with a rooftop walkway that connects the park to a new pedestrian link to the Main Street Bridge. The beer garden and the swing set, which includes 14 bench-style swings, line the south edge of the park, overlooking the St. Johns River.The city is reviewing a permit for foundations for the swing structures and an elevated deck at an estimated project cost of $250,000.Other features shown on the plans include a central lawn and a stairway leading to Gateway Jax’s proposed 20-floor hotel and condominium tower on the northeast corner of the plaza. Riverfront Plaza is the site of the former Jacksonville Landing. The city completed the $38 million first phase of the park in late 2025, and work is underway on the $46 million second phase.The city approved the grading, utility and drainage plan, and the landscaping plan, in late September. Other companies listed as consultants include TYLin Group of Washington, D.C., and Jacksonville-based IMEG, The Ohmega Group Inc. and Meskel &amp; Associates. In August, the city closed one southbound lane of the Main Street Bridge for construction of the pedestrian connection to the park. At that time the city said the link was expected to be completed by Jan. 30, 2027. A nearly $55.4 million package of incentives for Gateway Jax’s proposed Riverfront Plaza Hotel &amp; Residences tower was introduced Nov. 10 in Jacksonville City Council.Ordinance 2026-0921 would provide a Recapture Enhanced Value Grant of nearly $35.4 million and a $20 million completion grant for the 20-floor tower planned on the northeast corner of Riverfront Plaza. A REV grant is a refund on ad valorem tax revenue generated by a new development or property enhancement. It can apply to property and tangible personal property.According to DIA board materials, the projected total cost of the Riverfront Plaza Hotel &amp; Residences is $271.5 million. The tower would include hotel rooms on the fourth through eighth floors and residential units on the ninth through 19th floors. A mezzanine, second-floor parking, food and beverage spaces and a third-floor sky terrace also are shown in plans.In December 2025, the city and Gateway Jax closed on an exchange of the 1.26-acre development pad at Riverfront Plaza for the former Interline Brands building at 801 W. Bay St. The city then conveyed the Interline Brands building to the University of Florida for its graduate campus in LaVilla.UF converted the building to classroom use and launched classes there in the fall 2026 semester.Gateway Jax is a partnership between CEO Bryan Moll, JWB Real Estate Capital and DLP Capital. Its projects include the more than $750 million Pearl Square district, a collection of residential and mixed-use developments north and west of City Hall.</div></body>

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Riverfront Plaza’s second phase Downtown landed a city permit Nov. 10 to build a shell structure for a beer garden at a project cost of $10 million. The Haskell Co. of Jacksonville is the contractor. The 6,083-square building contains restrooms, a small office space, janitor’s closet and open space...

Beer garden permit OK’d for Riverfront Plaza

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Riverfront Plaza’s second phase Downtown landed a city permit Nov. 10 to build a shell structure for a beer garden at a project cost of $10 million. The Ha

Beer garden permit OK’d for Riverfront Plaza

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