CURRENT BUILDING
Our Story
We are Ortega neighbors and believe offering our neighbors the ability to own and customize a personal space in our neighborhood without construction at their homes, to design as they see fit, is a great benefit to them. It's not likely that the units will be purchased by those outside of the neighborhood which eliminates any traffic issues. There's no other private storage / luxury office space designed like Carriage House, in the elegant style of Ortega. The only rivals would be something built for an owner at a private home. First, it's intimate, only 17 units, a fraction of the size of others being sold in the Jacksonville market. The luxury design level surpasses anything built at this time. We're offering a chance for neighbors to own 80% of a cornerstone commercial neighborhood asset. This means neighbors could have direct input into what happens here in the future. Lastly, we are making a significant investment in solving the drainage issue, benefitting everyone.
The Sponsor owns the property at 4230 Ortega Blvd, the location of her family's small business offices. Her family's home is also in Ortega. The building, built in the 1980's, is deteriorating and will be demolished and replaced. In this process we will solve the chronic standing water issues. Current Zoning CN, Commercial Neighborhood, allows for many options including offices, but also apartments and many other uses, all with a 45 foot (4 story) height allowance.
The Proposed Project is a 2-story building where we allow for parking inside of each of the 17 commercial condominium units so that Ortega owners may create CUSTOM private garage/luxury offices in the elegant style of Ortega. Additional parking is designed in the interior courtyard. Images of the Ortega design showing the level of investment can be found on Proposed Project Gallery.
We spent 4 months personally presenting to all neighbors who would meet with us and listened to their feedback. These interactions co-created the Proposed Plan. This is a luxury project constructed from steel-reinforced, solid poured concrete walls and brick exterior designed to look like it's been in Ortega for decades.
Unfortunately we weren't able to reach every neighbor and there is confusion resulting from incorrect information. Please see the FAQ Page where we clarify the most common mistakes.
If the rezoning is unsuccessful we will move forward with one of the existing approved uses in the Current Zoning.
We remain available to personally discuss any issues and questions from our neighbors and look forward to meeting you on September 19th at the Community Meeting.