Phoenix Arts & Innovation District
The Phoenix Arts & Innovation District (PHXJAX) is a Future of Cities master-planned creative district in Jacksonville's Historic Eastside and North Springfield, transforming roughly 8.3 acres of historic industrial buildings just north of downtown into a mixed-use campus of artist studios…
Official Website2320 North Liberty Street, Jacksonville. 830 residences and 150 hotel keys. Broke ground Late 2023, targeting 2030. Financed with $33M in May 2026.
The Phoenix Arts & Innovation District (PHXJAX) is a Future of Cities master-planned creative district in Jacksonville's Historic Eastside and North Springfield, transforming roughly 8.3 acres of historic industrial buildings just north of downtown into a mixed-use campus of artist studios, galleries, event space, creative offices, retail and restaurants alongside a large new residential program of affordable, workforce and market-rate apartments. Anchored by the adaptive reuse of about 120,000 square feet of legacy structures and stitched into the city's Emerald Trail greenway, the roughly half-billion-dollar district leverages Jacksonville economic-development incentives — a Recapture Enhanced Value (REV) grant and per-phase completion grants — together with 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and a Local Government Area of Opportunity contribution, positioning PHXJAX as a catalyst for arts-driven neighborhood revitalization.
Adaptive-reuse construction on PHXJAX's initial buildings in North Springfield began in late 2023.
jaxtoday.orgNaked Kitchen, the district's first food & beverage tenant, opened May 20, 2026.
oftmw.com$33M / 80-unit affordable component awarded 9% LIHTC ($27M) with Blue Sky Communities.
oftmw.comLiberty Building certified: the 18,000-square-foot adaptive-reuse building received its temporary certificate of occupancy.
jaxdailyrecord.comFuture of Cities brought on Live Oak Contracting to convert 120,000 square feet of historic industrial buildings into creative and commercial space.
liveoakcontracting.comPhase 2 vertical construction commencing (Live Oak Contracting partner; first vertical building = 80-unit affordable next to Bunker Building); Phase 1 adaptive reuse largely delivered.
jaxdailyrecord.comFuture of Cities brought on Jacksonville-based Live Oak Contracting to build out the district's first ground-up construction, moving PHXJAX from adaptive reuse into new vertical development.
jaxdailyrecord.comEmerald Station opened as the district's first renovated building, delivering 17,000 square feet of event space, offices, meeting rooms and a catering kitchen, followed by the Liberty, Legacy and Bunker buildings across roughly 120,000 square feet of repurposed industrial space.
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Where is Phoenix Arts & Innovation District located?
Phoenix Arts & Innovation District is located in Jacksonville.
When will Phoenix Arts & Innovation District be completed?
Phoenix Arts & Innovation District is under construction, with completion expected in 2030 (a TMW estimate).
Who is developing Phoenix Arts & Innovation District?
Future of Cities, Live Oak Estates Group is the developer behind Phoenix Arts & Innovation District.
Who designed Phoenix Arts & Innovation District?
Phoenix Arts & Innovation District was designed by JAA Architecture, with interiors by Hota Design.
How big is Phoenix Arts & Innovation District?
Phoenix Arts & Innovation District features 830 residences and 150 hotel keys.