MARCH 5 TO MARCH 11, 2026 | JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
KICKING INTO HIGHER GEAR
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Sporting JAX announces a Town Center-area site for its mixed-use development, while the Jaguars land their “largest and final” permit for the Downtown “Stadium of the Future.” THE MATHIS REPORT
Aldi’s $35M Baldwin renovation PAGE 4
LAW AND THE COURTS
Sporting JAX
A rendering of Sporting JAX’s mixed-use stadium development, which it intends to build on 150 acres of a 364-acre site across Interstate 295 from the University of North Florida.
SPORTING JAX
STADIUM OF THE FUTURE
Plans call for the project to be developed on 150 acres across Interstate 295 from the University of North Florida, with games starting in 2028.
The Jacksonville Jaguars intend to complete a more than $1.4 billion renovation of EverBank Stadium by August 2028.
BY JOE LISTER
BY KAREN MATHIS
STAFF WRITER
SPORTING JAX
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EDITOR AT LARGE
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the at least $1.4 billion renovation. The permit application, submitted Oct. 6, was for construction bid package IFC #4 that involves eight levels and 652,735 square feet of renovations at EverBank Stadium in Downtown Jacksonville. The latest permit boosts the construction project costs to more than $1.33 billion.
SEE JAGUARS, PAGE 6
RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
Home price rises The top home sale of the week was $4.5 million for a home at 2701 Ocean Drive S. in Jacksonville Beach. It last sold for $2.6 million in 2020. PAGE 5
THE BASCH REPORT
COMMERCIAL
Private equity firm offers to buy RYAM
REAL ESTATE
A private equity firm offered to buy Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. in November at a value twice its trading price, but was rejected by the company’s board. PAGE 8
Top 10 sales of the week Vivo Living Apartments at 7071 103rd St. sell for $9.56 million. PAGE 7
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