MARCH 6 TO MARCH 12, 2025 | JAXDAILYRECORD.COM
BUSINESS & LEGAL NEWS IN BAKER, CLAY, DUVAL, NASSAU AND ST. JOHNS COUNTIES
INSIDE
BRYAN MOLL: FROM LEGOS TO CITIES
RESTAURANTS
Chicken Guy! planning location inside a Walmart PAGE 3
‘Ahead of the game’: The Gateway Jax leader outlines the Downtown development’s progress and his path to city building.
THE MATHIS REPORT BY RIC ANDERSON
The June Club owner offers details on membership
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
F
rom his childhood days of creating simple structures with Legos to his teen years crafting complex virtual urban environments on SimCity, Bryan Moll says he has always been fascinated with construction and development. Today, Moll is the leader of the Gateway Jax project, overseeing plans for developing a portfolio of Downtown properties that span 30 acres and, if fully built-out, would involve more than $2 billion in investment. With construction underway on Gateway Jax’s first project, and with Moll saying two more groundbreakings are set to follow in the spring and summer of 2025, he and his partners have drawn praise from city leaders as developers with the experience and acumen to succeed where others have failed in sparking a resurrection of Downtown Jacksonville. Moll’s previous projects include the $3.5 billion Water Street redevelopment district in
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LEGAL
SEE MOLL, PAGE 4
Personal injury claims at issue
GATEWAY JAX PEARL SQUARE
State Supreme Court ruling agrees with The Florida Bar that Jacksonville attorney Charlie Farah Jr., partner in the Farah & Farah law firm, violated the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. PAGE 13
Pearl Square comprises multiple apartment, restaurant and retail buildings in the Downtown NorthCore. One block is planned for office space. Another is planned for a grocery store.
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THE BASCH REPORT
REAL ESTATE
Miller Electric Co.’s new owner not planning changes
Top 10 homes sale of the week
Emcor CEO Tony Guzzi says he started talking with Jacksonville-based Miller Electric almost six years ago and was impressed by its “unbelievable reputation for professionalism.” PAGE 12
Three-story Avondale home built in 1927 along the St. Johns River sells for $4.25 million. PAGE 20
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