As the economic, cultural and entertainment center of Northeast Florida, Downtown Jacksonville has many unique features and characteristics. Did you know that......

• In the last year, the JEDC reviewed 27 projects and approved $790 million in new real estate developments including 307,500 SF of office space, 198,500 SF of retail space, 90,600 SF of renovations, 767 residential units and 528 marina slips.
• Retail Traffic magazine named Downtown Jacksonville the "Best Downtown Development Retail Opportunity in the Nation".
• Downtown has 1,200 businesses and a daytime population of 56,000
• Nearly 1,600 people live downtown
• Over $1.3 billion in Retail Sales in 2006 in Downtown and the surrounding neighborhoods
• The downtown area consists of over 1,700 acres
• Downtown is home to two of Jacksonville's Fortune 500 headquarters 
• There is over 7.2 million net rentable square feet of commercial space in the downtown area
• 2.5 miles of waterfront trail along the St. Johns River 
• Downtown has 256 acres of parks and public space
• Downtown has over 2,100 hotel rooms and over 19,000 parking spaces 
• Downtown has over 90 restaurants and 25 cultural and entertainment venues