Barnett National Bank Building

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|name = The Barnett

|former_names = Barnett National Bank Building

|image = Jax FL Barnett Natl Bank Bldg pano01.jpg

|image_size = 200px

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|building_type = Commercial offices

|architectural_style= Chicago school

|location = 112 West Adams Street Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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|map_type = United States Jacksonville#USA Florida

|start_date =

|completion_date =

|opening = 1926

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|roof =

|floor_count = 18

|architect = Mowbray & Uffinger

|architecture_firm =

|developer = Barnett Bank

|owner = SouthEast Holdings LLC

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The Barnett{{cite web |title=JAX EVOLVED: The Barnett's Long Journey to Redevelopment |url=https://thecoastal.com/featured/the-barnett-national-bank-building/ |website=The Coastal |date=2 April 2020 |access-date=3 April 2020}} (originally known as the Barnett National Bank Building) is a skyscraper in the downtown area of Jacksonville, Florida, at the southwest corner of Adams and Laura streets.

History

The building was erected in 1926 and was Jacksonville's tallest building at the time, surpassing the Heard National Bank Building. It was designed by architecture firm Mowbray & Uffinger for Barnett Bank.{{cite web|url=http://www.jaxhistory.com/Jax%20Arch%20Herit/D-8.htm|title=Florida's Seminole Wars|work=THE JACKSONVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY}} It remained Jacksonville's tallest building until the construction of the building now known as the Aetna Building in 1954. By the late 1990s it had fallen into disrepair; plans to restore and redevelop the building were proposed throughout the 2000s, but ultimately fell through.{{cite news |title= New team has big plans for a trio of Laura Street buildings |author= David Bauerlein |url= http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-05-25/story/team-hopes-revamped-laura-street-trio-trumps-downtown-reputation |newspaper= The Florida Times-Union |date= May 25, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2011}}Bull, Roger. [http://jacksonville.com/business/2014-04-09/story/open-door-allows-look-lobby-barnett-bank-building "Open door allows look at lobby of Barnett Bank building"]. Florida Times-Union, April 9, 2014. Retrieved on July 16, 2014. A local group led by developer Steve Atkins purchased the property, along with the Laura Street Trio, with the help of a loan from Stache Investments.{{cite web |title=JAX EVOLVED: The Barnett's Long Journey to Redevelopment |url=https://thecoastal.com/featured/the-barnett-national-bank-building/ |website=The Coastal |date=2 April 2020 |access-date=3 April 2020}} On May 22, 2015, Stache Investments filed a complaint to foreclose on the building, claiming it is owed almost $3.77 million as of December 5, 2014.{{Cite web|url=http://www.news4jax.com/news/khans-company-forecloses-on-barnett-bank-building/33485284|title=Khan's company forecloses on Barnett Bank building|date=9 June 2015}}

Atkins' group, SouthEast Group, was able to reacquire the building with the help of Las Vegas-based The Molasky Group.{{cite web |title=JAX EVOLVED: The Barnett's Long Journey to Redevelopment |url=https://thecoastal.com/featured/the-barnett-national-bank-building/ |website=The Coastal |date=2 April 2020 |access-date=3 April 2020}} The group has restored the building, aided by KBJ Architects. It is now home to the University of North Florida Center for Entrepreneurship, commercial offices, 107 apartment units, Vagabond Coffee, and a Chase Bank branch location.

File:BNBBJAX.jpg|View from a nearby building in 1947

File:Jax FL Barnett Natl Bank Bldg01.jpg|Side view in 2011