Downtown Vision created the #DTJax Awards in 2015 to celebrate the people and projects making Downtown Jacksonville a better place to live, work, visit and invest.
Downtowner of the Year
Award to honor an individual who in 2017 has demonstrated inspirational leadership and has made strides to create and support a vibrant Downtown.
Past winners:
2015 – Alex Coley, NAI Hallmark
2016 – Ben Davis, Intuition Ale Works
2017 – Frank Denton & Mark Nusbaum, J Magazine
2018 – Ambassador John D. Rood & Steve Moore, Vestcor
Downtown Business OR Project of the Year
Award to recognize a business OR project that has significantly enhanced the economic revitalization of Downtown through the activation of underutilized resources, job creation, or leading design practices.
Past winners:
2015 – Sweet Pete’s, Allison & Peter Behringer
2016 – Winston Family YMCA, First Coast YMCA
2017 – Cowford Chophouse, Jacques & Alex Klempf
Downtown Achievement Award
Award that recognizes an individual or organization for a significant body of work that reinforces Downtown as the premier center for arts, dining, retail, entertainment, business and/or urban living in Northeast Florida.
Past winners:
2015 – DuPont Fund/Center, Sherry Magill
2016 – Council President Lori Boyer
2017 – Preston Haskell
2018 – Aundra Wallace, Downtown Investment Authority
Ambassador of the Year
Award to honor a Downtown Ambassador who continually goes above and beyond in their service of Downtown’s stakeholders, residents, employees and visitors.
Past winners:
2015 – Lydia Cobbert
2016 – Michael Ryan
2017 – Willie Browner
2018 – Michael Ryan