The buyer of the former Anchor Glass plant in Northwest Jacksonville said July 21 it plans capital improvements to modernize the facility.
The property at 2121 Huron St. is near the CSX Jacksonville Service Center. According to city records, the factory is on two parcels totaling 23.98 acres. There are multiple buildings totaling more than 600,000 square feet. The oldest building was constructed in 1927.
Phoenix Investors of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, bought the facility through Phoenix Jacksonville Industrial Investors LLC on July 16 for $20 million. The seller was Anchor Glass Container Corp. of Tampa.