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36-605: (Redirected from Northbank ) North Bank or Northbank may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Northbank (Jacksonville) , a financial district in Jacksonville, Florida North Bank Highway Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway , alternatively named The North Bank Road, with a train named North Bank Limited North Bank Depot Buildings , Portland, Oregon United Kingdom [ edit ] Thames Embankment , London The North Bank,

72-781: A crossing of the St. Johns River known to the Seminole as Wacca Pilatka , to the Spanish as the Pass de San Nicolas , and to later British settlers as the Cow Ford. Histories of the city report that there was once an Indian village at the site called Ossachite. White settlement in the area began during Florida's British period (1763–1783), when the East Florida government built the King's Road to connect St. Augustine with

108-453: A mecca of African-American culture, and was home to many venues showcasing black performers, such as the Ritz Theatre . The southern part of the neighborhood was a major railroad hub and was also Jacksonville's chief red light district for a period. Located at the far southwestern corner of downtown, it comprises the area south of Lavilla and north and west of Interstate 95 . Originally

144-468: A mortgage industry focused marketing automation and customer relationship management (CRM) platform. 2022 – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) agreed to acquire Black Knight for $ 13.1 billion in May. 2023 – ICE completed the acquisition of Black Knight for $ 11.7 billion. The 2010 robo-signing scandal exposed questionable behavior on the part of employees of a small subsidiary of the company. In addition to

180-608: A provider of mortgage fees and closing cost data for the real estate and home finance industries. 2019 – Black Knight acquires Compass Analytics, provider of lender pricing solutions and secondary market analytics. 2020 – Black Knight acquires Collateral Analytics, provider of real estate analytics tools and data, and Optimal Blue, creators of the mortgage industry's most widely used pricing engine. 2021 – Black Knight acquires broker-specific technology NexSpring Financial, LLC; eMBS, which provides performance data and analytics on agency-backed securities; and Top of Mind Networks, LLC,

216-550: A residential suburb, it was annexed into Jacksonville in 1887. It is connected to Jacksonville's Riverside neighborhood by Riverside Avenue. It is home to Fidelity National Financial , TIAA Bank , and FIS corporate headquarters, and other offices. The 14 tallest standard structures: Downtown is home to numerous parks, large and small: The following attractions are located in the downtown Jacksonville area: Downtown Jacksonville transportation options include bus , JTA Skyway , water taxi , as well as major roadways. Downtown

252-427: A separate company. 2008 – FIS spins off mortgage processing and services into Lender Processing Services, Inc. (LPS). 2008 – LPS acquires McDash Analytics, one of the largest loan-level mortgage performance databases, which becomes the basis for a new Applied Analytics division. 2014 – LPS is re-acquired by FNF and renamed Black Knight Financial Services. 2015 – Black Knight Financial Services begins trading on

288-604: A stand in Arsenal FC's home ground Highbury Stadium Northbank, a business improvement district in London, focused on The Strand Australia [ edit ] Northbank (Brisbane) , a commercial development Northbank Plaza , an office tower in Brisbane WTC Northbank Wharf Other places [ edit ] North Bank tunnel , New Zealand North Bank Division , an administrative division of

324-581: Is closely associated with (and sometimes considered part of) Jacksonville's San Marco neighborhood. It includes large office towers such as the Aetna Building , Riverplace Tower, and Baptist Medical Center. Residential towers include The Peninsula , The Strand , and San Marco Place. There are six major hotels on the Southbank as well as amenities such as the Museum of Science and History , Friendship Fountain and

360-439: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Northbank (Jacksonville) Downtown Jacksonville is the historic core and central business district (CBD) of Jacksonville , Florida , United States. It comprises the earliest area of the city to be developed and is located in its geographic center along the narrowing point of the St. Johns River . Downtown Jacksonville

396-589: Is founded in Jacksonville, Fla. 1969 – CSS incorporates under its new name: Computer Power Inc. (CPI). 1992 – ALLTEL Corporation purchases CPI, which becomes a part of ALLTEL Information Services. ALLTEL Information Services' financial services division provides technology applications for mortgage, banking and other financial services. 2003 – Fidelity National Financial (FNF) purchases ALLTEL Information Services, renames it Fidelity Information Systems (FIS), and relocates FNF's headquarters from Santa Barbara, Calif., to Jacksonville, Fla. 2006 – FNF spins off FIS into

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432-646: Is home to many of Jacksonville's landmark churches, including St. John's Episcopal Cathedral , the Mount Zion AME Church , Immaculate Conception Catholic Church , First Presbyterian Church, and the First United Methodist Church. Due to the area's close proximity to the former courthouse many of the residential structures have been converted into attorneys' offices. also known as the East Bay Street District and other names, exists in

468-577: Is one destination that encompasses many diverse restaurants, bars, and breweries. The formal boundaries are Bay Street to Adams Street and Main Street to Liberty Street. The Sports District, also known as the Sports Complex, is located east of the Downtown Core, and contains Jacksonville's major sporting and entertainment venues. Historically part of Jacksonville's Eastside , it is home to TIAA Bank Field ,

504-911: Is one of eight districts in the city. The other seven include: the Central Core (or Northbank), the Southbank , LaVilla , Brooklyn , the Working Waterfront, the Cathedral, the Church, and the Entertainment & Sports District. Downtown Jacksonville is the home to several major corporations, including CSX Corporation , Fidelity National Financial , TIAA Bank , Black Knight Financial , Rayonier Advanced Materials , Interline Brands , Haskell , FIS , and Stein Mart . The site of modern Downtown Jacksonville originated at

540-492: Is served by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority 's zero-fare automated people mover system (known as the "Skyway") and an extensive bus network. The Skyway has the following stations: Current Skyway Stations Downtown is also home to Greyhound 's Jacksonville bus terminal. Jacksonville is nicknamed "The River City". Historically, life in the city existed around the economic activity along

576-720: Is the location of many government offices, including City Hall , the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office headquarters, and the Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse , and amenities such as the Jacksonville Main Library , the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville , and the Jacksonville Riverwalk . Several of the city's largest skyscrapers are located there, such as the Bank of America Tower ,

612-642: The National Register of Historic Places in 2016. Its boundaries are roughly Beaver Street to the north, Catherine and Liberty Streets to the east, the St. Johns River to the south, and North Pearl Street to the west. This area is significant for its pre-1965 architecture, most of which post-dates Jacksonville's great 1901 fire. Also known as the Northbank , is Jacksonville's traditional city center and what most people associate with Downtown and Jacksonville in general. It

648-480: The Southbank Riverwalk . Though historically poorly designed for pedestrians, the city hopes to better integrate it with the rest of Downtown as well as San Marco. A district immediately west of the Downtown Core. Jacksonville's first suburb, the predominantly African-American neighborhood was an independent municipality until being annexed in 1887. The area of the neighborhood north of Adams Street emerged as

684-685: The Wells Fargo Center , TIAA Bank Center , and the SunTrust Tower , and are home to some of the city's major employers, such as TIAA Bank and CSX Corporation. Located in the northeast corner, near Hogans Creek. The 36-block area encompasses 118 acres. It is currently being redeveloped into a leafy, green, vibrant neighborhood where a diverse array of residents can live, work, shop, eat, play and pray. The District extends north to south from State Street to Adams Street and east to west from Main Street to N. Liberty Street. This mixed-used neighborhood

720-761: The airport area, ( I-95 ) South from St. Augustine , Arlington Expressway from the Beaches, and the Hart Expressway from the Southside area. Other important roadways are U.S. Route 1 , U.S. Route 17 , and U.S. Route 90 . Downtown is also the southern terminus of U.S. Route 23 . 30°19′10″N 81°39′36″W  /  30.3194°N 81.6600°W  / 30.3194; -81.6600 Black Knight Financial The company's product offerings serve four primary market segments: 1962 – Black Knight's earliest predecessor company, Computing and Statistical Services, (CSS)

756-582: The Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville, VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena , Daily's Place Amphitheater , Metropolitan Park , and the Greater Jacksonville Fair and Expo Center. TIAA Bank Field occupies the footprint of the old Gator Bowl Stadium , which was razed in 1994. A mixed commercial and residential district on the southern shore of the St. Johns River, directly across from the Northbank. It

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792-501: The British colonies to the north. A ferry and tavern were built, and when Spanish rule resumed in Florida, Fort San Nicolas was built beside the southern landing of the King's Road ferry. American farmer Robert Pritchard became the first white settler on the north bank of the Cow Ford when he received a 450-acre land grant from the Spanish government in 1791, however, he died shortly after and

828-640: The City of Jacksonville and other entities use a wider definition that includes not only the Downtown Core (also known as the Northbank), but surrounding areas on both sides of the river. In this definition, the boundaries are State Street to the north, the St. Johns River to the east, and Interstate 95 to the south and west. This area covers 1,234 acres (499  ha ; 1.928  sq mi ). Downtown Vision, Inc., which oversees Jacksonville's downtown improvement district , covers an even smaller area of about 90 blocks in

864-417: The Downtown Core and Southbank, bounded by Church Street in the north, Market Street in the east, Prudential Drive in the south, and Broad Street in the west. Under the broader definition, Downtown Jacksonville is divided into several districts or neighborhood. In addition to the historical Downtown Core, the most commonly used districts are: the Southbank, a commercial and residential district directly across

900-546: The Gambia Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title North Bank . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Bank&oldid=876158758 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

936-608: The New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "BKFS." 2016 – Black Knight acquires eLynx and Motivity Solutions, creating the foundation for Black Knight's Origination Technologies division. 2017 – FNF liquidates its majority holding in Black Knight Financial Services, resulting in a new public company, Black Knight, Inc. 2018 – Black Knight acquires artificial intelligence, and machine learning (AI/ML) start-up HeavyWater and Ernst Publishing Co.,

972-463: The St. Johns River from the Downtown Core; LaVilla , a historically African-American neighborhood west of the Downtown Core; Brooklyn, to the southwest of the Downtown Core; and the Stadium District, an area containing the city's major sports and entertainment venues to the east of the Downtown Core. A historic district encompassing a significant portion of downtown Jacksonville was listed on

1008-509: The area was abandoned. The settlement that became Jacksonville largely formed from two land grants issued in 1816: one to Maria Taylor, née Suarez, and one to Juan LeMaestre. Over time a small settlement including some homes, an inn and a store grew at the Cow Ford, and in 1822, shortly after Spain ceded the Floridas to the United States, resident Isaiah D. Hart proposed establishing a town on

1044-539: The business district burned down in 1854 when sparks from the steamboat Florida started a fire. During the American Civil War , Jacksonville was home to many Union sympathizers, and was occupied for most of the war by Union troops who took the city four separate times. The war devastated Jacksonville and caused over half the population to flee. After the war, the city rebounded quickly when it became Florida's first major tourist destination; though tourism declined by

1080-631: The federal government, states such as Nevada filed legal proceedings against these employees. The investigation of these business practices were featured in an episode of 60 Minutes . Eventually LPS settled with the federal government and other states and ceased operations of the problematic subsidiary. Some controversy surrounded the resignation of two attorneys who had investigated LPS as part of their work for Florida's Economic Crime Division, as they claimed to have resigned under pressure from Attorney General Pam Bondi , who had received campaign contributions from LPS. On November 4, 2019, Black Knight took

1116-514: The late 1880s growth and industry continued apace through the late 19th century. On May 3, 1901, downtown Jacksonville was ravaged by a fire that started at a fiber factory. Known as the Great Fire of 1901 , it was one of the worst disasters in Florida history and the largest urban fire in the southeastern United States. In just eight hours, it destroyed the business district and left approximately 10,000 residents homeless. Architect Henry John Klutho

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1152-601: The north bank. Hart eventually convinced his neighbors to join him in donating land for the venture, and the first streets were platted in June. The settlement was named "Jacksonville" after Andrew Jackson , who had become popular among many Floridians for his actions in the First Seminole War . It was incorporated in 1832. The town grew in fits and starts: it saw disruption during the Second Seminole War (1835–1842), and

1188-517: The shores of the St. Johns River. Downtown lies on a portion of river that narrows before it empties out into the Atlantic Ocean. The areas strategic location makes it home to a high concentration of bridges. Just in Downtown, there are 5 bridges (listed below) connecting the two halves of Duval County. Major roadways serving Downtown from the suburbs include ( I-10 ) from Baldwin , ( I-95 ) North from

1224-492: The southwest corner of the Downtown Core, centered on East Bay Street. This area was historically industrial before the abandonment of the Jacksonville Shipyards and related industries. Committed to creating an authentic entertainment experience, The Elbow offers a wealth of diverse, walkable and award-winning culinary, nightlife, live music and performance venues. Cultivated around the historic Florida Theatre, The Elbow

1260-506: The unprecedented step of taking legal action against one of its clients, PennyMac Financial Services for breach of contract and misappropriation of trade secrets. Within 24 hours, PennyMac had filed a retaliatory lawsuit against Black Knight for alleged anti-competitive practices. The PennyMac case has since been moved from the California court in which the mortgage lender and servicer had filed suit and to Florida, where Black Knight had filed

1296-649: Was a primary figure in the reconstruction of the city. Multiple definitions of Downtown Jacksonville are in common use. Often, the name "Downtown" is used exclusively for the historical core. This is bounded roughly by State Street to the north, Hogans Creek to the east, the St. Johns River to the south, and the LaVilla neighborhood to the west. This definition is used, for example, by the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission and their book, Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage . However,

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