Jacksonville puts $400K on the table for Oak Steakhouse in downtown. What’s next?

A century-old downtown Jacksonville building has been restored, offices have reopened and new businesses have moved in. But nearly two years after developers announced Oak Steakhouse as one of the building’s major attractions, the restaurant still hasn’t opened.Now, the Downtown Investment Authority has approved another $400,000 in financial assistance, this time specifically for the restaurant.The DIA voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve an interest-free, forgivable loan for Oak Steakhouse, planned for the ground floor of the historic Greenleaf building at Laura and Adams streets.The decision comes eight months after city leaders celebrated the completion of the building’s major renovation, which had already received nearly $4.8 million in DIA assistance.While the building’s offices are back in use, Oak Steakhouse has yet to announce a confirmed opening date.A century-old building gets a new purposeBuilt in 1926, the Greenleaf building is listed on the National Register of Histor