The city issued a permit Dec. 2 for the almost $1.34 million build-out for The Bread & Board Downtown in the VyStar Credit Union campus.
The Jacksonville-based restaurant said Oct. 30 it expected to open at the 100 W. Bay St. ground-floor location during the winter, possibly late January.
FLC Contracting LLC is the contractor. Thomas Duke Architect and Micamy Design Studio are the designers of the 6,046-square-foot space that was reviewed for permitting.
Riverchefs LLC, led by Jonathan Cobbs and Dwayne Beliakoff, own The Bread & Board.
The Bread & Board said the restaurant is best known for its contemporary casual menu of baked in-house artisan breads and meats served as sandwiches, sandwich boards and bowls.
Beliakoff said in the October news release the new concept “will be a strong component in the revitalization of Jacksonville’s urban core.”
“As people begin to move back into office buildings and venture out more, we will be able to offer them a unique culinary and shopping experience with locally- and regionally-sourced foods and goods in one convenient and safe spot,” Cobbs said.
The Bread & Board said it plans a 7,200-square-foot ground-level space. About 5,000 square feet will be used for the restaurant and 2,200 square feet will be for the Bread & Board Provisions marketplace.
A breezeway will bring outdoor seating and an open-air communal space large enough to provide room to maintain social distancing, the release said.
The Bread & Board’s first location opened at 1030 Oak St. in Five Points and the second is at 4413 Town Center Parkway in the St. Johns Town Center area.
The release said both locations offer in-house dining, pickup, curbside and delivery services.
The Downtown Investment Authority Board awarded Riverchefs LLC and VyStar Credit Union $371,590 in forgivable loans from the DIA’s Food and Beverage Retail Enhancement Program to help with build-out costs for the Downtown restaurant and adjoining marketplace.
Development costs for the project are estimated at $1.521 million.
In a breakdown of how the loan will subsidize the build-out, $279,370 will be used for the restaurant area and $49,240 will be used for the marketplace.
Because the building is a contributing structure to Jacksonville’s Downtown Historic Register District, the project was eligible for an additional $42,980.
