Players Grille is preparing for tenant improvements on the ground floor of Home2 Suites by Hilton Jacksonville Downtown, which is taking room reservations for April 28 and beyond and listed as “coming soon.”
The city is reviewing a permit application for Jacksonville-based Avant Construction Group to build-out the space at an estimated project cost of $1.2 million at 600 Park St. JAA Architecture, also based in Jacksonville, is the architect.
Plans show 3,085 square feet of enclosed space and 1,755 square feet of exterior space.
Players Grille leased the ground-floor restaurant space at the Home2 Suites in the Brooklyn area of Downtown.
Franklin Street Regional Managing Director Ricky Ostrofsky posted on LinkedIn in July 2023 that the restaurant will lease the space as part of the hotel’s development “in Jacksonville’s booming Brooklyn submarket.”
The project is a partnership between Kelco Management and Development Inc. and Corner Lot Development Group, who announced the restaurant July 13.
They said in a news release Players Grille would have 5,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space and offer an arcade game room.
“The casual sports vibe at the Players Grille (is) the perfect partner for Corner Lot, our vision of Home2 Suites, and the ambiance we want to provide for the street-side dining experience in Brooklyn,” Corner Lot CEO Andy Allen said in the release.
The six-story extended-stay hotel is expected to be completed in early 2024 at a cost of $16.2 million.
Pinkerton & Laws is the contractor.
The Jacksonville City Council approved a $2.38 million grant for owner Kelco Brooklyn LLC in May 2022. The grant will be repaid over 10 years with annual installments of $238,522.
“Today is a significant milestone for the construction of this property and a testament to the skill and diligence of all parties involved,” said Kelley D. Slay, president of Kelco Management and Development Inc., in a June 5 news release as the structural framework was completed.
The hotel is on a 0.86-acre parcel near Interstate 95 and the Five Points business district. It had been a parking lot used by Florida Blue.
The hotel will have 100 guest rooms and suites from Hilton’s newest extended stay design, according to the release.
The hotel also was designed with plans for a ground-floor restaurant with outdoor seating.
PlayersGrille.com says it has three locations open in Miramar, Mandarin and OakLeaf and one coming soon to Brooklyn.
The menu features sports bar fare that includes burgers, wings, chicken tenders, grilled chicken, grilled fish, chicken and tuna salad, salads, starters, sandwiches, desserts, drinks, cocktails, beer and wine.