Construction plans were filed for World of Beer in the Tinseltown area and for Aardwolf Brewery in San Marco.
Plans also were filed for Teavana in St. Johns Town Center, while renovations are pending for MShack in San Marco.
• World of Beer. Tampa-based World of Beer plans to develop its first Jacksonville location in Tinseltown in the site of the former Starbucks. It is scheduled to open in November.
Plans show a 2,938-square-foot bar, with a performance stage, at 9700 Deer Lake Court, No. 1, at a build-out cost of $200,000. Plans show 141 bar seats.
The website, wobusa.com, confirms that World of Beer is coming to Jacksonville and states the location and the November opening. The site also says it’s hiring for the location.
World of Beer shows 31 locations on its site with eight more coming soon. Most are in Florida although 14 are listed in at least
10 other states. It invites franchisees.
It states that the World of Beer culture is a neighborhood environment and “being surrounded by good people who enjoy awesome beer, great music and sports. When you walk into World of Beer, we want you to feel like you’re hosting a party in your own living room.”
• Aardwolf Brewery. Construction plans were filed for Aardwolf Brewery & Taproom at 1461 Hendricks Ave., a former marble and tile store. Plans show a $300,000 tenant build-out with about 3,000 square feet for the taproom and kitchen and 7,000 square feet for future brewery space.
The contractor is North Florida Construction Co. and the architect is Doherty Sommers Architects Engineers Inc.
• Teavana. Plans were filed for Teavana to open in St. Johns Town Center at 10281 Midtown Parkway, No. 197. Build-out is shown at $150,000. It’s near the DSW store.
Teavana’s website, teavana.com, shows a Jacksonville location at The Avenues mall. Atlanta-based Teavana first opened in 1997, the name meaning “heaven of tea,” and offers more than 100 selections of loose-leaf tea. It has more than 200 locations in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
• MShack. MShack is a venture by brothers Matthew and David Medure, “fusing the old fashioned burger joint with style and fresh ingredients.” The mshackburgers.com site says MShack burgers are made with all natural, hormone-free beef ground fresh daily and that “juicy, all beef hot dogs, hand-cut fries, mouth-watering milk shakes and more help complete their unique menu.”
The first location is in Atlantic Beach and the newest is planned at the Take Away Gourmet site in San Marco at 2103 San Marco Blvd.
Plans show a $165,000 build-out and remodel for the 2,691-square-foot space.