The view from the rooftop restaurant RH Jacksonville, The Gallery at St. Johns Town Center.
RH is open at 831 Village Shops Way east of the Nordstrom alley, Lush and Tory Burch.
RH is open at 831 Village Shops Way east of the Nordstrom alley, Lush and Tory Burch.
The Yard Milkshake Bar is coming to 4906 Town Center Parkway.
The Yard Milkshake Bar is leasing space next to the Grub restaurant.
The Yard Milkshake Bar features 28 flavors of hand-dipped premium ice cream along with specialty milkshakes.
Sugar Factory American Brasserie is renovating and leasing the closed Brio Tuscan Grille at 4910 Big Island Drive.
The closed Brio Tuscan Grille at 4910 Big Island Drive.
Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q at 10065 Skinner Lake Drive.
Marshalls is coming to 10261 River Marsh Drive.
The kayak launch in the pond behind REI – Recreational Equipment Inc.
The dock ncludes a covered outdoor seating area, wooden deck, concrete sidewalk and steps, and a floating dock for launching kayaks at the pond.
Levi's at 4751 River City Drive Suite 143B, opened Black Friday, Nov. 26.
Buff City Soap at 4849 Town Center Parkway.
AC Hotels by Marriott is planned for this grass lot near RH Jacksonville east of Tesla, Apple and J. Alexander’s.
Ballard Designs is coming to the former Blackfinn Ameripub restaurant at 4840 Big Island Drive.
Fresh-Mex & Co. Urban Grill & Cantina plans to open next to M Shack at 10281 Midtown Parkway, No. 107.
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RH Jacksonville, The Gallery at St. Johns Town Center, opened Nov. 19.
It comprises 70,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space on three levels at 4831 Village Shops Way east of the Nordstrom alley, Lush and Tory Burch.
Concepts within the store include the Rooftop Restaurant & Park, Wine Bar, RH Interior Design Firm & Atelier, RH Interiors, RH Modern and RH Outdoor.
The Jacksonville RH is the 27th Design Gallery for the Corte Madera, California-based company. It is the 13th to offer a restaurant.
COMING IN 2022
“Shark Tank” TV show winner The Yard Milkshake Bar is coming to The Strand at St. Johns Town Center.
The business is leasing the former Yogurt Mountain space at 4906 Town Center Parkway next to the Grub restaurant. A sign is on the window and work has begun inside.
Its menu features 28 flavors of hand-dipped premium ice cream along with specialty milkshakes. It offers bowls, scoops, floats and $16 specialty ice cream concoctions that feature toppings like doughnuts, chocolate-dipped bacon and brownies.
The Yard Milkshake Bar plans to open in early 2022 and hire up to 30 employees.
COMING IN 2022
Sugar Factory American Brasserie plans to open in The Markets at Town Center in late spring 2022.
The restaurant is renovating and leasing the closed Brio Tuscan Grille at 4910 Big Island Drive. Brio closed in January 2020.
Renderings show an open, light-filled restaurant with a video wall in the main dining area; a retail candy store to the left of the entrance and a Candy Heart Wall to the right; a bar; outdoor patio dining; and two Instagram flower walls.
The menu includes “our signature over-the-top entrees and legendary desserts like the Big Cheesy Burger, which is topped with melted white cheddar, creamy mac & cheese, and the ‘World Famous Sugar Factory King Kong Sundae,’ which includes 24 scoops of ice cream and serves up to 12 people.”
The online menu for the Tampa location shows prices such as a $14 grilled cheese, $18 signature burger, $28 chicken and waffles, $36 pan-roasted salmon and a $48 filet. The King Kong Sundae is $99.
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The rebuilding of Bono’s Pit Bar-B-Q at Town Center is complete.
After being shut by a fire in March 2020, the restaurant reopened Dec. 13.
The 3,000-square-foot restaurant is on 1.03 acres at 10065 Skinner Lake Drive. It is adjacent to Wawa and Black Creek Outfitters.
The previous store, with 3,900 square feet of interior space, was damaged by fire and demolished.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Bono’s President Josh Martino.
COMING IN 2022
The closed Staples store in St. Johns Town Center at 10261 River Marsh Drive is being transformed into a Marshalls off-price retail store.
Staples closed the office supplies and services store as of July 23 and workers have demolished the interior.
The city issued a permit Dec. 13 for the $1.63 million build-out for the interior.
Marshalls has six area stores in North and West Jacksonville, Mandarin, Jacksonville Beach, Orange Park and St. Augustine.
TJX acquired Marshalls in 1995. The TJX Companies Inc. also owns T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and other brands.
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The Markets at Town Center kayak launch is complete at the pond behind REI – Recreational Equipment Inc.
The project, at 4871 Town Center Parkway, includes an aluminum gangway and floating dock.
In August 2020, Hines, then owner of The Markets at Town Center, said it wanted to build an outdoor amenity center and a kayak launch for REI and other tenants that could use the features for products, training, classes and meetings.
The project includes a covered outdoor seating area, wooden deck, concrete sidewalk and steps, and a floating dock for launching kayaks at the pond.
That includes REI and West Marine for outdoor gear and other tenants, such as Nordstrom Rack, for staff meetings and training.
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Buff City Soap, which makes and sells plant-based personal-care and household products, opened Dec. 16 in The Markets at Town Center.
The structure, at 4849 Town Center Parkway, was built in 2012 for lease to Pei Wei Asian Kitchen, which closed in 2020.
The Dallas-based company, founded in 2013, says its mission is to create plant-based products free of harsh chemicals and detergents.
It says it has experienced rapid growth “as consumers are drawn to its differentiated, high-quality offering of soap, laundry, bath, and body products, which are handcrafted daily in each store’s Soap Makery.”
Buff City Soap has more than 100 stores across the U.S. “and has significant expansion planned for 2021 and beyond.”
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Levi’s is now open at St. Johns Town Center.
The store, at 4751 River City Drive Suite 143B, opened Black Friday, Nov. 26.
Levi’s designs and markets jeans, casualwear and related accessories for men, women and children under the Levi’s, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. and Denizen brands.
Levi’s says its products are sold in more than 110 countries worldwide through chain retailers, department stores, online sites and about 3,000 retail stores and shop-in-shops.
Levi’s filled the space of Bunulu, a Bealls Inc. women’s brand that closed in January.
COMING IN 2023
A 118-room AC Hotels by Marriott is planned at St. Johns Town Center on 2.73 acres at 5353 Big Island Drive.
The four-story project is near RH Jacksonville east of Tesla, Apple and J. Alexander’s.
The area is now a grass lot adjacent to a parking lot.
Construction is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2022 and be completed in the second quarter of 2023.
AC Hotels by Marriott comprises more than 150 hotels worldwide. The hotels feature the AC Kitchen and the AC Lounge.
AC Hotels says its approach to every space is “optimal comfort and utility through elegant design. Modern decor and open layouts offer functional beauty without distraction,” including open closets.
COMING IN 2023
Ballard Designs, the home-decor furnishings, design and accessories store, plans to relocate from St. Johns Town Center to The Markets at Town Center.
It signed a lease for the former Blackfinn Ameripub restaurant at 4840 Big Island Drive for its new store.
Ballard Designs intends to renovate the closed restaurant in 2022 and open in the first quarter of 2023.
The new store is 12,000 square feet, 3,000 square feet larger than its current space. It dedicates about 1,000 square feet to showcasing its outdoor furniture and decor.
“The Jacksonville market has always been a very popular market for our guests. Now they’ll get to see even more product, in a new setting and still with our exceptional standards of excellence,” said Dominic Milanese Jr., senior director of retail for Ballard Designs.
COMING IN 2022
Fresh-Mex & Co. Urban Grill & Cantina is expanding to St. Johns Town Center at 10281 Midtown Parkway, No. 107.
According to owner Michael Toussaint, the restaurant plans to open in January or early February.
Sleep Number and T-Mobile previously leased the space, which is next to M Shack.
It is the second location for the Jacksonville restaurant, which opened in August 2017 at Butler Boulevard and Interstate 95.
Toussaint owns Fresh-Mex with his wife, Amanda Andruzzi-Toussaint.
The Toussaints said they plan to hire at least 15-20 employees for the new location. It will seat 175, including a patio of 35-40 seats.
