Demolition is approved for the closed Wendy’s in the Girvin area for redevelopment as Shores Fine Wine & Spirits.
The city issued a permit Nov. 12 for Avant Construction Group of Jacksonville to demolish the 3,098-square-foot fast-food restaurant at a project cost of $35,000. It was built in 2003.
Shores Fine Wine & Spirits already has a permit to build the proposed store.
Shores FWS #22 Inc. owns the 0.82-acre site at 12911 Atlantic Blvd., at northeast Atlantic Boulevard and Girvin Road in East Arlington. It is in front of the Lowe’s Home Improvement store.
Shores Fine Wine & Spirits paid $2.125 million for the Girvin property June 5, 2025, from JFCF Investments One LLC of New Jersey.
The city issued a permit Nov. 3 for Avant Construction Group to build the 7,446-square-foot Shores Fine Wine & Spirits store and drive-thru at a project cost of almost $2.2 million, about four weeks after a site-work permit Oct. 7 for $1 million.
A dumpster enclosure permit is pending at $12,500.
Kimley-Horn and Associates Inc. is the civil engineer.
Privately owned Shores Fine Wine & Spirits is based in Jacksonville.
ShoresLiquor.com shows 20 locations in Northeast Florida, with the two closest to the Wendy’s site being 14376 Beach Blvd., at southeast San Pablo Road and Beach Boulevard, and 909 Arlington Road N. at northeast Arlington Expressway and Arlington Road.