Visual Comfort & Co. can build-out its tenant space in Jacksonville-based Ashco Centers’ Outparcels at Town Center II near St. Johns Town Center now that the city issued a permit Oct. 17.
Sullivan Construction Co. of Fort Lauderdale is the contractor for the $823,731 project to build-out 4,000 square feet of space at 4907 Big Island Drive, Unit 7.
Visual Comfort & Co. sells designer lighting from 66 showrooms open or coming soon across the United States and the United Kingdom. Florida showrooms are in Coral Gables, Miami, Naples, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
Ashco announced in November 2024 that Visual Comfort & Co. and Belamo signed leases for the building.
Belamo, a patio furniture company, has its roots in Belgium and the Netherlands, where its designs are created. Florida showrooms include Aventura, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Naples.
Ashco said in January that Zubi’s Diamonds and Gems is coming to the center, too.
The city issued a permit Jan. 23 for Florida Nova LLC to build the Outparcels at Town Center II building that Ashco Inc. is developing on 1.02 acres.
Florida Nova, based in Jacksonville, is building the 16,063-square-foot shell structure at a project cost of $2 million. Tenant build-out would be done under separate permits.
The structure comprises 14,063 square feet on the first floor and 2,000 square feet on the second.
Tiffany Ashurian of Ashco said June 6 that Visual Comfort is in permit review and actively moving forward with its plans.
“Both Bellamo and Zubi are also progressing well, and everything remains on schedule with their respective timelines,” she said.
Ashurian said Ashco has additional tenants in the pipeline, but the leases have not been finalized.
Ashco Inc. announced in August 2023 that it intended to demolish the closed Wendy’s it bought in February 2023 to develop Town Center II.
Ashurian said the total project encompasses 16,400 square feet, with 3,000 to 6,000 square feet “of marquee tower space available.”
The company said Phase I, at 4853 Big Island Drive, is fully occupied with Modani Furniture, Elase Med Spa, Mayday Ice Cream, DOS Coffee and Talkin’ Tacos.