Jacksonville-based Industry West spent millions to renovate a prominent Downtown Southbank corner building for its offices, but its space will soon be filled by a bank.
The online furniture retailer has been facing increasing difficulties, including tariffs and a default judgment for its warehouse in West Jacksonville.
While state corporate records continue to show 1001 Kings Ave. as the headquarters of Industry West, the space is unoccupied.
An Industry West spokesperson did not respond to an email for comment Oct. 6 about the building’s obvious vacancy on the ground floor, seen clearly by drivers and pedestrians passing by the corner.
The space had been on the market for lease for 10 months, and Seacoast Bank announced Oct. 22 it will open a new Downtown branch there.
The building
The 113-year-old, three-story Kings Avenue building is owned by a group comprising Jacksonville-based Corner Lot CEO Andy Allen and COO George Leone and Industry West founder Jordan England.
Jordan and Anne England founded Industry West in 2011.
Through ALE Kings Holdings LLC, the group bought the 12,838-square-foot building Kings Avenue property July 6, 2021, for $2.25 million. South State Bank issued an almost $3.6 million mortgage.
Industry West renovated the structure and moved its headquarters into the first two floors while leasing out the top level to other tenants.
It took two years to complete the $5 million Kings Avenue project, comprising exterior refurbishment and interior rehabilitation.
“It has a lot of energy,” Jordan England said during a January 2023 tour of the structure.
The lobby area of the first floor featured a reception and gathering space. In the back were offices and more open space.
The second floor, considered the HQ’s main hub, has a gathering area for staff as well as offices, including those for the Englands.
Plans showed a total 11,702 square feet, comprising 4,089 square feet on the first floor, about 3,644 square feet on the second level and 3,969 on the third floor.
It is one of the few remaining commercial buildings reflecting the old City of South Jacksonville of 1907-32.
City Council approved a $1.23 million package of forgivable and deferred principal loans in September 2022 to assist ALE Kings Holdings LLC cover the renovation costs.
The incentives comprised a Historic Preservation, Restoration and Rehabilitation Forgivable Loan, a Code Compliance Forgivable Loan and a Downtown Preservation and Revitalization Program Deferred Principal Loan.
A term sheet from the Downtown Investment Authority, which negotiated the deal, showed $4.813 million of the total development costs are eligible for the incentives from the agency’s Downtown Preservation and Revitalization Program.
Allen said the project, including the purchase price, was “all in for $5.1 million.”
Industry West occupied the first two floors. Stairs and an elevator connect all three floors.
The company
Tariffs appear to have affected Industry West, which imports furniture.
As of Oct. 22, IndustryWest.com featured “final sales” on most but not all of the 239 furniture and related items being sold online.
“As we continue to assess the impact of new trade policies on our pricing, we’re proactively highlighting a selection of high-inventory items in our warehouse that are not subject to upcoming tariff increases,” it said.
“These products are in stock, available for immediate shipment, and represent a smart opportunity to secure high-quality design at stable pricing.”
State corporate records continue to show 1001 Kings Ave. as the headquarters for the Englands’ businesses.
The Englands started Industry West as an e-commerce venture, moving from their home to leased space in San Marco and then to a building bought in San Marco Square.
The Englands, Allen and Leone bought San Marco Square property at 1407 Atlantic Blvd. in 2017. They renovated it and Industry West moved there in 2018.
They sold the property in July 2022 to Jacksonville-based TSG Realty.
Fore Score Golf Tavern, another venture that includes Allen and the Englands, opened in the space just before the sale and now leases it.
At the time, Industry West staff operated remotely as well as at the company’s leased AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center distribution center.
Industry West also had a New York City office and showroom.
The Englands declined to disclose sales.
Industry West said it sold commercial and residential furniture for offices, restaurants, hotels, high-tech startups and residences throughout North America.
It said it worked with manufacturers worldwide for furniture such as tables, desks, chairs, sofas, barstools and other products and accessories.
Default judgment at AllianceFlorida warehouse
Industry West said in June 2018 that it would lease 121,783 square feet of space at 4660 POW-MIA Memorial Parkway, formerly called New World Avenue, in AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center in West Jacksonville to receive and ship products.
A five-year lease began in August 2018.
The property is owned by New York City-based Richardson Logistics Assets LLC, with a Florida address in Fort Lauderdale.
But the landlord filed a complaint against England Trading Co. LLC in May 2025 for nonpayment of rent.
The complaint said the lease had been extended through November 2028, but that the tenant fell behind in rent. The landlord executed a lease termination agreement March 6.
The landlord notified the tenant that it owed $245,522.27 in rent, operating expenses, additional rent and late charges from Dec. 1, 2024, through March 6, 2025.
On July 25, 2025, the 4th Judicial Circuit entered a final default judgment in that amount.
Industry West’s departure from the building surfaced publicly in May 2025 when neighboring tenant JinkoSolar (U.S.) Industries Inc. said it intended to expand its Jacksonville solar-panel plant into storage space next door.
JinkoSolar, which makes solar modules, was using about 284,000 square feet of space in the 407,000-square-foot building.
It intended to expand into about 118,600 square feet of space vacated by Industry West.
Industry West said by email May 6, 2025, that it made the best business sense to move back to a third-party logistics center, meaning another company manages the warehousing and management of orders.
Industry reports
The businessofhome.com furniture and design media site reported Aug. 19, 2025, that Industry West stopped posting to social media this spring and had turned off public comments on its Instagram account.
The site said a Reddit thread dating back to April catalogs “a litany of customer complaints” and that many commenters wrote that Industry West had ghosted them.
The site reported that court documents showed that Industry West did not formally reply to the lawsuit and a judge issued a default judgment against the business in July.
It said Jordan England declined its request for comment, “and it’s not clear what the cause of Industry West’s troubles are.”
Businessofhome.com reported that signs of distress began in April, about the time of announcements of “sweeping global tariffs and the rapid escalation of a trade war with China.”
“Like many direct-to-consumer players, Industry West was known to import from Asian sources, leading to speculation that tariffs played some role in the company’s apparent issues,” the site said.
The site said that in a 2018 appearance on The Business of Home Podcast, the Englands talked about focusing on profitability and not taking venture money.
Businessofhome.com said the company’s first big customer base was restaurant and hotel owners. In 2019, Industry West opened up a retail outpost in Manhattan, though it closed the location last year.
As of Oct. 22, the Industry West site said it was the “Final Chance to Shop Direct.”
“Our pieces will soon be available only to credentialed trade partners. Secure yours today — before access closes.”
The trade program is described as an initiative tailored for designers, operating in hospitality, office spaces, restaurants, and other workplaces and public spaces.