Building Up Jax: Vagabond Coffee to open mini-shop downtown

VAGABOND COFFEE OPENING MINI-SHOP DOWNTOWN

Vagabond Coffee is coming to downtown Jax earlier than expected.

The coffee shop announced on social media that they’ll be opening a shop at 223 N. Hogan St. The new shop is their second location – the first in Murray Hill opened in 2016.

They will also still be opening a full-sized location in the Barnett Bank building once renovations finish on it. It’s unclear if they’ll keep the Hogan St. shop open once the Barnett one is complete.

CANDY APPLE CAFE CLOSES

The Candy Apple Café & Cocktails, located within Sweet Pete’s building downtown, has closed permanently.

The restaurant announced its closure via Facebook, blaming it on the “prolonged closure” of the building. The building closed on August 10 for construction and will re-open at the start of October – at which point Sweet Pete’s will resume operations, without Candy Apple.

PAIR OF HOTELS GAIN DDRB APPROVAL

The proposed Residence Inn by Marriott in Brooklyn and the Hyatt Place downtown across from the Landing were both approved this week by the Downtown Development Review Board.

SUNBEAM CENTER PLANNED

Plans were submitted for Sunbeam Professional Center, a planned development at Sunbeam Rd. and Kevin Dr. It would include an office building with up to 10,000 square feet, and an 8,320 square foot retail building along Sunbeam Rd.

NOTED PROJECTS

• Beaver Motors has purchased the Riverside Chevrolet dealership at 3494 Philips Hwy.
• Plans were submitted for a 6,100 square foot Firestone Complete Auto Care at 4628 Tropea Way within Town Center Promenade next to St. Johns Town Center.
• Marcos Pizza received a permit for build-out at 1795 Kernan Blvd. S.