Building Up Jax, 8/27: Vineyard Vines, 20 West Adams, and more

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This week in Building Up Jax: Vineyard Vines is coming to the St Johns Town Center, work continues on 20 West Adams, and several other notable projects are detailed in what was a relatively busy week for development news.

Vineyard Vines at SJTC

Vineyard Vines is coming to the St. Johns Town Center.

The retailer will be taking the place of Tesla‘s temporary showroom at 4663 River City Dr. as they construct their new location in the former Forever 21 building down the street.

Vineyard Vines has become a popular brand among college students and young professionals, and is known for its pink whale logo.

It’ll be the first Vineyard Vines store in Jacksonville. The location is now listed as “coming soon” on the brand’s website.

20 West Adams

Earlier in the week, we were the first to cover the pending restoration of the former Lerner Shops building at 20 W. Adams St. downtown. The 20 West Adams project has been in planning for over a decade, with work on the building beginning earlier this week.

As noted in our article, Danis Construction will handle the first phase of the restoration. The building will be converted into a dormitory for FSCJ‘s downtown campus.

Amazon permit approved

A permit for the massive Amazon.com fulfillment center at 12900 Pecan Park Rd. was approved this week. Seefried Industrial Properties filed for the permit, which indicates a 2.1 million square foot center at the price of $87 million. The project is expected to bring around 1,500 jobs to the First Coast area.

Noted Projects

In addition to Tesla‘s new showroom under construction at the St. Johns Town Center, the company is also constructing an electric car repair center at 7818 Philips Highway, according to Jax Daily Record.
A permit was issued for the $440,000 build-out of a new Burger King location at 9951 Argyle Forest Blvd. in the Oakleaf Town Center.
Integra River Run, a 300-unit apartment complex, will be constructed at Max Leggett Parkway and Owens Rd. near River City Marketplace, according to Jax Daily Record.
Allstate‘s building at 4920 San Pablo Rd. S. will undergo a $1.5 million renovation.
Whit’s Frozen Custard confirmed recently via Facebook that it has begun work on a new location in Avondale at 3545 St. Johns Ave. It’ll be the fourth location for the Jax-based ice cream shop.
World of Beer in the Tinseltown center along Southside Blvd. closed this past week. Following the closure of its Jax Beach location earlier in the year, this marks a complete exit of the Jacksonville market for World of Beer.
Intuition Ale Works‘ downtown location at 929 E. Bay St. will open on September 6. Today is the last day its King St. location will be open.