MONDAY September 28, 2020
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City approves renovation for Downtown Ruby Beach Brewing
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O’Steen sells old Volvo dealership site on Philips
Briggs Equipment Inc. pays $4.2 million for property, plans to renovate building.
in February the brewery would relocate Downtown from Jacksonville Beach. Ruby Beach will employ at least 13 people Downtown. Plans show that Ruby Beach will convert the north-facing display window into a rollup window to open up to the sidewalk and bring more fresh air into the taproom, an idea that materialized
Briggs Equipment Inc. bought Philips Highway property from O’Steen Volvo Land LLC for $4.2 million. Property records show Briggs, based in Dallas, bought 3.4 acres at 2525 Philips Highway and 2111 York St. on Sept. 18. The city is reviewing building permits for Briggs to demolish the interior of the 15,547-square-foot O’Steen car dealership on the site at a cost of $52,000 and renovate it at $545,000. The Jacksonville representative for Briggs is shown as Ladson Montgomery, president of PRG Developments Inc. of Jacksonville. Realco Recycling Co. Inc. is shown as the demolition contractor and North Coast Construction is shown as the project contractor. Design Development Architecture Inc. of Middleburg is listed as the architect. In 2013, O’Steen Automotive Group Inc. said it intended to relocate its Volvo dealership business at 2525 Philips Highway
SEE RUBY BEACH, PAGE 2
SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
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Ruby Beach Brewing Co. is coming to The Letter Shop Building at 228 E. Forsyth St. A $500,000 renovation will add an outdoor beer garden covered by a trellis and a sail canopy to the parking lot adjacent to the property.
The $500,000 project will relocate the brewery from Jacksonville Beach. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS & MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITERS
The city issued a permit Sept. 24 for Ruby Beach Brewing Co. to renovate space for its Downtown brewery in The Letter Shop Building at 228 E. Forsyth St. Ideal Conditions Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. is the contractor for the $500,000 construction project.
The Downtown Development Review Board voted 6-0 on Sept. 10 to grant final approval for the project proposed by developer Petra. Petra will lease the 5,347-square-foot building to Ruby Beach. The Letter Shop, built in 1904, is a contributing structure in the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District. Mark Vandeloo, president of Ruby Beach owner Zeta Jax Inc., announced
Icemen want to extend arena lease through 2020 The Jacksonville Icemen hockey team wants to extend its use of VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena through June 2025. Bob Ohrablo, president of Icemen parent company SZH Hockey LLC, said Sept. 18 the organization recently completed negotiations with Mayor Lenny Curry’s administration to extend the team’s arena lease for another five years. Ordinance 2020-586, introduced at the Sept. 22 City Council meeting, extends SZH Hockey’s arena use agreement. The Icemen are members of the ECHL, which hopes to resume play Dec. 4. The league stopped play in March because of the pandemic.
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