WEDNESDAY October 2, 2019
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Sun-Ray Cinema expanding to Mandarin
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Florida Blue parking garage includes 869 spaces, park area
A five-screen, 600-seat theater is planned in a former Kmart space.
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around the property. The public artwork is planned for the open urban space, along with benches and shading. RS&H documents show the facade’s architectural flourishes based on the design of Edward Waters College Administration Building at 1658 Kings Road,
Sun-Ray Cinema, the independent Five Points movie theater, announced plans to expand into the former Kmart space at 9600 San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin. Sun-Ray announced Saturday on Facebook that it is “on the path to a second Sun-Ray,” in Mandarin. The post included an interior seating plan for the five-screen theater. The theater will have 600 seats, said Margie Seaman, president of Seaman Realty and Management Co., who will represent Sun-Ray in the lease with building owner Ash Properties. The theater will be similar to Sun-Ray’s two-screen Five Points location at 1028 Park St., showing independent movies along with mainstream options and offer an expanded menu. Ash Properties has plans to sign a food-related tenant to the property as well, Seaman said. Sun-Ray owners Tim Massett and Shana David-Massett did not respond to calls, emails or social media requests for comment. Seaman said they looked at locations at the Beaches, but weren’t able to find a space that worked. They hadn’t considered Mandarin, but after seeing the property, thought it could be an interesting spot for a second location, she said. In responding to Facebook comments, Sun-Ray said when the Mandarin location opens, it would renovate one of its Five Points screening rooms and it would remain open through the
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Renderings special to the Daily Record
The architectual design of the Florida Blue parking garage is based on the Edward Waters College Administration Building that was buit in 1927. For more rederings of the garage, see this story on JaxDailyRecord.com.
Construction on the four-story, $22.5 million structure in Brooklyn is planned to begin by Jan. 9. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
Plans for Florida Blue’s proposed $22.5 million Brooklyn parking garage at Magnolia, Forest and Park streets features a parklike setting with spaces for artwork. The Jacksonville-based insurer filed conceptual designs for the garage with the Downtown Development Review Board, which will consider initial approval at its Oct. 10 meeting. Florida Blue contracted with Jacksonville-based RS&H to design the parking structure and landscaping. Jacksonville contractor Danis Builders LLC will lead construction. Renderings show a four-story parking garage with an estimated 869 spaces, up from 750 spaces set in Florida Blue’s development agreement approved Aug. 7 by the
An aerial rendering shows the Florida Blue garage at Magnolia, Forest and Park streets near the Florida Blue headquarters on Riverside Avenue.
Downtown Investment Authority board. The building footprint will cover 1.62 acres of the 2.32-acre property, according to the site plan, with a 70,272 squarefoot first floor. That indicates a four-deck total of about 281,000 square feet. The proposed urban park area would be 0.05 acres, or 2,274 square feet, and will be part of improved streetscaping
O’Charley’s near Regency closes O’Charley’s restaurant closed at 410 Commerce Center Drive in the Regency area. The company announced the closure Monday by email. “Sorry, we’ve closed,” it says. It thanks customers for their patronage, asks them to visit the Fleming Island location and includes a coupon for 20% off. O’Charley’s Inc. in Nashville, Tennessee, owns the Regency area property. The 7,100-square-foot restaurant was built in 2002. The Fleming Island restaurant is at 1609 County Road 220 in Orange Park.
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