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Singleton’s Seafood Shack owners Tabitha and Dean Singleton are using a tent as a dining room and offering takeout service. They hope to complete remodeling by the end of November and reopen their dining spaces.
The restaurant’s owners are spending about $750,000 on improvements after inspectors found problems with permits, the need for a sprinkler system and other issues.
BY DAN MACDONALD CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Singleton’s Seafood Shack in Mayport Village is getting about $750,000 in renovations to comply with permit and safety requirements. Third-generation owners Dean and Tabitha Singleton operate the popular restaurant at 4728 Ocean St., next to the Mayport Ferry along the St. Johns River. Before COVID restrictions started in March 2020, diners often would eat on the deck to take advantage of one of the few places for true
waterfront dining in the Beaches area. “People love to come out to the deck to see the sunset,” Tabitha Singleton said. “They also like to see the fresh shrimp being unloaded from the boats. They see those shrimp and say, ‘I’ll have some of that,’” Dean Singleton added. In early 2020, the Singletons decided to repair the dock that adjoins the restaurant. Several heavy storms and busy hurricane seasons necessitated the work. SEE SINGLETON’S, PAGE 2
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Panera building-out in Brooklyn
The city issued a permit Oct. 15 for an almost $700,000 project. Panera Bread is coming to Brooklyn now that the city issued a permit Oct. 15 for an almost $700,000 build-out at 10 Riverside Ave. Frontier Building of Miami is the contractor for the project to build-out 3,780 square feet of space for the restaurant within a stand-alone shell building in the Brooklyn Place shopping center. The job cost is $699,985. Panera joins Chipotle, Bento and Chop Barbershop in Brooklyn Place, which is on 1.5 acres next to Brooklyn Station on Riverside. There are 11 Panera locations in Jacksonville. The Ferber Co. of Ponte Vedra Beach is developing Brooklyn Place.
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Panera Bread is building-out space at 10 Riverside Ave. in the Brooklyn Place shopping center.
Linden House construction OK’d for Bartram Park The city issued six permits Oct. 12 for construction of the Linden House apartments in Bartram Park at a cost of $36.2 million. RISE General Contractors LLC is the contractor for the project on 10.84 acres at 14950 Bartram Commons Drive. The permits are for three four-story apartment buildings along with maintenance and pool cabana buildings. RISE announced Oct. 6 it will build Linden House, a $60.1 million, 295unit apartment community along Race Track Road. The apartments, planned for completion in February 2023, will rent at market rates.
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