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THE MATHIS REPORT
V Pizza in San MarcoRecord Daily moving down street JACKSONVILLE
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
The restaurant will relocate from its first location along Hendricks Avenue to the former Knights of Columbus building.
V Pizza is expanding in San Marco with the lease of the closed former Knights of Columbus building at 1509 Hendricks Ave. CEO Ryan O’Toole said Nov. 22 that V Pizza will renovate the space, which he said is larger than the building it now leases across the street at 1406 Hendricks Ave. He said V Pizza and its Sidecar Jax cocktail bar use about 7,000 square feet and the new location is more than 8,000 square feet. O’Toole said it would take at least a year to remodel the space. “We are still very much in the O’Toole infancy of this whole process,” he said. Jacksonville-based V Pizza launched its concept at the original San Marco location in spring 2014, O’Toole said the lease expires within 24 months. V Pizza intends to convert the KC hall structure into a larger restaurant and space for V Pizza and Sidecar. O’Toole said the company has been leasing the KC hall since about August as it prepares to remodel it.
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JACKSONVILLE HOTEL OCCUPANCY Duval County hotel occupancy for October compared with last year, according to STR and Visit Jacksonville.
October 2021
Change from Oct. 2020
Year to date
Year to date change
Occupancy 70.8%
26.5% 71.9% 30.3%
Average rate
34.9% $98.34 15.4%
$105.24
Room revenue $43.1 million
$394 million 52.7%
74.8%
BOOKINGS BY AREA Area Occupancy % Change %
JACKSONVILLE
V Pizza now leases space at Hendricks Avenue and Nira Street.
Jacksonville’s hotels recovering faster than the rest of Florida Local occupancy year-to-date is ahead of the other market destinations in the state. BY MAX MARBUT ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Area
Occupancy % Change %
Arlington 80.9% 27.2%
Northside 72.7% 32.2%
Beaches 74.7% 4.3%
Southside 71.3% 23.8%
Downtown 60.8% 75.9%
Westside 75.2% 16.3%
Photos by Monty Zickuhr
V Pizza in San Marco intends to move to the former Knights of Columbus “Columbus Social Club” building at 1509 Hendricks Ave. after a year of renovations. It is near Aardwolf Brewing Co.
Jacksonville’s lodging industry continues to lead the rebound from the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, filling rooms faster than the other destinations in Florida. Local year-to-date occupancy is
71.9%. Statewide occupancy for the first 10 months of 2021 is reported at 62.2%. Hotel occupancy in Duval County was 70.8% in October, an increase of 26.5% over last year, according to data collected by the STR hotel analysis firm released Nov. 22 by Visit Jacksonville. While October 2018 and October 2019 had slightly higher occupancy percentages, there were more rooms sold in Duval County in October 2021. Additional room inventory added to SEE HOTELS, PAGE 2
Mandarin Golden Corral demolition approved The closed Golden Corral restaurant in Mandarin is coming down. Realco Recycling Co. Inc. is demolishing and removing the structure at 11470 San Jose Blvd. for construction of a gas station, convenience store and an attached restaurant. The city issued a permit Nov. 22 for Realco Recycling to take down the 11,624-square-foot building at the 3.1-acre site. It will be replaced with the Daybreak Market, plans show. The city is reviewing plans for construction of a 7,157-square-foot 76 brand gas station, Daybreak Market convenience store and car wash. An attached drive-thru restaurant is available for tenant lease.
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