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THE MATHIS REPORT
What’sDaily new and reopening at Record Jacksonville International Airport JACKSONVILLE
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The RISE Linden House apartments is planned at 5255 Race Track Road.
RISE to build Bartram Park apartment community
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The $60 million, 295-unit Linden House development is along Race Track Road. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
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BurgerFi will take the place of the Brooks Brothers store near where passengers pass through security at Jacksonville International Airport. The clothing store closed and will not reopen.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
BurgerFi, Southern Grounds & Co. are on the way; Burger King and Sam Snead’s are making a comeback.
Travelers, visitors and employees at Jacksonville International Airport will see retail and restaurant changes, including BurgerFi replacing the Brooks Brothers clothing store. Jeff Taylor, properties manager for the Jacksonville Aviation Authority, said that after the security checkpoint: BurgerFi is being designed to replace the 2,662-square-foot Brooks Brothers store. Construction will start in early 2022 and open by late summer. Brooks Brothers closed and does not plan to reopen. Southern Grounds & Co. in Concourse A will open by the end of the year. “This local favorite eatery will bring a fresh gourmet coffee shop experience to Jacksonville travelers,” Taylor said by email. Before the checkpoint: Sam Snead’s Oak Grill & Tavern could reopen in the first quarter of 2022 “to bring additional food & beverage offerings to our travelers, guests and greeters who are waiting before security checkpoint,” Taylor said.
Southern Grounds & Co. will open in Concourse A by the end of the year.
Burger King could reopen later next year as passenger traffic increases. “Now that all of our in-terminal restaurants have reopened post-security checkpoint, we plan to continue extending hours to those restaurants and expand menu selections as our
RISE announced Oct. 6 it will build Linden House, a $60.1 million, 295-unit apartment community along Race Track Road in Bartram Park. The developer said it bought the 5255 Race Track Road property for the apartments Sept. 30. RISE said it will work with real estate private equity firm Origin Investments on this development and possibly others. “Origin continues to look for ways to further expand our footprint into high growth markets like Jacksonville,” Kyle Verhasselt, vice president of Origin Investments, said in the release. “It makes tremendous sense to be aligned with a firm like RISE that has an exemplary track record nationally and a strong foothold throughout Florida.” The apartments, which will rent at market rate, are planned for completion in February 2023. The property is near Florida 9B and the Durbin Pavilion retail development in South Jacksonville near St. Johns County. Linden House will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units in three four-story build-
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Downtown Peterbrooke grand reopening Oct. 15 Peterbrooke Chocolatier’s Downtown location will host a grand reopening event Oct. 15 in its redesigned shop in the VyStar Credit Union building at 100 W. Bay St. The store temporarily was relocated into the VyStar Tower as the credit union renovated the West Bay Street space. “It was tough to temporarily close our downtown shop while VyStar undertook large scale renovations to the building, but we’re happy to be back and better than ever,” Peterbrooke COO Jeff Smith said in a news release. The first 500 guests at the grand reopening will receive free chocolate-covered popcorn. The event runs from 4-7 p.m
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