Jax's First Food Hall Coming To Brooklyn Neighborhood

[thelakelander]

Jacksonville's first true food hall is being proposed in the red hot Brooklyn neighborhood.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/jaxs-first-food-hall-coming-to-brooklyn-neighborhood/

[marcuscnelson]

Alright guys, let's hear it.

How is the city going to somehow screw this up?

[marcuscnelson]

Oh, this does look absolutely gorgeous, and I pray to God that they actually pull this off ASAP.

[JaxAvondale]

I really hope that this happens. I ate at the food hall in Indianapolis twice last week.

[JaxAvondale]

https://imgur.com/gallery/5Avbo34

[pierre]

If done right, this would be a great addition.

[RiversideRambler]

Alright guys, let's hear it.

How is the city going to somehow screw this up?

By getting involved in the project

[ProjectMaximus]

I like it. The developer is also involved in a project at the beaches? I can't seem to find any other info about them.

If this and the microbrewery can get open it will be fantastic.

[CityLife]

^Trevato Development Group are developing the former J Johnson gallery and adjacent parcels in Jax Beach. Jennifer Johnson (owner of J Johnson gallery) is one of the heirs of the Johnson and Johnson fortune and has no shortage of money. From what I've been told about her, I don't believe she would have sold her gallery to Trevato without having confidence in their capability.

Cronk Duch is designing both the Jax Beach and food court projects and they are one the best in firms North Florida. Their work is typically more contemporary coastal, but I'm sure will do a great job in Brooklyn.

Still would rather see a food hall conversion at the Landing, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

[Kerry]

Figures - just as I move out of downtown.

[RatTownRyan]

So is the park street road diet going to happen on schedule? If it gets delayed for any reason I could see this being where the city could drop the ball.

[Tacachale]

I like it. The developer is also involved in a project at the beaches? I can't seem to find any other info about them.

If this and the microbrewery can get open it will be fantastic.

This is the developer's Jax Beach project. It's pretty ambitious.

https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-gallery-new-jacksonville-beach-mixed-use-project/

[thelakelander]

Still would rather see a food hall conversion at the Landing, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I don't think it has to be an either or proposition. Jax is late to the party but Florida's other major cities have multiple food halls now. Even downtown Tampa has another food hall ( The Hall on Franklin - https://thehallonfranklin.com/) three blocks east of Armature Works now. With the Northbank, there's a built in population that won't be driving to Brooklyn for their lunch breaks, so a revitalized Landing with a food hall component as a part of a larger mix of uses would still be feasible. I can also see suburban malls like Avenues or Orange Park attempting to retrofit their food courts into food halls as the concept gains local popularity and they look for ways to maintain their customer base. I wouldn't be surprised to see several all over town within a few years.

[Tacachale]

Still would rather see a food hall conversion at the Landing, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I don't think it has to be an either or proposition. Jax is late to the party but Florida's other major cities have multiple food halls now. Even downtown Tampa has another food hall ( The Hall on Franklin - https://thehallonfranklin.com/) three blocks east of Armature Works now. With the Northbank, there's a built in population that won't be driving to Brooklyn for their lunch breaks, so a revitalized Landing with a food hall component as a part of a larger mix of uses would still be feasible. I can also see suburban malls like Avenues or Orange Park attempting to retrofit their food courts into food halls as the concept gains local popularity and they look for ways to maintain their customer base. I wouldn't be surprised to see several all over town within a few years.

Yeah, Jax has been slow on this trend, so if it progresses as it has in other cities, I don't think there would be any issue with 2 food halls or more, even in that close of proximity. The good thing about food halls, as opposed to food courts or other venues that have mostly the same offerings, is that each one could have totally different businesses and not really compete in that way. In fact, I'd expect to see more developers jumping on the bandwagon after this one breaks the seal as it were.

[KenFSU]

Awesome project, great location.

Can't wait.

Hot scoop, Bill!

Alright guys, let's hear it.

How is the city going to somehow screw this up?

By getting involved in the project

With Brooklyn genuinely on the verge of exploding with new residential at Vista Brooklyn and Lofts at Brooklyn, the new Brooklyn Marriott, new restaurants coming east of Brooklyn Station, the new food hall, the Y expansion, and whatever mixed use project Morris ends up picking for the Times-Union property, I do hope the city is thinking long and hard about how we can turn Unit Plaza into more of an asset for Brooklyn. We spent close to $3 millon on it, it's in a great location central to Brooklyn, and despite the design issues, surely we can pump more life into it.

Does anyone know who owns the lot between the proposed Food Hall and Unity Plaza?