Hardware Store in Five Points

[Dog Walker]

+1!  And very well expressed.  Thank you.

[Riverrat]

It would also be a great spot for an upscale LGBT lounge/bar/club. The other LGBT bars in the area are a little on the dive/seedy side and I feel like there is certainly a market for a nicer place for the community. And what better area?

[MusicMan]

How about mixed use within the space? 5000 square feet is a big space. There is definately a need for a hardware store in that area. Also a business/office supply store. If you need printer cartridges you have to drive 5 miles. With all the offices in that area (there must be hundreds) where do these folks go to get copy paper and all the other stuff you typically drive to OFFICE MAX or OFFICE DEPOT to get?

How about "Radio Shack meets Ace Hardware" sharing the space?

[JaxResident]

MusicMan, a lot of the hardware stores (like in downtown Boston) are multi-service and sell everything from computer desks, printer cables, computer paper, printer cartridges and more.

In many inner-city hardware stores, the types of merchandise expands far beyond the typical "hardware store" merchandise line....

It all depends on the need, demand, etc. 

[MusicMan]

You know, if someone opened up a "This Old House" type of hardware store it would have a lot of potential customers.

[ubben]

I curse that bottleneck on Edgewood in Murray Hill three times a week on my trips to Lowes. I would be so stoked if we had a hardware store in Five Points!! A cool one. Just make it interesting and people will come.

[arteest]

It would also be a great spot for an upscale LGBT lounge/bar/club. The other LGBT bars in the area are a little on the dive/seedy side and I feel like there is certainly a market for a nicer place for the community. And what better area?

that idea is so gay

[ricker]

A "lab" of how-to clinics on the weekends in a mock-up everchanging "set" to perpetually be used for rebuild and demo.
Teach folks how to roof by building doghouses on the cheap (dog parks nearby)
Demonstrate tile and drywall installation and hanging upper wall cabinets in kitchens.
Show folks who cannot find their way through a tool box how to run the proper wiring and hang ceiling fans, replace porch lights, install smart irrigation systems, energy efficient window sash replacement, how to shim an interior door that won't stay open.. . on and on and on like hot butter on popcorn.

Hardware and Techy shtuffs like at the RadioShack YES!

(I've found another site to recommend to the car nut)

I thinking you may all be more receptive? here's to hoping!

[cindy394]

i just moved to Riverside this week and wondered, where is the local hardware store? I ended up buying extension cords and AC filters at a hardware store in Springfield, not exactly the local store.  So i googled it thinking it would be right under my nose and got this discussion instead!  Riverside REALLY needs a local spot to shop for hardware and it could certainly sell other necessities.  I am missing my Ace in Neptune Beach!

[mtraininjax]

Ace Hardware would give you the best of both worlds. A locally owned franchise with the friendly service and knowledge that you would expect from your neighborhood hardware store and also a store that can take advantage of buying power from nearly 5000 nationwide retail stores.

Do you have any idea the size of a typical ACE Hardware store? The Hagen Ace stores are huge, much easier to spread your costs over a 10, 15, or 20,000 foot store, than the 5-points size stores.

I agree with the assessment of the Curry-Thomas store in St. Nicholas, great store. The one in Murray Hill is not quite as nice and friendly as the St. Nicholas store.

Cindy - welcome! Don't know what to tell you about your hardware needs, but there is an Ace at Blanding and 103rd street, about the closest one I know. Then there are the Lowes and HD near Cassat and Lane avenues. Hardware stores follow the money in the community and 32205 does not have the median incomes that 32258, 32250 and 32223 command. But hey, welcome!

[GatorShane]

I just read in the TU this morning that a permit for interior demolition has been issued for the old Fuel space. The leasing agent said a tenant has been lined up but could not name them because a lease has yet to be signed.

[MusicMan]

IMO the perfect location for an ACE Hardware is on King Street in the old Harris-Taylor Antiques store. Plenty of room plus great parking, even room for  small equipment rental store there with all the outdoor space. In this location it would make a killing.

[Dog Walker]

IMO the perfect location for an ACE Hardware is on King Street in the old Harris-Taylor Antiques store. Plenty of room plus great parking, even room for  small equipment rental store there with all the outdoor space. In this location it would make a killing.

I think I heard that there is a problem with the lot next door to the store so that it cannot be used for parking.  Something about contamination from and old dry cleaners that used to be there.

A perfect model for a urban "hardware" store is Town Hardware & General Store in Black Mountain North Carolina.

http://www.townhardware.com/

I only has about six parking places behind the building and is about the size of the old Fuel building in a small downtown similar to 5 Points.

[Know Growth]

There is a long established and thriving hardware store smack dab downtown St Simons.

So what?.....check the place out. hardware right there in the heart of TouristVille,and residents.

[johnnyliar]

I feel like Curry Thomas in Murray Hill is not too far away from 5 pts. Not sure if a hardware store is necessary in riverside.