Five Points Shopping Village

[Rnewell82]

What is the latest on something moving into this location? The building and parking lot looks ready for business, but haven't heard much about anyone signing a lease.

[Sentient]

I understand M Shack is going in there.  if true will be a great anchor tenant for that strip.

[Josh]

I understand M Shack is going in there.  if true will be a great anchor tenant for that strip.

Five Points Shopping Village is the shopping center on Margaret St in 5 Points that was rebuilt following a fire.

M Shack is going into the Shoppes on Riverside, which is the new development in Brooklyn.

[RiversideLoki]

Well, still nothing. Not so much as a "coming soon" sign on anything. I saw an Asian family taking pictures in front of the empty signage. But hey, there's a Chase ATM now.. never mind the fact that there's a Chase ATM at the chase bank 300 yards down the road by Einstein bagel. Any news on ANYTHING going there? It's like they're throwing a party but no one is showing up.

[fieldafm]

M Shack is going into the Shoppes on Riverside, which is the new development in Brooklyn.

Not anymore. They are going to Five Points.

[ben says]

M Shack is going into the Shoppes on Riverside, which is the new development in Brooklyn.

Not anymore. They are going to Five Points.

Confirmed?

[thelakelander]

M Shack is confirmed:

M Shack is going to open in Five Points Village, the strip shopping center that's being rebuilt on Margaret Street. Matthew Medure said he hopes to open by the end of the year.

There's some news on other tenants as well:

Part of Five Points Village burned down in 2012. Once reconstruction started last year, owner Peter Sleiman said he hoped to have it opened by February or March 2014. The shell has been constructed, but there's been no build-out nor tenants.

Now construction has started on Kaika Teppanyaki, a high-end Japanese restaurant that's going in, Sleiman said. He also has a signed lease for Hot Wok, a Chinese restaurant.

Sleiman said he has commitments from two more tenants, but since leases haven't been signed, he can't name them.

http://members.jacksonville.com/entertainment/food-and-dining/2014-07-14/story/m-shack-expanding-its-burgers-fries-and-shakes

[Dog Walker]

There was a worker inside Unit 1 (closest to Post St.) this weekend hanging drywall.  So there is finally some activity.

[river4340]

M Shack is confirmed:

M Shack is going to open in Five Points Village, the strip shopping center that's being rebuilt on Margaret Street. Matthew Medure said he hopes to open by the end of the year.

There's some news on other tenants as well:

Part of Five Points Village burned down in 2012. Once reconstruction started last year, owner Peter Sleiman said he hoped to have it opened by February or March 2014. The shell has been constructed, but there's been no build-out nor tenants.

Now construction has started on Kaika Teppanyaki, a high-end Japanese restaurant that's going in, Sleiman said. He also has a signed lease for Hot Wok, a Chinese restaurant.

Sleiman said he has commitments from two more tenants, but since leases haven't been signed, he can't name them.

http://members.jacksonville.com/entertainment/food-and-dining/2014-07-14/story/m-shack-expanding-its-burgers-fries-and-shakes

Medure's comments on why he chose Five Points over Brooklyn are interesting. He thinks Five Points is better in the short term but that Brooklyn may be better long term.

[RiversideLoki]

Looks like drywall is getting hung, slowly but surely. I saw the folks from Hot Wok casing the place this weekend. Which will be nice having them back! There's only so much China Joy one can handle and Panda House (while excellent and actually the most authentic in the area) kinda scares me on their safety record. I wonder if there will be a laundromat coming back or if one will come back into the area so there's a closer place than BlueWave? I think personally that a laundromat might be a waste of a nice shiny new building... but hey...

[John P]

I wish they planted something other than crepe myrtles in the parking lot!

[BoldCityRealist]

I wish they planted something other than crepe myrtles in the parking lot!

Ugh.

[edjax]

Plants palms.  Cry cry cry. Plant Crepe Myrtles (official tree of Jax) cry cry cry.  Plant holly or oak in those small cut outs and half dead in 2 years. Cry cry cry.

[jaxjaguar]

The problem with Crepe Myrtles is they're beautiful for 2 months and then look like dead trees for the other 10. Palm trees are the best overall, in my opinion, assuming they're well maintained. The stretch of A1A leading to Ponte Vedra is a prime example. Those trees have been there for 15 years and look just as good as when they were first planted.

[thelakelander]

What are the best canopy or shade tree options? Palms typically do nothing for pedestrians and oaks eventually tear up the streetscape.