Regency Square Mall Thread

[I-10east]

Torch Bearers Church will will make Regency Square it's home. The mall is reinventing itself by adding non-conventional tenants.

http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=544034
http://www.torchbearers.org/

[thelakelander]

Say hello to the malls formerly Philips and Grand Boulevard...


http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2013-apr-the-story-of-phillips-highway-plaza/page/1#.VDRC8PldViY


http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-oct-the-malling-of-jacksonville/page/2#.VDRJrfldViY

The structures are still there but their days as retail centers are long gone.

[IrvAdams]

^^^Both the Philips Mall and the Grand Boulevard reinvented themselves successfully. I worked for a while at an insurance company with offices in the old Philips mall. I think Regency will survive nicely with a mix of office space, retail and restaurants. It still has the three main attributes of good real estate: location, location, location.

[I-10east]

AMC Regency Square is going through with the 2.9 million renovation.

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/money_makers/2014/11/amc-multiplex-cinema-in-regency-square-getting-2-9.html

[IrvAdams]

^^They're adding a bar. That's a new concept locally, isn't it? I don't think I've seen that anywhere, at least not in Jax. Reminds me of the cinema and suds places that used to be around, where you could drink and eat at your seat. Only the San Marco does this anymore.

Should make it more attractive to the adult crowd.

[jaxjaguar]

AMC in Orange Park has had one for a little while now. Also Sun Ray in 5-Points has a bar

[IrvAdams]

^^I'll drink to that :-)

[river4340]

new seats but the bar isn't definite:

The AMC Regency 24 theater is about to undergo a $2.9 million renovation. Among the changes, all the seats will be replaced by power recliners. That will reduce the number of seats significantly, but AMC spokesman Kevin Noonan said that attendance has gone up after similar renovations elsewhere.
AMC started changing its theaters to recliners two or three years ago and has converted about 48 theaters, he said.

The building permit issued last week also called for a bar to be added, but Noonan said that is still being decided. AMC has added its McGuffins full-alcohol bars in about 100 theaters nationwide. Sometimes, it's a full lounge with tables. Other times it's primarily to take the drink into the theater.

http://members.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2014-11-15/story/roger-bulls-sunday-business-notebook

[IrvAdams]

For my two cents I would say that the ability, at a minimum, or bring adult beverages into a movie is an enticement, especially for older patrons. There's only so much soda that I can drink during a two-hour presentation.

[ProjectMaximus]

Never been to the AMCs or any other large screen theater with bars. How much is a beer, usually? Similar markups to other products?

[thekillingwax]

Heh, I saw a sign at the OP AMC advertising free fries with the $18 chicken tender combo. I don't think I want to know what they charge for booze.

[coredumped]

2nd mortgage rates are at an all time low,common people,take out a loan and go to the movies!
More seriously, it's really not that bad. The only thing theaters can do is sell an experience, going out to eat is a luxury item, going to the movies is also. Its probably a bit cheaper than a jags game.
What they need to do is make sure it's GOOD food, not reheated Tyson tenders,1% white meat, 99% breading. Get a chef in there and do it up right!

[pierre]

I've been to the AMC theaters plenty of times. Overpriced for sure. But I've never seen an 18 dollar chicken tender combo.

[thelakelander]

Wet Seal is closing 338 stores, about two-thirds of its locations, resulting in nearly 3,700 full- and part-time workers losing their jobs. They've already shut down Regency's store and no one returned calls from the Avenues location yesterday.

Full article: http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2015-01-07/story/mall-retailer-wet-seal-closing-over-300-stores-cutting-nearly-3700