<h1>RIVERSIDE/AVONDALE and MURRAY HILL</h1>
23. The Fix Life Sciences
The Fix will be opening soon at 1018 Park Street in Five Points.
24. 1522 Oak Street
1522 Oak Street is being renovated into a medical office building by the Oak Street Medical Building Trust.
25. Studio Apothecary White
Christianna Louise White will be opening Studio Apothecary White at 1268 McDuff Avenue South.
26. Hoptinger Bier Garden and Sausage House
Hoptinger Bier Garden and Sausage House will be investing $1 million to build-out a new restaurant and bar in Five Points at 1037 Park Street. Hoptinger is a modern “Baverican” bier garden with more than 60 taps devoted to carefully selected craft beer along with a full liquor bar to serve countless libations and creations. Hoptinger offers a unique menu of creative sausage dogs and other loosely Bavarian-inspired gastro pub food. The new restaurant, which will become Hoptinger’s third location, is expected to open in early 2017.
For more information: https://jacksonville.com/business/2015-08-25/story/hoptinger-open-five-points
27. Bearded Buffalo Brewing Company
Construction continues on Scott McAlister’s Bearded Buffalo Brewing Company at 1012-1014 King St. The facility, which will be both a taproom, pilot batch brewing facility and a 24-seat restaurant, is looking to open in the first quarter of 2017.
For more information: https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2016/09/12/bearded-buffalo-brewing-company-plans-early-2017.html
28. Crane Ramen
Popular Gainesville restaurant Crane Ramen plans to open at 1029 Park Street in Five Points. According to the Jacksonville Business Journal, Crane Ramen’s menu includes several varieties of ramen, including market veggie miso, spicy pulled pork paitan ramen, pork-bone broth ramen and a cold ramen tossed with vegetables in a ginger dressing. Other choices include panfried pork dumplings, pork belly steamed buns and wok-fried chicken thighs.
For more information: https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2015/10/popular-gainesville-ramen-restaurant-plans.html
29. Burlock & Barrel Whiskey Distillery
The Burlock & Barrel American Whiskey Distillery plans to open the city’s first licensed whiskey distillery to produce premium spirits during Winter 2016. The new distillery will be located at 2670 Rosselle Street #3.
For more information: https://www.moderncities.com/article/2016-jul-burlock-barrel-whiskey-distillery-coming-to-riverside
30. The Bread & Board
Richards’s Sandwich Shoppe at 1030 Oak Street was acquired by Steve Williams in June 2016. Plans call for the building to be retrofitted into a modern, artisanal sandwich shop called The Bread & Board. Here artisan sandwiches either built on locally sourced or baked in-house breads, or deconstructed and slightly larger versions plattered or “boarded” to enjoy (as individual sandwich & condiment components) served with house-made rosemary focaccia rolls. The Bread & Board anticipates a summer 2017 opening.
For more information: https://www.moderncities.com/article/2016-dec-the-bread-board-coming-to-five-points
31. Memorial Park
The Memorial Park Association in collaboration with the City of Jacksonville to improve Memorial Park’s center oval, to improve drainage, amend soils and restore it with a healthy lawn. Perimeter walkways are also being improved to help the health of adjacent trees.
For more information: https://memparkjax.org/2016/09/24/second-phase-restore-memorial-park-begins-monday/
32. Yummy Crepes
Yummy Crepes plans to open soon at 915 King Street.
33. La Cena
Downtown’s former La Cena Ristorante is in the process of retrofitting Murry Hill’s 911 Edgewood Avenue into its new location.
For more information: https://www.metrojacksonville.com/forum/index.php?topic=26622.0
34. 1050 Edgewood Avenue
Construction on a new 3,150 square foot coin laundry building for Shin Lee, by The Noble Construction Group, Inc., continues at 1050 Edgewood Avenue in Murray Hill.
35. B Street Eats
B Street Eats, a Latin-inspired lunch and dinner restaurant with a location in St. Augustine, will be opening in Murray Hill by the end of the first quarter 2017. The 3,157-square-foot space was recently occupied by Knead and Bold Bean Coffee’s Roastery on Edgewood Avenue.
For more information: https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2016/11/02/maple-streets-new-concept-is-already-primed-for.html
36. Jeux De Jax (927 Edgewood), The Annex (929 Edgewood) and TheSilver Cow (931 Edgewood)
The Jeux de Jax Comedy & Arts Cafe will be opening next door at 927 Edgewood Avenue. Jeux De Jax will have nightly events featuring local comedians, improv & sketch troupes, musicians, and performers of all kinds that serves food, local coffee, craft beer and worldy wines. In addition, The Annex and the Silver Cow will both be relocating from King Street to 929 and 939 Edgewood Avenue.
For more information: https://jeuxdejax.com/ or https://annexjax.com/ or https://silvercowjax.com/
37. Rosselle Street Substation
The Jacksonville Electric Authority has an electric improvement project underway on Rosselle Street near CoRK Arts District.
38. Norman’s Food Store
Basil Safar is in the process of renovating the former Norman’s Food Store at 2785 Park Street.