# RIVERSIDE/AVONDALE and MURRAY HILL
25. Biggie’s Pizza
Biggie’s Pizza plans to open in the former location of Pizza Italian restaurant at 1053 Park Street. The Five Points space will be the Jacksonville Beach-based restaurant’s second location.
26. 740 King
Content Modern plans to renovate a former bottling warehouse at 740 King Street into studio space.
27. Green Hills
Corner Lot Properties is in the process of developing a 17-lot single family home subdivision at Green and Myra Streets.
For more information: https://jacksonville.com/business/business-notebook/real-estate/2017-04-29/sunday-business-notebook-17-home-development-going
28. Escape Restaurant and Bar
The Escape Restaurant and Bar will be opening at 1023 Park Street in Five Points. Approved to provide full-service alcohol sales, the restaurant will also provide outdoor seating in a patio space behind the building.
For more information: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/planning-commission-approves-zoning-exception-for-the-escape-restaurant-and-bar
29. St. Vincent’s HealthCare Heart and Vascular Pavilion
Construction is underway on a $55 million heart and vascular pavilion on King Street, on the campus of St. Vincent’s HealthCare. The 4-story, 75,000 square foot structure will include 30 medical and surgical rooms and 30 intensive care rooms. In addition, it will be built on stilts as a response to flooding associated with the St. Johns River. The project is anticipated to be completed in Fall 2019.
For more information: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-mathis-report-foundation-work-to-begin-at-st-vincents-in-riverside
30. Fired Up Pizza & Larry’s Giant Subs
Larry Raikes, the owner of Jacksonville-based chain Larry’s Giant Subs, is in the process of opening a new dining concept at 1050 Edgewood Avenue South. Here, Raikes intends to open a 125-seat restaurant that is now being called Fired Up Pizza. Raikes envisions the 3,500-square-foot restaurant featuring a full bar with local craft beers, wood-fired stone pizza ovens, grilled Philadelphia cheese steaks, Wisconsin cheese curds, beignets and other specialties. Pending approvals, Fired Pizza is anticipated to open before year’s end. In addition, the remaining section of the building is being converted into a Larry’s Giant Subs location.
31. Murray’s Taco Bodega
There are a million ways to enjoy a taco and they are going to try them all. Intentional about investing in the community of Murray Hill, the Maple Street Biscuit Company is poised to bring a new concept to Murray Hill’s First Block. Taking over the recently closed B Street Eats location at 1173 Edgewood Avenue, Murray’s Taco Bodega will be a new dining concept opening in the 3,157-square-foot storefront.
32. 845 Edgewood Avenue
Renovation work continues at 845 South Edgewood Avenue. Acquired in 2017 by 845 South Edgewood Avenue LLC, the 2,600-square-foot commercial space built in 1953 is being converted to serve as a commercial kitchen for both Five Points’ Grassroots Natural Market and Spirit Animal. When complete, the space will act as an off-site kitchen for their ventures - dishes for Spirit Animal as well as catering and grab-and-go food for Grassroots.
33. RiverVUE
Chance Partners is in the process of renovating the Commander Apartments Tower and building additional multifamily housing along Fishweir Creek, along St. Johns Avenue. Construction on the $40 million, 228-unit development, now known as RiverVUE, is anticipated to be completed in 2018.
For more information: https://www.pegasusresidential.com/river-vue-jacksonville-fl
34. 500 Bishopgate Lane
Construction on a 125-unit, five story apartment complex by TriBridge Residential continues. The proposed infill development is located at 500 Bishopgate Lane.
For more information: https://residentnews.net/2017/03/05/settlement-reached-riverfront-development/
35. Ortega Park
Ortega Park Master Plan
Roosevelt Mall opened in 1961 as an open air shopping center. The shopping center was converted into an enclosed mall in 1968. Anchors during this era included Ivey’s, Furchgott’s, Levy-Wolf, Purcell’s and F.W. Woolworth. Atlanta based Dewberry Capital Corporation purchased the 260,000 square foot mall in 1997. Since then Roosevelt has been converted back into its original use, an open air strip shopping center.
Up until 2017, Roosevelt Square’s anchors included Stein Mart, Belk and Publix. With the recent closure of Belk, Dewberry Capital plans an extensive retrofit of the popular shopping center. The former Belk store was recently demolished and several new infill retail buildings will be added throughout the property, which will be called Ortega Park. New tenants include Petsmart and Ulta.
For more information: 36. Fishweir Brewing Company
Broc Flores and his wife, Stacey, intend to renovate the former Fat Kat nightclub at 1183 Edgewood Ave. S. into Murray Hill’s first predominantly sour brewery.
For more information: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/fishweir-brewing-company-coming-to-murray-hill/
37. The Oaks
Riverside Square, LLC. is in the process of making facade and site improvements at 2502 Oak Street. It is believed that a coffeehouse will become the project’s premier tenant.
For more information: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/kahwa-coffee-expanding-to-jacksonvilles-urban-core/
38. Juice Box
The Juice Box will be opening soon at 1510 King Street. The juice bar will serve healthy smoothies, juices, protein shakes and acai bowls made from all natural organic when possible fresh fruits and veggies with no added sugar, filler or artificial flavor.
For more information: https://www.juiceboxjax.com/
39. Urban Jungle
A juice bar called the Urban Jungle will be opening soon adjacent to Snap Fitness at 2216-2 Oak Street.
40. 2508 - 2528 Ernest Street
John Merrill Homes, LLC. is in the process of building six infill single family homes on Ernest Street, just west of Stockton Street.
