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‘Reimagined’ Angie’s Subs adds a bourbon distillery
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Edward Malin plans to tear down and redevelop his Jacksonville Beach restaurant.
Edward Malin, owner of Angie’s Subs, plans to redevelop his property at 1436 Beach Blvd. which, if approved, could include a bourbon distillery and barbecue restaurant. He is scheduled to present the plans today to the Jacksonville Beach Planning Commission. Malin plans to tear down the structure and redevelop the site. Renderings show a three-story distillery attached to Angie’s Subs and The Smokehouse Barbeque Restaurant, which he also intends to run. With the plan, the Jacksontucky Distillery would relocate from a location on Shetter Avenue into a space slated to include distillery tours, a gift shop, tasting room and an underground barrel
aging room. Malin said the land the building sits on is 20 feet above sea level. The intent of the plan, according to documents submitted to the city of Malin Jacksonville Beach, is to create a tourist destination similar to those in Scotland and Kentucky and to the St. Augustine Distillery. “I’ve got a piece of property there that I’m not using optimally, and we finally got off our butts and said ‘let’s do this thing,’” Malin said. “It’s a perfect business for Jacksonville Beach. A distillery, especially one with a big, beautiful, building would be a perfect complement to the Beaches. I think it could be a destination for Jacksonville, especially once the restaurant is up and
Brian Wolfburg intends to invest his own money to buy Hamby Building.
running,” he said. For this to happen, the Jacksonville Beach Planning Commission will need to approve Malin’s request to add craft distilleries to the list of conditional uses in the C-2 zoning district. As defined by Florida Statute, craft distilleries produce up to 75,000 gallons per year of distilled spirits on the property. The Planning Commission approves conditional use case-by-case. If it is approved, Malin estimated construction on phase one of the project, which would be the distillery, wouldn’t begin for two years. Phase two, Angie’s Subs and the barbecue restaurant, wouldn’t begin for three or four years, he said. While phase one is completed, Angie’s would remain open, but Malin said
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VyStar CEO buying into Downtown VyStar Credit Union President and CEO Brian Wolfburg intends personally to invest in Downtown Jacksonville, starting but not stopping with the two-story Hamby Building on West Forsyth Street. The deal is not connected to VyStar. Wolfburg said Friday that he assembled a group Wolfburg of family and friends to buy the two-story, 6,900-squarefoot vacant building at 325 W. Forsyth St. He envisions five or six apartments on the second floor and two retail spaces on the first floor. Wolfburg said he was 30 days into the contract and hopes to close the deal in 60-90 days. Renovations would include interior demolition, construction and a new roof. Wolfburg declined to disclose the contract price or the anticipated total investment. Property records show an assessed value of $199,402.
Renderings for the Angie’s Subs redevelopment, which includes the Jacksontucky Distillery and a barbecue restaurant.
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
Posting House opens in San Marco The English-inspired Posting House pub is open in San Marco Square. It serves craft brews, wines and small bites. A grand opening is scheduled June 15. It describes itself as “a modern take on the traditional English posting houses that gave travelers a rest along their journey.” Posting House, at 2018 Hendricks Ave., is owned by Stu and Jude Green, San Marco residents who moved to Jacksonville in 2015 from England. Hours are 2-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday, and 2 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday. More at JaxDailyRecord.com
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