Daily Record Financial News &
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Vol. 105, No. 029 • One Section
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Jags, local firm working to transform tailgating
Firehouse coming to old Miami Subs site Restaurant is one of three tenants identified at Baymeadows Corner.
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Party Suite’s portable entertainment suites include an awning and rooftop deck that can by used by up to 50 fans.
Party Suite’s containers, tested this season at EverBank Field, include air conditioning and TVs. Company hopes to bring concept to more NFL cities. By David Cawton Staff Writer While the Jacksonville Jaguars debuted enhanced facilities at EverBank Field this season, a Jacksonville-based company is working to improve the tailgating experience outside the stadium. This season, the team has been testing Party Suite’s portable Entertainment Suite, a 16-footlong, 8-foot-wide, air-conditioned container with amenities typically found in a living room, but instead set up for tailgaters. As many as 50 guests can participate in a traditional tailgate with catered food and drinks, protected by a covered awning. There’s also a rooftop deck. The suite is climate-controlled and features custom seating, a TV, refrigerator, smartphone charging station and other conveniences. Party Suite
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The living room area of the Party Suite has a refrigerator, television and air conditioning. The larger units also have a bathroom.
“All we’ve done is enhance a part of the fan experience that should’ve already been enhanced.” Bobby Bowers, Party Suite managing partner
Firehouse Subs will join Baymeadows Corner, the retail center under development at a former Miami Subs site. No contractor is listed for the $180,000 build-out of 2,100 square feet of space at 8355 Baymeadows Road, No. 101. The city is reviewing a permit application for the project. Jacksonville-based Firehouse Subs is the second of three tenants identified for the threeunit, 7,600-square-foot building in development by brothers Paul and Louis Sleiman. The Malle Co. Inc. is building the structure at a cost of $600,000. Realco Recycling Co. Inc. was approved to demolish the 3,604-square-foot Miami Subs structure at a cost of $12,000. The property is designed for two retail stores of 2,500 and 3,000 square feet and a 2,100-square-foot restaurant. Paul Sleiman said previously T-Mobile will lease a 2,500-square-foot end unit. With Firehouse Subs on the other end, the building has a central unit remaining of 3,000 square feet. Construction of the structure should be completed in the first quarter. Sleiman said previously the area was a strong market. “It has outstanding visibility and really great access,” he said, explaining the site offered the fundamental qualities of a successful retail location. The Sleimans, through Baymeadows Retail LLC, paid $812,500 for the property. Firehouse Subs operates almost 30 restaurants in Northeast Florida, including one at 8380-8 Baymeadows Road in Centurion Square. Sleiman said Saturday that Firehouse will relocate from across the street. The middle space remains available for lease. A Firehouse Subs representative could not be reached for comment.
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