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New Southern Gateway to Jacksonville Beach04-01-03 | News
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JACKSONVILLE, Fl. ?EUR??,,????'??? Ervin, Lovett & Miller, the Jacksonville architectural, land planning, landscape design firm, has recently completed Third Street Village, an upscale enclave of restaurants and shops which mark the new southern gateway to Jacksonville Beach. Ervin Lovett Miller created the architectural design, which included landscape and build-out of the 40,000 square foot retail facility - a former Pic-N-Save site. Tim Miller, co-founder and partner in the firm, said the old store facility was torn down to make room for three new buildings of 18,500, 16,250 and 5,000 square feet, clustered to form an intimate and inviting retail village with multiple storefronts and pedestrian appeal. The project now houses two upscale restaurants - Bone Fish Grill, and Roy?EUR??,,????'???s - while another tenant space was leased to Rosenbloom?EUR??,,????'???s, a high-end men?EUR??,,????'???s clothing retailer. The long abandoned Pic-N-Save has been a significant obstacle to restoring a sense of community to the neighborhood. Its 1970?EUR??,,????'???s design was very ordinary and lacked any neighborhood/environmental sensitivity - ?EUR??,,????'??A huge box with a lots of asphalt around it,?EUR??,,????'?? Miller said. ?EUR??,,????'??When we initially looked at the site, there wasn?EUR??,,????'???t a single tree on the property,?EUR??,,????'?? added Steve Lovett, another partner in the firm. ?EUR??,,????'??Our design is a significant departure from what was there and we think we have made a significant contribution to the revitalization of Jacksonville Beach,?EUR??,,????'?? Lovett said.
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