Southside's Tapestry Park
Metro Jacksonville revisits a quaint, budding mixed-use development where the Southside corridor meets Gate Parkway.
About Tapestry Park
Dining
III Forks
The steakhouse, and wine and martini bar, also has locations in Hallandale, Palm Beach Gardens, Houston, Austin, and Dallas.
The restaurant sits on the corner, opening up onto the street strip.
There is an outdoor dining patio, like most of the eating spots in this plaza.
Lime Leaf Thai Restaurant
Corner Bistro & Wine Bar
The bar and lounge has an extensive wine (over 300) and cocktail menu, serves fine dining for lunch and dinner, and offers a Sunday brunch.
There is also outdoor patio seating.
An alleyway between the restaurant and neighboring shops, leading into the plaza residential area.
The Flame Broiler
The chain has more than 85 restaurants in California and Arizona, and this stand-out one in Florida. Next door, a medical spa, one of many services in the plaza.
Tapestry Cafe
Your average deli shop, serving breakfast, lunch, and treats.
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
Cafe 107
The breakfast, lunch, and early dinner spot serves breakfast all day, cheesesteaks, and vegan dishes.
Rose's Gourmet Pasta Shop
Mora
A frozen yogurt shop.
Retail
Jacksonville Running Company
Services
Rio Hair Studio
Changes In Motion
The spa and fitness boutique offers massage, facial, and nail services, as well as group yoga, pilates, and spinning classes.
U Organic
A tanning salon.
UBREAKIFIX
The iPhone and apple products repair shop has 18 locations nationwide, this being the only one in Jacksonville.
Vacancies
There are just a few spaces still vacant and for lease in the plaza.
Accommodations
Aloft Jacksonville Hotel
The hotel chain has 76 locations worldwide. Locally, there's another one by the airport. In Florida, there's one in Tallahassee and two are slated for 2012 and 2013 openings in the Miami area.
The hotel does face Southside Boulevard traffic.
The hotel's bar/lounge.
A complete list of locations can be found here: https://www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/directory/hotels/all/list.html
Hotel Indigo
Hotel Indigo is a chain hotel company with locations in 13 states, and several countries including Canada, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, and China. Each has a distinct local character, reflective of its surroundings.
The hotel is adjacent to residential spaces, and together mark the endpoint of the plaza, which sits along a lake facing Gate Parkway.
Tapestry Park III
The residential area connects directly to the strip plaza.
The residential area along the lake.
Development
Another strip has been built down the road from the main plaza of Tapestry Park, to the right coming in from the Gate Parkway entrance, adjacent Aloft Hotel.
Yashi Sushi, along with a medical practice, are the only tenants as of now.
Several spaces are for lease in this new addition.
Visiting Tapestry Park
Tapestry Park is located at the intersection of Southside Boulevard and Gate Parkway on Tapestry Park Circle. There is retail and office space for lease.
You can access the plaza from Southside Boulevard or...
... Gate Parkway!
Metro Jacksonville ran an article on Tapestry Park when development was underway in 2008. You can see the vast difference and improvement years later in this article. We welcome you to share your dining, retail, and business experiences at Tapestry Park.
(https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-jun-suburban-infill-tapestry-park).
Article and photos by Sarah Gojekian.
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Tapestry Park’s urban village is a unique combination of traditional, but chic, condominium residences interlaced with boutique shops, office space, popular eateries and retail services. Tapestry Park, is a mixed-use development located in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. It is a component of Deerwood Park, the MSA’s largest suburban office development containing over 3.4 million square feet of office space with supporting retail, hotel and entertainment venues. The 1000-acre park began in 1983 and is home to over 50 companies employing over 15,000 people. Deerwood Park has been recognized twice, once in 1992 for Merrill Lynch North Campus and, again in 1995 for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida – as one of the top 10 corporate relocation sites in the country. Within 5 miles of Tapestry Park there are approximately 72,000 employees.https://www.tapestryparkllc.com/
Tapestry Park Demographics
Population 1 Mile Radius 5 Mile Radius 10 Mile Radius
2007 Population 5,020 181,880 555,829
2012 Population 5,698 201,893 614,254
2007 Households 2,064 76,692 225,804
2012 Households 2,363 85,567 250,676
2007 Median Household Income $65,712 $50,512 $54,135
2012 Median Household Income $77,670 $59,517 $64,134
2007 Average Household Income $76,631 $68,934 $72,925
2012 Average Household Income $91,887 $83,008 $88,773
Total Business 378 7,963 19,545
Total Employees +/- 10,000 72,192 170,778
Dining
III Forks
The steakhouse, and wine and martini bar, also has locations in Hallandale, Palm Beach Gardens, Houston, Austin, and Dallas.
The restaurant sits on the corner, opening up onto the street strip.
There is an outdoor dining patio, like most of the eating spots in this plaza.
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III Forks offers Jacksonville a contemporary evolution of the classic steakhouse in the hot spot Tapestry Park. This modern steakhouse is sizzling with style, an energized bar and lounge and a savvy menu featuring USDA Prime beef, ocean-fresh seafood along with lighter, local favorites. The inviting foyer greets you with an array of fine wines - over 1,500 bottles - in the spectacular glass wine rooms.https://www.3forks.com/location.php
Lime Leaf Thai Restaurant
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Enjoy delicious Thai food from our restaurant in Jacksonville, Florida. Lime Leaf Thai Restaurant is proud to feature a staff with more than five years of experience cooking Thai cuisine. Our recently established Jacksonville restaurant is known for our great service, hospitality, and reasonable prices.https://www.tapestryparkllc.com/tenants.html
Corner Bistro & Wine Bar
The bar and lounge has an extensive wine (over 300) and cocktail menu, serves fine dining for lunch and dinner, and offers a Sunday brunch.
There is also outdoor patio seating.
An alleyway between the restaurant and neighboring shops, leading into the plaza residential area.
The Flame Broiler
The chain has more than 85 restaurants in California and Arizona, and this stand-out one in Florida. Next door, a medical spa, one of many services in the plaza.
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The successful West Coast Franchise is excited to bring its first store to Jacksonville, FL! Flamebroiler is a Korean fast food restaurant that offers a healthy choice menu of food made to order, with no transfat, MSG, frying, or skin on meat. We offer a variety of products including chicken, beef, Korean short ribs and veggies over white or brown rice. Flamebroiler is your healthy fast food alternative!https://www.flamebroiler84jax.com/
Hours
Monday-Friday 10am-9pm
Saturday 11am-8pm
Closed Sunday
Tapestry Cafe
Your average deli shop, serving breakfast, lunch, and treats.
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches
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Jimmy John's is a franchised sandwich restaurant founded by Jimmy John Liautaud in 1983 and headquartered in Champaign, Illinois. The franchise has over 1000 locations in 39 states and has opened approximately 200 units per year for the last three years. 95% of the locations are franchise-owned.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_John's
Cafe 107
The breakfast, lunch, and early dinner spot serves breakfast all day, cheesesteaks, and vegan dishes.
Rose's Gourmet Pasta Shop
Mora
A frozen yogurt shop.
Retail
Jacksonville Running Company
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The Jacksonville Running Company is dedicated to bringing you the most technical and up-to-date information about finding the right footwear, accessories, and apparel to meet your needs. Our running store has the the best fitting process in town and training methods from some of the top athletes that are dedicated to putting you on the right track to a healthy lifestyle.https://www.tapestryparkllc.com/tenants.html
Services
Rio Hair Studio
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Rio Hair Studio is a Specialty Salon and Boutique. Our experienced staff believe that your hairstyle is a function of your lifestyle. We feel education, creativity and quality service, within a fun and inviting atmosphere, is what sets us apart from the rest.https://www.tapestryparkllc.com/tenants.html
Changes In Motion
The spa and fitness boutique offers massage, facial, and nail services, as well as group yoga, pilates, and spinning classes.
U Organic
A tanning salon.
UBREAKIFIX
The iPhone and apple products repair shop has 18 locations nationwide, this being the only one in Jacksonville.
Vacancies
There are just a few spaces still vacant and for lease in the plaza.
Accommodations
Aloft Jacksonville Hotel
The hotel chain has 76 locations worldwide. Locally, there's another one by the airport. In Florida, there's one in Tallahassee and two are slated for 2012 and 2013 openings in the Miami area.
The hotel does face Southside Boulevard traffic.
The hotel's bar/lounge.
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Say hello to Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park, located in the heart of Southside Jacksonville. Situated in Deerwood Park, Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park offers easy breezy access to bustling businesses and chic, upscale shopping at Jacksonville's St. John's Town Center. Stay in style with our state-of-the-art inspired design. Our upbeat vibe is a fresh, forward-thinking alternative perfect for tech savvy and social travelers. Breeze on over to our Jacksonville hotel to see what all the buzz is about!https://www.aloftjacksonvilletapestrypark.com/
Mix, meet, & mingle during your stay at the hippest new hotel in Jacksonville. Aloft Jacksonville Tapestry Park invites you to socialize at w xyz bar where you can enjoy signature drinks. Play a pick-up game of pool in our re:mix lounge or grab some mix & match sweet or savory treats in re:fuel, our 24/7 pantry. Sweat it out at our re:charge gym, or jump into splash, our relaxing indoor saltwater pool. Vibrant open spaces let the fun flow freely and allow you to experience our ever-abuzz, never-a-dull-moment atmosphere.
A complete list of locations can be found here: https://www.starwoodhotels.com/alofthotels/directory/hotels/all/list.html
Hotel Indigo
Hotel Indigo is a chain hotel company with locations in 13 states, and several countries including Canada, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, and China. Each has a distinct local character, reflective of its surroundings.
The hotel is adjacent to residential spaces, and together mark the endpoint of the plaza, which sits along a lake facing Gate Parkway.
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Imagine a 100% smoke free sophisticated boutique hotel, whose focus is delivering guest peace, serenity and renewal. Quite deliberately the Hotel Indigo Jacksonville has been designed as an oasis for travelers who yearn for an escape from the common hotel, but still need the convenience of a 24-hour fitness center, business center, pool, whirlpool and restaurant.https://www.tapestryparkllc.com/tenants.html
Tapestry Park III
The residential area connects directly to the strip plaza.
The residential area along the lake.
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Tapestry Park III was developed by Arlington Properties and consists of 52 Town-homes, 18,000 SF of retail spacehttps://www.tapestryparkllc.com/tapestry-park-III.html
and 279 luxury apartments called Tattersall. At Tapestry Park III, twenty-one of the 52 town homes reside above 18,000 square feet of ground-level retail space with the remaining 31 units located in four multistory buildings. Floor plans include one, two, and three bedrooms with approximately 1,261 to 2,682 square feet of living space. All homes include a personal garage for parking and storage, nine- to twentyfoot ceilings, elegant crown molding, six-panel interior doors, and tiled laundry rooms with washer and dryer included.
On the ground floor is a leasing center and clubhouse, a fitness center, a computer center for resident use, a game room with pool table, and a resident café with a largescreen television, wireless Internet, and space for relaxing and resident interaction. Additional amenities include a lake front walking trail, mail kiosk, swimming pool with sun deck, car wash, outdoor barbeque grill, and trash compactor.
Development
Another strip has been built down the road from the main plaza of Tapestry Park, to the right coming in from the Gate Parkway entrance, adjacent Aloft Hotel.
Yashi Sushi, along with a medical practice, are the only tenants as of now.
Several spaces are for lease in this new addition.
Visiting Tapestry Park
Tapestry Park is located at the intersection of Southside Boulevard and Gate Parkway on Tapestry Park Circle. There is retail and office space for lease.
You can access the plaza from Southside Boulevard or...
... Gate Parkway!
Metro Jacksonville ran an article on Tapestry Park when development was underway in 2008. You can see the vast difference and improvement years later in this article. We welcome you to share your dining, retail, and business experiences at Tapestry Park.
(https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-jun-suburban-infill-tapestry-park).
Article and photos by Sarah Gojekian.