The city issued a permit Oct. 12 for wine bar operator Vino Volo to build-out a larger space post-security at Jacksonville International Airport in light of the airport’s renovations.
Vino Volo is currently set up at the end of Concourse C as a temporary bar area while the security checkpoint is under construction.
Along Concourse C, the Vino Volo wine bar will more than double in size from its previous size there, adding beer and specialty cocktails and an expanded food menu.
It will add Verdi Market to serve Jacksonville-based Pura Bean Coffee, pastries and grab-and-go items.
Jacksonville-based Auld & White Constructors LLC will renovate 2,592 square feet of space for Vino Volo at a project cost of $500,000.
Paradies Lagardère operates Vino Volo.
Vino Volo and the Jacksonville Aviation Authority agreed to terms to create an expanded wine concept as well as add the new Verdi Market at the airport, which is at 2400 Yankee Clipper Drive in North Jacksonville.
The JAA board approved the food and beverage lease concession agreement with Vino Volo parent, ABC Wine Bar LLC.
The aviation authority initially awarded Vino Volo, through ABC Wine Bar LLC, a lease and concession agreement in 2013 to develop, manage and operate a 1,266-square-foot location at the airport.
The aviation authority and Vino Volo have negotiated terms in the new agreement for a 10-year lease for about 2,600 square feet of space in the post-security location.
Vino Volo will spend at least $2.1 million for improvements and pay a percentage of gross revenue at a minimum annual $240,000 for the first year.