Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant is building in the Mandarin Landing shopping center at a construction cost of $4.5 million.
The city issued a permit June 18 for ResCon Group of Ormond Beach to construct the 10,725-square-foot free-standing building at 10601 San Jose Blvd. There also will be a 709-square-foot patio.
Plans show dining areas, a bar, a tasting bar, private dining, patio dining and a retail area.
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant LLC of Downers Grove, Illinois, is the client. Cooper’s Hawk Mandarin – Jacksonville LLC is the business owner.
Jacksonville-based Regency Centers Corp. is the landlord. Aria Group Architects Inc. of Oak Park, Illinois, is the architect. England-Thims & Miller Inc. of Jacksonville is the civil engineer.
Regency Centers owns and is upgrading and redeveloping the Mandarin Landing property anchored by Whole Foods Market at San Jose Boulevard and Hartley Road, north of Interstate 295.
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurants will lease the site across the access drive from the Firestone auto care center.
Cooper’s Hawk opened its first area restaurant in October 2015 at 4850 Big Island Drive in The Markets at Town Center. It replaced Whisky River, which closed in January 2014 after four years.
CHWinery.com describes Cooper’s Hawk as “a modern, casual dining experience with warm hospitality in an inviting upscale setting” with each dish listed “with a bin number to guide you to your selection’s perfect wine match.”
It also offers Napa-style tasting rooms and a marketplace.