The city issued a permit May 16 for Fulcrum Construction LLC of Atlanta to demolish the closed West Elm furniture store building at St. Johns Town Center at a project cost of $361,498.
The property is the site where Pinstripes Holdings Inc. intends to build what it calls an experiential dining and entertainment brand combining bistro, bowling, bocce and private event space. Plans show it as a two-story, 22,500-square-foot building.
The closed West Elm is at 10274 Buckhead Branch Drive, No. 101.
Pinstripes announced May 7 that it will open in 2025 at St. Johns Town Center.
Northbrook, Illinois-based Pinstripes said that with its 17 open locations, it has 23 locations open or under lease, with additional sites under consideration.
St. Johns Town Center, at northwest Butler Boulevard and Interstate 295, is considered the primary central retail shopping center of Northeast Florida and includes retailers from discount to luxury, such as Gucci, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Tiffany and Nordstrom.
The West Elm demolition matches plans Simon Property Group filed in August 2019, several months before the March 2020 pandemic shutdown, for a fourth phase at St. Johns Town Center.
The West Elm building demolition is in the location of Parcel 4 of that fourth phase.
Parcel 4 was described as a 15,300-square-foot addition to a 14,700-square-foot building, totaling 30,000 square feet, near Nordstrom.
Pinstripes says its 25,000- to 28,000-square-foot venues can accommodate groups of 20 to 1,500 for private events, parties and celebrations.
The 207-acre St. Johns Town Center opened in 2005 with many well-known retailers already represented in the market, including a prototype Dillard’s department store, and the area’s first Apple store.