Mayors Jewelers is renovating its St. Johns Center store as another tenant on its retail block – Louis Vuitton – also is remodeling and expanding.
The two luxury retailers are exclusive in Jacksonville to the Town Center and flank another - Tiffany & Co., which operates between them.
The city issued a permit May 29 for Sentinel General Contracting Inc. of Pembroke Pines to renovate the 4,076-square-foot Mayors Jewelers store at 4834 River City Drive, Unit 119, at a cost of $1.5 million.
It follows a permit issued Sept. 21 for Sentinel to start limited demolition at a cost of $650,000.
A sign on the door says: “We are open during our renovation. Please visit us at our temporary location across the street.”
Mayors Jewelers moved to that temporary location at 4813 River City Drive, No. 137, the 2,467-square-foot former Acumen space.
The renovations are expected to be completed in the fall.
“Our Mayors showroom at St. Johns Town Center is currently undergoing a complete renovation, due to reopen for debut in Fall of 2024,” said Melissa Fichman, director of marketing with The Watches of Switzerland Group USA Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, in a previous statement.
Mayors Jewelers will return to its original location adjacent to the south side of Tiffany.
Mayors Jewelers of Florida LLC of Fort Lauderdale is the owner. Michael Neumann of New York City is the architect.
Mayors, Tiffany and Louis Vuitton opened in 2007 in the second phase of St. Johns Town Center, which is at northwest Butler Boulevard and Interstate 295.
Enovative Technologies Inc. of Jacksonville is the agent for the Mayors and Louis Vuitton projects.
Louis Vuitton, the luxury retailer of clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories, is renovating and expanding in two phases at its existing store at 4834 River City Drive, Unit 101, adding space behind the store and a staff lounge nearby.
The first phase was the May 22 permit for Dimension One Inc., of McDonough, Georgia, to renovate and enlarge the Louis Vuitton store at 4834 River City Drive, Unit 101, at a project cost of $1.42 million. That project is a 6,034-square-foot remodel and expansion adjacent to the north side of Tiffany.
The Lovesac beanbag and sofa maker moved across the Nordstrom plaza to make space for the Louis Vuitton expansion.
The second phase was the May 28 permit for Dimension One to build-out 1,000 square feet of space at 4818 River City Drive, Unit 104A, at a cost of $360,851.
Plans show an employee space with an office, workstations, pantry and communal table.
That followed a Feb. 22 permit for Hirsch Construction Corp. to make landlord preparation alterations at a cost of $98,305.
Louis Vuitton USA Inc. of New York City is the business owner. Atmosphere Design & Architecture PLLC of Valhalla, New York, is the architect.