Self-serve taproom, two nonprofits moving in to VyStar parking garage in downtown Jacksonville

Alexandria Mansfield, Florida Times-Union
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VyStar Credit Union announced three new tenants going into retail space downtown at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the official opening of the VyStar parking garage on Forsyth Street.

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About 9,000 square feet on the first floor of the parking garage will be the new home to Pour Taproom, a self-serve taproom with full kitchen service.

Tony Draper, a Pour Taproom spokesperson, described plans for the space as "ambitious" and "one of the largest taprooms in Northeast Florida."

Tony Draper, the spokesperson for the incoming Pour Taproom addresses the audience during the opening ceremony for the new VyStar parking garage. Pour Taproom will be setting up its self-serve taproom in the 9,000-square-foot commercial space at the VyStar Forsyth Garage.
Tony Draper, the spokesperson for the incoming Pour Taproom addresses the audience during the opening ceremony for the new VyStar parking garage. Pour Taproom will be setting up its self-serve taproom in the 9,000-square-foot commercial space at the VyStar Forsyth Garage.

Draper said the company has been looking for its next space for the last few years, and Downtown Jacksonville was an obvious choice thanks to partners like VyStar and the city leaderships focus on downtown development.

"VyStar wants this to be an amazing amenity not only to their employees but to the city," he said.

Early plans for the space include a live event stage with a second-floor mezzanine to make the corner of Laura and Forsyth streets "vibrant and active."

Two nonprofits, OneJax and Level the Playing Field Leadership Academy, also plan to move into the parking garage's commercial space.

The Forsyth Street entrance and exit to the new VyStar parking garage. The new VyStar parking garage along Forsyth Street in the core of Downtown Jacksonville has 759 parking spaces and houses the Jacksonville Children's Chorus. VyStar announced three more tenants will fill the rest of the street level commercial space. OneJax and Level the Playing Field Leadership Academy are two nonprofits that will be moving in, and in the large space at the intersection of Forsyth Street and Laura Street, the Pour Taproom will be setting up their self-serve taproom.

Jacksonville's Children Chorus was one of the first tenants to move into the open space at the garage in February and can be found at 62 N Main St.

Darren Dailey, president and artistic director for Jacksonville Children’s Chorus, said the garage shows Jacksonville's commitment to the future, kids and the arts.

The new VyStar parking garage boasts 759 spaces that are open to the public as well as its employees.

This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: VyStar parking garage on Forsyth Street gets new commercial tenants

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