

Michael Stern with EDGE Realty Partners in Dallas and Daniel Solomon with Katz & Associates in Miami-Fort Lauderdale represented Sugar Factory in the Jacksonville lease, according to McCullough and Pulignano.īlack Star Hospitality Group says it oversees more than $100 million in revenue and investment through current and future venues, including Sugar Factory. Sugar Factory also plans grand openings Nov. 10 grand opening in Aventura north of Miami.īayside and Espanola in Miami are coming soon. Jacksonville is not listed. Its three open Florida locations are in Miami at ICON Park in Orlando and the Tampa Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Sugar Factory American Brasserie at ICON Park in Orlando. The restaurant was built in 2012 for lease to Brio, which closed in January 2020, before the March 2020 pandemic shutdowns. They referred questions about the opening date and investment to Black Star Hospitality Group, whose concepts include Sugar Factory.īlack Star is responding to emailed questions. They said in April they had been talking with Sugar Factory since the fall. She and The Shopping Center Group partner and Senior Vice President Stephanie McCullough represented the landlord, Hines, in the lease deal. “I think it will be super successful,” said Kelly Pulignano, vice president of The Shopping Center Group, in April.

The bar remains a central feature in the back part of the property. Plans show the entrance will open to the dining area, with a retail store to the former private dining to the left and the Candy Heart Lounge to the right.Īs with Brio, there are outdoor dining and lounge areas. It offers an Instagram feature cafe in the front indoor-outdoor dining and a bar with operable doors to a large outdoor patio with a trellis and lighting and a large video wall.

The closed Brio Tuscan Grille in The Markets at Town Center is planned for Sugar Factory American Brasserie.
