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Ruby Beach Brewing Co. Wins Final Design Approval

September 10, 2020

Designs for Ruby Beach Brewing Co.’s Downtown brewery and taproom cleared their final hurdle Sept. 10.

The Downtown Development Review Board voted 6-0 to grant final approval for the project proposed by developer Petra at 228 E. Forsyth St. in The Letter Shop building.

Ruby Beach will lease the 5,347-square-foot building from Petra. Built in 1904, The Letter Shop is a contributing structure to the Downtown Jacksonville Historic District.

Mark Vandeloo, president of Ruby Beach owner Zeta Jax Inc., announced in February the brewery would relocate Downtown from Jacksonville Beach.

The total redevelopment cost for the adaptive reuse project is $445,000, according to documents submitted to the Downtown Investment Authority by Zeta Jax and Petra.

Get the full story from the Jax Daily Record.