Tiger Woods-backed mini golf brand PopStroke is setting its sights on Jacksonville’s busy Gate Parkway corridor, eyeing an undeveloped parcel near Interstate 295 for a project that would blend putting greens with a full-service restaurant and bar.
City utility records show JEA is reviewing a service-availability request for the northeast corner of Gate Parkway and I-295. The filing describes a golf course and dining operation and sketches out a roughly 180-seat restaurant as part of the concept.
According to the Jacksonville Daily Record, JEA received the determination request on Monday, May 11, listing Emerald Coast Permitting Inc. of Miramar Beach as the applicant. The documents place the project on a site north of the Synovus Bank at Gate Parkway and Ozark Drive, close to CSI Cos. at Gate Parkway and Baymeadows Road East, and include sample floor plans featuring dining areas, bar space and outdoor play zones similar to other PopStroke locations…