JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – If you have ever been to Kanine Social on College Street, you know the humans have just as much fun as the dogs. The bar area, along with the indoor and outdoor dog park, makes it a great place not only for canine comradery but also for food trucks, neighborhood events and fundraisers.
Now, the creator of Kanine Social, Daniel Moffatt, is bringing a whole new experience to the Gate Parkway area called The Block Jax. There will be a Kanine Social dog park there, but next to it will be an outdoor food hall, live music venue and play park for children.
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The fenced-in children’s play area will be called “Kids on the Block” and the food court area will include a 30-foot-wide LED video wall for football games and movies. Other amenities include lawn and arcade games and a golf simulator.
Next to that will be a second Kanine Social dog park, day care and boarding space. The new Kanine Social will comprise almost 5,000 square feet of boarding, day care and reception area with more than 10,000 square feet of dog park and day care/boarding play yards.
“People will be able to come sit down, spend an afternoon with their family and friends, kids can run in the play area, dogs can run in Kanine Social’s private dog park,” Moffatt told our news partner, The Jacksonville Daily Record.
Moffatt expects to hire 40-50 employees between The Block Jax and Kanine Social. All in, he thinks the project could generate up to 75 full and part-time jobs when including those by the food vendors.
The city is reviewing civil engineering plans and work is expected to start in early 2024 with the project to be complete by the end of the year.