The Coffee House Thread About Actual Coffee Houses (in the CBD)

[spenser1058]

It seems we get a skosh of actual retail as part of this Java Lava replacement - always a good thing:

https://m.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/02/11/craft-and-common-to-bring-coffee-and-home-decor-downtown

From Orlando Weekly 

Edited February 11, 2018 by spenser1058

[popsiclebrandon]

lol good luck

[spenser1058]

Heck , brandon, I was hoping if it worked we could get you to branch out into selling refrigerators and freezers on the side! Might need a slightly bigger space, tho <g>

[popsiclebrandon]

We do have 180 sqft in our back room that would be perfect for that. It already contains 5 fridges and freezers.

[Jernigan]

http://bungalower.com/2018/04/08/new-coffee-shop-opening-aspire-building/

 

[JFW657]

On 2/11/2018 at 5:56 PM, spenser1058 said:

It seems we get a skosh of actual retail as part of this Java Lava replacement - always a good thing:

https://m.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/02/11/craft-and-common-to-bring-coffee-and-home-decor-downtown

From Orlando Weekly 

Found another article about the place in another DTO publication. Says the place will open in September.

Had a rendering included, but it looks kind of slapped together...

Don't know if it is reflective of what the actual facade will look like.

Sounds like the type of retail everyone has been looking for, though.

[prahaboheme]

3 hours ago, JFW657 said:

Found another article about the place in another DTO publication. Says the place will open in September.

Had a rendering included, but it looks kind of slapped together...

Don't know if it is reflective of what the actual facade will look like.

Sounds like the type of retail everyone has been looking for, though.

Really nice facade. Risky location perhaps, although with multiple other planned projects in the viscinity this could do well.

[JFW657]

They'll need to advertise a lot.

Maybe have promotional events.

[popsiclebrandon]

They have tons of money so they can stay open even if the business doesn't support it. And based on the rental rate there, they are going to really struggle to make profit.

I thought the whole building was getting a re-do? Or maybe they just claim that on leasing packages to try to fill it up.

[orlandoguy]

Yes, please ... make a redo of this building happen. It's got to be one of the most unfortunately styled buildings in the CBD (with the most potential). [emoji144]

[orlandoguy]

http://bungalower.com/2018/04/08/new-coffee-shop-opening-aspire-building/
 

Minor updates on the new coffee shop for Aspire:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/consumer/os-cfb-deeply-coffee-downtown-orlando-20180515-story.html

[Jernigan]

[orlandoguy]

Craft & Common is open in the old Java Lava space on Robinson.

Coffee for everyone!

[spenser1058]

4 minutes ago, orlandoguy said:

Craft & Common is open in the old Java Lava space on Robinson.

Coffee for everyone!

And furniture too?

[spenser1058]

Moved

Edited June 26, 2018 by spenser1058

[orlandoguy]

And furniture too?

At minimum indie wallpaper!

[Jernigan]

Updated for 2018

Edited June 26, 2018 by Jernigan

[Jernigan]

[HankStrong]

Looks like a world of coffee opportunity on the Lime & Grapefruit lines!

[Jernigan]

1 - Craft and Common has been doing really well in the old java lava space.   The surreal thing for me is it’s mostly non workers during work hours.   As if UCF had already opened.  Also, it doesn’t feel like the half furniture store that it sounded like when announced.   Just a nice clean spot.    

2 - I walk by the nearly finished deeply coffee place in One Eleven/Aspire.   I hope it works out for them but it doesn’t have the same new fresh feel that places like Foxtail and Craft and Common do.   

3 - While Starbucks made a mistake by asking police to remove  some customers who hadn’t yet ordered...I think they got it wrong with the no purchase necessary approach.   I really do like Starbucks but I’m just about over the homeless situation in the locations at SoDo, Colonial Plaza and Thornton Park.

[smonteserin]

Deeply Coffee in soft opening. 

photo credit:  Anna LaBeau Caibio

[Jernigan]

Cafe Noir will be homeless with the City Arts Factory moving locations.  They don't have a place to relocate at the moment.  So we may be down one more in the CBD.

[orlandoguy]

CFS Coffee has opened their DTO location on Church Street (apparently with an updated name).

I stopped into their Hannibal Square location a few times and was always impressed by the service and quality of the coffee.

Is this where the Flame Broiler used to be?

https://bungalower.com/2018/10/03/cafe-frutos-selectos-now-open-on-church-street/

[Jernigan]

[WAJAS]

Isn’t there a Barnie’s in the Dr. Phillips Center?