The Cove Market

06/14/2024

Inspiration Sparky's Bardega

10/20/2022

Old ugly above ground fuel tank is headed out!

10/05/2022

10/05/2022

The City of Panama City broke ground today on the much awaited Cherry St road project from the future home of The Cove Market! This will include streetscapes, utilities, stormwater and a bike path!

Royal American will be utilizing our property for staging and lay down while they complete the project. In the meantime you will see the above ground tank removed and we’ll be working on revised building plans. When they are finished the site will be pad ready and much more pleasing to the eye!

Great things happening in our neighborhood!

07/01/2022

During their Tuesday meeting, city officials approved a $5.8 million dollar contract to make long-awaited improvements to Cherry Street.

06/12/2022

Market Research and Update:

When we first decided to take this on and bring The Cove Market to life in our neighborhood some dear friends of ours, the Godwins, told us we had to come check out Parker’s Fancy Market in Savannah, GA.

Of all the markets, cafés, grocery stores, delis, c-stores we’ve been to for ”Market Research” this place personifies what we want for our neighborhood. It is nice but not over the top, clean and accessible. You can grab and go freshly made meals or have them prepare something quickly for you. They utilize technology to streamline ordering and checkout. From baked goods to fountain drinks, ice cream, salads, sandwiches, fried okra and chicken, great beer and wine selection, grocery items and produce this store affords you the option to never leave the neighborhood unless you want to.

We will have more fresh produce and indoor/outdoor seating and gathering space but Parker’s fancy market nailed it!

To give you an update on construction we are getting very close to a complete and accurate budget and estimates on the project. Bidding and estimating require proper engineering and planning and these steps take time. This building is not a “box” that has been replicated many times. It is a one-off that will fit into a combination of two parcels where two different structures once were. Throw in old gas tanks, the DEP, collapsed City owned stormwater pipe, road project, inflation and rising interest rates and you may just throw your hands in the air. But we press forward. We want this for our neighborhood.

As you can imagine our best estimates currently have us over our $$ target. We should have firm #’s within a week and we will need to discuss our options moving forward. We have included several amenities like a rooftop seating area with planters for our own garden and elevator that will be unique and really special but add significantly to the cost. We could slap a metal building down and start selling stuff but that doesn’t give the neighborhood what it deserves.

We should be able to make our final decisions on the building and amenities over the next couple weeks. Permitting will be next. This can take a few months. Best case scenario we could break ground late summer! In the meantime you should see construction commence on Cherry St from the water to Cherry St School. We hope to coincide our opening with the completion of this project and are excited about this infrastructure beautification.

Stay tuned for more updates and “Market Research” and thank you for your support and patience.

06/11/2022

Market Research:

Spouses Bakery - St. Mary’s, GA
Donuts, Fresh Made Bread, Danish, Crustada, Panini, Muffaletta

05/13/2022

Market Research - Ground’s Bistro in Stafford, VA.

Neighborhood bistro - walkable, fresh food, beer on tap, wine, liquor, indoor and outdoor seating.

05/04/2022

03/01/2022

02/17/2022

Magnum Engineering on-site this morning making sure we’ve got suitable earth underneath our building.

01/31/2022

- Market Research -

Sun Stop Market in Headland, AL

This was originally a Walmart Neighborhood Market. After WalMart pulled the plug on the concept it became a Sun Stop Market with Meat Produce and Grocery.

This Sun Stop is a marriage of a traditional convenience store and a small grocery and probably 1/3 again bigger than our footprint will be.

The Cove Market will be more like the crazy uncle in a family of grocery stores, farmers markets and delis with a fuel pump as the youngest of many children you sometimes forget about 😂.

Some great takeaways here:
Maragarita & Bloody Mary & Pina Colada Mix
Craft Beer chiller
Rotisserie Oven