{"id":504556,"date":"2026-01-09T20:53:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504556\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T20:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:53:13","slug":"historic-bay-street-building-now-home-to-keanes-tavern-sold-for-2-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/504556\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Bay Street building now home to Keane\u2019s Tavern sold for $2.5 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

Illyria Properties 8 LLC purchased the property at 315 E. Bay St. on Jan. 9 for $2.5 million.<\/p>\n

The four-story, 20,000-square-foot building is the home of the recently opened Keane\u2019s Tavern, formerly Justice Pub.<\/p>\n

Known as the Hutchinson-Suddath Building, it had been owned by the Suddath family for 95 years.<\/p>\n

It was sold by Julia Suddath of Jacksonville and her daughters, Jessica Lee-Miller of Jacksonville and Joy Lee, of Decatur, Georgia, through Bay Street Warehousing LLC.<\/p>\n

In recent years, the upper stories had been leased as office space, Lee-Miller said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCommercial space Downtown and the market has changed so much. It presented a lot of challenges,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"Evanc<\/p>\n

Evanc \u201cEvan\u201d Rajta and Aleksander \u201cAlex\u201d Lukaj of Illyria Properties 8 and Jessica Lee-Miller of the Suddath family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI planned on keeping it in the family, but fulfilling my passions are more important than holding on to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Illyria Properties 8 is the team of Eric Fuller, Aleksander \u201cAlex\u201d Lukaj, and Evanc \u201cEvan\u201d Rajta.<\/p>\n

They also own Decca Live and SIP Cocktail Bar at 323 East Bay St.<\/p>\n

Plans are to open Besa Bakery & Tea Room Speakeasy at 301 E. Bay St. later this year. The group also owns Dua Restaurant & Lounge at 8532 Baymeadows Road.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Hutchinson-Suddath Building at 315 E. Bay St. is shown around 1936.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Suddath Building is a true piece of Jacksonville history, and that\u2019s something we don\u2019t take lightly,\u201d Rajta, Illyria Properties co-owner, said in a news release.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur plan is to integrate the building\u2019s historic elements with modern upgrades, retaining the integrity and cultural value of the property.\u201d<\/p>\n

The purchase of the Hutchinson-Suddath Building will allow the group to repurpose the upper floors. The second floor will either be a country-themed club or a vinyl listening room, Rajta said via phone.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The Hutchinson-Suddath Building, built in the early 1900s at 315 E. Bay St., is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.<\/p>\n

Plans call for the top two floors to be converted into apartments.<\/p>\n

The Hutchinson-Suddath Building was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRIS #07001029) on Oct. 3, 2007.<\/p>\n

Property records show it was built in 1907, but the release says it was constructed in 1910 as part of the Great Jacksonville Renaissance following the Great Fire of 1901.<\/p>\n

It represents one of the earliest examples of reinforced concrete construction in the nation.<\/p>\n

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