Furniture store to replace Epicure at Gables Ponce

Epicure in Coral Gables (Credit: Gables.com)
Gables Ponce

Just one day after the Epicure Market closed its doors in Coral Gables, furniture retailer Robb & Stucky has announced it will open in the store’s former location.

The Epicure Gourmet Market & Cafe ran a 24,000-square-foot store out of the Gables Ponce mixed-use building for about a year and a half before it shut down operations Tuesday. The gourmet offerings included a bakery, butcher, juice bar and a 5,000-bottle wine display.

Now, Robb & Stucky will take the place of Epicure as Gables Ponce’s main retailer. The store will open in the winter of this year, according to a release.

Darin Botelho, the vice president of commercial real estate for developer Gables Residential

Darin Botelho, the vice president of commercial real estate for developer Gables Residential

The location will feature about 100 room settings, and will take advantage of the building’s built-in parking garage.

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The store has other locations in Naples, Fort Myers, Sarasota, and will open in Boca Raton in 2016, according to the release.

“Robb & Stucky is a well-respected brand that seamlessly aligns with our existing resident demographic and surrounding community,” Darin Botelho, of Gables Residential’s commercial real estate division, said in a statement. “The luxury showroom will be yet another facet that makes Gables Ponce a truly special place offering exclusive amenities.”

Gables Ponce is a 248-unit rental complex at 4711 Le Jeune Road. It was developed in 2013 by Gables Residential, a multi-family and mixed-use builder that operates as a privately held real estate investment trust.

The company paid $21 million for the 2.3-acre site in 2007. Rental rates for units in the building range from $1,935 to $3,685. — Sean Stewart-Muniz