The restaurant will hold a four-day send-off celebration from Thursday, September 3rd through Sunday, September 6th. Guests will be invited to share memories, messages, and well wishes on one of the restaurant’s walls. Ownership plans to preserve and incorporate that portion of the building into the new restaurant.
Plans call for a newly constructed, multi-level restaurant designed for its coastal setting, with views of both the beach and the Intracoastal Waterway.
The project will also include JD’s Rooftop Bar, a rooftop venue named for the longtime restaurant that previously occupied the property. The space will host live music, dancing, and piano nights, while including historic photographs and preserved pieces from JD’s Restaurant & Lounge.
Permits and approvals are still needed before construction can begin, and the owners do not yet know how long the rebuild will take. They said they will provide updates as permits are approved, construction starts, and a reopening timeline becomes clearer.
Crabby Bill’s Family Brands, owned by the Loder family, purchased the building in 2022 for $3.2 million.
The original building was constructed in 1949. It operated as O’Neal’s on the Rocks from 1967 through 1985 before JD’s opened the following year.