CoCoRow moves into the former Badcock Furniture Building.
Hayley Milks and her husband Will Montoto are moving into a portion of the former Badcock Furniture store located at 103 E. Martin Luther King Blvd. in downtown Plant City. They will be opening their new business, CoCoRow in about two months.
Their building is one of the many beautiful buildings that make up the historical district of Plant City. The former Badcock Furniture store was built in 1909 and was a general store. In 1914 the building became a dry goods clothing store that sold hats, coats, and shoes. In 1939 the building became Badcock Furniture. Then in 1956 it became the Edwin Cunningham Furniture store. Interesting side note, up until 25 years ago, Martin Luther King Blvd. was originally named Haines Street.
It has transitioned from a furniture store to law offices and then was vacant for some time before the Hollencamp brothers, Jay and Steven, bought the property along with several others. “The Hollencamps are wanting to breathe new life into these buildings, while keeping the historical look to them,” Montoto said. “We wanted to keep some of the beauty from the original building as well. We removed the old office ceiling tile to expose the buildings original trusses. I will be installing Edison lights as well to give the building a more rustic look as well.”
CocoRow is a sip and shop concept that will feature a smoothie bar, handmade custom jewelry, vintage clothing and vendor space. “We found the building after meeting with Dawn Hyatt, the Director of Plant City Main Street,” Milks said. “We are a vendor at their Last Friday event.”
Milks is the owner of Beadnikrow, which is a custom, non-tarnish and waterproof jewelry business and her husband is the owner of Cocomos, which is a natural blends smoothie business. Hyatt told the couple about the different buildings in the Plant City area that were being restored by the Hollencamp brothers, Jay and Steven. “We looked at several of their properties and chose the old Badcock Furniture store because it was zoned for commercial and residential,” Milks said. “We like the idea of being able to live in the building where we will have our business.”
The couple is excited for CoCoRow to open before the holiday season. “We are thrilled to become a part of the beautiful, historic Downtown Plant City,” Milks said. “We feel that CoCoRow will be the perfect addition to the many, amazing local stores that the downtown area has to offer.”
