A local nail salon owner is developing a five-unit strip center on Iles Avenue to be anchored by a beauty spa.
Nathan Ta said Hermes Nail Spa will occupy three of the five units in the center to be built at 3015 W. Iles Ave., a now-vacant lot next to the Sonic Drive-In. Ta also owns Hana Nails and Spa, located at 3816 Octavus Via. He said the new Hermes spa will be larger than the Hana location and will offer additional services such as hair salon services and facial and skin treatment offerings.
“It’s a lot bigger,” Ta said. “It will be very modern and high-end.”
Ta expects to close on Small Business Administration loan financing for the project in the next couple weeks, and he said construction on the strip center should begin soon after.
“Everything is signed and ready; we’re just waiting for closing day,” Ta said. He hopes to have Hermes Nail Spa open by July or August.
Ta said he has spoken with an individual interested in potentially opening a video gaming parlor in one of the other units in the center.
Steckel-Parker is the architect on the project, and Joyner Construction is general contractor, according to the building permit.