While some mall tenants and county officials have voiced worries over the new owners of the Southern Park Mall, one tenant says now is the time to expand. 

Jonah Karzmer, owner of the Double Bogey's and Southern Park Bunker, said he feels confident putting millions into the mall's future. 

“The feedback that I’ve been given is, it’s going to be a continued investment for the new ownership group, and we don’t plan on going everywhere,” said Karzmer.

Just outside of the Bunker, Karzmer is hoping to transform the 6,000-square-foot patio. Once renovated, people can sit outside with food and drinks from the bar.

“We’ll have a full bar, full dining service, some nice new landscaping in the middle, we’ve got a lot of decorations for the fence and stuff, and a lot of new soft seating, kind of lounge type feel for around the firepit, so, for  it should really be a first class facility for the community,” said Karzmer.

The area will also include a 1,200-square-foot covered seating area. 

This is the first outdoor space for Double Bogey’s, and was planned prior to Kohan Retail Investment group buying the Southern Park Mall.

Karzmer admits the change in ownership gave him some cause for concern, but after meeting with the new managers, he feels it's a smart investment. 

“We’re committed to the space. I mean, we have a lot riding on it, and we plan on putting more money into it to hopefully make it even better,” said Karzmer. “The more that I talked to people on the mall side, Vince, and even some contractors who have done some work at the mall and will continue doing work at the mall. The feedback that I’ve been given is it’s going to be a continued investment for the new ownership group, and we don’t plan on going everywhere.”

Karzmer feels conversations with the mall managers are showing promise to the mall’s future.

“From what I've heard, the facility is going to have some announcements coming up for the main mall inside, and we’re glad to be able to take advantage of the space we have, and invest some money, and hopefully have a nice outdoor center,” said Karzmer.

The hope is to start construction in the next couple weeks. There is no set time as to when renovations will be complete.