Family Dollar proposed for State & Newnan

[thelakelander]

Family Dollar

Standard Feed is gone from its spot on Kings Road just off Myrtle Avenue, where it stood for 65 years.

It moved just a couple of doors down, but its old home has been torn down. In its place is going a 9,000-square-foot Family Dollar.

The store is expected to open in October, but it's only one of a handful of Family Dollars coming to Jacksonville.

In November, stores will open at 5507 Moncrief Road and on New Berlin Road. Early 2012 will see new stores at 5407 Beach Boulevard and the 100 block of Edgewood Avenue, a company spokesman said.

Later in the year, a store is planned for 233 E. State St. downtown.

The spokesman said the company has secured leases on all those properties.

The Kings Road land, a little more than an acre, sold for $650,000 earlier this year, according to city property records.

Family Dollar, based in Charlotte, N.C., has about 6,800 stores in 44 states, including 20 stores in Jacksonville.

Meanwhile, Standard Feed has settled into its new building, though work continues on the greenhouse out front.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/business/2011-06-14/story/works-progress-seasons-52-one-many-businesses-under-construction#ixzz1PLBfozHD

[Garden guy]

One way to keep our dollar weak is to keep supporting these stores...how will we ever strengthen our country will paying chinese people 1 dollar a day.

[acme54321]

A crappy steel dollar store building is the last thing downtown needs.

[tufsu1]

well that is an empty parcel behind Burger King so I'm good with it...hopefully design will be decent

[duvaldude08]

I agree. As long its designed urban and walkable Im fine with it.

[Sigma]

I agree. As long its designed urban and walkable Im fine with it.

+1

[John P]

Are there examples of Family Dollar building an urban friendly design?

[thelakelander]

233 State is not an empty parcel.  It's the site of Warren Motors on the block bounded by State, Newnan/Hubbard, Orange and Market Streets.



That said, if its designed with parking in the rear, I fine with it.  However, I seriously doubt that and expect it to be the same thing they have going up at King and Myrtle.


http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2011-jun-durkeeville-project-illustrates-zoning-code-issues

[duvaldude08]

Yeah I just did some extensive research and I can not come across a family dollar that is "urban". I found some kool looking one's, but none with the parking in the rear. Im going to keep looking.

[ChriswUfGator]

It won't be urban, they are known for picking their locations based totally on vehicle counts. And this is the last thing downtown needs.

[fsujax]

do we really believe they are going to build an urban friendly design? and I have heard that Warren Motors is looking to move.

[duvaldude08]

Here's one (I think)

[John P]

lakelander, is that a giant swimming pool in your skyview depiction?

[thelakelander]

No, that's their retention pond.  Most likely, it will be dry with weeds and fenced in.

[wsansewjs]

Family Dollar should take the friggin' "dollar" out of their name. I still can get things CHEAPER at Wal-Mart or Target than the darn store. They are falsely portraying themselves as a dollar store. You can still get more rubbish stuff at Big Lots cheaper than Family "YO HOLLER GIVE ME YOUR MONEIES" Dollar.

For the downtown placement, we don't need them. I don't care how much it will help the downtown, but it is not going to help in the long term. I am willing to make a bet of $200 that they will build one in downtown, then go out of the business within a year or two.

That was a dangerous statement I just made.

-Josh