City Permits 7-11 construction downtown

[I-10east]

I will sleep a lot better when I know that Peter King is satisfied on his next trip to Jax....

[thelakelander]

LMAO!

[Ocklawaha]

Well we've finally reached the upper tier of cities.

[thelakelander]

I stopped by there today.  It's not stocked like a typical Jacksonville convenience store.  Most of the floor area is dedicated to prepared quick meals like sandwiches, donuts, chicken wings, fruit, etc.  Also had a decent sized coffee section. Those guys are going to make a killing at that spot.  As long as Greyhound remains around the corner, they should have a steady stream of night business as well. I'm surprised no one has really invested in something like a convenience store or pharmacy in downtown until now.  Even without the residential population, there's more than enough office workers to support such a use.  I suspect that one at Union and Main will hit the Shell station pretty hard. Peter King would be proud.

[Timkin]

Good. Either the Shell will now clean up its act and improve the property and appearance ( which it desperately badly needs to , or close)  I hope it elects to do the first.

[BigGuy219]

You have no idea how wonderful it is to live on the same street (Forsyth) as a 7-11.

Just as my notice to renew my lease has arrived.

I fear you are all stuck with me for another year.

Oh, thank heaven.

[fsujax]

Does anyone know why the construction at the Main and Union location has stalled?

[fieldafm]

You have no idea how wonderful it is to live on the same street (Forsyth) as a 7-11.

Not to overstate the importance of a convenience store... but I've been saying for awhile that it's a big deal for downtown to have somewhere to get basic items past 9pm.  You shouldn't have to drive to a different neighborhood to get aspirin at 11pm in a downtown environment.  This is how downtown will become a neighborhood and not just some place where people live. 

I'll also make another important point, it took me less time to vote on Tuesday morning than it did to get a Slurpee 

[fsujax]

The 7-11 at the corner of Main and Union is now open. Stopped in this morning for coffee and gas. Business was pretty brisk.

[thelakelander]

I forgot to mention it the other day.  I was in the 7-11 on Forsyth and one of the employees mentioned they were giving away free slurpees that day at the grand opening.

[fsujax]

i dont think they have had their official grand opening yet. It's a nice store. Just hope they keep it that way.

[Bill Hoff]

The 7-11 at the corner of Main and Union is now open. Stopped in this morning for coffee and gas. Business was pretty brisk.

Finally, a non-sketchy gas station in the Downtown & Springfield area. :  )

Progress is nice to see.

[Ocklawaha]

Good. Either the Shell will now clean up its act and improve the property and appearance ( which it desperately badly needs to , or close)  I hope it elects to do the first.

I'd just be happy if somebody, some agency, or some authority would fix the damned streetlight pole across the street. It's leaning about 10 degrees into the street, and the bolts holding it to the base are completely broken off. I have talked to JEA, Public Works, Sheriff and Fire Departments about this hazard and seen NOTHING!

[Cheshire Cat]

Latest news on 7-11 developments and others via The Daily Record.

7-Eleven continues to add locations

The 7-Eleven convenience store chain has applied for $1 million in permits to build a 4,163-square-foot location in Mandarin at 14826 Old St. Augustine Road.

The permit applications show a $500,000 7-Eleven store; $440,000 for new underground fuel storage tanks; $60,000 for a fuel canopy; and $5,000 for the garbage container.

Harrison French & Associates of Bentonville, Ark., is the designer. No contractor was specified.

Meanwhile, signs are being put on at the corner 7-Eleven store in Riverside at 2545 Riverside Ave. in the Prado Walk center. Dixie Signs Inc. is the contractor for three awning signs and a wall sign. Permits for those were approved Friday.

F&G Construction of Jacksonville Inc. is the contractor for the $427,000 build-out project for the 3,137-square-foot store in Prado Walk.

Sashimi Sushi restaurant planned at Cobblestone

Cobblestone Crossing, where Publix Super Markets Inc. is reviewing plans to tear down its grocery store and rebuild a larger one on-site, also is on tap for a new restaurant.

Sashimi Sushi Grill Bar & Lounge plans a 150-seat operation at the 2771 Monument Road center. A building-permit application shows Sashimi Sushi would occupy 2,400 square feet in unit 5, on the northern end of the center. It would provide patio dining as well.

Tom Shrout is listed as the contractor and Raul Chaumont Architect as the designer.

The plans and application show a potential $25,000 build-out to include indoor booths, tables and bar seating and outside covered seating.

The City approved the permit Tuesday.

Cobblestone Sub LLC of Aventura is the property owner.

As reported, Publix Super Markets appears to be preparing for an expanded store in Cobblestone Crossing in East Arlington. City Council has been reviewing legislation to rezone 13.35 acres at the center to increase the maximum allowable commercial space.

The proposed zoning changes include increasing the allowable commercial space from 93,272 square feet to 102,921 square feet, an increase of 9,649 square feet.

The Daily Record reported in January that shopping center owner Cobblestone Sub LLC of Aventura was negotiating with Publix to rebuild the store on-site. Cobblestone Sub LLC manager Daniel Halberstein said then that if the deal takes place, the project would be developed in 2014.

Cobblestone Sub LLC applied Jan. 2 to the City for a concurrency reservation certificate and mobility fee calculation certificate to tear down the existing 44,595-square-foot Publix grocery store and build a new 54,244-square-foot store at the site.

The certificates were issued Jan. 9.

Publix has operated at the Cobblestone Crossing shopping center since it was built 27 years ago.

For complete article:http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=539199

[thelakelander]

I predict we'll see a lot more 7-Elevens come online in the next 18 months.  If I were a betting man, expect most to be underway within the next 9 months.