Wawa keying in on Downtown location

[thelakelander]

By the description and considering the traffic counts, it must be a site on State and Union....

Wawa Inc., which opened its ninth area store today, is closing in on a Downtown presence and might secure the location in several weeks.

"We're keying in on a particular site Downtown," Brian Duke, Wawa regional real estate manager, said at the grand opening of the Fort Caroline area gas station and convenience store at 2500 Monument Road in East Arlington.

Duke declined to identify the Downtown site but acknowledged it was in the Northbank or Springfield area.

Full article: https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/wawa-keying-in-on-downtown-location

[thelakelander]

From the article:

Downtown also presents challenges to the 24-hour store because it only has about 5,000 residents, which cuts down on overnight customer traffic.

He said previously that while Downtown's population is 50,000 to 60,000 people during the day, it drops after 6 p.m

I assume this is the writer talking because downtown isn't on an island. Both 7-Eleven and McDonalds on State and Union are open 24 hours. Find the corridors that serve more than just downtown and you'll find where market rate commercial development works.

[Kerry]

The better find a way to keep the homeless from begging money while people are pumping gas.

[Bill Hoff]

The better find a way to keep the homeless from begging money while people are pumping gas.

Not that difficult. Simply making an effort works. There's 6 gas stations/convenience stores along 8th Street in Springfield. 3 don't have bums hanging out in the parking lot, and 3 do. The difference is management.

[Charles Hunter]

Possible sites?
* Heart of Jax, NE corner of Main and State, one owner, 1.5 acres
* where the City tried to get into the restaurant business, on the south side of Union at Davis, a full city block owned by COJ, 1.18 acres
Most of the blocks between State and Union have multiple owners, or have what appear to be vibrant business. For example, between Clay and Pearl has Goodyear and Jenkins BBQ; the block between Madison and Jefferson has the dialysis clinic.

[Live_Oak]

Old Bank of America on the east side of Laura between State and Union.

[Charles Hunter]

Old Bank of America on the east side of Laura between State and Union.

A possibility, too - just over an acre.  Does Wawa have a minimum size?

[Kerry]

I'm sure WAWA is looking to include gasoline but many WAWA's in Philadelphia don't include gasoline.

[Gambit80]

Usually about 1.75-2.00 acres for Wawa....

[thelakelander]

I wonder if they'll request incentives or is the retail market strong enough to support market rate development.

[thelakelander]

I'm sure WAWA is looking to include gasoline but many WAWA's in Philadelphia don't include gasoline.

All their Florida locations are gas stations.

[tufsu1]

The better find a way to keep the homeless from begging money while people are pumping gas.

7-Eleven plays classical music through outside speakers - it has minimized vagrancy issues

[Captain Zissou]

Hopefully it's near the cathedral so tufsu doesn't have to go far for his dinner.  Now that the landing is dead he needs somewhere to eat!!

[sandyshoes]

   GOOD milkshakes and sammies!

[tufsu1]

Hopefully it's near the cathedral so tufsu doesn't have to go far for his dinner.  Now that the landing is dead he needs somewhere to eat!!

oh I have been a Wawa fan for more than 30 years - so yes, this would be a dinner spot!