The BP at 8th & Liberty . . . . "Rooms for Rent"

[thelakelander]

Developer Bill Cesery originally planned the $12 million development as a condo building with retail space when foreclosures began to outnumber housing starts. The project was looking like it might not break ground when he crossed paths with Troy.

The 43,000-square-foot building will now house 35 units for Proton Therapy Institute patients to stay in while undergoing treatment â€" the first development dedicated to the institute’s patients.

Troy is hoping it will further the feeling of community among patients that he’s worked to create. He also gathers patients twice each week for lunch or dinner in addition to other social events so they can build camaraderie while being treated.

Construction is expected to be complete in the summer, and it will include a grocer, coffee shop, deli and pizza place.

http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/03/02/story4.html?b=1235970000^1785013

[fsu813]

they will be filled if the price is right....

[zoo]

This store is about to get more traffic as the Ethios convenience/gas place on the corner of 8th and Ionia is being demolished this a.m. Anyone know what the owner plans to do there?

[thekillingwax]

Hasn't that place been closed for months? They dug the tanks out about a month ago but the station was empty long before that. As far as I know the store wasn't open but the crack dealers that service the day labor employees seem that way as they sat out there all day. The owner of the labor place on Ionia lets them sleep in front of their building but now they're spilling back over into the field between Walnut and Ionia.