City Permits 7-11 construction downtown

[duvaldude08]

And we now have moment. Its going to be nice to see another empty lot downtown occupied.

The City Building Inspection Division approved a building permit Thursday for construction of a 7-Eleven convenience store Downtown at a project cost of $500,000.

According to the permit information, Sweenor Wilkes Construction LLC is the contractor for 2,940-square-foot 7-Eleven at 9 W. Union St.

The site is bordered by Union, Main and State streets.

Sweenor Wilkes has a Florida office in Sarasota. It focuses on retail petroleum and convenience store construction. It also has offices in Rhode Island.

Last week, 7-Eleven President and CEO Joe DePinto said at a news conference Downtown that the company would open more than 80 stores in the Jacksonville area by 2015. He said two will open by the summer Downtown.

The other Downtown store is planned at 111 Julia St., at Forsyth Street.

DePinto said each 7-Eleven generates about $100,000 a year in in sales and property tax revenue and each creates at least 10 jobs.

Dallas-based 7-Eleven is returning to Jacksonville after a noncompete agreement expired with Gate Petroleum Co. Jacksonville-based Gate bought 28 7-Eleven stores in 1990 and converted them to Gate stores.

[mtraininjax]

Great to see a new Convenience Store in the food desert. Maybe Baptist can put a Solantic next door to help counteract all the Sodium and Sugar sold at the 7/11.

[blizz01]

I'm just happy to see another lit sign downtown...

[thelakelander]

Great to see a new Convenience Store in the food desert.

There's a Winn-Dixie three blocks east.

[fsujax]

the mayor would lead one to believe there is no grocery downtown. Seriously though, it is nice to actually see a business announce its intentions to build downtown and they waste no time turning dirt!

[duvaldude08]

Anything is better than a deserted lot with weeds and trash everywhere.

[downtownjag]

The former Zodiac space would have been a great location for a 7-11

[mtraininjax]

Anything is better than a deserted lot with weeds and trash everywhere.

Sure, the First Baptists would love to have a brothel downtown too, on some empty land, just because it would spruce up the area.

Remember those words when Sleiman comes to an area of town you enjoy and decides to drop a mega strip center there with more of the same crap his centers are known for.

There are plenty of convenience stores close to that location, a block away is one, with gas.

[Timkin]

Great to see a new Convenience Store in the food desert. Maybe Baptist can put a Solantic next door to help counteract all the Sodium and Sugar sold at the 7/11.

LMAO!!!    I have to say, M-train , that was a decent funny!  Bulldoze the Funeral Home behind it and put it there.



@Downtown Jag.. Where was the former Zodiac space? 

[mtraininjax]

Bulldoze

Timken, I did not know you had this word in your circumlocution?

[downtownjag]

Great to see a new Convenience Store in the food desert. Maybe Baptist can put a Solantic next door to help counteract all the Sodium and Sugar sold at the 7/11.

LMAO!!!    I have to say, M-train , that was a decent funny!  Bulldoze the Funeral Home behind it and put it there.



@Downtown Jag.. Where was the former Zodiac space? 

The Furchgotts building at the corner of Adams & Hogan, building "Da Real Ting" is in.  It's about 2800 SQ FT all glass exterior.  Owner isn't marketing it.

[Timkin]

Bulldoze

Timken, I did not know you had this word in your circumlocution?

As you stated.. It is so close to April Fool's Day !

[civil42806]

Great to see a new Convenience Store in the food desert.

There's a Winn-Dixie three blocks east.

stop ruining the narrative LOL

[tufsu1]

Great to see a new Convenience Store in the food desert.

There's a Winn-Dixie three blocks east.

plus a few convenience stores (no comment on safety) in the same vicinity

[Garden guy]

Its so sad that this is news.