McDonalds coming Downtown

[fsujax]

Don't get too excited, but I heard this morning a McDonalds along with a Family Dollar (this one we knew about) will be built at the corner of Market St and State St, where the Warren Motors currently exisit.

[copperfiend]

I would be curious to see the site plan and the design of the McDonalds.

[JeffreyS]

Well it is good to see national companies vet and show confidence in downtown. State and Union streets will likely continue to be the main draw.  Nice to support the core.

[aubureck]

Has Warren Motors closed?  I havent been by recently but last I remember it was still open and operating.

[Tacachale]

If it's on state street, I'm sure they will just be more suburban-style layouts.

[thelakelander]

^Bingo.  That site is outside of downtown's official borders (wrong side of the street).  Unless they are going to PUD that site to not comply with our "suburban" zoning code, I'd suspect a suburban oriented site plan.

[fsujax]

Warren Motors is still open. Of course it will be suburban style, but so is everything else along that stretch. I am not going to complain though.

[duvaldude08]

I remember hearing awhile back that warren motors was shutting up shop downtown. Looks like it may be true. I hope not though they been there for a VERY long time. I bought a car from there 10 years ago.

[thelakelander]

Here is an article on this:

http://jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=536825&mailer=062612

[duvaldude08]

Well Ill be damned. Development in Downtown. I know some people will be Debbie downer about this, but this coupled with the 7-11 is great for this corridor of downtown

[fsujax]

Remember DD there is no demand for anything Downtown. No one lives, works or plays there and no one wants to be there.

[thelakelander]

Hmm.  Not surprising.  State & Union are ideal retail streets, given the traffic count on them.  They allow you to not only serve the downtown market, but Springfield, Durkeeville, and the Eastside as well.  If we were smart, this is the area we'd be focusing some extra urban strategic planning efforts on.

It may be time brush off this article I wrote about their potential six years ago, during MJ's early days:

http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2006-dec-urban-connectivity-state-union

[duvaldude08]

Remember DD there is no demand for anything Downtown. No one lives, works or plays there and no one wants to be there.

LOL youre funny 

[acme54321]

I can't wait for the Family Dollar.  Those modern steel buildings look just great, and they are so economical!

[duvaldude08]

I can't wait for the Family Dollar.  Those modern steel buildings look just great, and they are so economical!

Yeah we all know family dollars are ugly blah blah blah. Weve already beat that thread in the ground when we first heard the news of it being built.