Suburban Jacksonville: Oakleaf

[copperfiend]

The new Publix is one of the lowest performing stores in Jacksonville. That shopping center is dead.

[thelakelander]

The Publix next to SJTC or the new one in Oakleaf?

[Doctor_K]

Definitely not the SJTC location.  With its proximity to the rest of the Town Center and it becoming the grocery-of-choice for UNF students, it's booming.

[GatorDone]

I looked really hard at Oakleaf but ultimately choose to build in NE St. John's county. Schools are better than Clay County, although Clay is good, and shopping is not as convenient as the Oakleaf Town Center, home prices are holding up very well compared to Oakleaf and most neighborhoods are being well maintained. Unlike Oakleaf, there is still a lot of construction in St. Johns County. Oakleaf has really gone down hill over the 1 1/2 years I looked out there, the whole feel of the place has really deteriorated between prices, tons of homes for sale or in forclosure, poor home maintenance, the CDD fees, and poor construction, I just couldn't do it. I think it will rebound some but never be what they planned or what it was a few years ago. The good news is that it will provide nice housing options for the Cecil Commerce Center if that ever reaches it's potential and they are working on widening or constructing some very nice 2 and 4 lane roads to I-10.   

[JeffreyS]

The Publix next to SJTC or the new one in Oakleaf?

There are two Publix stores in Oakleaf. The one near the town center seems busy.  The other on the on Brannon Field road is not very busy at all.  I do shop at the new one and you never have a line at the deli, pharmacy or checkout.
The good news for Oakleaf is the construction of Clay St. Vincent's hospital on Brannon Feild hundreds of Jobs.  The hope is for the new Cecil developer to bring some more activity to the area.

[billy]

Is the hospital construction moving forward?

[JeffreyS]

They have not broken ground but they are commited to within 18 months of Clay County approval which was about 5 moths ago.

[jandar]

Yup, Supposed to have ground broken by 2010 (or sometime in 2010) or the permit is revoked.

The hospital, more than anything else will help the area grow.
Considering it is a mile from my house, I hope it gets done quickly. I refuse to take my son to Orange Park medical, I would rather drive to Nemours/Baptist. In Clay, you have but 2 choices. Drive to Jax for care, or wait at OP Medical. (great staff, just not equipped to handle the entire county)


The new Publix off of Oakleaf Plantation (not the OLTC one) is very slow. The area has slowed in growth tremendously. But due to this, its my favorite Publix to shop at. I hate lines.

And I agree about Oakleaf houses, overpriced. That's why I built where I did off of Old Jennings. My house would have cost 3 times as much had I built in Oakleaf.

Now only if the jobs (and employers) realize they should/could build in Clay, my commute will suck. But my wife being a teacher in Clay County keeps us out here. I refuse to have my kids in Duval Schools.....

*maybe I should sue the NAACP for all the forced busing I had to deal with and the 1+ hour bus rides daily during my school years.....

[CrysG]

Ahhhh Home.....

[copperfiend]

The Publix next to SJTC or the new one in Oakleaf?

The new Oakleaf store.

[Abhishek]

Do they also supply a ball and chain to tie you to your car? Can they make condos look any worse? Where are the plans for Mass Transit connecting to other parts of the city in the supposed 'Master Plan' quoted in the article?