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Whole Foods to fill hole at Beaches’ Pablo Plaza
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Developer’s tall plans for Kings Avenue Station
The specialty grocery is planning its second Northeast Florida store.
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It also is near to the Jacksonville Transportation Authority Skyway and bus rapid transit service. “We think it’s an ideal site,” Balanky said. “The exposure is phenomenal. We’d like to do something iconic for the city.” The Cushman & Wakefield real estate firm announced Thursday that Senior Director Traci Jenks was chosen as the exclusive leasing agent for Kings Avenue Station. Cushman & Wakefield said the structure could be as large as 1 million square feet of space, pending an anchor tenant. The tower would not be built speculatively. Balanky said the size will depend on the use. If an anchor office tenant
There’s a hole in the Jacksonville Beach Pablo Plaza shopping center where Office Depot used to be and Whole Foods Market intends to be. The natural and organics market is preparing to build the $3 million store at 2050 S. Third St. It will be the grocer’s second area location. The first opened in Mandarin in 2008. A Whole Foods spokesperson said Wednesday in a statement that the company had no additional information to share but would be in touch when opening details are available. After Office Depot moved to a smaller location within the renovated Pablo Plaza, the former office-supplies store in the middle of the plaza was demolished for construction of Whole Foods. Whole Foods will build a 34,400-square-foot store, according to a site plan by landlord Regency Centers Corp. and a Jacksonville Beach buildingpermit application. J. Raymond Construction Corp. of Longwood is the contractor for the $3.06 million project. CPH Engineering is the civil engineer and the architect is ELM. The notice of commencement says the project is shell construction and a facade renovation, indicating that interior build-out will be separately permitted. Regency Centers spokesman Eric Davidson said Wednesday it was too early to speculate about an opening date. Office Depot had sublet that space from Publix Super Mar-
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Chase Properties CEO Mike Balanky wants to develop an office or mixed-use building on the Downtown Southbank where he proposed JEA’s headquarters. He wants to sign a user or anchor tenant first.
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Mike Balanky seeks an anchor tenant for an up to 1 million-square-foot building that could be 40 stories.
Developer Mike Balanky said Friday he hopes to break ground by mid-2020 on Kings Avenue Station, a building he proposes in the Downtown Southbank area that could range from six to 40 stories. “We are confident we will build office or mixed-use residential and we hope to have a decision this year,” said Balanky, president and CEO of Balanky Jacksonville-based Chase Properties. “We think it’s a great time,” he said. “We are exploring all opportunities.” The site is at 1201 Kings Ave., next to the 1,650-space Kings Avenue parking garage and the Hilton Garden Inn and Homewood Suites hotels.
Fishweir Brewing Co. distribution deal Three of Fishweir Brewing Co.’s craft beers will be distributed to Northeast Florida bars and restaurants by Champion Brands. Lazy River Pilsner, Bait & Switch Coffee Blonde and Pucker Factor Kettle Sour will be distributed in Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau, Putnam and St. Johns counties. Fishweir Brewing Co., at 1183 Edgewood Ave. S. in Murray Hill, is owned by Broc Flores and his wife, Stacey. It opened in 2018. The brewery features sour beers that have a tart, acidic taste. Sour beer takes six to eight months to mature.
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