As we’ve settled into our New Year strides, we’ve had time to gather some first impressions on early 2022 planned construction activity. Jacksonville, Florida, planned retail construction is booming, but the Floridian city isn’t the only southern hotbed for planned retail and grocery store construction. In this article, we’ll look into some of the most notable planned and underway retail projects in Jacksonville. Stick around to the end, because we’ll also dish on some national planned retail construction trends.
Tesla highlights the names responsible for Jacksonville’s booming planned retail construction activity. As things stand, Jacksonville has over $400 million in the planned retail pipeline, and that’s just for BuildCentral-tracked projects that have updates within the last 30 days (1/10/21). Take a look below at the national planned retail heatmap, which shows over $37 billion in planned and under-construction retail projects. Of the top five cities for planned retail, Jacksonville accounts for more than 28 percent of the projects.
The above BuildCentral heat map displays over $37 billion in the planned retail construction pipeline.
Beyond being able to see that planned retail construction is all over the place, it’s also helpful to look at empirical information. As such, we’ve gathered high-level national statistics and trends for national planned retail construction.
Among the top five cities in planned or under-construction retail projects, Jacksonville accounts for 28 percent.
The below Jacksonville planned retail construction projects are listed in order according to estimated project value. Some are still in planning stages, while others have already reached some stage of construction, as specified in the project reports. All data is from BuildCentral, and all projects in this list have been updated within the last 30 days, as of 1/10/22.
Tesla Showroom and Service Center
Tesla is the future tenant of this facility, and project plans were submitted to the Jacksonville Planning Division for review in mid-January.
| Project Type/Size: | Retail (45,477 sq-ft) |
| Construction Type: | New |
| Estimated Value: | $1-$5 million |
| Sector: | Private |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL 32225. 11585 Atlantic Blvd |
| Details: | Plans call for the construction of a 45,477-square-foot electric vehicle showroom and service center building. Plans include a retail showroom and lounge, 15 service bays, 10 wall-charger spaces front and back and two Supercharger spaces. |
| Stage: | Planning (Active) |
| Construction End: | N/A |
| Bid Due Date: | N/A |
Wawa
Some will think we saved the best for last, and some will think quite strongly otherwise, but a Wawa might be a needle in your Jacksonville planned retail haystack.
| Project Type/Size: | Retail (6,119 sq-ft) |
| Construction Type: | New |
| Estimated Value: | $1 million |
| Sector: | Private |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL 32256. 8742 Baymeadows Rd |
| Details: | Plans call for the construction of a 6,119-square-foot Wawa convenience store and gas station. |
| Stage: | Planning (Active) |
| Construction End: | N/A |
| Bid Due Date: | N/A |
E-Town Publix Shopping Center
While a general contractor has not yet been selected, this Publix is set to open in Q1 2023.
| Project Type/Size: | Retail/Grocery (55,387 sq-ft) |
| Construction Type: | New |
| Estimated Value: | $5-$25 million |
| Sector: | Private |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL 32256. E-Town Pkwy and Florida 9B |
| Details: | Plans call for the construction of a 43,387 Publix grocery store building and a 12,000-square-foot adjacent retail space. The project could include four outparcels. |
| Stage: | Groundbreaking |
| Construction Start: | Q1/2022 |
| Construction End: | Q1/2023 |
| Bid Due Date: | N/A |
Daybreak Market and Fuel
This convenience store-car wash project included the demolition of the previous building.
| Project Type/Size: | Retail (7,157 sq-ft) |
| Construction Type: | New |
| Estimated Value: | $1-$5 million |
| Sector: | Private |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL 32223. 11470 San Jose Blvd |
| Details: | Plans call for the demolition of existing structures, and the construction of a one-story, 7,157-square-foot convenience store and car wash. |
| Stage: | Groundbreaking |
| Construction Start: | Q1/2022 |
| Construction End: | Q2/2022 |
| Bid Due Date: | N/A |
Former Debs Store Transformation
This former Debs Store is set to become a non-profit grocery store and job training center. The project is led by LIFT JAX, Inc., an organization combatting poverty in Jacksonville.
| Project Type/Size: | Retail/Grocery (10,000-24,999 sq-ft), Office (10,000-24,999 sq-ft) |
| Construction Type: | Renovation |
| Estimated Value: | $2.4 million |
| Sector: | Private |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL 32206. 1478 Florida Ave |
| Details: | Plans call for the transformation of the former Debs Store building into a nonprofit grocery and job training center. |
| Stage: | Planning (Active) |
| Construction End: | N/A |
| Bid Due Date: | N/A |
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