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Permit for $15.3M build-out OK’d for Church of Eleven22
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BBVA Senior Economist Boyd Nash-Stacey.
Northeast Florida ranks 128th in U.S. attractiveness
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BBVA Senior Economist Boyd Nash-Stacey says the region needs to improve in innovation.
BY MARK BASCH CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Photos by Katie Garwood
The Church of Eleven22 is expanding its campus at 14286 Beach Blvd., at southwest Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road.
The church is taking over the former Hobby Lobby space at Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road. BY KATIE GARWOOD STAFF WRITER
The Church of Eleven22 can move ahead with its Beach Boulevard campus expansion. The city issued a tenant build-out permit Jan. 15 for the $19.4 million project at 14286 Beach Blvd., at southwest Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road. Plans show The Church of Eleven22 will expand into the 55,000-square-foot former Hobby Lobby space next door to build a 3,000-seat auditorium. That’s 1,000 more seats than the original auditorium holds. Existing worship space will be converted into additional space for children’s services. To convert the Hobby Lobby space into a sanctuary, the roof has been removed and raised to allow space for a mezzanine level. Compass Bank issued a $15 million
The Church of Eleven22 moving some functions into a former Hobby Lobby space and adding a 3,000-seat auditorium.
mortgage to Church of Eleven22 Inc. on Jan. 15. The church announced its expansion plans in October. Bradley Bowen Construction is the contractor on the project. The city issued a foundation permit Sept. 17 for the project, also allowing it to erect structural steel. The Church of Eleven22 operates campuses in San Pablo, Arlington, Baymead-
ows, Mandarin and Fleming Island. It plans to open a North Jacksonville campus at 418 Starratt Road in the Oceanway Crossing shopping center. The 38,463-square-foot space is a former Food Lion grocery store that closed in 2012. There is no construction timeline. KGARWOOD@JAXDAILYRECORD.COM (904) 356-2466
Northeast Florida residents probably see Jacksonville as an attractive place to live. However, a metric devised by economic researchers at BBVA bank rates it differently. BBVA rates the Jacksonville area as 128th in attractiveness among 381 U.S. metropolitan areas. During a talk Jan. 16 to the Association for Corporate Growth’s North Florida chapter, BBVA Senior Economist Boyd NashStacey tried to cushion the blow. “That sounds bad. But effectively that’s in the top third of markets,” Nash-Stacey said during the luncheon event at The River Club Downtown. BBVA rates metro areas on 86 indicators. Jacksonville has a lot of positive factors but where it needs improvement is in innovation, he said. The top markets in BBVA’s ranking, Silicon Valley, San Francisco and Seattle, are known for their culture of innovation. Nash-Stacey offered a generally positive outlook for the economy in 2020. The U.S. economy has been growing for 130 months, SEE RANK, PAGE 2
Jacksonville Beach Bearded Pig wins approval The Jacksonville Beach Planning Commission unanimously approved plans Jan. 13 for The Bearded Pig restaurant. The Bearded Pig, through King Pin LLC, applied for a conditional use approval for outdoor seating at its planned restaurant at 1700 S. Third St. The 6,116-square-foot building previously housed a branch of Atlantic Coast Bank. Outdoor seating will take up 1,500 square feet. Plans submitted to the Planning Commission show 160 seats – 68 indoors and 92 outdoors. Owner Michael Schmidt hopes to have construction completed by the summer.
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