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THE MATHIS REPORT
Walgreens starting construction on 2 clinics
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Northwest Jacksonville, eTown new car dealerships in works
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At least five Village Medical primary care facilities are planned in Northeast Florida.
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Landowners of Exchange West are seeking a zoning exception for a 23.19-acre auto dealership site south of E-Town Parkway and west of Florida 9B.
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Two new car dealership sites surfaced, with one in eTown and the other across the county in Northwest Jacksonville. The northwest site is near the Amazon.com fulfillment center near Jacksonville International Airport. An unidentified new car dealership is considering 5½ acres at 13000 Duval Road, where the JEA city utility is reviewing a service availability request for the dealership project. The agent is SimonCRE, a commercial real estate company based in Scottsdale, Arizona. SimonCRE said by email it had no information to share. The project description is “purchasing land to develop into a new car dealership.” Amazon operates the fulfillment center at 12900 Pecan Park Road. The dealership site is at Duval and Pecan Park roads, north of Interstate 295. The eTown site is in South Jacksonville on the west side of Florida 9B, where the city is considering a zoning exception for a car dealership in the southern end of what landowners call Exchange West.
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One site is near the Amazon fulfillment center and Jacksonville International Airport; the other is in Exchange West.
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The city issued permits Oct. 26 for Walgreens to add two Village Medical full-service primary care clinics to its pharmacies in West Jacksonville as it plans to add at least five in the area. Horizon Retail Construction of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, is the contractor for the two $625,000 projects. Walgreens will add 3,049 square feet of space at 7546 103rd St. and 2,901 square feet at 654 Cassat Ave. The city also is reviewing applications for proposed $625,000 build-outs for clinics at 866 Dunn Ave. in North Jacksonville; 5340 Soutel Drive in Northwest Jacksonville; and 7224 Merrill Road in Arlington. The five Jacksonville clinics are part of Walgreens’ effort to open 600 or more Village Medical centers by 2025 and 400 more by 2027. Those range from 2,400 to almost 3,300 square feet. At $625,000 each, the Jacksonville investment tops $3.1 million. Plans show that the Walgreens stores will be remodeled to accommodate a vestibule, patient waiting area, exam rooms and support space. Walgreens will continue using the remaining existing pharmacy and retail space. Company spokesperson Jessica Masuga said June 10 that renovations in the Jacksonville stores will be completed in 2022. In July, Walgreens announced it would invest $1 billion into Village Medical parent company VilSEE WALGREENS, PAGE 2
Ikea sets up ‘Sustainability Living Shop’ inside store Ikea, which sets up room galleries in its stores to show how its furniture and accessories can be arranged and used, is opening a new shop Nov. 1 at its Jacksonville store. The Sweden-based furniture company will open a “Sustainable Living Shop” inside the store at 7801 Gate Parkway at Interstate 295. The company said the space will offer products, solutions, services, tips and advice “that support easy changes in everyday life.” The shop will be near the Ikea restaurant and remain in operation indefinitely.
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