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THE MATHIS REPORT
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Florida Blue parking garage in Brooklyn approved by DDRB
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KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
RaceTrac has five sites in play
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The store to open Wednesday is along Baymeadows Road.
A RaceTrac Petroleum Inc. spokeswoman said its new gas station and convenience store at 5225 University Blvd. W. will open in mid-2020, when it will close a smaller store at 5109 University Blvd. W. Spokeswoman Megan Shannon also said the Atlantabased company’s new location at Baymeadows Road and Baymeadows Way will open Wednesday. On University Boulevard, RaceTrac will build on a 1.79acre site it bought from Home Depot U.S.A. Inc. in June for almost $2.35 million. The city approved site-clearing in August and issued permits Nov. 12 for construction of the 5,500-square-foot store, canopy and dumpster enclosure at a cost reaching almost $1.33 million. At least three more RaceTrac sites are in play in Jacksonville. n Shannon said construction will start in the first quarter on the Atlantic North location at northeast Atlantic and Kernan boulevards. n Shannon had no timeline for construction of the RaceTrac planned in Arlington at Merrill Road in the Buck Business Park.
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NEW LOOK FOR GARAGE
An artist’s rendering of Florida Blue’s 869-space parking garage in Brooklyn that was approved by the Downtown Development Review Board. The previous design of the garage, which was called “pretentious” and “frenzied” by board members is shown below. For a photo gallery of the garage, see this story at JaxDailyRecord.com
Renderings special to the Daily Record
The structure’s facade features a simplified design in response to board concerns. BY MIKE MENDENHALL STAFF WRITER
The parking garage will be built at Magnolia, Forest and Park streets. Construction is expected to begin by Jan. 9 and be completed by Sept. 9.
Architects for Florida Blue’s proposed $22.5 million parking garage in Brooklyn have satisfied its critics on the Downtown Development Review Board. The design of the 869-space garage was granted final approval by the board Thursday in a unanimous vote. Architects with RS&H Inc. responded to DDRB feedback from the project’s Oct. 10 conceptual approval hearing by simplifying the facade design. They also added food truck areas, a second public park-like space and
expanded the bays for potential future retail. The garage at Magnolia, Forest and Park streets will free Florida Blue’s 4½-acre riverfront surface parking lot on Riverside Avenue for development of Fidelity National Information Systems Inc.’s $145 million future headquarters. Florida Blue will sell that property to FIS by the end of the first quarter of 2020. The insurer’s parent company, GuideWell Inc., also is preparing to add 500 contract and 250 fulltime jobs to its Riverside Avenue offices, bringing its total workforce to 1,750. The Downtown Investment Authority says the Florida Blue parking garage will meet increased parking demand in Brooklyn and support existing and proposed SEE GARAGE, PAGE 2
Wilbanks to retire as Baptist Health COO After 34 years with Baptist Health, Chief Operating Officer John F. Wilbanks, 63, announced Monday he will retire at the end of the year. Matt Zuino, who serves as president of physician integration, will take over as executive vice president and COO in January, according to a news release. “It has been a privilege to serve at Baptist Health for 34 years,” Wilbanks said. “Over the years, I’ve worked with our Boards, administrative leadership, team members and physician colleagues on an amazing journey to better the health and lives of people in the Jacksonville community. I will be forever grateful.”
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