Building Up Jax: Cummer gardens reopen; Wildlight getting more retail

CUMMER MUSEUM REOPENS HISTORIC GARDENS

Nearly two years after sustaining extensive damage during Hurricane Irma in 2017, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens has completed work on its $1.3 million garden reconstruction project.

The project focused on “reconstruction of the lower tier of the Museum’s historically significant English, Italian and Olmsted Gardens,” with historic archives being utilized to ensure that the original character of the gardens was preserved.

Danis and Athens, GA-based WLA Studio collaborated on the reconstruction project, which took around six months from start to finish.

SKINNER BROS REALTY BUILDING MORE RETAIL IN WILDLIGHT

Skinner Bros. Realty is planning a second multi-tenant retail building within the Wildlight planned community in Nassau County.

The company plans to start construction later this year on a 10,400 sq. ft. mixed-use building that would add a courtyard and covered dining area between the new building and their first retail building.

The first building the company developed in Wildlight is still rounding out its final tenant list, but so far it has signed on Tasty’s Fresh Burgers & Fries, Cold Stone Creamery, Great Clips, and Royal Amelia Dance Academy.

GATE AND POINT MEADOWS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD

Multiple plans were submitted for the planned development at Gate Pkwy. and Point Meadows Dr.

Those plans show an 87,483 sq. ft. Baer’s Furniture store and a 120,000 sq. ft. self-storage facility, as well as two future commercial sites and a proposed Wawa.

It will be Baer’s Furniture’s first Jax location.

HENDRICKS AND NIRA PROJECT MOVING FORWARD

Chadbourne II LLC submitted plans to redevelop the vacant lot at Hendricks Ave. and Nira St. in San Marco.

Those plans show a seven-story residential building complete with a lobby, courtyard with pool, bike storage, and a small dog park, along with three ground-floor retail units and one restaurant unit facing Hendricks Ave.

NOTED PROJECTS

San Jose Country Club received a permit for $2 million in renovations.
Chase Bank received a permit for build-out of its future branch location within the ground floor of The Barnett Tower at 112 W. Adams St.
The LEGO Store received a permit for build-out at 4663 River City Dr. within St. Johns Town Center.
Best Buy received a permit for interior renovations at its existing location at 9930 Southside Blvd.
Dollar Tree received a permit for build-out at 664 Sumter Rd.