Building Up Jax: Park Place progressing in Nocatee, JTA readying Transit Hub along Philips

PARK PLACE AT NOCATEE FIRST PHASE PLANS SUBMITTED

Plans were submitted for the first phase of Park Place at Nocatee, a planned commercial office center along Nocatee Pkwy.

The initial phase shows a 4-story building and a large round-about that will provide access to later phases. That 4-story, 125,000 square foot building will be leased by VanTrust Real Estate, the same group behind Town Center One and Two near SJTC. It’s being referred to in marketing documents as Park Place One.

In total, Park Place at Nocatee is expected to include 675,000 square feet of class A office space.

JTA PLANS UNIVERSITY TRANSIT HUB

JTA submitted plans for its future University Transit Hub at the southwest corner of Philips Hwy. and Bowden Rd. The plans show a roundabout with multiple bus stations, and it also hints at a second phase which will feature a 12,000 square foot retail building.

JTA’s new park-and-ride lot at Avenues Walk is also progressing along further down Philips.

TOWN CENTER BLURBS

Children’s clothing store Janie and Jack is coming to St. Johns Town Center. It’s expected to open in November.

Meanwhile, furniture store Thomasville is holding a “store closing” sale as it prepares to vacate its stand-alone building at 4853 Big Island Dr.

NOTED PROJECTS

• Wawa submitted plans for a new convenience store and gas station at the southeast corner of Emerson St. and Spring Park Rd.
• Plans were submitted for a retail strip at I-295 and Monument Rd. that will include a Cantina Louie restaurant as well as four other, smaller units.
• Black Sheep Restaurant received a permit to add six new retractable canopies to its rooftop deck at 1534 Oak St. in Riverside.
• Baptist Health received a permit to renovate existing space within 800 Prudential Dr. to include a new pharmacy for Wolfson Children’s Hospital.
• Panda Express submitted plans for a new standalone location along Atlantic Blvd. at the Atlantic North shopping center.
• The Avenues received a permit to renovate its upper-level restrooms.
• Rack Room Shoes received a permit to renovate its location at 11111 San Jose Blvd.
• Walmart received a permit to add online pickup stations to its location at 11900 Atlantic Blvd.
• Plans were submitted for a Circle K convenience store and gas station at Atlantic Blvd. and Girvin Rd.
• Chick-fil-A submitted plans to renovate its location at 1752 U.S. 1 S. in St. Augustine.