This week in Northeast Florida real estate.
The freshest development, infrastructure, retail, school, and market activity across Duval, St. Johns, Clay, and Nassau counties, summarized from public reporting and official sources by our team and linked to the original coverage. Updated weekly. Last updated July 17, 2026.
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- July 16, 2026Retail & DiningAmelia Island
The Little Gym franchise scheduled to open July 18 at 96032 Victoria's Place
A Little Gym franchise is scheduled to open July 18 at 96032 Victoria's Place in Fernandina Beach. The location offers movement and gymnastics classes for ages 4 months through 12 years and is owned and operated by Karen and Josh Womack. It is a franchise of the national children's movement and development program.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 16, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Trane named in city plans as the tenant for a 603,529 square foot building at Cecil Commerce Center
City certificate of use and building permit plans identify Trane Technologies as the tenant for Building E, a 603,529 square foot structure at 5550 POW MIA Memorial Parkway in AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center. The Jacksonville Daily Record reports the plans point to a plant for modular data center cooling systems. The Conlan Co. of Jacksonville is shown as contractor on roughly 1.78 million dollars of tenant improvements, including cranes, added lighting, a compressor room, a fenced storage area and an exhaust fan for a new battery charging area.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 16, 2026Retail & DiningJacksonville Beach
Alder & Oak opens in the former Jekyll Brewing space on First Avenue North
Alder & Oak opened July 15 at 131 First Ave. N. in Jacksonville Beach, taking the space Jekyll Brewing left behind next to sister restaurant Oaxaca Club. Jekyll Brewing opened in June 2023 and closed in May 2025 after its parent company went out of business. This is the second Alder & Oak, following the first at The Hub at 400 Riverside Ave., which opened in January.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 16, 2026InfrastructureSt. Johns County
St. Augustine milling and paving starts July 20 across four areas
The City of St. Augustine announced a milling and paving project beginning Monday, July 20 in Historic Downtown, West City, Lighthouse Park and Davis Shores. Named streets include Riberia and Orange, Fred Waters Way and Nesbit Avenue, East Carver Street and Magnolia Drive, and Inlet Place and Arpieka Avenue. Contractor Preferred Materials expects roughly four weeks of work, streets stay open with delays, and on street parking is prohibited from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays in active zones.
Source: Action News Jax - July 15, 2026Builder ActivityCedar Point
Wildlight subdivision advances in Yulee as the master-planned community expands
Rayonier's Wildlight master-planned community continued adding residential phases in Yulee in mid-2026, part of a long-range plan that pairs new housing with its commerce park and town center near Interstate 95.
Source: Jax Daily Record - July 15, 2026DevelopmentClay County
VanTrust proposes a 520 acre Peter's Creek Business Park off the Expressway
VanTrust Real Estate, through Ponte Vedra based VTRE Development LLC, filed a June 5 application for Peter's Creek Business Park on 520.50 acres north of Florida 16, east of the First Coast Expressway and west of Rosemary Hill Road. The land is owned by Reinhold Corp. and Klare Timber LLC. Access would come from Florida 16, Rosemary Hill Road and a future Clay Dairy Parkway, and the application was set for the county Development Review Committee on July 16.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 15, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Culinary Institute of America selects Jacksonville for its Southeast campus
City Council members confirmed to News4Jax that the Culinary Institute of America has chosen Jacksonville for its Southeast hub. The campus is planned as part of a 160.5 million dollar hotel and convention center development at 330 E. Bay St. on the Northbank, with the school envisioned as anchor tenant. The Downtown Investment Authority must still negotiate a final agreement covering the campus, the parcel and the redevelopment terms, and that agreement would return to City Council for approval.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 15, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
DIA board votes to demolish the unfinished Sax Seafood building in LaVilla
The Downtown Investment Authority board voted 7 to 0 on July 15 to spend up to 75,000 dollars demolishing the partially built Sax Seafood and Grill structure at 816 W. Union St. The shell has stood unfinished for 18 years on 1.77 acres of city owned land near an I-95 entry point to Downtown. DIA is funding the work from its own budget, so no City Council approval is required.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 15, 2026DevelopmentNassau County
Nassau review committee signs off on the 59 home Woodlyn subdivision
The Nassau County Development Review Committee approved plans on July 14 for Woodlyn, a 59 home subdivision in the Garden District of Wildlight in Yulee. The recommendation sends the project to county department heads for final review. Plans cover roadway infrastructure, stormwater management, utilities and a JEA lift station.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 15, 2026Builder ActivityWildlight
David Weekley Homes advances Woodlyn in Wildlight's Garden District
Plans for Woodlyn, a 59 home David Weekley Homes subdivision in Wildlight's Garden District, cleared the Nassau County Development Review Committee on July 14 and moved to department heads for final review. The Garden District sits at Riverbluff Parkway and Pages Dairy Road, near Wildlight's Town District. England-Thims and Miller presented the project at a preapplication meeting in October 2025.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 13, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
GTE Financial starts work on the first of two Jacksonville branches
The Tampa based credit union began construction on a 3,392 square foot branch at 7570 Gate Parkway, with a soft opening targeted for fall 2026. A second location is planned at Intracoastal Plaza at Beach Boulevard and San Pablo Road, where the city is reviewing a permit to renovate a 2,848 square foot former bank building at an estimated 1.75 million dollars, targeted for spring 2027.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 13, 2026Retail & DiningEast Arlington
Kroger drops its Florida Harris Teeter rollout while the East Arlington store continues
Kroger has walked away from plans for up to 80 Harris Teeter stores across Florida, but the store under construction in East Arlington appears to be proceeding. Harris Teeter said it is looking forward to opening the Atlantic North location in early 2027, and Sleiman Enterprises confirmed it was told to keep working on the project. The store is going in between Academy Sports and Outdoors and LA Fitness in the Atlantic North center.
Source: News4JAX - July 10, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Sulzbacher breaks ground on phase 2A of its Enterprise Village campus
Sulzbacher held a groundbreaking on Walgreen Road west of I-95 for the next phase of its 17 acre Enterprise Village campus, adding a 30,000 square foot health center and a 14,000 square foot job training facility, both open to the wider community. Phase one, a four story 67,000 square foot building with 100 studio and one bedroom apartments, is roughly three quarters complete and is projected to open by the end of 2027. Financing came from Truist, federal HHS, the state and Mayo Clinic among others.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 10, 2026DevelopmentPonte Vedra Beach
Large Davis family tract across the Intracoastal starts down a new approval path
The Davis family, through BR4700 LLC, filed for Agricultural Enclave certification on 4,462 acres bordered on the east by the Intracoastal Waterway, with Palm Valley and Ponte Vedra Beach beyond it. The family's Nocatee development abuts the property to the south and its Estuary PUD sits to the west across the Duval line. The filing relies on a new state law effective July 1 that streamlines residential review on certified agricultural land.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 10, 2026DevelopmentSt. Johns County
Davis family files to certify 4,462 acres as an Agricultural Enclave
BR4700 LLC, tied to the founding family of Winn-Dixie, applied to St. Johns County to certify 4,462 acres in the north of the county as an Agricultural Enclave. The filing uses Senate Bill 686, signed April 24 and effective July 1, which sets up a streamlined review path for residential development on qualifying agricultural land. The company has held most of the acreage since paying 9.3 million dollars for it in November 1994.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 9, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
City approves a loan to clear the Franklin Arms site for a 130 unit age 55 and older redevelopment
Jacksonville City Council approved a 1 million dollar loan so the Jacksonville Housing Authority can demolish the aging 98 unit Franklin Arms complex in the Downtown East area this fall. The authority plans a roughly 50 million dollar redevelopment creating 130 affordable apartments for residents age 55 and older, financed through tax credit bonds, local funding and other sources. Rezoning hearings begin July 23 before the Planning Commission with final council action set for August 11.
Source: News4JAX - July 9, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
DIA weighs demolition of the long vacant Sax Seafood building at a downtown gateway
The Downtown Investment Authority board is set to vote July 15 on spending up to 75,000 dollars to raze the partially built Sax Seafood and Grill structure at 816 W. Union Street. The building was abandoned mid construction in the early 2000s and occupies a highly visible parcel at an I-95 entry point to downtown Jacksonville.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 9, 2026CivicFruit Cove
County zoning board unanimously denies a Daily's gas station proposal on SR 13
The St. Johns County Planning and Zoning Agency voted unanimously on July 9 to deny First Coast Energy's proposal for a Daily's gas station and car wash on State Road 13 beside the Fruit Cove Estates subdivision. It is the third denial on the parcel, which the company has pursued since buying the land in 2016, and an incomplete traffic study factored into the decision.
Source: News4JAX - July 9, 2026CivicSt. Johns County
New state agricultural enclave law lets some St. Johns landowners skip traditional rezoning
A Florida law that took effect July 1 creates an Agricultural Enclave certification that gives qualifying large agricultural parcels a faster path to residential or commercial development rights. St. Johns County has already received six applications, including two from Heritage Development covering more than 1,000 acres combined. County staff have 30 days to review each application before it moves to a public hearing and a Board of County Commissioners vote.
Source: Action News Jax - July 8, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Imeson Port Center advances two more North Jacksonville warehouses
Chalmers Property Co. has completed Buildings 200 and 300 at its Imeson Port Center industrial park in North Jacksonville and is now advancing Buildings 100 and 600. JEA issued a service availability letter May 4 for the roughly 196,000 square foot Building 100. The nine-building park is planned for about 1.6 million square feet at full buildout.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 6, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Rooker lands approvals for a large warehouse on leased airport land
Atlanta developer Rooker is securing regulatory approvals for a proposed warehouse of up to 650,000 square feet on surplus Jacksonville Aviation Authority land at 1350 Wheels Road, near I-295 and I-95 southeast of the airport. The St. Johns River Water Management District issued a stormwater permit June 5, and a third lease amendment dated June 19 extended the project start date to December 31, 2026. As of July 6, city permits were still in review.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 6, 2026Retail & DiningNocatee
The Hub at Nocatee, a 63,225 square foot retail and dining marketplace, announced for 2028
Tampa based Center Connect Development announced The Hub at Nocatee, a 63,225 square foot open air marketplace planned next to the Publix at Marketplace at Nocatee, west of Valley Ridge Boulevard South. Plans center on an open air courtyard with outdoor seating, event space, golf cart parking and a mix of restaurant, retail and service tenants, with opening targeted for 2028.
Source: Nocatee News - July 3, 2026MarketClay County
Lawsuit over 13,000 acre Clay County land deal cites steep appreciation
Jax-Palatka Farms LLC filed a federal suit against Reinhold Corp., Clay County's largest private landowner, over a 2020 agreement covering about 13,431 acres of undeveloped land. The filing says a 1,389 acre tract once priced near 3.8 million dollars is now worth roughly 12 million dollars.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - July 3, 2026Retail & DiningDurbin Crossing
Whole Foods anchored center announced for Durbin Park's next phase
Regency Centers announced The Berkeley at Durbin Park, a shopping center anchored by Whole Foods Market planned along East Peyton Parkway near the UF Health campus. Early tenant commitments reported include TJ Maxx, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill and Shake Shack, with groundbreaking targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - July 3, 2026Retail & DiningNassau County
Yulee Chick-fil-A rebuilds into a larger SR 200 location opening July 14
The Chick-fil-A at 464004 SR 200 in Yulee closed July 8 after 22 years and reopens July 14 about a mile away at 463195 SR 200 in the Villages of Amelia center. The new 5,201 square foot building adds a dual drive-thru, a mobile order lane, 59 parking spaces and 94 indoor seats.
Source: News4JAX - July 3, 2026Retail & DiningWorld Golf Village
7 Brew Coffee drive thru proposed at International Golf Parkway
A 7 Brew Coffee drive thru has been proposed for a commercial outparcel at International Golf Parkway and Village Commons Drive, per plans filed with St. Johns County. The submittal shows a 510 square foot building with two drive thru lanes and about 20 parking spaces on roughly 0.77 acres, still subject to county review.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - July 2, 2026Retail & DiningAmelia Island
Fernandina Beach Publix reopens after year long renovation
The Publix supermarket in Fernandina Beach reopened following roughly a year of renovations. The island had operated with reduced grocery options during the closure, which overlapped with a separate Winn Dixie closure dating to 2025.
Source: Jacksonville Today - July 2, 2026Retail & DiningBeachwalk
Beachwalk restaurant closes as tenants cite slow commercial buildout
Bagels R Us closed its Beachwalk location about a year after opening, at least the third eatery there to close citing lower than expected foot traffic while portions of the commercial area behind the front retail strip remain unbuilt. Reporting notes a Margaritaville hotel and cottages remain planned on land near the Crystal Lagoon.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - July 2, 2026Parks & AmenitiesDuval County
City reviewing a permit for the Shipyards West park pavilion on the Northbank
The city of Jacksonville has applied for a permit to build a two-story, roughly 36,000 square foot events pavilion at Shipyards West park along the St. Johns River at 750 E. Bay St. The oval-footprint building would include display galleries, two rentable event spaces and food service. The Phase A permit scope, including plaza, parking, pavilion and grounds, carries a job cost listed at 57 million dollars.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - July 2, 2026MarketEast Arlington
BJ's Wholesale Club parcel on Atlantic Boulevard trades for 17.5 million dollars
The BJ's Wholesale Club property at 12220 Atlantic Blvd. in the Atlantic and Kernan retail corridor sold for 17.5 million dollars, leading the week's commercial sales. The sellers were longtime owners of the parcel.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record
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