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 1, 2026.
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- June 30, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Jacksonville and HUD partner on manufactured home housing pilot
City leaders and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development signed a memorandum of understanding on June 30 for a housing pilot on city-owned land in Northwest Jacksonville. The city plans to convey about 17.5 acres, with roughly 5 acres used to install up to 10 manufactured homes per acre for sale to buyers earning 80 to 120 percent of area median income. A land use amendment and rezoning are being prepared so a nonprofit can develop the property.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 30, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Former Baymeadows office campus reviewed for industrial conversion
The city is reviewing a site work request at the former AT&T American Transtech property at 8000 Baymeadows Way to prepare it for redevelopment into an industrial park. The site work carries an estimated cost of about 6.07 million dollars. Foundry Commercial bought the roughly 28 acre property with its connected buildings for 18 million dollars earlier in 2026.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 30, 2026Retail & DiningMandarin
Burlington appears to be adding a second smaller Mandarin store
Burlington Stores appears to be pursuing a second Mandarin area location in about 28,020 square feet at Riverplace Shopping Center. The company indicated it would likely share more information later in the year closer to 2027 and said it has no current plans to close its existing Old St. Augustine Plaza store.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 30, 2026CivicMiami-Dade County
DeSantis signs Live Local Act amendment into law
Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida House Bill 1389, which broadens the land eligible for the workforce housing law and limits how local governments can restrict qualifying projects. Eligibility expands to certain county, municipal, school district and qualifying religious institution properties when at least 40 percent of units are set aside as workforce housing for 30 years, and counties can no longer use setbacks or stepbacks to cap project height. The measure takes effect July 1, 2026.
Source: The Real Deal - June 30, 2026DevelopmentMiami-Dade County
Owners seek density bonuses for 146 apartments near Kendall hospital
The Serralta Family Trust filed a pre-application for 67 apartments at 8401 Southwest 94th Street, while Cape Summit 69 Holdings proposed a nearby three story project that its attorney said would be amended to 79 units. Both sites sit within half a mile of the Kendall Drive rapid transit corridor, where the county allows 36 units per acre plus a 25 percent density boost when at least 10 percent of units are workforce housing. Nearby residents filed objections and the plans require Community Zoning Appeals Board approval.
Source: The Real Deal - June 30, 2026CivicNassau County
Nassau County data center committee begins drafting recommendations
The county's fact finding committee on data center development entered a drafting phase, working within a 30 day window during the county's 12 month moratorium approved earlier in June. At its June 29 meeting the committee discussed a draft goal framework focused on preserving rural character while directing data center facilities to suitable locations. A legal analysis of a related state bill and a planned site visit to the Atlanta metro area were also on the agenda.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 30, 2026CivicNocatee
Builder pleads guilty in Nocatee custom home fraud case
Former Pineapple Corporation owner Spencer Calvert pleaded guilty to 45 felony charges tied to abandoned custom home projects in Nocatee's Vista at Twenty Mile neighborhood built between 2019 and 2023. Under a negotiated plea with the Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office, he agreed to pay about 8.7 million dollars in restitution with a 1 million dollar upfront payment at sentencing, scheduled for July 14.
Source: News4JAX - June 30, 2026Retail & DiningSeven Pines
National retailers join The Village at Seven Pines lineup
Regency Centers announced additional tenants for the Publix anchored Village at Seven Pines, including the return of Williams Sonoma, West Elm and Pottery Barn Kids to the market. Other named businesses include Yoga Joint, Solidcore, Imperial Nails Spa and several local boutiques. The retail component supports the roughly 1,000 acre master planned community.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 29, 2026Retail & DiningClay County
Parker's Kitchen enters permitting for first Clay County store
Parker's Kitchen, a Savannah based convenience store and fuel chain, entered the permitting phase for what would be its first Clay County location, planned on an outparcel in the former Sears parking lot at Orange Park Mall at 83 Blanding Boulevard. Kimley-Horn and Associates is the civil engineer, and the county Development Review Committee was scheduled to discuss the project in early July.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 29, 2026DevelopmentLake County
Lake planners advance Tiger Paw Estates single family plan near Groveland
Lake County's Planning and Zoning Board unanimously backed a developer request to replace unbuilt vacation homes and duplexes with estate style single family homes in a Groveland area subdivision. The proposed Tiger Paw Estates would hold 29 single family units on 47.8 acres straddling Phillips Road just south of County Road 565A. The change now heads to county commissioners.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 29, 2026Retail & DiningOrange Park
Parker's Kitchen enters Clay County permitting at Orange Park Mall
Parker's Kitchen filed for its first Clay County store, a convenience store and fuel station on an outparcel in the former Sears parking lot at Orange Park Mall, 83 Blanding Boulevard. Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer, and the Clay County Development Review Committee was set to discuss the plan in early July. A related environmental resource permit for the broader Sears redevelopment was submitted June 16.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 29, 2026SchoolsOrtega
School Board to weigh surplus designation for Ortega Elementary
The Duval County School Board was set to vote on adding Ortega Elementary to the district surplus property list, a step toward selling the century old building. District officials say Ortega students would consolidate into a rebuilt Venetia Elementary planned to open in 2028 with 1,200 student stations. Some parents questioned the process and the size of the replacement school.
Source: Jacksonville Today - June 29, 2026DevelopmentPinellas County
Downtown St. Petersburg tower lands 135 million dollar construction loan
Developers Focus and Bradford Allen secured a 135 million dollar construction loan from Affinius Capital for a planned 24 story tower at 275 5th Street in downtown St. Petersburg. The mixed use project is slated to include 373 apartments and about 6,384 square feet of retail, with amenities such as a pool, sun deck and coworking space. Construction is expected to begin soon with completion planned for 2028.
Source: Business Observer FL - June 29, 2026Retail & DiningSan Marco
The Huguenot approved on the Downtown Southbank
The Huguenot, a wine, cheese and charcuterie bar, received approval to proceed on the Downtown Southbank in the San Marco area. The owner has pointed to a possible soft opening in late summer.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 29, 2026DevelopmentSt. Johns County
St. Johns County permits 69.3 million dollar Madison Seagrass apartments
St. Johns County issued building permits for the Madison Seagrass apartment community at 875 Florida 16 near Kenton Morrison Road in St. Augustine, covering six residential buildings, a clubhouse and three parking garages at a total cost of 69.3 million dollars. The roughly 278 unit project is being developed by Madison Capital Group under Florida's Live Local Act, with about 40 percent of units designated as attainable. Permits followed a March groundbreaking, allowing vertical construction to begin.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 28, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Site work permit issued for Fountains at Westside redevelopment
The city issued a permit on June 26 for a roughly 1 million dollar site work project at the former Westside Plaza at 5800 Ramona Boulevard, which Cross Regions Group is redeveloping as the Fountains at Westside. The initial work includes milling and resurfacing the parking lot and building stormwater islands. The multiphase plan calls for medical, hospitality, dining and retail uses, starting with renovation of an existing 36,000 square foot building.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 26, 2026InfrastructureClay County
Final Clay County segment of the First Coast Expressway set to open June 29
The Florida Department of Transportation expects to open the final Clay County segment of the First Coast Expressway by midday Monday, June 29, completing the toll road's full Clay corridor and connecting three Northeast Florida counties on a project that began in late 2019. The new stretch runs between U.S. 17 and Leonard C. Taylor Parkway, includes three new bridges, a new drainage system and all electronic tolling, and adds signals at Leonard C. Taylor Parkway that let drivers head north onto the expressway directly off the Shands Bridge.
Source: News4Jax - June 26, 2026Retail & DiningDuval County
Ellianos Coffee cleared for construction near Pottsburg Creek on Beach Boulevard
The city issued a construction permit June 25 for an 820 square foot Ellianos Coffee drive-thru kiosk on a 0.75 acre site at 8700 Beach Blvd., west of Southside Boulevard and east of Pottsburg Creek near a Walmart Supercenter. Permits tied to SimQ Development total close to 1.28 million dollars, with site clearing approved June 16. The location could become the Lake City based chain's 18th store opened or planned across Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 26, 2026Retail & DiningDuval County
Demolition planned in Old Arlington for a Dutch Bros Coffee kiosk
The city is reviewing a demolition permit for the former Arlington Flower Shop at 7130 Merrill Road in the Lake Lucina area to clear the way for a Dutch Bros Coffee drive-thru and walk-up kiosk. Samsula Demolition of New Smyrna Beach is listed on the roughly 33,050 dollar job to remove the 61 year old building, slab and parking area. It would be one of about 15 Dutch Bros kiosks opened or planned across Northeast Florida.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 26, 2026InfrastructureFruit Cove
First Coast Expressway link at the Shands Bridge set to open June 29
The Florida Department of Transportation expects to open the final Clay County segment of the First Coast Expressway by midday Monday, June 29, adding signals at Leonard C. Taylor Parkway that let drivers head north onto the expressway directly off the Shands Bridge. State officials said St. Johns County communities such as Fruit Cove are expected to gain quicker access to the expressway than before.
Source: News4Jax - June 26, 2026InfrastructureGreen Cove Springs
New First Coast Expressway segment near Green Cove Springs set to open June 29
The Florida Department of Transportation expects to open a new First Coast Expressway segment running from U.S. 17 to Leonard C. Taylor Parkway near the Shands Bridge by midday Monday, June 29. State officials said drivers in Green Cove Springs are expected to see some of the greatest benefit, gaining an alternative to congested surface routes such as U.S. 17 and Blanding Boulevard.
Source: News4Jax - June 26, 2026CivicHillsborough County
Tampa weighs adding a zoning hearing officer step before council votes
Tampa's Charter Review Commission is studying whether rezoning applications should first go to an independent hearing officer instead of directly to City Council. The presentation drew on Hillsborough County's long running hearing officer system, which prepares findings of fact and forwards recommendations to commissioners. Commissioners directed staff to prepare options ranging from a charter amendment to an ordinance to no change.
Source: Tampa Bay Business and Wealth - June 26, 2026DevelopmentLake County
UP Development files plans for Clermont Hills townhomes and a Wawa on SR 50
Tennessee-based UP Development is seeking City of Clermont permits for Clermont Hills, a roughly 45-acre mixed-use planned unit development at SR 50 and Emil Jahna Road planned for up to 244 fee-simple townhomes. The plan also includes a Wawa fuel station, a self-storage facility and several commercial lots, with a pool and cabana as community amenities.
Source: GrowthSpotter - June 26, 2026CivicMiami-Dade County
Miami-Dade school board revives parking-lot swap with Crescent Heights for new Omni headquarters
Miami-Dade County Public Schools approved a revived agreement to relocate its district offices into a planned 43-story mixed-use tower in Miami's Omni area developed by Crescent Heights. The district would convey its parking lot, known as Parcel 7 and valued at 27.5 million dollars last year, in exchange for district offices across two floors, an auditorium and 600 parking spaces inside the project.
Source: The Real Deal - June 26, 2026DevelopmentNassau County
Regional roundup notes D-BAT training facility review in Nassau County
A regional project update covering Nassau and St. Johns Counties reported that Nassau County began reviewing a proposed D-BAT baseball and softball training facility in April, sited next to a Dollar General on vacant land. Site plans show a 15,000 square foot enclosed facility with 69 parking spaces and stormwater management. The update also tracked other area projects including industrial and residential activity.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 26, 2026Retail & DiningSan Marco
Fit as Fire pilates studio approved for San Marco
The city approved a tenant build-out for a Fit as Fire reformer pilates studio at 1615 Hendricks Avenue in San Marco, listed in the Jacksonville Daily Record's June 26 Development Today column with a project cost of about 42,500 dollars and Kel Constructors as contractor. Fit as Fire operates additional Northeast Florida studios.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 25, 2026DevelopmentClay County
Saratoga Springs agrihood near Green Cove Springs advances toward fall model homes
A June 25 regional project update reported that the Saratoga Springs agrihood planned west of Green Cove Springs could bring as many as 4,489 homes across five neighborhoods anchored by working farms, with connected trails and parks. Site development is underway, and homebuilders are tentatively expected to debut model homes and begin initial sales in fall 2026.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 25, 2026Retail & DiningHillsborough County
Midtown Tampa adds Pura Vida Miami, CorePower Yoga and The Shade Store
Bromley Companies and Ram Realty Advisors said three national brands will join the Midtown Tampa mixed-use district, including the Pura Vida Miami all-day restaurant chain, a CorePower Yoga studio and home brand The Shade Store. The leasing follows a retail joint venture the partners formed earlier in the year to refine the 23-acre property's tenant mix, with opening dates not yet disclosed.
Source: Tampa Bay Business and Wealth - June 25, 2026Retail & DiningMiddleburg
Armstrong Plaza plan advances in Middleburg
A regional project update reported that Armstrong Plaza in Middleburg is moving ahead, with plans to turn an uncleared lot into a two story, roughly 10,000 square foot building. The proposed mix includes a cigar bar, a sit down restaurant and a drive thru liquor store.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - June 25, 2026Retail & DiningMiddleburg
Take 5 Oil Change eyes third Clay County site in Middleburg
Take 5 Oil Change is proposing a Middleburg location on the east side of Blanding Boulevard, just south of Old Jennings Road and about 1.5 miles north of the First Coast Expressway, which would be its third Clay County store. BGE is the civil engineer and COR3 Design is the architect. The Clay County Development Review Committee was scheduled to review the proposal in late June.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Nothing here is investment advice or a prediction for any specific property.