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 October 9, 2026.
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- October 8, 2026DevelopmentSt. Johns County
County commissioners approve up to 330 homes at Durbin Park in place of a 745 unit multifamily plan
St. Johns County commissioners voted 5 to 0 to allow up to 330 single family homes on the east side of I-95 within the 295 acre Durbin Park parcel. The developer gave up a previously approved 745 unit multifamily allowance there, trimming the project's multifamily cap from 2,265 to 1,520 units, and land fronting Racetrack Road stays designated for multifamily, commercial or office use. The applicant projects peak hour trips falling from 1,606 to 805.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - October 1, 2026Retail & DiningAtlantic Beach
Grafton and Fleck's steakhouse breaks ground at the former Ragtime Tavern site
River Restaurant Group broke ground Sept. 30 on a steakhouse with a rooftop lounge at 299 Atlantic Blvd. in Beaches Town Center, replacing the closed Ragtime Tavern. The project is expected to open by summer 2027.
Source: Jacksonville Today - October 1, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Developers show first design for a 30 story Hard Rock hotel and condo tower on the Downtown Northbank
At an Oct. 1 Downtown Development Review Board workshop, developers presented early designs for a 30 story Hard Rock hotel and condominium building at 500 E. Bay St. The plan calls for about 350 hotel keys and 152 residences plus restaurants, retail, event and meeting space, with no gaming. The team hopes to break ground in the first quarter of 2027.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - October 1, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
City permits for a 1.08 million square foot J&J distribution center north of the airport
Between June 16 and Sept. 30 the city issued six permits for a building of nearly 1.08 million square feet at 1985 Air Commerce Drive in the Airport Commerce Center north of Jacksonville International Airport. The permits so far cover the shell, utilities and site work, with Evans General Contractors as the contractor.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - October 1, 2026Builder ActivitySt. Johns County
Pulte plans 295 home Canopy Cove townhome community near World Golf Village
PulteGroup closed on 295 homesites off Parkland Trail and International Golf Parkway for Canopy Cove, its first townhome community in St. Johns County. Four floor plans range from 1,396 to 1,889 square feet, and models are under construction for a January 2027 launch. The community is planned with HOA fees and no CDD.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - September 30, 2026CivicDuval County
JEA electric and water rate changes take effect Oct. 1
JEA board approved increases of 6.2 percent for electric base rates and 8 percent for water and sewer took effect Oct. 1. JEA projects a typical 1,000 kWh electric bill will dip slightly in October because of lower fuel costs, while a typical water and sewer bill rises about 5.75 dollars a month.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 30, 2026InfrastructureDuval County
JEA completes takeover of former Normandy Village Utility accounts on the Westside
Starting Oct. 1, JEA took over water, sewer and irrigation service for about 1,315 former Normandy Village Utility accounts. Combined water and sewer rates for those accounts fall from 105.86 dollars to 73.71 dollars per 1,000 gallons, and the accounts move to a single monthly JEA bill.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 30, 2026CivicNassau County
Nassau County adopts its fiscal 2026 to 2027 budget and millage rates
Nassau County commissioners adopted the new fiscal year budget and millage rates at their Sept. 28 meeting, with libraries, carry forward reserves and possible Amendment 3 effects among the main topics. The new fiscal year began Oct. 1.
Source: Fernandina Beach News-Leader - September 30, 2026DevelopmentNocatee
Five building professional and medical office complex planned on Crosswater Parkway at Nocatee Town Center
Crosswater Professional Offices is proposed at 51 Crosswater Parkway on about 3.4 acres, with a county application filed Sept. 10 and a stormwater permit issued by the water management district on Sept. 23. Units of roughly 1,700 to 8,900 square feet are offered for sale or lease, with delivery targeted for 2027.
Source: St. Johns Citizen - September 30, 2026CivicSt. Johns County
County outlines potential Amendment 3 revenue impact at a town hall
At a Sept. 29 town hall, St. Johns County officials estimated the county could lose more than 700 million dollars in property tax revenue over five years if voters approve Amendment 3 on Nov. 3. The measure would expand the homestead exemption for non-school property taxes and needs 60 percent approval to pass.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 29, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Hillwood closes on 192 acres at Cecil Commerce Center
Hillwood, master developer of AllianceFlorida at Cecil Commerce Center, bought about 192 acres from the city in the West Jacksonville business park. A grading and drainage plan has shown a proposed industrial building of slightly more than 1 million square feet, and the master development agreement lets the city share in eventual profits.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 29, 2026Retail & DiningDuval County
Parker's Kitchen cleared to prepare a 9.84 acre site on Alta Drive north of I-295
A Sept. 25 city permit allows clearing, grading and utility work for a Parker's Kitchen gas station and convenience store at 11205 Alta Drive in North Jacksonville. A separate 7-Eleven application seeks a store near the same Alta Drive and I-295 area.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 29, 2026DevelopmentNassau County
Nassau review committee signs off on the 266 lot first phase of Garden Bluff in the Wildlight Garden District
Nassau County's Development Review Committee signed off Sept. 29 on the 266 lot first phase of Garden Bluff, a Yulee development planned for more than 1,000 homes at build out. Rayonier owns the land in Wildlight's Garden District and Pulte Homes is the homebuilder. A St. Johns River Water Management District environmental permit for the project was still pending.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 29, 2026Retail & DiningRiverside
Fat Tuesday sets an Oct. 9 opening in Five Points
Fat Tuesday plans to open two side by side spaces on Oct. 9: a roughly 2,300 square foot kitchen and bar at 1043 Park St. and a roughly 2,700 square foot social lounge next door at 1045 Park St.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 28, 2026CivicSt. Johns County
Commissioners reverse two Heritage agricultural enclave certifications near I-95 and SR 207
In a 3 to 2 vote at a special meeting, St. Johns County commissioners denied agricultural enclave status for two Heritage Development parcels near I-95 south of State Road 207, about 615 acres east of the interstate and about 551 acres west of it. The board had approved both certifications on Aug. 19. Debate centered on whether the parcels met the statute's urban service area perimeter test.
Source: News4Jax - September 25, 2026InfrastructureClay County
County Road 220 bridge replacement and four lane widening over Little Black Creek opens to traffic
Clay County announced that its County Road 220 project is complete and open to traffic ahead of schedule. The work replaced the 1947 bridge over Little Black Creek with a four lane span and improved the Rideout Ferry Road intersection.
Source: News4Jax - September 25, 2026DevelopmentJacksonville Beach
Construction starts on 415 apartments at the former Adventure Landing site on Beach Boulevard
FaverGray has started building a 415 unit apartment community on a 10.7 acre site on Beach Boulevard near 20th Street North, the former Adventure Landing property. Plans include about 1,800 square feet of ground floor commercial space, with completion expected around late 2028.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 25, 2026Retail & DiningWildlight
Community First Credit Union opens its Wildlight branch on Kindred Lane
Community First opened a 3,100 square foot branch at 148 Kindred Lane in Wildlight's Town District. The credit union says about 2,000 of its roughly 12,000 Nassau County customers are in the Wildlight area.
Source: Wildlight - September 24, 2026Retail & DiningNocatee
Permits enter review for The Hub at Nocatee retail, dining and entertainment center
Center Connect Development III has permits in review for seven shell buildings ranging from about 5,056 to 13,534 square feet, at a combined estimated cost of 7.2 million dollars, for The Hub at Nocatee. The 63,225 square foot project sits on 8.07 acres at 28 Sawston Road in the Marketplace at Nocatee near Publix. The developer has said it expects to open in 2028.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 24, 2026CivicSt. Johns County
Heritage Development asks a court to stop St. Johns County from reconsidering two agricultural enclave certifications
Heritage Development Company of NE Florida filed a petition for writ of prohibition in the 7th Judicial Circuit on Sept. 23, asking the court to block the county from revisiting two agricultural enclave certifications approved Aug. 19. The enclaves cover about 615 acres east of Interstate 95 and about 551 acres west of it, both south of State Road 207. The county had scheduled a special meeting on the certifications for Sept. 28.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 24, 2026DevelopmentSt. Johns County
Tocoi River Ranch agritourism and farm stay concept proposed on 7 acres off County Road 13
A proposal for Tocoi River Ranch would bring a boutique ranch and farm stay concept to a 7 acre site at 13550 County Road 13 in western St. Johns County, near the St. Johns River and Bartram Trail. Plans filed under the Florida Agritourism Act include horseback riding, small livestock, beekeeping, a greenhouse with pick your own produce, and cabins. The county Development Review Committee is scheduled to discuss the project Oct. 7.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 23, 2026CivicDuval County
Jacksonville City Council adopts a 2 billion dollar budget, holds the millage rate and restores a 4.9 million dollar housing trust fund
Jacksonville City Council approved the city budget 18-1 on Sept. 22 and gave final approval 16-3 to an unchanged property tax rate of 11.1919 mills. An amendment restored a 4.9 million dollar affordable housing trust fund that had been cut in committee, including 2 million dollars for down payment assistance, 1.4 million dollars for capital stack funding and 1.5 million dollars for attainable housing utility tap fees. Some other spending remains tied to the outcome of the Nov. 3 Amendment 3 property tax referendum.
Source: Jacksonville Today - September 23, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Council committees advance a larger tax refund for the Interra Apartments conversion on Arlington Expressway
Jacksonville City Council's Neighborhoods, Rules and Finance committees advanced an increase of 500,000 dollars in a Recapture Enhanced Value grant, to as much as 1.5 million dollars, for the apartment conversion of a former office building on Arlington Expressway after construction delays raised costs. The building reopened in January as Interra Apartments with 95 market rate units. Supporters framed the incentive as a signal for further redevelopment along the corridor.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 22, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Council approves rezoning for a Pearl Square office building over ground floor retail in Downtown's NorthCore
Jacksonville City Council voted 19-0 on Sept. 22 to rezone 331 W. Ashley St. for the Pearl Square N9 building, which Gateway Jax plans as about 60,000 square feet of office space over 15,000 square feet of ground floor retail on a 0.47 acre site. The building would wrap the existing City Place condominium building. Pearl Square is the developer group's larger mixed use district north and west of City Hall.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 22, 2026Retail & DiningNassau County
Parker's Kitchen plans its first Florida store in Yulee near Interstate 95 and State Road 200
Savannah based convenience chain Parker's Kitchen expects to open its first Florida store in late October at 75970 William Burgess Blvd. in Yulee, near Interstate 95 and State Road 200. The company has said it expects additional Florida sites to be under construction in early 2027, with a goal of 12 Florida locations by the end of that year.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 22, 2026InfrastructurePonte Vedra Beach
St. Johns County studies a beach trolley for South Ponte Vedra and Vilano
St. Johns County is evaluating a trolley that would stop at county owned sites and public beach access points. More public access affects the local cost share for an Army Corps beach restoration partnership. Nothing is decided, and a public meeting is set for Oct. 7 at the GTM Reserve.
Source: Action News Jax - September 21, 2026DevelopmentDuval County
Merritt Properties starts the third phase of Imeson Landing Business Park in North Jacksonville
Merritt Properties began construction on three shallow bay light industrial buildings totaling 126,500 square feet at Imeson Landing Business Park near Zoo Parkway and Imeson Park Boulevard. The phase brings the park to 392,700 square feet and includes small incubator suites of about 1,650 square feet. Completion is anticipated in the second quarter of 2027.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 21, 2026Retail & DiningRiverside
Zees Subs receives a permit for a small sandwich shop build-out on King Street
The city issued a permit for an 834 square foot tenant build-out for Zees Subs at 913 King St., with an estimated cost of 45,000 dollars. The permit appeared among the city's larger commercial permits issued Sept. 17.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 18, 2026Retail & DiningClay County
Cavender's Boot City opens a 13,191 square foot store on Blanding Boulevard in Orange Park
Western wear retailer Cavender's opened a 13,191 square foot store at 249 Blanding Blvd. in Orange Park on Sept. 18. It is one of three new Florida locations for the chain.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record - September 18, 2026Retail & DiningDuval County
City issues a 3.75 million dollar permit for the Oak and Ocean Marketplace food hall in JIA's new Concourse B
The city issued a permit on Sept. 16 for about 3.75 million dollars in tenant improvements for the Oak and Ocean Marketplace food hall at Jacksonville International Airport's Concourse B. The 7,500 square foot space will house four restaurants at the post security entrance of the concourse.
Source: Jacksonville Daily Record
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