Crowley Maritime Corp. applied for a permit to build-out a 36,000-square-foot building at 8200 Nations Way in Cypress Point Business Park.
RAM Architecture Inc. is the architect for the $756,000 project.
Crowley will lease the building for additional space resulting from its growth, such as the award of the U.S. Defense Freight Transportation Services contract.
Crowley subsidiary Crowley Logistics Inc. won a multiyear contract to provide transportation and related services supporting Department of Defense activities in the U.S. and Canada.
A spokesman said in October the space will accommodate about 150 employees in positions supporting government services, finance and other roles.
Building plans show conference space, huddle rooms, IT, disaster recovery, dining and break rooms, a mother’s room, human resources, procurement and more.
No contractor is listed.
Permit modification for UniFirst laundry center in review
The St. Johns River Water Management District is reviewing a minor modification to a permit for the proposed UniFirst Jacksonville laundry center in the Perimeter West Industrial Park.
The written description of the 63,517-square-foot commercial building says it comprises a 51,810-square-foot first phase and 11,707-square-foot second phase on a 5.63-acre site.
Plans show a slightly different configuration of a proposed one-story 51,810-square-foot first floor and 4,357-square-foot second floor with a second phase of 8,707 square feet.
UniFirst Corp. plans to build the $6 million project at 4251 Perimeter Industrial Parkway E., at northeast Interstate 295 and Pritchard Road.
A spokesman said UniFirst will own the facility, which could be completed late this year.
It then will no longer need to lease its branch operation along Haines Street.
Development notes
- The city and the St. Johns River Water Management District are reviewing plans for the iFly indoor skydiving center on 1.14 acres along Brightman Boulevard south of Topgolf. The building footprint is 5,000 square feet.
- Bank of America intends to renovate its security operations center at 9000 Southside Blvd. in Gramercy Woods, formerly the Bank of America office park. Auld & White Constructors LLC is the contractor for the $237,830 project to remodel 1,770 square feet.
- Riverplace Tower is preparing for interior demolition to the seventh floor of the 28-story building to “make ready” to build-out for any potential tenant, plans show. Adams Interior Contractors Inc. is the contractor for the $50,011 project at 1301 Riverplace Blvd.
- The city is reviewing plans for construction of the “Deerwood Hilton” at 10715 Deerwood Park Blvd. at northeast Gate Parkway and Deerwood Park Boulevard, south of Butler Boulevard. Hotel operator Kanti Patel said in August he plans to open Jacksonville’s first Home2 Suites by Hilton there. Home2 Suites said the hotel should open in January 2019. The 104-room, five-story hotel is planned on 1.8 acres. Patel estimated the investment at $14 million to $15 million.
Retail notes
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. proposes a “front end transformation” at its store at 13490 Beach Blvd. No contractor is listed for the $250,000 project involving the remodeling of registers, checkouts and equipment; remodeling and adding self-checkouts; and pickup at the front of the store.
- CVS Pharmacy will remodel its location at 9509 San Jose Blvd. No contractor is listed for the $200,000 remodel of the pharmacy, photo lab, retail and restroom areas. The parking lot will be repaved and restriped and there will be new signage.
- The city issued Mobility Fee and Concurrency Reservation certificates for the proposed 32,000-square-foot Jaguar Land Rover Jacksonville dealership on 5.85 acres at 11217 Atlantic Blvd. The mobility fee, calculated to mitigate traffic impacts, is $53,814. Fields Auto Group intends to build a new Jaguar Land Rover Jacksonville dealership to the east of its existing location at 11211 Atlantic Blvd. and then redevelop the original location for Porsche. Its Porsche dealership, in turn, will relocate from 10100 Atlantic Blvd. No decision has been made about the next use for that building
- Two signs were approved for the Jacksonville Armada Football Club at 10281 Midtown Parkway, No. 121, at St. Johns Town Center. Harbinger is the contractor for the project. The store is in the strip with M Shack and P.F. Chang’s.
- AutoZone proposes a store at northeast Blanding Boulevard and Branan Field Road in Middleburg.
Food notes
- Mission BBQ is building out a 4,378-square-foot restaurant at The Strand at Town Center at a cost of $480,000. The address is 4800 Town Center Parkway.
- Ichiban Ramen intends to open in Shoppes at the Park at 4375 Southside Blvd., No. 12. A building plan indicates 45 seats in the 2,800-square-foot space.
- Five Guys is renovating its Pablo Creek Plaza store at 3267 Hodges Blvd. The project includes new ceiling tiles, paint and floor tiles as needed and updates to the interior to current Five Guys restaurant standards.
