Circle K Stores Inc. will build in the Regency area now that the city issued permits Sept. 19 for the convenience store and gas station.
W.H. Bass Inc. of Duluth, Georgia, is the contractor for the $2.2 million project at 100 Southside Blvd., at Atlantic Boulevard.
The prominent corner is where the former Coggin Pontiac structure was demolished at northwest Atlantic and Southside boulevards.
Plans show a 5,200-square-foot store, gas canopy and dumpster enclosure. Previous plans showed 10 fuel pumps.
In addition to Circle K, Camel Premium Express Car Wash plans to build on the site.
Circle K will be built on the southern part of the 5.09-acre site, with Camel Car Wash on the north.
Magnolia Wash Holdings of Morrisville, North Carolina, is the developer of the car wash. MDM Services Inc. of Lakeland is the civil engineer.
The city issued a permit in April for W.H. Bass Inc. to demolish the 53-year-old former car dealership at a cost of $117,000.
City utility JEA bought the parcel for $3.24 million in 2011 for construction and pipeline installation and to stage equipment for area work.
JEA sold the property to Circle K Stores Inc., the Tempe, Arizona-based international convenience store chain, for $3.15 million in May 2021.
