Publix Cobblestone store remodel will add self-checkouts

The Lakeland-based supermarket chain plans a $900,000 renovation of the property in Jacksonville’s East Arlington area.


Publix Super Markets Inc. intends to remodel its 10-year-old store at 2771 Monument Road in East Arlington. It rebuilt the store in 2014 after demolishing the original one developed in 1986.
Publix Super Markets Inc. intends to remodel its 10-year-old store at 2771 Monument Road in East Arlington. It rebuilt the store in 2014 after demolishing the original one developed in 1986.
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Publix Super Markets Inc., which regularly renovates or rebuilds its stores, intends to remodel its East Arlington grocery at northeast Monument and McCormick roads.

Plans show it will add self-checkout stations and keep seven staffed checkouts as well as the customer-service center. 

Other services and merchandise appear to be in the same location.

Publix wants to remodel the 54,244-square-foot interior of the supermarket at 2771 Monument Road, No. 19, the anchor of the Cobblestone Crossing shopping center. The work includes enclosing a loading dock.

A spokesperson for the Lakeland-based chain said the project is targeted to begin in the second quarter, which is April-June, but did not know when it will be completed. The store is anticipated to remain open during the remodel.

Publix, which rebuilt the store in 2014, applied to the city for a permit for an estimated $900,000 renovation to include new finishes, fixtures and repairs.

Jacksonville-based Elkins Construction LLC is the contractor. Orlando-based Jacobs Architects is the architect.

Publix has anchored the center since both were built in 1986. The property is near the Hidden Hills Golf Club and across Monument Road from Ed Austin Regional Park.

In 2014, Publix demolished the original store and built a larger version that was about 9,000 square feet bigger and included a pharmacy, bakery, deli, floral and fresh seafood departments.

About 5 miles south of that store, Publix demolished and is rebuilding its store in Harbour Place Shopping Center at Atlantic and Hodges boulevards.

The city issued a permit July 7 for HGR Construction Inc. of Altamonte Springs to build a 56,433-square-foot Publix at 13170 Atlantic Blvd. at a project cost of $7.11 million.

The previous June, the city approved a permit for Fisher and Associates LLC of Clearwater to demolish 54,976 square feet of grocery and retail space at a cost of $100,000 to make way for the new store, which is under construction.

A Hallmark store was relocated within the center to accommodate the project.

The supermarket chain has been developing, redeveloping and renovating stores across Northeast Florida. 

 

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