Gate Petroleum Co. proposes to raze and rebuild the Gate gas station and convenience store at 2350 Florida 16 in St. Augustine, near Interstate 95.
Plans show a 6,536-square-foot store and 24 fueling stations under a canopy. The existing 6,000-square-foot property structure was developed in 1998.
Spokeswoman Misty Skipper said Jacksonville-based Gate is “committed to providing the best experience for our customers at the pumps and inside our stores.”
“As we continue to expand our in-store offerings with a focus on fresh-made food, we are identifying sites that will benefit from our new, state-of-the-art store design. The store located at 95 and State Road 16 is such a location.”
She said the store will include Gate’s Fresh Kitchen fast-casual café serving freshly prepared pizza, smoothies and specialty coffees. The store also will carry breakfast items, salads, sandwiches, frozen yogurt, Best Bean Coffee, hot dogs and fountain drinks.
Skipper said there was not a firm timeline for the project as the company works through permitting.
Carmen Mantay of NAI Hallmark announced Tuesday that she represented the seller in the Jan. 12 sale of Suites 402-404 at 7807 Baymeadows Road E. in the Hampton Professional Park office condominiums off Interstate 295 and Gate Parkway. She said a private investor paid $1.46 million for the 7,205 square feet as an investment and plans to maintain the current tenant.
Fred Pollitt, vice president of Available Real Estate Co., represented the buyer, 7808 Hampton Park Properties LLC.
Chinta Perera is the managing member of the ownership group. Pollitt said the current tenant is Stratton & Company.
Toys R Us will close its Babies R Us location at 6001 Argyle Forest Blvd. as part of its nationwide closure of 182 stores.
Money.cnn.com said the company, which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in September, reported the closing in a court filing late Tuesday.
Toys R Us has 1,600 stores worldwide, including 880 in the U.S.
According to the news site, the filing said the decision to shut the stores was prompted by increased competition and a shift by customers toward online shopping.
The closures need court approval.
A letter by Chairman and CEO Dave Brandon posted on the company website said he estimated store closing sales would start in early February and largely be completed in mid-April.
“The actions we are taking are necessary to give us the best chance to emerge from our bankruptcy proceedings as a more viable and competitive company,” he said.
Several stores will be converted into co-branded Toys R Us and Babies R Us outlets, he said.