Gate building Town Center foundation
Gate Petroleum Co. is a step closer to building its store near the St. Johns Town Center.
The City approved construction of the foundation for the Gate Food Store at 4123 Town Center Parkway. Auld & White Constructors LLC is the contractor for the $65,000 project.
Jacksonville-based Gate Petroleum plans a 6,300-sqare-foot convenience store on 3.16 acres at Town Center Parkway and St. Johns Bluff Road South. Plans have shown a convenience store, car wash and gasoline sales.
In May, Gate filed plans with the St. Johns River Water Management District for the new store after buying the property. Those plans showed a 6,600-square-foot convenience store with a 24-pump self-serve gas station and a car wash.
England, Thims & Miller Inc. is the project engineer.
Gate Petroleum bought the land May 14 from City National Bank of Florida as trustee for George H. Hodges Jr. Gate paid $4.72 million for the property.
It's the newest among Gate's Duval County projects.
On April 24, Gate opened its 11040 McCormick Road store in the East Arlington area. As of that day, Gate owned and operated 72 stores in the five states of Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Kentucky.
A few weeks before, Gate paid $1.1 million for property at 3100 Emerson St. for construction of a new convenience store. It bought the property from DBSB Inc., whose president is J.C. Demetree Jr. The deed was signed March 25.
The existing Gate store at 3230 Emerson St. was constructed in 1969, property records show.
The new store apparently will replace the smaller existing store.
Total Wine renovations approved
The City OK'd a $142,743 renovation project for Total Wine & More in St. Johns Town Center at 4413 Town Center Parkway, No. 300.
Fulcrum Construction is the contractor for the $143,000 project.
Total Wine proposes selective renovations for its existing store for retail use. Plans show improvements to the beer-tasting station and wine-education center.