Make that 11.
The Ferber Co. Inc. intends to buy 2.5 acres in West Jacksonville to develop a Wawa Inc. gas station and convenience store, which is the 11th location identified in Northeast Florida for the chain.
The location is at southwest Normandy Boulevard and Normandy Village Parkway.
Ferber executive Tom Mundy, vice president of retail development services, said Wednesday the company expects to complete the land acquisition from the Setzer family by early fall.
The property owner is Normandy Boulevard LLC, led by Leonard Setzer.
A fall purchase puts the possible opening in summer 2018, Mundy said. Ferber would lease the location to Wawa.
Mundy said it’s the second area Wawa that Ferber is developing. It owns and is developing the location at 6787 Wilson Blvd., also in Westside.
He said Ferber, based in Ponte Vedra Beach, is a preferred developer for Wawa and the company is working on several more Northeast Florida sites for the Pennsylvania-based chain, but he declined to identify them.
Wawa spokeswoman Lori Bruce said Tuesday the company would break ground in the spring on its first Northeast Florida stores in Duval and Clay counties. The company then will share information about its construction schedule, specific store locations and which will open first.
In June, Wawa said it expected to open five Northeast Florida stores in 2017 and up to 30 or 40 over time.
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