Gates of Pottsburg Plaza’s face-lift

St. Vincent’s Health Center seeks permit for Regency site


Coastal Contracting of North Florida Inc. is upgrading the facade at the former Pottsburg Plaza at 23 University Blvd.
Coastal Contracting of North Florida Inc. is upgrading the facade at the former Pottsburg Plaza at 23 University Blvd.
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Hakimian Holdings is remodeling the facade of its recently acquired and rebranded Gates of Pottsburg Plaza.

The city issued a permit Friday for Coastal Contracting of North Florida Inc. to remodel the front facade of the shopping center at 23 University Blvd. at a cost of $203,650.

Through Gates of Pottsburg Plaza LLC, Hakimian Holdings bought Pottsburg Plaza at northeast University and Atlantic boulevards in June for $2.64 million.

It signed a lease with MCCI Medical Group for 11,000 square feet there next to Walgreens. That build-out is $1.36 million.

The property comprises the 14,000-square-foot Walgreens, which has a long-term lease, and a 22,000-square-foot multitenant building.

Records show the multitenant structure at 23 University Blvd. was built in 1953 and the Walgreens at 11 University Blvd. was developed in 1996.

Other remaining tenants include a hair salon, Boost Mobile and Hot Wok restaurant. Developer Ben Hakimian said previously about 8,000 square feet remains available for lease.

St. Vincent’s Health Center seeks permit for Regency site

St. Vincent’s HealthCare and contractor Batson-Cook Co. applied to the city for a permit to build a $3.2 million Health Center at 858 Monument Road in the Regency area.

The 11,519-square-foot project is designed on 1.58 acres across from the Gate Petroleum Co. station.

St. Vincent’s plans to open 10 Health Centers in the area. The Regency site is the fifth identified in addition to Mandarin, West Jacksonville, Gate Parkway and St. Johns County.

The Jacksonville-based health system submitted engineering plans to the city for the Regency health center at 9769 Hutchinson Park Drive, which is the same location.

The site is at Monument Road and Lantern Street, near a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Supercenter.

St. Vincent’s HealthCare Media Relations Coordinator Kyle Sieg said previously the center is in the permitting phase and the opening date is summer 2018.

The 10 locations are planned over 30 months at an estimated cost of $75 million.

The first Health Center opened in March in Mandarin and the second will open Nov. 1 in St. Johns County.

The health system intends to open a Health Center along Gate Parkway in August near the FBI Building.

St. Vincent’s also applied to build a Health Center in West Jacksonville at 6488 103rd St.

Jacksonville-based St. Vincent’s said the new-concept health centers are designed to provide essential services such as urgent care, primary care, imaging, lab services and specialty care in one location.

Philips and Bowden Wawa in the works

Wawa developer Brightwork Real Estate Inc. applied for a permit to build at 5735 Philips Highway.

Tampa-based Brightwork, through BW Philips Bowden LLC, wants to develop the 6,119-square-foot convenience store and gas station, gas canopy and dumpster enclosure on 2.13 acres of the property it bought at Philips Highway and Bowden Road.

Cuhaci & Peterson of Orlando is the architect for the almost $1.1 million construction project.

BW Philips Bowden LLC bought the former Frank Griffin dealership property in April to develop for Wawa. BW Philips Bowden owns 3.9 acres.

JAX Chamber offers help to firms damaged by Irma

JAX Chamber wants to help Northeast Florida businesses damaged by Hurricane Irma connect with resources to return to full operations.

If a business needs temporary office space or has available space for a businesses that has been displaced, JAX Chamber asks you to email [email protected].

The chamber said its staff has been in contact with local and state officials, as well as chambers across the region and state, to help businesses connect “to every resource possible to get your business back up and running.”

That includes:

  • The Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan Program for interest-free loans of up to $25,000.
  • The Florida Virtual Business Emergency Operations Center, flvbeoc.org, has links to complete damage assessments and apply for emergency loans. 
  • Businesses in Clay and Duval counties are eligible for Small Business Administration Disaster Loans. 

Visit myjaxchamber.com for information.

Food note

Taziki's Mediterranean Café will build-out at Mandarin South Shopping Center, where Earth Fare recently opened its second area grocery store. C.N. Bailey and Co. Inc. is the contractor for the 2,761-square-foot project at a cost of $375,000.

 

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