The city issued a permit April 24 for The Winn-Dixie Company LLC to rebrand and convert the Harveys Supermarket in Northwest Jacksonville at a project cost of $873,700.
Williams & Rowe Co. Inc. of Jacksonville is the contractor.
Also in review are permits to upgrade refrigeration and change the signage to Winn-Dixie at the 47,996-square-foot store at 5250 Moncrief Road W.
Johnson Contracting Services Inc. of Hamilton, Georgia, is the contractor for the installation of six new refrigeration cases and overhead refrigeration lines at an estimated project cost of $164,437.
The signage, by Kenco Signs and Awning LLC of Holly Hill, is estimated at $4,500.
Essen Holdings Jacksonville LLC of Sunny Isles Beach owns the 6.3-acre property, which is at southeast Moncrief Road West and Soutel Drive, north of New Kings Road. The store was built in 1996.
The work is described as the change of a grocery tenant to include demolition of equipment inside the store, replacement of refrigeration gear, painting the exterior and interior areas of the building, and minor replacement and relocation of equipment for Winn-Dixie’s fixture plan layout.
Winn-Dixie also is converting the 52,056-square-foot Harveys Supermarket at 5909 University Blvd. W. in the Englewood area, and also at an estimated project cost of $873,700.
The pending mechanical permit for seven new refrigeration cases and overhead piping is in review at an estimated project cost of $149,785.
The city issued a permit April 23 for Thomas Sign & Awning Co. Inc. of Clearwater to put up the Harveys sign at a project cost of $6,428.
The site is at southwest University Boulevard and Terry Road, between Beach Boulevard and Interstate 95.
American Commercial Realty of Palm Beach Gardens owns the 96,127-square-foot shopping center property, named University Boulevard West and anchored by the supermarket. The center was built in 1962.
Williams & Rowe Co. Inc. is the renovation contractor for that location as well.
Meredith Hurley, Winn-Dixie senior director of communications and community, said by email April 26 that the stores will remain open and operating during the transition.
Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie announced March 16 that it would convert two Harveys Supermarkets in Jacksonville and one in southern Georgia to its banner as part of a strategy to bring its grocery stores together under one name.
Winn-Dixie confirmed March 28 that it will close the Harveys Supermarkets at 49 Arlington Road S. in Arlington and at 201 W. 48th St. in North Shore north of Brentwood in May.
An associate at the Arlington store said it would close May 17. Calls to the North Shore store were unanswered April 25 and April 26, although Hurley said it is open.
Hurley said April 26 that the stores will close in mid-May. She said associates who wish to continue with Winn-Dixie may apply for open positions at nearby stores and that eligible employees who do not transfer will receive severance.
The conversions are part of Winn-Dixie's plan to focus on its home state of Florida and the Northeast Florida region after selling its stores in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and much of Georgia.
The new owners registered The Winn-Dixie Company LLC with the state Division of Corporations on Feb. 5, 2026.
Previously named Southeastern Grocers Inc., the company completed a deal in March 2024 to sell its primary banners Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket to German grocer Aldi.
Aldi bought about 400 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores to convert into its discount concept.
In February 2025, a consortium of private investors led by Southeastern Grocers Inc. CEO Anthony Hucker and supplier C&S Wholesale Grocers acquired SEG and 170 remaining Winn-Dixie and Harveys stores in the five states to continue the banners.
According to the March 16 news release, the Harveys conversions reflect Winn-Dixie’s strategy to create “a more unified grocery experience for customers across Florida and southern Georgia.”
The company said April 3 that Winn-Dixie will continue operating about 130 grocery stores across the Florida market and in South Georgia.