Drive-thru coffee chain 7 Brew is planning a location at World Commerce Center, its first in St. Johns County.
The county received a preapplication for the project June 23. Plans call for a 510-square-foot coffee stand with drive-thru facilities, parking, utility connections, landscaping and site improvements.
It is planned on a portion of 93 acres of developable land off International Golf Parkway purchased Feb. 19 by Fort Lauderdale-based developer Stiles Retail Group.
In total, Stiles purchased 487 acres for $45 million, but not all of that property can be developed.
BL Cos., based in Meriden, Connecticut, with Jacksonville offices, is the civil engineer. The county development review committee is scheduled to discuss the project July 15.
The 7 Brew chain has five open kiosks in Clay, Duval and Nassau counties and has plans for one each in the Jacksonville areas of Mandarin and Lakewood, according to permit applications submitted in May.
The five operating kiosks, which 7 Brew refers to as stands, comprise three in Jacksonville at 7788 Normandy Blvd. in West Jacksonville; 6730 103rd St. in West Jacksonville; 3264 Gerona Drive E. in the Beach Haven area; and one each in Fernandina Beach in Nassau County and in Middleburg in Clay County.
The Mandarin location is planned on vacant land at northeast San Jose Boulevard and Loretto Road in Mandarin, south of Interstate 295. The Lakewood site is planned at 3746 University Blvd. W., where Island Time Car Wash operated until 2024.