The city issued a permit March 24 for Community First Credit Union to renovate the former Edgewood Bakery in its Murray Hill branch at a project cost of $3.475 million.
Auld & White Constructors LLC of Jacksonville is the contractor for the renovation at 1012 Edgewood Ave. S., where Jacksonville-based Community First is adapting the former bakery with such features as a front lawn and social area, a community room and architectural features not usually seen at the credit union’s branches.
A Community First spokesperson said previously a food truck also will be a permanent part of the project and would not leave the property.
In December 2025, two months after buying the building, Community First applied for a permit for the renovation at an estimated project cost of $3 million.
Community First intends to demolish 1,086 square feet of the primary building and renovate 4,628 square feet, adding drive-thru lanes, an outdoor plaza and other site improvements.
The city issued a permit Jan. 21 for a $100,000 site improvement and another permit Feb. 20 for the $50,000 demolition of a storage structure.
It also approved one March 24 for a dumpster enclosure at $25,000, boosting the final approvals to $3.5 million.
Community First Credit Union of Florida bought the 0.71-acre site and structure Oct. 11, 2024, for $1.675 million.
Restaurateur John Valentino through Pie High Real Estate Holdings LLC sold the building and grounds to Community First. He bought the property for $700,000 in 2016, the year Edgewood Bakery closed.
The property had been the Edgewood Bakery since 1947.
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan’s company Stache Investments bought the property in 2015 before selling it to Valentino.