Three new tenants for March 5, 2021 FRIDAY Wildlight shopping center jaxdailyrecord.com • 35 cents PAGE 2 PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICES BEGIN ON PAGE 5 JACKSONVILLE Daily Record THE MATHIS REPORT Developer JACKSONVILLE plans North FlexCold plans ‘innovative’ Jacksonville NorthDail Jacksonvilley Re warehousecordindustrial park Merritt Properties proposes a five-building, JACKSONVILLE 238,350-square-foot project at northwest Imeson Park Boulevard and Zoo Parkway. BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS Daily RecordEDITOR A development group proposes a five-building, 238,350-square- JACKSONVILLE foot industrial project in North Jacksonville. The project is planned on 25.34 acres at northwest Imeson Park Boulevard and Zoo Parkway in Special to the Daily Record Imeson International Industrial A rendering at FlexCold.com for the Jacksonville warehouse. The almost 150,000-square-foot cold-storage facility is planned to open in April 2022. Park. Daily RecordThe city is reviewing civil engi- neering project plans submitted Feb. 25. Plans show Merritt Proper- GE Appliances warehouse ties of Baltimore is the developer. England-Thims & Miller Inc. is the civil engineer. A Merritt Properties represen- tative was not available for com- SEE MERRITT, PAGE2 Faye Road KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR The company calls the 150,000-square-foot cold- Blasius Road storage facility “a new era in cold chain logistics.” FLEXCOLD SITE The FlexCold warehouse ABOUT MERRITT Charleston, South Carolina-based is planned on 12.06 acres Headquarters: Baltimore Flexspace Ventures LLC is working at 11180 Blasius Road Founded: 1967 toward developing a FlexCold ware- at Faye Road in North house in North Jacksonville. Jacksonville. Part of the site Ownership: Privately held The company says on its FlexCold. is timberland and another About: The company com site the almost 150,000-square- portion is used as a truck says it is a full-service foot cold-storage facility with more parking lot. commercial real estate firm than 25,000 pallet positions will open in with more than 17 million April 2022. square feet of space in The Jacksonville Planning and Devel- three states. SEE MATHIS, PAGE 3 Google Boss of the Sauce BBQ fest to Downtown The Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival announced its World Championship qualifying barbecue competition is coming to Downtown Jacksonville. Festival organizers said the April 8-10 competition will be at Riverfront Plaza, the former Jacksonville Landing site at 2 Independent Drive. The barbecue competition begins April 8 with live music from Northeast Florida-based The Firewater Tent Revival and headliner Chase Rice, hosted by Jax River Jams. 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Editorial content focuses on news and trends, with a concentration on development, Editorial content focuses on news and trends, with a concentration on development, real estate, construction, law, companies, economic and industry trends and how local real estate, construction, law, companies, economic and industry trends and how local Firehouse Subs, The Decantery ond in the former AT&T building at 20 and state government affects business. and state government affects business. and Añejo Cocina Mexicana Homegrown Way. The cocktail, wine and beer lounge will open in two phases. STAFF STAFF will open this year. The first will be a package store that Publisher / Matt Walsh Director of Advertising / Jay Lesowitz Publisher / Matt Walsh Director of Advertising / Jay Lesowitz will open in April. The second will be a [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] lounge that is estimated to open in Sep- BY KATIE GARWOOD Publisher Emeritus / James F. Bailey Jr. Advertising Coordinator / Codi Gildberg Publisher Emeritus / James F. Bailey Jr. Advertising Coordinator / Codi Gildberg tember. [email protected] [email protected] STAFF WRITER Añejo Cocina Mexicana has a restau- [email protected] [email protected] rant in Ponte Vedra Beach and is planning Editor / Karen Brune Mathis Legal Advertising Manager / Janet Mohr Editor / Karen Brune Mathis Legal Advertising Manager / Janet Mohr [email protected] [email protected] Skinner Bros. Realty announced that another in the Brooklyn area of Down- [email protected] [email protected] Firehouse Subs, Añejo Cocina Mexi- town Jacksonville. Managing Editor / Monty Zickuhr Legal Advertising Associate / Rhonda Fisher Managing Editor / Monty Zickuhr Legal Advertising Associate / Rhonda Fisher [email protected] [email protected] cana and The Decantery will lease space The Mexican restaurant’s third loca- [email protected] [email protected] Associate Editor Legal Affairs / Max Marbut / Max Marbut in Wildlight’s Village Center in Nassau tion, in Village Center, will open in May Network Administrator / Erik Wagner Associate Editor Legal Affairs Network Administrator / Erik Wagner [email protected] County. in 3,700 square feet with an open-air bar [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Staff Writer / Katie Garwood / Katie Garwood They will join other tenants includ- and covered patio, the release said. Court Typeset / Paula Steiner Staff Writer Court Typeset / Paula Steiner [email protected] [email protected] ing Royal Amelia Dance Academy, Great Firehouse Subs will open this month in [email protected] [email protected] Clips, Cold Stone Creamery and Tasty’s a 2,100-square-foot space. Staff Writer / Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer / Mike Mendenhall [email protected] Director of Circulation / Anne Shumate [email protected] Director of Circulation / Anne Shumate Fresh Burgers and Fries, according to a “We are very pleased to continue [email protected] [email protected] March 3 news release. working with Skinner Bros. Realty on the Business Manager / Angie Campbell Business Manager / Angie Campbell [email protected] Distribution / Tim Reagan [email protected] Distribution / Tim Reagan The 11,670-square-foot retail center expansion of Wildlight’s Village Center,” [email protected] [email protected] at 40 Homegrown Way was completed in said Chris Corr, president of Wildlight September in the master-planned com- developer, Raydient Places + Properties. munity. The first multitenant building at PRESS RELEASE/INQUIRY/REPRINTS PRESS RELEASE/INQUIRY/REPRINTS Village Center opened in early 2019. KGARWOOD@ The Decantery operates a location in JAXDAILYRECORD.COM Submit a press release or editorial inquiry online Submit a press release or editorial inquiry online Fernandina Beach and will open a sec- (904) 356-2466 jaxdailyrecord.com/submit-news-release or email [email protected]. jaxdailyrecord.com/submit-news-release or email [email protected]. 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