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Former Bacardi-owned land to become 1,000-acre housing, retail project in Jacksonville

Benderson Development filed updated plans June 25 for its mixed-use development in North Jacksonville, moving one step closer to transforming over 1,000 acres of timberland into a residential, industrial and commercial project. The new site plan, submitted to JEA, outlined a mixed-use development at the intersection of Interstate 95 and Pecan Park Road, where the company has been assembling and planning land for years. The plan includes 1,650 single-family homes, 275 apartment units, 1.6 million square feet of industrial space and 87,725 square feet of retail, anchored by a 53,402-square-foot grocery store. Also included in the proposal are a 12,000-square-foot medical office and an 80,000-square-foot showroom, which could become a large-format retail user or specialty display space. The site design also designates five other parcels set to be used as restaurants, banks, convenience stores or other retail spaces. The property is part of the Bacardi mixed-use planned development, which has been in the works for several years. Benderson, a privately held real estate company headquartered in Bradenton, is one of the largest development companies in the U.S. with "over 1,000 properties totaling over 55 million square feet of space nationwide," according to its website. Other development news 'It saved my life': ESPN's Steffi Sorensen plans local gym to heal more than muscles The Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved land use and zoning changes for the site earlier this year, as first reported by the Jacksonville Daily Record. The rezoning allows for a mix of conservation, light industrial, commercial and "medium- and low-density residential uses" across the more than 1,000-acre property. Future phases of development will require traffic impact studies and individual reviews by the city. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: North Jacksonville plan includes 1,650 homes, grocery store near I-95 Solve the daily Crossword