• Wingstop is joining the Deerwood Village Mall in a space at 9934 Old Baymeadows Road. Adkins Construction LLC is the contractor for the estimated $286,000 build-out of 1,450 square feet.
• Waffle House could be opening in North Jacksonville near River City Marketplace. A JEA service availability request shows a 34-seat restaurant at Max Leggett Parkway and Outback Drive, east of Main Street. The chain has about 20 locations in Northeast Florida.
• The city is reviewing a permit application for tenant build-out for Dolly Llama Waffle Master at 11025 eTown Parkway, No. 204, in eTown at an estimated $150,00.
• Ellianos Coffee Co. intends to build a drive-thru-only shop at 12777 Atlantic Blvd. in Girvin Plaza at an estimated $538,000. The 800-square-foot kiosk is planned at northeast Girvin Road and Atlantic Boulevard. Adkins Construction LLC is the contractor. Loring Design Group of St. Petersburg is the architect.