A 7-Eleven gas station and convenience store is planned at County Road 210 and College Drive in Middleburg.
About 1.5 miles south of St. Johns River State College’s Thrasher-Horne Center, it would be the chain’s second in Clay County.
The development spans two parcels totaling about 2.61 acres and includes demolition of existing structures, including La Sabrosa Grocery & Restaurant and a single-family home, according to the project application.
Property records show a 1.03-acre parcel at 2590 County Road 220 with three buildings owned by Thomas and Nancy Price. It is along College Drive.
The second 1.58-acre parcel is at 2596 County Road 220 with a single-family house. It is owned by the Doris Mae Chase Revocable Trust.
Plans show a 4,852-square-foot convenience store with seven fuel pumps serving 14 fueling stations. Orlando-based Common Oak Engineering is the contractor.
Another 7-Eleven is 1.4 miles west of the project site.
The Clay County Development Review Committee is scheduled to discuss the project May 26.
7-Eleven began in 1927 as Southland Ice Co. and adopted its current name in 1946 to reflect extended hours.
As of May 13, there were 9,457 7-Eleven stores in the U.S, according to data website Scrapnet.com. California has the most with 1,885, about 20% of the national total. Florida ranks third with 1,019 stores.
According to 7-eleven.com it is the first convenience store to offer coffee to-go cups and self-serve fountain drinks and be open 24/7.
Owned by Seven & I Holdings, 7-Eleven also operates the Speedway, Stripes, Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost Chicken & Biscuits brands across the country.