St. Johns County’s booming north end is about to get a hefty grocery-and-grub upgrade. Regency Centers is planning The Berkeley at Durbin Park, a new grocery-anchored open-air shopping center that will bring a Whole Foods Market and a lineup of national retailers and restaurants to one of Northeast Florida’s fastest-growing trade areas. The project is slated for East Peyton Parkway next to the UF Health Durbin Park campus and is designed to cater to nearby master-planned communities with a full-service grocery anchor, dining and everyday retail.
According to News4JAX, Whole Foods Market will anchor the development, with TJ Maxx, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill and Shake Shack also in the tenant mix. The station reports that The Berkeley at Durbin Park will sit directly adjacent to UF Health Durbin Park on East Peyton Parkway and notes that the project is part of Regency Centers’ ongoing push in the Jacksonville metro area.
In a post on LinkedIn, Regency Centers said it expects to break ground in the fourth quarter of 2026 and described the project as "designed to serve one of Northeast Florida's fastest-growing communities." The LinkedIn announcement also marked the first formal confirmation of both the tenant lineup and the tentative construction schedule.
Tenants, Size And Who Owns The Land
Between local coverage and the developer’s own announcement, Whole Foods, TJ Maxx, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill and Shake Shack are set up as the marquee names, with the grocery anchor expected to take roughly 30,000 square feet, according to the Jax Daily Record. Site plans call for additional retail buildings and pad sites spread across multiple parcels owned by Gate Petroleum’s Durbin Creek National, the St. Johns Citizen reports. Regency has not yet released individual store footprints or an official opening date, so the exact tenant mix beyond the headliners is still to come.
What It Means For Shoppers And Developers
For local shoppers, the arrival of Whole Foods and national dining brands signals that Durbin Park is climbing the retail food chain, not just filling out with basic services. The project follows a wave of recent investment in the area, where a Walmart Supercenter expansion and other upgrades have been cited as proof that demand is only growing. News4JAX reported in February that the Durbin Park Walmart is expanding by about 9,000 square feet to boost online grocery pickup capacity. Developers still need to clear permits before full construction on The Berkeley gets rolling.
St. Johns County review documents and state water-management sign-offs were already in the file earlier in the project’s review phase, and county officials were expected to take up the proposal in public meetings, according to the Jax Daily Record. Expect more details on build-out timelines, store sizes and opening dates as Regency Centers, Whole Foods or local officials release additional information.
