Ability Housing will convert the old Lake Forest Elementary into about 120 apartments, reserving 25% for Duval County school staff and adding an on‑site early‑learning center. The project’s start hinges on gap financing already supported by local philanthropy and city housing programs.

White Castle filed plans for a 2,764-square-foot restaurant with outdoor seating and a dual drive-thru at a Walmart outparcel in St. Augustine’s World Commerce Center.

Corner Lot is weighing a 122‑room hotel, restaurants and a 10,000‑sq‑ft retail strip at the former Beach Road Chicken Dinners site near Atlantic Boulevard. The company has filed a JEA request as it considers updating the PUD.

Council committees will review a $3.2M loan to back a developer’s roughly 110‑unit affordable housing project across three Jacksonville sites. The plan pairs city bonds and gap financing to close the project's budget.

City records show civil plans were signed off Friday for Phase II of Boeing’s South Yard at Cecil Airport, moving the project into site‑work and infrastructure stages.

St. Johns County approved a $100,000 permit to add a helipad at Baptist Health’s Silverleaf campus, part of a 118,000‑sq‑ft complex expected to open in fall 2026.

A Panda Express–linked group paid for 42.8 acres off International Golf Parkway, adding a large parcel to the World Golf Village development corridor. The purchase ties to the Cherng family’s investment vehicles.

The DDRB approved concept designs Thursday for a restored Ambassador Hotel and the Cathedral Commons housing plan, clearing a major design hurdle for both projects. Each move brings the developments closer to permits and construction.

Mayor Donna Deegan said Related Group will break ground in May on the long-delayed South Bank Residences at 835 Museum Circle after years of redesigns and incentive talks.

Webb International secured a city permit to build a 310,464-square-foot, $16.9M warehouse at Imeson International Industrial Park in North Jacksonville.

Amendments to Florida’s Live Local Act broaden eligibility to include public and faith‑owned parcels, potentially unlocking new sites for affordable apartments in Duval County.

Permit filings show Ellianos in review for an 820‑sq‑ft drive‑thru at 8700 Beach Blvd — a move that could bring the chain’s Northeast Florida total to about 18 shops.

Vermeer Southeast won county permits for a roughly $8.1M regional headquarters in St. Johns County, promising construction work and ongoing industrial jobs.