Anyone know what's happening at 30A and 98?

Thanks for asking this. I was wondering the same as I rode by yesterday. Would love to know, too.

At one time, Albertson's grocery store had plans of going into that spot, before Publix came to SoWal. I'm not sure what the latest is with it, but they may be preparing it for development with the idea of leasing or selling, since Walmart is about to pop nearby. I could eventually see a Target type box going there for competition. (I have not heard of any rumor about Target, just know that they like to compete with Walmart.)

All of the "Targets and "Walmarts" will stay on 98 right?? not try to venture down onto 30-A?? I know one can never assume, and we must all stay aware of planning, zone changes, etc., but Scenic Hwy 30-A's long term vision is to be one of small, eclectic seaside towns... full of character and personality like no other place right?? No billboards, no Mickey D's, nothing higher than 4 stories.... 30-A never widening?? I sort of envision this development "bubble" around 30-A. I'm assuming this is 98 and 30-A on the Destin side?? Just wondering.

It has had a development order on it for awhile and the property was recently bought and will be parceled out for commercial. No tenants set yet but something along the lines of a CVS Pharmacy and smaller businesses also.

All of the "Targets and "Walmarts" will stay on 98 right?? not try to venture down onto 30-A?? I know one can never assume, and we must all stay aware of planning, zone changes, etc., but Scenic Hwy 30-A's long term vision is to be one of small, eclectic seaside towns... full of character and personality like no other place right?? No billboards, no Mickey D's, nothing higher than 4 stories.... 30-A never widening?? I sort of envision this development "bubble" around 30-A. I'm assuming this is 98 and 30-A on the Destin side?? Just wondering.

It will be hard to say now that the Growth Management Law has been almost completely abolished. Already heard of organizations wanting to buy up forest land for offices...so, we have to watch carefully to be sure...IMO a sad day for the environment in Florida when the Governor and Legislature abolished so much of the law that protected our land.

Target and Walmart will be on 98 or Middle Beach Road.

It has had a development order on it for awhile and the property was recently bought and will be parceled out for commercial. No tenants set yet but something along the lines of a CVS Pharmacy and smaller businesses also.

I'm surprised the developer thinks there will be demand.. we have a lot of empty commercial space around here right now. I hope they did their due dilligence on it before starting the project.

On the flip side - more jobs for all the construction workers around here who were hit by the downturn is welcome news.

I'm surprised the developer thinks there will be demand.. we have a lot of empty commercial space around here right now. I hope they did their due dilligence on it before starting the project.

On the flip side - more jobs for all the construction workers around here who were hit by the downturn is welcome news.

It's a retail location- I'd would guess a Chick-fil-A would do really well there... I noticed that they are building a CFA near the new Walmart in Niceville.

JOE likes to build in those little stub roads, could be something and could be nothing. It has the usual "faux road" look of curving back and then dead ending into nothing. Could it be a short cut to Wal-Mart so you can completely avoid 98?

98 & West end of 30A?

What's happening with all the clearing on the North side of 98 at the West end of 30A across from the Chevron at the light?

Don't know the current, but that parcel is zoned for large scale commercial. Originally it was supposed to be an Albertson's supermarket before Albertson's decided to close about 80-90% of their Florida stores.

Not 100% sure but I recall seeing something a while back that it might be a Lowes

Are you thinking of the Lowes currently going in just east of Destin Commons? I'm not sure the area has the population base to support two of those stores going in so quickly within about ten miles of each other.

Yesterday, I had to drive to Destin from South Walton. To drive from Grand Blvd to the new Lowe's store (not yet open, but looks close to being ready) took more than about 1.5 hours. Ten miles may not mean anything, especially when builders need supplies quickly or on the weekends. I wouldn't be surprised if it IS a Lowes, but I have not read that other before now.

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Also see this thread about adjacent parcel:
http://www.sowal.com/bb/showthread.php/39083-St.-Joe-Big-Box-development-comes-to-SoWal

What's happening with all the clearing on the North side of 98 at the West end of 30A across from the Chevron at the light?

In 2002 I was working for Albertsons, Inc. and they asked me if I would transfer to a new store being proposed at the intersection of Hwy 98 and 30A West. Mergers killed the company over the next couple of years and they sold many of their real estate assets. Kohls, CVS and Publix purchased many of their properties.

Chick-fil-a and Bank of America would both be very smart to put locations east of silversands. Driving all the way through Destin to get to probably the largest banking company in the country is ridiculous and I can't believe there still isn't one closer.

Three months; anymore updates?

I am closing my BoA account as it is too far for me. Plus, the threat of the upcoming $5 fee pushed me out. Closed my SunTrust account too. Screw them with their $3/mo.

I opened a new acct at Army Aviation FCU by Sacred Heart. Up to 6 free ATM withdrawals/month which is plenty for me with no fees. Nice branch too.


I think a CFA would do really well at this high visibiliiy location. CVS might fare ok too.

It would be nice to have a full-service pharmacy nearby. I can't tell you how many times we've had to drive to the CVS across from Silver Sands.

As far as banks go, I don't know what to do about SunTrust. They want to charge me $7 a month for checking and have a minimum of $500. I manage all of Mom's SunTrust accounts. I pay some of her bills from my checking account, and then reimburse myself (yes, I document this with my siblings). That's the only reason I have the account. I might just ask my siblings to allow me to transfer enough money from one of Mom's accounts to allow me to have free checking. But it really stinks that I have to deal with this when we have been SunTrust customers for ages (actually Daddy was on the board of the Trust Company of Georgia before the bank was bought out by SunTrust).