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Covenant Group plans 5,600-square-foot mixed-use building on South Florida Avenue

Where it is. On South Florida Avenue in south Lakeland, about 400 feet from Uncle Nicks Bagels and Subs and about 900 feet from Winn-Dixie. Distance measured from map data, October 2026.

Two of the places within a quarter mile, nearest first; the nearest large store is kept when there is one. Straight-line distance between the mapped points. Store locations Β© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), read Oct 7, 2026. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.

A developer is proposing a roughly 5,600-square-foot building at Florida Avenue South and Shepherd Road, with space for PDS and another tenant.

Covenant Group is seeking approval to build on approximately 1.21 acres at the northwest corner of Florida Avenue South and Shepherd Road. The proposed 5,600-square-foot building would include 3,500 square feet leased to PDS and 2,100 square feet available for another tenant.

The site plan application was filed in July 2026 and is currently under review by the county.

What happens next

The application is awaiting county review and approval of the site plan.

Timeline

Jul 8
Site plan application filed with Polk County
Polk County Land Development Record LDDRC-2026-148

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Spotted by the Lakelandmarks records pipeline Β· records checked Oct 9, 2026

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Sources for this page: Polk County permit records.