The old Mobil station on US 98 North is being rebuilt as a Kangaroo Express
Where it is. On US 98 North in north Lakeland, about 200 feet from McDonald's and about 250 feet from Hooters. 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. Restaurant locations geocoded from the Florida DBPR active food-service licence file, read Oct 7, 2026.
A Mobil gas station on US 98 N was torn down and is being reworked into a Kangaroo Express, with new fuel tanks, a repaired canopy and fresh signs.
City permits show the Mobil station at 3437 HWY 98 N, owned by BNL Corp, was demolished in mid-2025 and is being rebuilt as a Kangaroo Express convenience store and fuel stop. A demolition permit for the Mobil was finaled in August 2025, followed by a fuel-tank replacement and piping job, a canopy repair, new site lighting, a retaining wall, and a kitchen-hood fire suppression system.
The branding paperwork tells the rest of the story: a permit refreshed the Mobil sign face, and three illuminated Kangaroo Express wall signs were approved for the north, south and west elevations. A transit stop bench permit was also issued at the site.
Most of these permits are already finaled, so the work is well along. Separately, FDOT records show US 98 in front of the site is undergoing pavement reconstruction under a state contract.
Timeline
Receipts — verify every claim
1 of 7 open straight to the record. The rest need a sign-in at the agency, or a search on its portal.
gis.fdot.gov Demolition — Demo of Mobil (BLD25-04164)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Tank Replacements and Piping (LFD25-00225)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Kangaroo Express wall sign, north elevation (BLD25-07579)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Kitchen-hood fire suppression at Kangaroo Express (LFD25-00296)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Canopy Repair (BLD25-08465)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Lakeland permit search
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required