Medical office planned for South Florida Avenue redevelopment
Where it is. On South Florida Avenue in south Lakeland, about 550 feet from Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q and about 750 feet from Brewlands Billiards. 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 rezoning application aims to clear the way for medical office use at 5955 S Florida Ave.
The owner of 5955 S Florida Ave has filed to rezone the property from BPC-2 to LCC (Local Commercial Classification), with the stated purpose of redeveloping the site for medical office and other potential uses.
The rezoning request was filed in late June 2026, followed by a companion plan amendment filed in early July. A design review filing from June suggests preliminary planning is underway.
Timeline
Receipts — verify every claim
2 of 3 open straight to the record. The rest need a sign-in at the agency, or a search on its portal.
aca-prod.accela.com Design Review (Case LDDRC-2026-136)
aca-prod.accela.com Rezoning Application (Case 26TMP-036601)
aca-prod.accela.com · agency portal — search for the case number