A downtown space at 202 Massachusetts Avenue gets built out
Where it is. On Massachusetts Avenue North in downtown Lakeland, about 350 feet from Jimmy Johns Kentucky Ave and about 400 feet from Mitchell's Coffee House. 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 commercial space in downtown Lakeland has been remodeled and built out, backed by a CRA grant.
At 202 Massachusetts Avenue N in downtown Lakeland, the property owned by Baron Management LLC has gone through a round of interior and exterior work. An interior demolition and build-out permit was issued in December 2025 and finaled in June 2026, and a permit for an exterior CMU block wall was also issued in December 2025. Applicant Jason Ellis was awarded a Community Redevelopment Agency grant for the site.
A site plan described as "Rec Room Patio" was filed but later withdrawn, so any outdoor patio plans for the property are not currently moving forward. A special event tied to the same parcel — listed as a "Borges Cigar Event" at 310 Cedar Street — was completed in April 2026.
The records show the space has been remodeled and built out, but they do not state what business will occupy it or when it opens.
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ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Site Plan SIT26-021 — Rec Room Patio (Withdrawn)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit BLD25-05728 — Exterior CMU wall (Issued)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit BLD25-07602 — Interior demo and buildout (Finaled)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit ROW25-00037 — Non-Utility ROW (Expired)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required Permit SPE26-00033 — Borges Cigar Event (Complete)
ims.lakelandgov.net · City of Lakeland sign-in required