The long-quiet, two-story former JCPenney at Gateway Town Center in Brentwood is getting another life, this time as a full-blown indoor self-storage hub. Developers are moving to finish the conversion by finally building out the long-closed second floor. The ground level is already operating as an Extra Space Storage site, and city records show a new permit application aimed at completing the upstairs work. Nearby pieces of the old enclosed mall are also lined up for demolition as the owner prepares to market fresh space for new retailers and affordable housing.
The city is reviewing a permit request from Global Jacksonville LLC to complete a 61,283-square-foot second floor at 5200 Norwood Ave., with an estimated project cost of about $1.72 million, according to…..