- Alachua County is reviewing two developments on Archer Road aiming to increase multi-family residential units by 75% on an 8-acre parcel.
- The Covefield LLC project requests rezoning from single-family to multi-family residential, allowing an increase from 64 to 112 units.
- A 1.2-acre parcel owned by Kanapaha Presbyterian Church seeks rezoning from agricultural to commercial for an automotive business.
- Plans include demolishing and rebuilding a 54,964-square-foot Publix at Tower Square and expanding Archer Road westward by 3.8 miles by 2027.
On Wednesday, the Alachua County Local Planning Agency and Planning Commission will consider two developments along Archer Road near the intersection with Tower Road, with other projects for the area in the pipeline.
Southwest Gainesville and unincorporated Alachua County, along the city’s boundaries, continue to be a fast-growing area. The two projects before the Planning Commission would increase density on an 8-acre parcel by 75% for multi-family units, while the second would rezone a 1.2-acre parcel for an automotive-oriented business.
The multi-use development would be for an empty parcel (7816 SW Archer Rd.) just west of The Mayfair and UF Health Emergency Center – Kanapaha. The owner is Covefield LLC…