Whole Foods, Shake Shack and TJ Maxx Headed to New Durbin Park Center in North St. Johns

St. Johns County's Durbin Park corridor is getting its first Whole Foods Market, part of a new shopping center that will also bring TJ Maxx, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill and Shake Shack to East Peyton Parkway near UF Health. Jacksonville-based Regency Centers announced the project — called The Berkeley at Durbin Park — and says it plans to break ground in the fourth quarter of 2026, adding another major retail draw to one of the county's busiest growth areas.

According to local news reports and the developer's own announcement, Regency Centers has acquired land along East Peyton Parkway, adjacent to UF Health at Durbin Park, to build and own the grocery-anchored center. For families in Durbin Crossing, Nocatee and the surrounding northern St. Johns neighborhoods, it means an upscale supermarket, off-price shopping and two popular sit-down and fast-casual dining options within a short drive of home.

What's coming to The Berkeley at Durbin Park

Regency Centers says the center will be anchored by Whole Foods Market, the Austin-based grocer known for natural and organic groceries, prepared meals and premium items. Its arrival would give the area a higher-end supermarket option it currently lacks.

The announced tenant lineup so far includes:

• Whole Foods Market — the center's anchor grocery store
• TJ Maxx — off-price apparel, home goods and more
• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill — a polished-casual steakhouse and grill
• Shake Shack — the fast-casual burger, fries and shakes chain

Firebirds already operates a location at the St. Johns Town Center, and local reports noted earlier that the brand had filed plans for a second area restaurant in the Durbin Park development. Regency has cautioned that the tenant lineup and timing are subject to change as the project moves forward.

Why Durbin Park keeps drawing big names

The announcement marks another significant retail addition for northern St. Johns County, where Durbin Park has steadily emerged as one of the region's leading commercial hubs. The district already anchors the corridor with UF Health, along with shopping and dining just off Interstate 95 and County Road 210.

In describing why it chose the location, Regency Centers pointed to the area's strong demographics, sustained residential growth and demand for high-quality retail — the kind of market the company said it actively seeks. The Berkeley adds a grocery-anchored center to a corridor that has been filling in rapidly as rooftops multiply across northern St. Johns.

What it means for local shoppers

For residents, the practical payoff is convenience. A Whole Foods, an off-price retailer and two well-known restaurants clustered in one center gives families in the fast-growing communities around Durbin Park new places to shop, eat and gather closer to home — without heading north toward the Town Center for those options.

The project is also another visible marker of the growth reshaping northern St. Johns County, where new housing continues to fuel demand for grocery, retail and dining amenities. As the area's population climbs, developers have increasingly targeted the Durbin Park corridor for exactly this kind of everyday-convenience retail.

Details beyond the initial announcement — including the center's full size, additional tenants and an opening timeline — had not been released as of this reporting. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.

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