{"id":128298,"date":"2026-01-22T21:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/128298\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T21:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T21:26:15","slug":"habit-burger-cleared-for-site-work-and-construction-in-north-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/128298\/","title":{"rendered":"Habit Burger cleared for site work and construction in North Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city issued permits this week for site clearing and construction for the area\u2019s third Habit Burger & Grill.<\/p>\n

WFO Construction Inc., with offices in Atlanta and Jacksonville, is the contractor for the $1.4 million construction project at 15088 Max Leggett Parkway near River City Marketplace east of Interstate 95 in North Jacksonville.<\/p>\n

The city issued the construction permit Jan. 22.<\/p>\n

WFO also is the contractor site clearing at a project cost of $271,731.<\/p>\n

The site work is for site demolition, erosion control, sanitary sewer, water utilities, grading, base, paving and site concrete \u00a0at the 0.75-acre outparcel of BJ\u2019s Restaurant & Brewhouse and Parkway Shops.<\/p>\n

Lingle Design Group Inc. of Lena, Illinois, is the architect. Commercial Development Resources of Costa Mesa, California, is the civil engineer.<\/p>\n

The city also is reviewing a permit for the trash enclosure at an estimated $15,000.<\/p>\n

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\"Habit<\/p>\n

Habit Burger is planned on 0.75 acres at 15022 Max Leggett Parkway near River City Marketplace.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is designed to comprise 1,957 square feet of interior space, with 22 seats, and 275 square feet of patio space, with eight seats. There is a single drive-thru lane.<\/p>\n

Habit Burger & Grill is a chain based in Irvine, California. It says its menu features freshly chargrilled burgers, chicken and tuna \u201call cooked-to-order over an open flame.\u201d<\/p>\n

It also has salads and shakes.<\/p>\n

Habit Burger was acquired in 2020 by Louisville, Kentucky-based Yum! Brands, the owner of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and KFC.<\/p>\n

BJ\u2019s Restaurant Inc. of Huntington Beach, California, owns the restaurant site, which has a designated use as parking.<\/p>\n

\"Habit<\/p>\n

Habit Burger & Grill site is considering this site near River City Marketplace on land next to BJ\u2019s Restaurant & Brewhouse at 15022 Max Leggett Parkway.<\/p>\n

Photo by Monty Zickuhr<\/p>\n

The North Jacksonville Habit Burger is being built from the ground up and is smaller than the other two, which are renovations of closed restaurants.<\/p>\n

Habit Burger opened its first area restaurant in October 2025 in a converted Bojangles restaurant at 13559 Beach Blvd. at northwest Beach and Hodges boulevards in the Beach Haven area.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The first Habit Burger & Grill in Jacksonville is at 13559 Beach Blvd.<\/p>\n

Photo by Karen Brune Mathis<\/p>\n

It intends to open the second Jan. 28 at 9171 Baymeadows Road, east of I-95 at Western Way. That restaurant is a renovated former Arby\u2019s between a Daily\u2019s gas station and a Bank of America branch office.<\/p>\n

HabitBurger.com<\/a> shows 13 Habit Burger & Grill locations in Florida, mainly in South Florida, with one in Clearwater.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nationwide, Habit Burger appears to have almost 390 locations, predominantly in California and the western U.S.<\/p>\n

The HabitBurger.com<\/a> site says the company began in Santa Barbara, California, in 1969 and \u201chas been chargrilling California\u2019s freshest flavors for over half a century.\u201d<\/p>\n

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