{"id":330541,"date":"2026-07-06T10:54:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/330541\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T10:54:07","slug":"land-along-thomasville-road-cleared-for-storage-facility-popular-brand-retailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/330541\/","title":{"rendered":"Land along Thomasville Road cleared for storage facility, \u2018popular brand\u2019 retailers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Land is now being cleared along the northeast corner of Thomasville and Velda Dairy roads to make way for the coming of the Northside Shoppes.<\/a><\/p>\n

In a Facebook post from Ghazvini Development, they share how “the wait is over” as they are “officially breaking ground.”<\/p>\n

“This exciting new retail development will feature 7 brand-new buildings and bring an incredible mix of shopping, dining, and services to one of Tallahassee’s busiest corridors,” the post says.<\/p>\n

More developments coming to Thomasville and Velda Dairy intersection<\/p>\n

1 of 13<\/p>\n

A large area of land at the intersection of Thomasville Road and Velda Dairy Road was cleared for more businesses to be added at the intersection.<\/p>\n

(Alicia Devine\/Tallahassee Democrat)<\/p>\n

“While we’re not quite ready to reveal our tenant lineup, we can promise the community will be thrilled with the well-known, popular brands coming soon! Stay tuned for exciting announcements as construction progresses,” the post continues.<\/p>\n

While Premier Commercial Group has been tight lipped about the new northern attraction, the Tallahassee Democrat has previously reported that a new 100,000 square-foot self-storage facility will be built on the land purchased by Doran Companies, one of Minnesota’s largest women-owned businesses, for $2.9 million, said Brad Parker, a partner and broker at TLG Real Estate, who partnered with Ghazvini Development on the sale.<\/p>\n

While developers seem excited, some residents are less than thrilled as they’ve fought against the commercial development<\/a>, which will overtake one of the last Thomasville Road retail frontage sites available in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n

Many of those same residents took to the comment section and didn’t hold back in sharing their disappointment and frustration.<\/p>\n

“Chicken, mattresses and a vape shop?,” wrote one perso. It’s become a joke, seeded in deep frustration for locals, in labeling these types of retail locations as they’ve begun to pop up more and more frequently. In a hint to what may not be coming, Ghazvini responded with a laughing emoji and wrote “nope!”<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s all about the green just not tree type of course,” wrote another critic.<\/p>\n

As the land is cleared, homes in the St. Ives and Mint Hill neighborhoods that once had a barrier of trees in front of Thomasville Road now have a view of the busy thoroughfare.<\/p>\n

Ghazvini addressed that when asked in the comment section: “The land development code requires a buffer when commercial and residential back up to each other, and in the locations within the project where this is true we will absolutely be following the code”<\/p>\n

Amid the pushback, the Ghazvini Development page is encouraging those who wish to lease or keep tabs on the work by following them and reaching out to Premier Commercial Group.<\/p>\n

Arianna Otero is the trending and breaking news reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat. Contact her via email at\u00a0AOtero@tallahassee.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow her on X:\u00a0@ari_v_otero<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Land along Thomasville Road cleared for storage facility, \u2018popular brand\u2019 retailers<\/a><\/p>\n