Richards Honda has inked a deal with developer Windy Gladney to relocate its dealership from 7791 Florida Blvd. to his mixed-use development, the Greens at Millerville, at the intersection of Millerville Road and Interstate 12.
Con Lemoine, general manager for Richards Honda, says no plans or timeline for the construction and move have been finalized. However, he adds that the dealership has been looking for larger space for some time now.
“Our current facility has served us well, but after 43 years we’ve outgrown it,” he says. “We’re excited about moving to the I-12 Millerville area.”
Richards Honda likely will not be the only auto dealer at the development. An attorney for the project confirms negotiations are underway with a second local dealership and that a contract should be finalized within days.
Richards Honda is the first commercial establishment announced for the Greens at Millerville, a 56-acre project that was conceived nearly 10 years ago but was delayed after Gladney became embroiled in a lawsuit with his former partner and the bank that helped finance the project.
With the lawsuit now behind him, Gladney has begun work on the infrastructure at the site and has signed a purchase agreement with an unidentified developer to do a multifamily complex on 15 acres. Attorney Brett Furr says commercial retailers are extremely interested in the development, too.
“Now that the concrete is on the ground it is blowing and going out there,” Furr says. “We have a hard time even responding to all the inquiries we get on it.”
See an aerial photo of the Greens at Millerville under development. —Stephanie Riegel
