Rare opportunity to own a highly visible 4.48-acre mixed-use property in the rapidly growing Middleburg area. Located directly on County Road 218 at the corner of Longhorn Road, this unique property offers outstanding exposure, easy access, and endless possibilities for business owners, investors, contractors, and entrepreneurs.
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Existing office structure ready for immediate use
On-site residential unit with utilities
Multiple covered and storage buildings
Professional driveway and parking areas
Complete water and waste systems
Secure perimeter fencing throughout
Establish headquarters with professional office and ample working space
Contractor yard with secure storage, equipment parking, and easy access
Multi-use flexibility creates diverse income and appreciation potential
Storage, mixed-use, or contractor yard operations with high visibility
Address: 5458 County Road 218, Middleburg, FL 32068
Price: $450,000
Lot Size: 4.37 acres
Property Type: Mixed Use Commercial
MLS #: 2149302
Status: New Listing
Zoning: Store/Office/Residential
Road Frontage: County Road 218 at Longhorn Road corner
Conveniently located near Lake Asbury, Middleburg, and expanding residential developments, this property is positioned to benefit from the continued growth of the surrounding area. Properties offering this level of flexibility, visibility, and acreage are increasingly difficult to find.
Buyer to verify zoning, permitted uses, dimensions, acreage, utilities, and all information important to their intended use.
Middleburg has shifted from a rural crossroads to one of Clay County's more active growth corridors, driven by the same Hwy 17 and I-295 access that feeds commuters into NAS Jacksonville, plus the ongoing build-out of the First Coast Expressway toward I-10. That expressway connection is shortening the drive between this stretch of Clay County and both Jacksonville and the St. Johns County growth areas, which is part of why commercial and mixed-use parcels along established roads like County Road 218 are drawing more attention from buyers than they did even a few years ago.
The corridor also sits close to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, the Florida National Guard's training installation straddling the Clay/Bradford county line near Starke. Camp Blanding-affiliated personnel and support businesses commonly look at Middleburg acreage, Starke and the Green Cove Springs area for housing and operations, typically a 10 to 25 minute drive via SR-16 and SR-21. A parcel with road frontage and existing structures in this corridor is positioned for that traffic pattern, whether the end use is residential, a contractor yard, or a small commercial operation.
That said, growth in this corridor is still early-stage compared with the more built-out sections of Clay County closer to Orange Park and Fleming Island. That's part of the appeal for a buyer looking at land rather than a finished commercial building — the acreage, the existing structures and the road frontage here are priced ahead of the corridor fully filling in, not after.
A Store/Office/Residential zoning designation is exactly what it sounds like: it's built to allow more than one category of use on the same parcel, rather than locking the land into a single purpose the way a strictly residential or strictly commercial zoning would. In practice, that flexibility is what makes a parcel like this attractive to a wider range of buyers — a small business owner who wants to live and work on the same property, a contractor who needs a yard with an on-site office, or an investor who wants the option to lease the commercial space and the residential unit separately.
That said, "mixed-use zoning" is a category, not a guarantee that every specific use is automatically permitted. Clay County's specific permitted-use list, setback requirements, parking requirements and any conditional-use process still apply to a given plan. A buyer with a specific business use in mind should confirm that exact use against Clay County's current zoning code and, where needed, its conditional use or special exception process, rather than assuming the zoning label alone clears every use.
A residential-grade well may not support a higher-demand commercial or contractor use. Confirm the well's flow rate and permitted use against your intended operation, not just against the existing residential unit on site.
Septic systems are permitted for a specific occupancy load and use type. A change in use — more employees, more daily traffic, a different business type — can require a septic re-evaluation or upgrade through the county health department.
Frontage on a county road is a real asset for visibility, but commercial access points, turn lanes and driveway permits are typically governed by the county or FDOT depending on the road's classification. Confirm access rights and any permitting requirements for the specific use you're planning.
Rural commercial parcels often carry utility, drainage or access easements that limit where new structures or expanded parking can go. A survey and title search will surface these before they become a surprise mid-project.
None of this is unusual for rural Clay County commercial acreage — it's simply the standard due diligence list for a parcel that sits outside municipal water and sewer service. Buyers moving from a market where every commercial parcel is on city utilities should expect this checklist to look unfamiliar at first; it isn't a red flag on its own, it's just what "well and septic on 4.48 acres" requires before closing.
The upside of that same rural setting is fewer competing regulatory layers than an in-town commercial parcel typically carries — no municipal architectural review board, no downtown overlay district, no shared-wall neighbor to coordinate construction noise or access with. For a contractor yard or a small owner-operated business, that can mean a faster path from purchase to operating than a comparable in-town commercial property, provided the well, septic and access items above are confirmed early rather than discovered during a permit review.
A: It means the parcel is designated to allow retail, office and residential uses rather than a single fixed category, which gives a buyer flexibility across several business models. It does not automatically clear every specific use — confirm your intended operation against Clay County's current zoning code before relying on it.
A: That depends entirely on the specific use and its occupancy or water-demand profile. Confirm the well's flow rate and the septic system's permitted capacity against your planned use through the county health department before assuming the existing systems are sufficient.
A: Camp Blanding Joint Training Center sits near Starke on the Clay/Bradford county line, generally a 10 to 25 minute drive from the Middleburg corridor via SR-16 and SR-21, making this area a common consideration for Camp Blanding-affiliated personnel and support businesses.
A: Reliable per-acre commercial comps for this specific corridor aren't published here, since rural mixed-use parcel sales are infrequent enough that a general number would be misleading. Contact Chris Moore directly for a comp analysis pulled from actual recent sales in the corridor.
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