Pops Plaza: New Retail Site on Joor Rd.

The David Family of David’s Mobil, corner Hooper and Joor roads, is launching a new retail shopping center for Central, a family spokesman said Tuesday.
The shopping center, which will offer 15,000 to 20,000 square feet of shopping and offices, will be named Pops Plaza after James David, who passed away last year.
Mr. David was much beloved in Central because of the many people he helped in times of needs and his service to the community in times of natural disaster.
The family owned some property on Joor Road behind David’s Mobil and purchased additional land to make the development possible.
The center is in the heart of an important shopping area with Wal-Mart Neighborhood Center, Winn-Dixie, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Sonic, and David’s Mobil within a one-block radius.
The development has a clean line design and construction costs will be in the mid-price range.
The David family is looking for a mixture of Central-owned businesses and national chains to locate there. They would like a Central contractor to build the project, if possible.
The primary restriction is the family will not lease to tenants directly competitive to David’s Mobil. That includes restaurants. However, the family is considering opening an Italian restaurant under David family ownership.
“Our mother, Jeannie David, has a lot of great Sicilian recipes that the public doesn’t normally get to enjoy. She would love for us to have an Italian restaurant,” the spokesman said.
One of the reasons the family decided to launch the new shopping center was to honor their husband, father, and grandfather, James David. The spokesman said, “We realized how important that was when the Central High football team turned out to line the street when our dad was in the funeral procession. It was very moving to see.”
The spokesman said, “We called him Pops, not Pop. So the name of the center is Pops Plaza with no apostrophe.”
The leasing agent for the center is Ransom Pipes, who can be reached at 225-278-5439. He can provide elevations and the rent structure.