WaterWalk announced the groundbreaking Dec. 14 of a 126-room extended-stay lodging concept at northwest Southside and Butler boulevards in Jacksonville.
The project is at 8895 Perimeter Park Blvd. near Perimeter Park Office Center Phase II.
WaterWalk says it is a “flexible hospitality brand with apartment-style suites.”
The company offers length-of-stay options to accommodate corporate travel needs, including shorter-term projects of a few nights and longer-term relocations requiring multiple months.
WaterWalk offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Features include wood-plank style floors, kitchens with full-sized appliances and in-unit washers and dryers.
Other amenities include 24/7 front desk service, a fitness center, pet walk and outdoor grilling areas.
WaterWalk also offers unfurnished units that include utilities, TV and internet as part of the rent.
“Jacksonville was identified as a preferred market for a new WaterWalk property as a result of its abundant employment opportunities and variety of industry sectors,” said WaterWalk CEO Mimi Oliver in a news release.
WaterWalk has nine properties. They are in Wichita and Overland Park, Kansas; Denver; two in Dallas; San Antonio; Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina; and Minneapolis.
Properties are under construction in Jacksonville; Phoenix; Boise, Idaho; and Tucson, Arizona. The company says it has more than 20 properties in development.
One-bedroom January rates for the Charlotte WaterWalk start at $119 for stays fewer than seven nights. The rate for seven to 29 nights is $109.
For a two-bedroom, rates are $129 and $169. For a three-bedroom, rates are $219 and $249.
Charlotte WaterWalk apartment rates range from $1,400 to $1,950 a month depending on unit size, according to Apartments.com.
WaterWalk says its team developed hotel brands including Residence Inn, Summerfield, Candlewood and WoodSpring Suites.
WaterWalk was founded by the late Jack DeBoer, who the company says was a pioneer of the extended-stay and all-suite hotel concept.
DeBoer’s granddaughter, Mimi Oliver, leads the company along with WaterWalk President Jim Korroch.
Korroch co-founded Candlewood Suites with DeBoer in 1995.
WW Jacksonville Perimeter Park LLC of Wichita, Kansas, paid $2.9 million for property at 8833 Perimeter Park Blvd. in 2019.
It bought the land from Beaver Dam Development LLC of Raleigh, North Carolina.
