The city issued permits April 30 for Dix Construction Inc. of Flagler Beach to build the 105-room, five-story, 53,961-square-foot Tru by Hilton hotel at 1265 Airport Road at a cost of $7.7 million.
Those permits included construction of a dumpster enclosure and pool equipment storage.
On April 7 the city issued a permit for the 102-room TownePlace Suites at 1287 Airport Road at a cost of $8.39 million.
That five-floor, 63,221-square-foot project is next to the Tru by Hilton. The city also issued permits April 30 for the dumpster enclosure and pool equipment storage for TownePlace Suites at a cost of $45,000.
Inn of Jax LLC, the developer, bought the 4-acre property in July 2019 for $2.85 million.
The site contained a closed Wendy’s restaurant, which was approved for demolition in February.
The city calculated a mobility fee of $80,640 for a proposed 98-room Tru by Hilton hotel at 4945 Lenoir Ave. in South Jacksonville.
The 41,000-square-foot project, with a pool, is planned on 2.74 acres. Dhimant Soni of Lake City is the developer.
He is manager of OMSHIV JAX LLC. William E. Tully III Inc. is the civil engineer.