The city issued a permit July 25 for TownePlace Suites by Marriott to build a 93-unit three-story hotel at 2580 Mayport Road.
D.R. Patel Construction LLC of Ponte Vedra Beach is the contractor for the $7.9 million project. BRR Architecture of Overland Park, Kansas, is the architect.
Neptune Beach Lodging LLC, an affiliate of Shivam Property Management LLC, of Jacksonville Beach is the developer.
The three-story, almost 55,000-square-foot hotel is being developed on 2.03 acres.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott is one of four extended-stay hotels in Marriott International’s company portfolio.
TownePlace also is building in Middleburg.
Clay Town Center announced Jan. 30 it is adding a five-story TownePlace Suites by Marriott at 1625 Jeremiah St. in Middleburg in Clay County.
The hotel is a partnership between Clay Town Center Hospitality and Kellogg & Kimsey Inc.
Construction will start in the second quarter of 2023, with an estimated opening in late summer of 2024.
The 95,000-square-foot hotel will feature 126 rooms comprising studios and one- and two-bedroom suites.
A news release said all TownePlace Suites by Marriott are designed to provide accommodations for business travelers, vacationers and others who seek longer-term stays.
It said all rooms include a kitchen with a full-size refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher and stovetop, as well as larger work areas.
Amenities include a swimming pool, on-site fitness center, indoor-outdoor dining, barbecue grills, a lakefront fire pit, convenience store and guest laundry facility.
The pet-friendly hotel offers a free hot breakfast daily, as well as free high-speed internet.
Marriott.com shows three TownePlace hotels in Jacksonville, with two open at Butler Boulevard and Philips Highway and at Beach and Hodges boulevards. Another is listed as opening in October near Jacksonville International Airport.