The city issued a permit Sept. 22 for VanTrust Real Estate to build Building B1 in North Jacksonville at a project cost of almost $15.2 million in North Jacksonville.
The Conlan Co. is the contractor for the 235,735-square-foot building, also called Building 500, on 18.82 acres at 1511 Zoo Parkway.
England-Thims & Miller Inc. is the civil engineer.
VanTrust Executive Vice President Marc Munago said Aug. 9 that he expected construction will start in September for completion in May 2024. He said the building is designed for multiple tenants or a single tenant, but none had been signed.
Building B1 is among the seven buildings VanTrust plans at Imeson Park South and of the five completed or in development.
JEA issued a utility service availability letter Aug. 9 for Building D (Building 400), which is 547,200 square feet on 29.89 acres. Munago expects construction could start after the first of the year. England-Thims & Miller Inc. is the civil engineer.
Those two will join two buildings under construction and a third that is completed at Imeson Park South.
JLL Senior Managing Director Luke Pope and Vice President Ross Crabtree represent VanTrust in lease negotiations.
The city issued permits in June 2022 for Building A (100) and Building C (200) and in September 2022 for Building E (300).
• Building A is the 202,800-square-foot completed build-to-suit that is occupied by Sub-Zero Group Inc.
• Building C is a 547,200-square-foot building will be completed in January 2024 for lease to European-based fashion retail Primark.
• Building E is a 1 million-square-foot building that has been identified as the location for Project Crystal, which matches the description of Sam’s Club, the wholesale membership club division of global merchandiser Walmart Inc.
Two more structures are planned – Building B2, at 235,735 square feet, and Building F, at 216,320 square feet. Those are Buildings 600 and 700.
Munago said those will be developed after Buildings B1 and D, unless a tenant needs them sooner.
VanTrust Real Estate said the Imeson Park South master plan totals 3 million square feet of industrial space.
The 214-acre Imeson Park South property is south of VanTrust’s 146-acre Imeson Park, which totals about 2.5 million square feet that includes a 1 million-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center.