USPly, a Medley-based distributor of wood products, will lease space at Eastport Exchange, becoming the first tenant in the North Jacksonville industrial park, the landlord said.
“They are a great family owned firm and establishing their operations in Jacksonville for the first time,” David Burch, managing partner of landlord InLight Real Estate Partners of Ponte Vedra Beach, said in an email April 9.
Burch said USPly is the first tenant at Eastport Exchange.
He said he expects occupancy this fall.
The city is reviewing a build-out permit for USPly in 113,360 square feet at 10155 Inlight Way.
The Conlan Co. of Jacksonville is the contractor for the estimated $2 million build-out within 312,278-square-foot Building 200.
The usply.net website says the company sells throughout the Southeast, Midwest, Northeast and Texas. It says it sells products, including plywood and panels, to distributors and manufacturers of wood products. Products include primed and painted panels and drawer sides.
USPly, based near Miami, started in 2006.
State Division of Corporations records show USPly Trading Co. first was organized, formed or incorporated under Florida laws in January 2006. In 2012, it converted into the USPly LLC limited liability company.
Alexandre Amaral was president of the trading company and is manager of the LLC.
Eastport Jacksonville Property Owner LLC owns and is developing Eastport Exchange, which is east of Eastport Road south of its intersection with Faye Road. The general site is south of Interstate 295, east of Interstate 95 and Main Street.
Through Eastport Jacksonville Property Owner LLC, InLight bought about 136 acres for almost $26.75 million from three entities affiliated with New York City-based Zion Jacksonville LLC in 2024 to develop Eastport Exchange.
Ares Industrial Management is an equity partner in the park with InLight.
The Cushman & Wakefield commercial real estate company is marketing Eastport Exchange.
A marketing brochure shows Eastport Exchange starting with four buildings totaling about 900,000 square feet on 136 acres.
The first phase is available now, according to the site brochure.
Buildings 100 and 200 are 312,278 square feet each, and Buildings 300 and 400 each are 132,265 square feet.
Building 100 is at 1450 Partners Drive, Building 300 is at 10135 Inlight Drive, and Building 400 is at 10175 Inlight Drive.
Burch said InLight has “several live conversations with other tenants for the buildings we just delivered.” He said none had signed a lease yet.
The second phase can accommodate up to 900,000 square feet for a build-to-suit project, with land that can be served by a CSX rail line.
Eastport Exchange is within a Foreign-Trade Zone, which is a free-trade zone near a port of entry that allows companies to import and export goods paying reduced or no customs duties, taxes or fees.
The industrial park sits within 4 to 9 miles of three JaxPort marine terminals and from 1 to 12 miles of the area’s three interstates.
InLight Real Estate Partners confirmed in June 2024 that it intended to buy the property to start construction on industrial buildings totaling about 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space.