Phase 3 of the The Suddath Cos.’s proposed Airport Commerce Center in North Jacksonville is now in civil engineering plan review, a necessary step before development.
Those plans show the proposed Building G at nearly 1.08 million square feet on a 118.53-acre site of which about 47.42 acres can be developed.
Jacksonville-based England-Thims & Miller Inc. is the civil engineer.
Airport Commerce Center is west of Pecan Park Road, south of Gold Star Family Parkway and immediately north of Jacksonville International Airport. It is west of Interstate 95.
The 1 million-square-foot Phase 3 building is for Suddath subsidiary NXTPoint Logistics, which says it delivers supply chain solutions spanning distribution, warehousing and fulfillment, managed FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) logistics, domestic and international transportation, and final mile delivery.
The Suddath Cos., based in Jacksonville, already bought almost 187.5 acres for the first two phases of the project, which a master utility plan filed with city power provider JEA says will comprise four industrial buildings totaling about 2.98 million square feet of space.
For Phases 1A and 1B, Suddath announced Aug. 22 that its wholly owned real estate development company acquired 107 acres from Subema LLC of Tallahassee with plans to acquire and develop the remaining acreage on the site.
Suddath paid $6.945 million for that land, according to the deed executed Aug. 12, and said it expected to close soon on the rest of the property for the next two phases.
For Phase 2, Subema LLC sold land Dec. 19 to Suddath subsidiary Airport Commerce Center LLC for almost $5.81 million.
Steve Suddath, chairman of The Suddath Cos., said Jan. 3 by email that Suddath Properties acquired 80.45 acres, including 56.76 upland acres. Upland acreage is property that can be developed as compared with wetland.
The investment appears to have reached more than $12.75 million.
“This does not complete the plan which will be to acquire additional land in the first quarter of 2026,” Suddath said Jan. 3.
That would be for the third phase.
Airport Commerce Center
Airport Commerce Center is the launch for Suddath Cos., a global logistics company, to expand in Jacksonville with a significant industrial park of Class A industrial space.
As of Dec. 16, Suddath Cos. was nearing the start of work at Airport Commerce Center.
The city issued four permits Dec. 16 for horizontal development to start work toward the three-phase development. The permits are for site clearing, timber harvest and mass grading
In addition, city utility JEA issued a service availability determination letter Jan. 2 for a request submitted Dec. 16 for a nearly 1.08 million-square-foot warehouse in Phase 3.
Suddath said previously the park will start with a distribution center for Suddath Cos.’ NXTPoint Logistics
The four permits are for Phases 1A, 1B, 2 and 3, totaling 315.4 acres.
The phases comprise:
• Phase 1A, 14710 Pecan Park Road, 69.11 acres.
• Phase 1B, 14720 Pecan Park Road, 51.14 acres.
• Phase 2, 14730 Pecan Park Road, 76.64 acres.
• Phase 3, 14740 Pecan Park Road, 118.53 acres.
The property is zoned as heavy industrial.
The company has said 200.7 acres are upland, meaning they are above the wetland and can be developed.
Suddath buys property
Suddath Cos. said in an Aug. 22 news release that it previously formed the name Airport Commerce Center LLC and acquired the option June 26 from Flint Development to buy the land from Subema LLC.
Suddath Cos. said the Aug. 12 purchase “marks a significant step forward for Suddath Property Management’s capabilities as a developer of industrial properties, both for affiliated Suddath companies and for third parties.”
“The Airport Commerce Center property will be a Class A industrial park adjacent to the Jacksonville International Airport,” Steve Suddath said in the release.
“As a 106-year-old, Jacksonville-based company, we’re proud to continue investing in our hometown and the airport corridor. We will use the development of our own building for our NXTPoint Logistics subsidiary as a springboard for the development of the overall industrial park.”
Phase 1 can accommodate up to 1.1 million square feet total of industrial use among one or several buildings.
The master utility plan dated Oct. 30, 2025, shows two 1.1 million-square-foot buildings, a 552,300-square-foot building and a 224,640-square-foot building.
Airport Commerce Center LLC’s managers are Suddath Vice President and Secretary Barbara Suddath Strickland and Kevin Gannon, Suddath executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Suddath is the full developer of the project.
Established in 1919 in Jacksonville, Suddath Cos. said it has grown into a $900 million global transportation, relocation management and logistics company, serving 180 countries with 2,000 employees worldwide.
With more than 35 locations and 4 million square feet of warehouse space in the U.S., Suddath moves more than 80,000 households, including 30,000 military families, each year.
It says it is North America’s largest commercial mover and is one of the fastest-growing logistics companies through the NXTPoint Logistics subsidiary.