Pattillo Industrial Real Estate is floating a massive new warehouse in North Jacksonville, eyeing a 1.11 million-square-foot building in NorthPoint Industrial Park that would rank among the area's largest distribution hubs. The proposal is early enough that city utility JEA has only been asked to review service capacity, and there are no tenant commitments on the books yet. Even so, the developer says interest is starting to bubble up as demand for huge logistics spaces begins to rebound. "We are confirming our ability to construct a building of this size," Peter Anderson wrote in an email.
Project details
The preliminary site plan for Building 11 at 3855 Port Jacksonville Parkway outlines a 1.11 million-square-foot warehouse, truck courts, 430 proposed parking spaces and 66.43 acres of land, according to the Jax Daily Record. Moore Civil Consulting Inc. of Perry, Georgia, is listed as the applicant on the JEA request, a routine step that helps the utility estimate water and sewer capacity needs. Both the site plan and the JEA filing are preliminary, and Pattillo has not locked in any tenant for the building at this stage.
How the market is shifting
Jacksonville's industrial market has been digesting a flood of new speculative projects, which pushed vacancy higher last year even as leasing activity began to stabilize. Colliers' Q4 2025 report pegged vacancy at about 9.3% and noted that more than 3 million square feet of space was delivered in the fourth quarter alone. The firm also pointed to a sizable pipeline of tenant demand that could start absorbing that space in 2026. That push and pull is prompting developers to rethink when and where to roll out big speculative buildings and is helping revive interest in large-format, big-box warehouses like the one Pattillo is studying.
Developer track record and why NorthPoint
Pattillo is hardly a newcomer to NorthPoint or the surrounding logistics corridor. The company has already delivered a mix of build-to-suit and speculative warehouses that serve JAXPORT and nearby interstate connections. Its website highlights recent activity at NorthPoint, including leases and build-to-suit projects that underscore its experience working with large logistics and distribution tenants, according to Pattillo Industrial Real Estate. That track record helps explain why the firm is comfortable exploring another very large project in the park.
Cost and timeline
Anderson put base construction costs in the range of about $70 to $90 per square foot, which would translate to roughly $77.8 million to $100 million for the shell of the building before any tenant improvements, as reported by the Jax Daily Record. He told the paper that Pattillo is "confirming our ability to construct" but that there are still no commitments from prospective tenants. If the project gets a green light, site preparation and utility work will add time on the front end of the entitlement and permitting process before the developer can focus on lease-up.
What comes next
JEA's review of service availability will determine whether existing water and sewer infrastructure can handle a warehouse of this size. If that box is checked, the project would move into the entitlement and permitting stages and then to actual construction. Colliers projects that once the current wave of new deliveries tapers off, the market could tilt back toward absorption, potentially shortening lease-up timelines for large blocks of space and improving the math for speculative big-box projects. For now, Pattillo's exploration alone keeps North Jacksonville squarely in the sights of major logistics users hunting for their next hub.
