West Jacksonville’s warehouse boom just landed another heavyweight. Pan American Group’s local arm, led in part by former Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez‑Cantera, has quietly locked down a big slice of Westlake Industrial Park with plans for a major logistics warehouse that plugs right into the neighborhood’s rail and highway web.
The buyer acquired roughly 58.28 acres inside Westlake at the end of March, and city filings show the site is being prepped for a cross‑dock distribution building along Pritchard Road. It is one more speculative logistics bet in a part of town that is already drawing national freight operators eager to be close to Interstate and rail connections.
According to Jacksonville Daily Record, Jax Industrial Five Ltd. paid almost $7.11 million for the 58.28‑acre parcel on March 30, with the deed recorded April 1 by the Duval County Clerk of Court. County records list the transaction as Westlake Parcels 14‑15 and identify Westlake Land Management Inc., a Norfolk Southern unit, as the seller.
Who’s behind the deal and leasing
Colliers’ Jacksonville office represented Westlake in the sale, with Executive Vice President Guy Preston listed as the broker and Senior Associate Seda Preston named as the leasing contact for JAX Westlake Logistics Center, according to Colliers. Colliers’ local listings show the property being pitched both as a build‑to‑suit opportunity and as a speculative logistics building, giving the team some flexibility as they court national tenants.
Project size and schedule
Marketing materials for the site describe a 617,760‑square‑foot cross‑dock warehouse with 40‑foot clear heights, about 178 off‑dock trailer parking spaces and a targeted delivery in the second quarter of 2027, per the project’s LoopNet listing. The pitch also touts 360‑degree truck circulation and other features designed to appeal to large distribution users that want to move a lot of product in and out without bottlenecks.
Why this matters for Jacksonville
Pan American affiliates led by Lopez‑Cantera have developed and sold multiple Jacksonville industrial parks since 2020, and public filings show new corporate registrations tied to this latest purchase, a sign the group is doubling down on the local logistics market, Jacksonville Daily Record reports. The deal adds to a broader wave of large industrial projects clustering along Pritchard Road and other Westside freight corridors where rail and highway links come together.
Next up are the unglamorous but essential steps: permitting, utility coordination and site work before any walls go up. Colliers’ marketing indicates the team is already pre‑leasing space and aiming for a mid‑2027 delivery. Whether they hit that target will depend on how city reviews and construction schedules play out, but the land sale itself locks in another sizable logistics play on Jacksonville’s Westside.
