UF Health's Durbin Park campus in northern St. Johns County just cleared another big-money hurdle, with a new permit filing putting a roughly $13.5 million price tag on the medical-office build-out.
The permit, filed April 21, 2026, covers the interior fit-out of the multi-story medical office building and moves the 42.5-acre campus one step closer to opening its outpatient space ahead of the nearby hospital's planned debut next year, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal.
St. Johns County records show the latest filing follows a Feb. 5 permit for a 13,326-square-foot "core shared space" valued at $7.5 million. The Jax Daily Record reported that a separate shell permit for the 72,147-square-foot building was issued in April 2025 for about $10.8 million.
Campus Scope and Timeline
UF and its affiliates describe Durbin Park as a 42.5-acre health and wellness campus that will house a medical office building and an inpatient hospital. Board documents show the system has authorized roughly $285 million for construction, according to the University of Florida.
UF Health St. Johns says the campus will feature an approximately 98-bed hospital, with the first phase expected to create about 2,000 local jobs. The outpatient build-out now underway is intended to sync with the hospital's anticipated late-2026 opening.
Construction, Contractors and Next Steps
Stellar, a Jacksonville-based contractor, is overseeing work on the Durbin Park site, according to the Jax Daily Record. St. Johns County filings list earlier permits for a central energy plant and a helipad as part of the broader campus build-out.
With the interior build-out permit now in hand, developers can turn their focus to finishing exam rooms, specialty suites and shared core areas inside the three-story medical office building, all in a race to get Durbin Park's outpatient services ready before the hospital officially comes online.
