Aldi has the official green light to start turning a dormant Baldwin warehouse into a key distribution hub, after the City of Jacksonville signed off on a $13.31 million construction permit on May 5, 2026. The approval covers renovations to the site's dry-warehouse space and is part of a roughly $35.1 million plan to modernize more than 1.12 million square feet at the former C&S Wholesale Services campus at 15500 W. Beaver St. The company says the distribution center is expected to open in 2027 and power its ongoing Southeast expansion.
The newly issued permit focuses on interior alterations to a 729,209-square-foot dry-storage and distribution warehouse and assigns the job a $13.31 million value. A second permit for work on the 391,600-square-foot perishable warehouse, estimated at $21.83 million, was still under city review at the time of the announcement. Earlier, on March 5, the city cleared a smaller fire-alarm-system alteration valued at $2,400, according to Jax Daily Record.
Contractor and timeline
The permit names A M Construction Co. LLC, part of Charlotte-based A M King, as the general contractor in charge of bringing the Baldwin complex back to life. Aldi Regional Vice President JR Perry told local reporters that the company has "begun transitioning the Baldwin distribution center" and reiterated that it is targeting a 2027 opening. "We are making significant investments to upgrade this facility," Perry said, "with plans to open its doors in 2027," according to Jax Daily Record.
Part of a larger national push
The Baldwin overhaul is one piece of Aldi's larger national logistics play. The grocer has announced distribution centers in Baldwin, slated for 2027, Goodyear, Arizona, planned for 2028, and Aurora, Colorado, expected in 2029, all meant to support a fast-growing store network. In a Jan. 12 press release, ALDI US said it intends to invest about $9 billion through 2028 to build out both its store footprint and supply-chain capacity.
Local impact
For Baldwin and West Jacksonville, the project represents a potential reset for a campus that has been largely quiet. C&S Wholesale Services previously operated the facility before shutting it down in July 2025, a move that cut roughly 490 jobs, according to News4JAX. The approximately 1.2 million-square-foot complex, spread over about 200 acres, has sat mostly idle since then, and local officials say Aldi's renovation could bring back significant industrial activity, even though details on hiring and any incentives are still thin.
Why this matters
Regional distribution muscle is central to the grocery conversions and store rollouts Aldi is chasing across the Southeast. Industry analysts point out that local distribution centers cut transit times and help keep shelves stocked as retailers ramp up growth. Supply Chain Dive has tracked Aldi's plan to add three U.S. distribution centers and noted that the projects are expected to bring hundreds of jobs to each region.
With the main dry-warehouse permit now in hand and the perishable-warehouse permit still in the pipeline, crews can start on one half of the campus while city officials and contractors work through approvals on the other. In its corporate release, Aldi said the Baldwin center is on track to open in 2027 and will "bring hundreds of new jobs to the region" as part of the broader expansion, though neither the company nor the city has shared a hiring timeline or any incentive package details, according to ALDI US.
