Amazon.com’s fourth Jacksonville operation is a step closer now that the city issued a permit Thursday for work at the Westside center it will occupy.
Hitt Contracting was approved for tenant improvements that involved structural support for roof-top units, dock-door details and trenching for utilities. Roof-top units are HVAC systems for commercial buildings.
Building documents identify the Seattle-based e-commerce retailer as the user of the 237,053-square-foot warehouse at 4948 Bulls Bay Highway in Westside Industrial Park.
That project was called “Amazon Phase 2.” Phase 1 appears to be interior painting and lighting work.
The permit isn’t the first for work at the structure. The city approved an electrical permit March 13 for the building at $290,000. That permit covers replacement of 368 bay lights and temporary power for inside the building and two construction trailers.
The Westside Industrial Park matches the needs for an Amazon sortation center. Those are 200,000 to 300,000 square feet and they employ 100-300 people.
The sortation description also matches a zoning application submitted for the building by Peter Anderson, vice president of Pattillo Industrial Real Estate at Westside Industrial Park.
That document shows that the unidentified user of the building was expected to create more than 200 jobs and represent a capital investment topping $5 million.
The building, on 14.87 acres, is owned by a company related to Pattillo.
Two Amazon fulfillment centers and a delivery station already have been permitted in Jacksonville, making the Westside operation its fourth in the area.
The four centers total 3.7 million square feet of space. At least 2,900 jobs would be created, comprising the 2,700 full-time positions at the fulfillment centers and the 200 at Westside Industrial Park.
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