The city is reviewing civil engineering plans for Westlake II, a proposed 503,100-square-foot warehouse in West Jacksonville.
Through Westlake Land LLC, Atlanta-based Pattillo Industrial Real Estate proposes to build the speculative Westlake II on 34.94 acres at southwest Directors and Pritchard roads in Westlake Trade Center.
Connelly & Wicker Inc. of Jacksonville is the civil engineer.
Pattillo Vice President of Development Peter Anderson said Dec. 28 that permitting is anticipated in time for construction to start by late 2023.
He said such projects take 14 months to complete, which he hopes improves over the next year to closer to 12 months.
There is no tenant, investment estimate or chosen contractor, he said.
The St. Johns River Water Management District also is reviewing an application to modify the environmental resource permit for the site from a 46.77-acre project to 34.94 acres.
While that project is labeled BJ’s Warehouse Expansion, Anderson said BJ’s is not involved. “This land was originally purchased and mass graded back when BJ’s moved in,” he said.
He said that appears to be the only reason the BJ’s name was referenced.
BJ’s leases a 500,000-square-foot distribution center built in 2003 at 4500 Directors Road.
The Westlake II plans comes as Westlake I also is in review. Pattillo proposes the 460,319-square-foot structure on about 30 acres at Pritchard and Directors roads.
Anderson previously estimated a $35 million investment in Westlake I.
Connelly & Wicker is the civil engineer. Randall-Paulson Architects is the architect
Anderson said Dec. 28 that when permits are approved for Westlake I, Pattillo will evaluate the market to determine the construction schedule.
It is designed for a single tenant but could be divided for two, Anderson said.
Pattillo affiliate Stone Mountain Industrial Park Inc., through Westlake Land LLC, bought 96.3 acres at Pritchard and Directors roads from Denver-based Prologis Inc. in January 2016 for about $7.2 million.
It registered “Westlake TradeCenter” as a fictitious name with the state in 2018.
Anderson said in January 2019 that Pattillo can develop up to 1.4 million square feet of space on the property. The center is designed to comprise three buildings.
The first was the 486,146-square-foot speculative Westlake III cross-dock facility on 23.77 acres at 9950 Pritchard Road.
It was leased to Iron Mountain.
The three buildings total about 1.45 million square feet of space.
