The city is reviewing civil engineering plans for Airport Commerce Center in three phases near Jacksonville International Airport in North Jacksonville.

Plans submitted Sept. 12 seek review for the mass grading of Phases 1A and 1B, and Phases 2 and 3.

Jacksonville-based civil engineering firm England-Thims & Miller Inc. filed the plans, which show Airport Commerce Center LLC of Jacksonville as the owner and developer. They also refer to Subema LLC of Tallahassee.

Plans show the phases area for Airport Commerce Center near Jacksonville International Airport in North Jacksonville.

The project description refers to a future industrial development with phased mass grading and stormwater management for a 316.19-acre industrial development off of Pecan Park Road.

Construction will include clearing, grading, stormwater management facilities and associated infrastructure.

The property is zoned as heavy industrial.

A Feb. 8 2024, report says the first phase could comprise four warehouses of 144,960 to 544,320 square feet.

Suddath buys 107 acres

The Suddath Cos. announced Aug. 22 that its wholly owned real estate development company, Suddath Property Management, acquired 107 acres at the Airport Commerce Center from Subema LLC with plans to acquire and develop the remaining 200 acres at the site.

Jacksonville-based Suddath Cos. said in a news release Aug. 22 that it previously formed the name Airport Commerce Center LLC and acquired the option June 26 from Flint Development to buy the 307-acre tract from Subema.

Airport Commerce Center is west of Interstate 95 and Pecan Park Road, and south of Gold Star Family Parkway in North Jacksonville near Jacksonville International Airport.

A rendering of an industrial building at Airport Commerce Center north of Jacksonville International Airport with access from Pecan Park Road.

Suddath Cos. said the Aug. 12 purchase “marks a significant step forward for Suddath Property Management’s capabilities as a developer of industrial properties, both for affiliated Suddath companies and for third parties.”

Suddath paid $6.945 million for the first phase.

“The Airport Commerce Center property will be a Class A industrial park adjacent to the Jacksonville International Airport,” said Steve Suddath, chairman of The Suddath Cos., in the release.

“As a 106-year-old, Jacksonville-based company, we’re proud to continue investing in our hometown and the airport corridor. We will use the development of our own building for our NXTPoint Logistics subsidiary as a springboard for the development of the overall industrial park.”

The site marks the launch for Suddath Cos. to expand in Jacksonville with a significant industrial park of just under 3 million square feet of Class A industrial space. 

Distribution center

The park will start with a distribution center for Suddath Cos.’ NXTPoint Logistics subsidiary, a distribution, warehouse and fulfillment company.

“This investment will not only serve the growth needs of current and future NXTPoint customers but will also be the future home of our new Logistics Innovation Center – where we will test and showcase the latest in supply chain technologies,” said Mike Brannigan, president and CEO of The Suddath Cos. 

Suddath Cos. said in the release that the acquisition builds on Suddath’s recent 350,000-square-foot development in Tampa and current projects in Melbourne and in Lubbock, Texas.

“NXTPoint Logistics is one of our highest growth businesses, and we continue to look to invest in and grow NXTPoint in Jacksonville as well as other strategic markets in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest,” Brannigan said.

About Suddath

Established in 1919 in Jacksonville, Suddath Cos. said it has grown into a $900 million global transportation, relocation management and logistics company, serving 180 countries with 2,000 employees worldwide. 

With more than 35 locations and 4 million square feet of warehouse space in the U.S., Suddath moves more than 80,000 households, including 30,000 military families, each year.

It says it is North America’s largest commercial mover, and is one of the fastest-growing logistics companies through the NXTPoint Logistics subsidiary.

NXTPoint Logistics says it delivers supply chain solutions spanning distribution, warehousing and fulfillment, managed FF&E (furniture, fixtures and equipment) logistics, domestic and international transportation, and final mile delivery. 

The deed executed Aug. 12 shows that Airport Commerce Center LLC bought the property from Subema LLC of Tallahassee.

Suddath amended state corporate records Sept. 4, 2025, to show the LLC’s managers as Suddath Vice President and Secretary Barbara Suddath Strickland and Kevin Gannon, Suddath executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Airport Commerce Center LLC previously was led by Flint Acquisitions LLC and Devin Schuster, co-founder and managing partner of Flint Development of Prairie Village, Kansas.

Suddath is now the full developer of the project.