Jacksonville Daily Record 3/5/21

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FRIDAY March 5, 2021

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THE MATHIS REPORT

Developer plans North Jacksonville industrial park

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FlexCold plans ‘innovative’ North Jacksonville warehouse

Merritt Properties proposes a five-building, 238,350-square-foot project at northwest Imeson Park Boulevard and Zoo Parkway.

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BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR

JACKSONVILLE Special to the Daily Record

A rendering at FlexCold.com for the Jacksonville warehouse. The almost 150,000-square-foot cold-storage facility is planned to open in April 2022.

GE Appliances warehouse

A development group proposes a five-building, 238,350-squarefoot industrial project in North Jacksonville. The project is planned on 25.34 acres at northwest Imeson Park Boulevard and Zoo Parkway in Imeson International Industrial Park. The city is reviewing civil engineering project plans submitted Feb. 25. Plans show Merritt Properties of Baltimore is the developer. England-Thims & Miller Inc. is the civil engineer. A Merritt Properties representative was not available for comSEE MERRITT, PAGE2

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FLEXCOLD SITE The FlexCold warehouse is planned on 12.06 acres at 11180 Blasius Road at Faye Road in North Jacksonville. Part of the site is timberland and another portion is used as a truck parking lot.

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Charleston, South Carolina-based Flexspace Ventures LLC is working toward developing a FlexCold warehouse in North Jacksonville. The company says on its FlexCold. com site the almost 150,000-squarefoot cold-storage facility with more than 25,000 pallet positions will open in April 2022. The Jacksonville Planning and Devel-

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The company calls the 150,000-square-foot coldstorage facility “a new era in cold chain logistics.”

ABOUT MERRITT Headquarters: Baltimore Founded: 1967 Ownership: Privately held About: The company says it is a full-service commercial real estate firm with more than 17 million square feet of space in three states. Google

Boss of the Sauce BBQ fest to Downtown The Boss of the Sauce BBQ Festival announced its World Championship qualifying barbecue competition is coming to Downtown Jacksonville. Festival organizers said the April 8-10 competition will be at Riverfront Plaza, the former Jacksonville Landing site at 2 Independent Drive. The barbecue competition begins April 8 with live music from Northeast Florida-based The Firewater Tent Revival and headliner Chase Rice, hosted by Jax River Jams. April 9 attendees can sample barbecue, craft beer and bourbon from local vendors. For more information, visit bossofthesaucebbq.com.

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