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Fortress Garage Suites - Airport Commons

Project facts

Status: Pre-Development
Address: 7415 Baymeadows Way
City: Jacksonville, Florida
Region: Jacksonville MSA
Submarket: St. Augustine; St. Johns
Units: 36
Amenity tier: Premium
Key amenities: Owners' Clubhouse/Lounge, Wash Bays & RV Stations
Construction: Tilt Wall
Finish level: Luxury
Projected delivery: 2027
Flood zone: X

Location Summary

Jacksonville / Southside Baymeadows Overview

The site sits on Baymeadows Way in Jacksonville's Southside, the office and residential spine that runs along Interstate 95 between the Baymeadows Road and J. Turner Butler Boulevard (SR 202) interchanges. It is the working gateway between the metro core to the north and the affluent St. Johns County growth belt to the south: Deerwood's corporate campuses and the region's premier regional retail district lie about 10 minutes east, while the Interstate 95 and County Road 210 corridor, where St. Johns County keeps adding executive rooftops, is roughly 20 minutes south. The Jacksonville MSA reached an estimated 1.76 million residents in 2024 after growing about 9.6 percent since 2020, several times the national pace, and Florida's absence of a state income tax continues to pull high-income households from New York, New Jersey, California, and Illinois into the region.

The immediate trade area is dense and mid-market rather than estate-driven. Within five miles live more than 141,000 residents and 5,492 households earning $200,000 or more, a depth of affluent households that rises to 11,330 within seven miles, even though median income and home values sit below the coastal corridors. The buyer pool is therefore about volume: corporate professionals, business owners, and enthusiasts drawn from a large, young, commuting population. Access is the site's clearest advantage, with Interstate 95 at the doorstep, J. Turner Butler Boulevard linking east to the beaches and Ponte Vedra in about 20 minutes, and Jacksonville International Airport about 30 minutes north on Interstate 95.

Current Events & Infrastructure

Baymeadows Way Industrial redevelopment: Foundry Commercial acquired the 28.3-acre former AT&T American Transtech campus at 8000 Baymeadows Way for $18 million in March 2026 and plans two speculative warehouses totaling 403,936 square feet at an estimated $16.8 million construction cost; the city permitted a $2 million demolition of the existing buildings in June 2026. The project sits on the same Baymeadows Way office corridor as the site, a short drive away, and signals reinvestment in aging office stock nearby, reinforcing the corridor's shift toward light-industrial and flex uses compatible with the project.
Southside Boulevard safety and resurfacing ($29.8 million): FDOT is completing a $29.8 million program of nearly five miles of resurfacing, intersection, drainage, sidewalk, and lighting work on Southside Boulevard, centered on the Deerwood Park Boulevard intersection about 2 miles east of the site, with completion expected later in 2026. The work improves the east-west connection between the site and the Deerwood and Town Center employment nodes.

Key Demand Drivers

The Southside is adding thousands of apartments and attached homes on infill parcels, housing that typically comes with one surface space or a single-bay garage. That shortage of secure, climate-controlled space for a second vehicle, a collector car, or a boat is exactly the gap the garage suites fill for a large, growing base of professional households.

Prominence mixed-use redevelopment: Dream Finders Homes filed to rezone the 71.8-acre Prominence Office Park at the southwest quadrant of the I-95 and Baymeadows Road interchange, about 1.5 miles south of the site, for up to 1,480 dwelling units alongside roughly 753,000 square feet of existing office.
RISE Baymeadows: A 331-unit, four-story luxury apartment community of about 327,000 square feet on Centurion Parkway, roughly 3 miles east near J. Turner Butler Boulevard, marketed for 2025 delivery.
St. Johns Town Center: The region's dominant luxury retail destination, about 10 minutes east at J. Turner Butler Boulevard and the I-295 East Beltway, spans roughly 1.4 million square feet and more than 175 stores, adding Omega and Marc Jacobs boutiques in 2025 and a $1.5 million Mayors Jewelers remodel; Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Tiffany & Co. hold their only Northeast Florida locations there.
Southside retail reinvestment: Publix filed for a $9.3 million demolition and rebuild of its Old Baymeadows Road location, a few minutes from the site, signaling grocery-anchor confidence in the surrounding rooftops.

Location Highlights

MSA Position: Jacksonville is one of the fastest-growing large metros in the Southeast, at about 1.76 million residents after roughly 9.6 percent growth since 2020.
Enthusiast / Collector Culture: The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance, one of the Southeast's premier collector-car gatherings, and THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass are both within an easy drive of the site.
Infrastructure & Recreation: Interstate 95 frontage access, a direct J. Turner Butler Boulevard run to the Atlantic beaches, and the Intracoastal Waterway boating corridor about 20 minutes east.
Market-Specific Factor: Southside's aging office parks are converting to residential and light-industrial uses, bringing new households and flex-compatible neighbors to the corridor rather than competing office supply.
Tax & Quality of Life: No state income tax and a mild coastal climate that allows year-round driving.
High Net Worth Concentration: The trade area holds 1,876 households earning $200,000 or more within three miles, 5,492 within five miles, and 11,330 within seven miles, a deep absolute count even though per-household affluence trails the coastal corridors.

Area Demographics (ACS 2024)

Wealth Index: 4.5 / 10 (SCK portfolio-relative)

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