Eastport Exchange: Jacksonville’ s newest Class A industrial park
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terminals and nearby intermodal rail.“ The Eastport site sits among an established roster of logistics operators, including DHL, Amazon, Kroger and FreezPak,” Margiotta said.
Jacksonville’ s industrial markets recently experienced a wave of new deliveries, with 7 million square feet of space coming online in 2025, pushing vacancy rates into the 9 % to 11 % range after years of tight supply. However, the construction pipeline has pulled back, with under 2 million square feet of space expected to deliver this year. This should allow the market to absorb existing inventory and tighten back up over the next 12 to 18 months, Margiotta noted.
A long-term logistics gateway
“ Jacksonville checks every box for logistics operators, and it’ s hard to find another East Coast port market that offers this combination of access, capacity and value,” Margiotta said.
Additionally, Florida’ s population increase will be a major driver of growth for the next five to 10 years.
“ Jaxport’ s terminals are located in the heart of a massive consumer base,” Peek said.“ With services from major carriers to and from ports all over the world, Jaxport is a supply chain solution for importers and exporters.”
Import and export cargo movements that create or support jobs in Northeast Florida will also be a major driver.
“ Florida’ s growth will continue to drive cargo demand across every business line,” Green said.“ Together with our industry partners, we’ ve built Florida’ s largest container port, one of the nation’ s top ports for vehicles and breakbulk, and the top US port for trade with Puerto Rico.”
Jacksonville will continue to play a significant role within Crowley’ s network as supply chains shift closer to US markets and demand grows across Caribbean and Central American trades.
“ For Crowley, the greatest opportunity lies in further integrating Jacksonville as a scalable, resilient hub that supports end-to-end supply chain solutions while strengthening the port’ s role within the East Coast port landscape,” Davis said.
InLight has been investing heavily in Jacksonville’ s industrial market because it sees this convergence creating exceptional, long-term value. Eastport Exchange is designed to deliver modern logistics space in a prime location.
“ Phase one is an 890,000-squarefoot development, and we’ re actively bringing buildings online to meet demand,” Margiotta said.
“ Jacksonville isn’ t an emerging logistics market anymore,” he added.“ It’ s arrived. And we believe the best is still ahead as Jaxport continues to grow and the region’ s infrastructure investments compound over time. We’ re proud to be part of that growth story.”
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Eastport Exchange: Jacksonville’ s newest Class A industrial park
Eastport Exchange— a 1.75-millionsquare-foot, 136-acre Class A masterplanned industrial park— is being delivered by InLight Real Estate Partners in Jacksonville’ s Northside submarket, one of the Southeast’ s most active logistics corridors. Phase 1 features four buildings delivered in Q1 2026: two 132,000-squarefoot warehouses and two 312,000-squarefoot warehouses. Designed for flexibility, the park offers suites starting at 22,000 square feet, with build-to-suit options up to 960,000 square feet on Phase 2’ s 60-acre graded site.
Eastport Exchange is purpose built for modern supply chain operations. The park is CSX Rail served with Silver Select Site designation and provides multimodal connectivity that’ s hard to match: just 0.9 miles from I-295, 2.95 miles from I-95, and direct access to major East Coast markets. Jaxport proximity is a key differentiator, with Dames Point Marine Terminal 4 miles away, the ICFT CSX Terminal at 4.3 miles, and Blount Island at 5 miles. That translates to fast, efficient port access for distribution, third-party logistics providers, e-commerce and cold chain operators.
The park sits among an established roster of major logistics users including DHL, Amazon, Kroger and FreezPak, reinforcing the Northside’ s position as Jacksonville’ s premier distribution hub. Developed in partnership with Ares Management, with construction financing from Affinius Capital, Eastport Exchange represents a significant institutional commitment to Jacksonville’ s logistics future.
About InLight Real Estate Partners InLight Real Estate Partners is a vertically integrated industrial real estate firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. With $ 642 million in assets under management and over $ 880 million invested across 34 projects, InLight specializes in acquiring, developing and operating warehouse and distribution facilities across the top Southeast US markets. The firm’ s senior management team brings an average of 26 years of experience and a founders’ transaction resume spanning 47 investments totaling $ 2.7 billion. InLight’ s port-centric expertise and deep local relationships drive a proprietary deal pipeline focused on infill, logistics-critical locations. Contact for leasing opportunities: InLight Real Estate Partners: Charles Margiotta; charles. margiotta @ inlightre. com.
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