Building St. Lucie County’s Future
Between 2017-2022, the Economic Development Council of St. Lucie County assisted with
66 projects anticipated to add 15+ million square feet of new facilities and which, as of 2022,
have already added/retained 7,208+ jobs in our community.
Groundbreakings and project announcements are exciting; they give us a window into our future. Hundreds
of temporary local direct and indirect jobs are created during the construction lifecycle of most EDC projects.
But, the best part is when the expansion is done or the new facility is completed. That’s when permanent jobs
can be created and increased property tax revenues begin to flow to our municipalities, schools, fire district,
Ch ildren’ s Se r v ices C ouncil and other tax ing district s, ul timately b en e fiting all of St. Lucie County’s residen ts.
Groundbreakings Under Construction &
Ceremonial groundbreakings were held for two major projects in 2022, and construction
began at sites throughout the county. One project – the Amazon delivery station in
Legacy Park at Tradition – was announced in January and up and running by October!
A-1 Industries of Florida expansion Amazon delivery station Chandler Bats
Chemical Technologies Holdings Contender Boats D & D Welding expansion
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital expansion Interstate Crossroads Logistics Center
Currently under construction: Accel International • Amazon fulfillment center • Cheney Brothers
Freshco/Indian River Select expansion • Glades Commerce Center • Indian River Spirits • Interstate Commerce Center
Kings Logistics Center • Legacy Park Specs A & B • OCULUS Surgical • Pursuit Boats expansion
A-1 Industries of Florida expansion Accel International (Dec. 2022) Legacy Park 168,000 SF industrial facility (Nov. 2022)
Contender Boats (reuse of Packers of Indian River County facility) Pile testing during site prep for OCULUS Surgical’s new building (Nov. 2022)
E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T C O U N C I L O F S T . L U C I E C O U N T Y
Read all about how economic development enriches the vitality of our county in the
EDC’s 2022 Annual Report and Project Update, available now at https://youredc.com/studies_reports/2023.
The EDC is proud to play a role in building business in St. Lucie County.
For more information about how the EDC can help your business, or to learn about
becoming part of the EDC, visit www.YourEDC.com
Amazon delivery station in Legacy Park at Tradition
HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital expansion Interstate Commerce Center – 207,458 SF logistics facility (Nov. 2022)
Interstate Crossroads Logistics Center Amazon fulfillment center (Dec. 2022)
South Florida Logistics Center 95 • Treasure Coast Vault • Wolflube
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PROJECT COMPLETI ONS
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Amazon chose Legacy Park at Tradition for its 220,000-square-foot last-mile
delivery station that will initially employ 170-200 full-time, with additional employment
opportunities available through contracted delivery service providers. This project
was announced in January and began operations in October.
Arcosa is a provider of infrastructure-related products and solutions with leading
brands serving construction, engineered structures, and transportation markets.
Its Meyer Utility Structures subsidiary is the premier provider of transmission and
distribution structure solutions. This new 89,000-square-foot manufacturing facility
in Fort Pierce will employ 99 with operations slated to begin in 2024.
Glades Commerce Center by SL Industrial Partners began construction on
six light industrial/manufacturing/logistics facilities totaling 287,500 square feet in
Port St. Lucie’s LTC Ranch. Pre-leasing is underway through broker SLC Commercial
Realty with availability in 2023.
Glades Logistics Park, also located in LTC Ranch, has approvals to build
354,200 square feet of Class A warehouse and light industrial space in two facilities
on 63 acres. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2023, pre-leasing by JLL.
Interstate Commerce Center, 207,458 square feet of Class A industrial
facilities for mid-size users, is under construction along I-95 just south of
Okeechobee Road in Fort Pierce. The JBL Asset Management facility will have 1,300
feet of frontage on I-95 and is anticipated to be completed before mid-2023 with
leasing currently underway.
Islamorada Beer Company, headquartered in Monroe County, opened a
25,000-square-foot brewery on St. Lucie Boulevard in Fort Pierce in 2016. In 2022,
they added a 19,841-square-foot building for a hard liquor distillery at the same
location, adding 15 employees.
Islamorada Beer Company is also adding another 22,000 square feet of
warehouse space, on Industrial Avenue in Fort Pierce. The company purchased a
vacant county-owned building for $1.5 million, which the EDC assisted the county
in marketing.
Legacy Park at Tradition continues to grow. The Sansone Group is developing
several Class A speculative industrial facilities in its Port St. Lucie business park.
Currently under construction are a 168,000-square-foot rear-load building with
immediate I-95 access and a 520,000-square-foot cross-dock industrial building.
Neighbors are Amazon, FedEx Ground, and Cheney Brothers. At build-out, Legacy
Park will have more than 5 million square feet of facilities and employ more than
3,000 people. Leasing is underway now for both facilities.
MJC Express is a hauling company, headquartered in Plantation, that provides
transportation services for more than 5,000 brokers and customers throughout
the U.S. The EDC provided site location assistance for development of a new
6,000-square-foot warehouse on Orange Avenue West. The company anticipates
employing 25 in that location.
Pursuit Boats is in the third phase of its second major expansion. As part of
the current four-phase expansion plan, Pursuit added another 100,000 square
feet of manufacturing space to its Fort Pierce campus. The boatbuilder had 404
employees in 2019 when the first phase of the current expansion plan began,
finished 2021 with 634 employees and had 684 employees as of the end of 2022.
St. Lucie Commerce Center is a planned 1.2-million-square-foot industrial
development with six buildings on Energy Lane, off Selvitz Road in Fort Pierce. Hope
Commercial Holding’s site plan for warehouse, flex and light manufacturing uses
was approved in May. Based on industry averages, the end users could employ
approximately 733.
Tenet Health, which operates a surgery center in Tradition as well as the Good
Samaritan Medical Center and St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach,
is building a new 54-bed hospital at Becker Road and Florida’s Turnpike. The
181,925-square-foot facility will employ approximately 600 full-time, part-time
and flex professionals. Completion is expected in late 2024.
GLADES
Logistics Park
St. Lucie Commerce Cen ter
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