Plescia Construction & Development is a commercial general contractor and construction management firm building across Duval County — the consolidated home of Jacksonville, the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. From the revitalizing downtown riverfront to the Southside financial and office corridor, JAXPORT’s logistics market, and a major healthcare sector, we build to the standard Northeast Florida demands.
Commercial Construction Across Duval County
Jacksonville is a deep and diverse commercial market. Downtown is in the middle of a long-awaited riverfront revitalization; the Southside and Deerwood corridors form one of the largest suburban office markets in Florida, anchored by financial-services and insurance employers; JAXPORT is a major auto and container port driving a Northeast Florida logistics boom; and Mayo Clinic, Baptist, and Ascension St. Vincent’s anchor a major healthcare sector. Each of these asks something specific from a contractor, and we build to it.
Our Duval County work spans the full range of commercial space:
- Office and mixed-use — Class A office and mixed-use in downtown Jacksonville and the Southside and Deerwood corridors.
- Industrial and logistics — warehouse and distribution space near JAXPORT and along the I-95 and I-10 corridors.
- Healthcare and medical office — exam suites, imaging, and ambulatory space serving Mayo Clinic, Baptist, and the county’s other health systems.
- Hospitality, retail, and entertainment — hotels, restaurants, retail, and the downtown and stadium-district entertainment market.
- Coastal and beaches — commercial space in Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and the coastal communities.
Communities We Serve
We work throughout Duval County — downtown Jacksonville and the riverfront; the Southside, Deerwood, and Baymeadows office corridors; the Northside and JAXPORT area; and Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach. We work within the city’s consolidated building department and the beaches’ jurisdictions.
Permitting and Code in Duval County
Duval County is unusual in Florida: Jacksonville’s consolidated government means most of the county is permitted through a single City of Jacksonville building department, rather than a patchwork of municipalities — though the beaches towns of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Neptune Beach, and the town of Baldwin, run their own. Commercial buildings here are designed for Northeast Florida’s wind loads, and the St. Johns River and coast bring real flood exposure.
Several requirements shape commercial work here:
- Florida Building Code wind design — hurricane wind-load and wind-borne-debris requirements govern the building envelope.
- Consolidated permitting — most of Duval is permitted and inspected through the City of Jacksonville; the beaches towns and Baldwin run their own building departments.
- Flood and riverfront — the St. Johns River and the coast bring FEMA flood-zone and stormwater requirements that shape downtown and riverfront design, as Hurricane Irma’s flooding underscored.
- Milestone recertification — Florida’s milestone inspection program drives structural review and repairs on older buildings.
Knowing whether a project sits in the consolidated city or a beaches jurisdiction — and planning for wind and flood — is what keeps a Duval project on schedule.
How We Manage Risk on Duval County Projects
From a downtown riverfront tower to a distribution building near the port, the same discipline applies: build to Florida’s wind and flood requirements, plan the logistics realistically, protect the businesses and tenants around the work, and keep life-safety systems live throughout. We coordinate deliveries, phasing, and inspections with owners, tenants, and the right departments, and we carry the insurance limits and trade relationships that Jacksonville ownership expects.
Every job runs through a single point of accountability. Owners, tenants, building departments, and the design team work through one team that owns the schedule, the budget, and the safety plan — not a chain of subcontractors pointing at each other.
Representative Commercial Work
Plescia’s portfolio spans office, industrial, healthcare, and hospitality work of the kind Duval County demands. While every market has its own specifics, the discipline is the same one we bring to projects across our Florida, New York, New Jersey, and Texas markets: realistic schedules, transparent budgets, and a finished space that performs. We’re glad to walk prospective Duval County clients through relevant past work during an initial conversation.
A Commercial General Contractor With a Florida Presence
Plescia’s Florida office gives Duval County clients an accountable partner backed by a firm that builds across multiple markets. Whether you’re a developer building downtown, an operator near JAXPORT, or a healthcare group in the Southside corridor, we’d welcome the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Plescia build in downtown Jacksonville and along the riverfront?
Yes. Downtown Jacksonville is in the middle of a major riverfront revitalization, and we build office, mixed-use, hospitality, and entertainment space across the downtown and the St. Johns riverfront.
How does Jacksonville's consolidated permitting work?
Because Jacksonville’s government is consolidated with Duval County, most of the county is permitted through a single City of Jacksonville building department — simpler than the multi-municipality patchwork elsewhere in Florida. The beaches towns and Baldwin run their own departments, and we manage whichever applies.
Does Plescia do industrial and logistics work near JAXPORT?
Yes. JAXPORT is a major auto and container port driving a Northeast Florida logistics boom, and we build warehouse and distribution space near the port and along the I-95 and I-10 corridors.
Does Plescia do office build-outs in the Southside and Deerwood corridor?
Yes. The Southside and Deerwood corridors form one of the largest suburban office markets in Florida, anchored by financial-services and insurance employers, and we build Class A office and tenant improvements there.
Does Plescia do healthcare work in Duval County?
Yes. Anchored by Mayo Clinic, Baptist, and Ascension St. Vincent’s, Duval has a major healthcare sector, and we build exam suites, imaging, and ambulatory space to the standards those uses require.