The University of Florida has selected Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, a best-in-class national development firm, to advance the initial $287.5 million phase of construction on UF\u2019s Jacksonville graduate campus, marking a significant step forward in bringing the transformational campus to life.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The selection follows a competitive process that drew strong interest from development teams nationwide and builds on the university\u2019s momentum in establishing a dynamic, innovation-focused campus in downtown Jacksonville. Edgemoor\u2019s teammates include a blend of national and local partners such as Clark Construction, Auld & White Constructors, OJB Landscape Architecture, HOK, PQH Group Design, England-Thims Miller, Coastal Connections and more.<\/p>\n
\u201cEdgemoor and their team bring an excellent track record of executing transformative higher education projects on campuses throughout the country,\u201d said Mori Hosseini, chair of the UF Board of Trustees. \u201cThe initial UF projects are dynamic and interdisciplinary, and this required engaging a partnership team that will challenge convention and drive decision-making across the university.\u201d<\/p>\n
The first new building will anchor the campus in the historic LaVilla neighborhood, where UF is developing a state-of-the-art graduate campus designed to strengthen Florida\u2019s workforce and fuel economic growth. The city has committed land and significant funding to support the project, including more than 20 acres for campus development and tens of millions of dollars toward construction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSelecting a preferred developer is a critical step as we move from planning to execution,\u201d said Donald W. Landry, UF interim president. \u201cWe are excited to work with Edgemoor to deliver a facility that reflects UF\u2019s excellence and meets the needs of students, faculty and industry partners.\u201d<\/p>\n
UF\u2019s Jacksonville campus is expected to open initial programs in existing facilities in 2026, with new construction to follow as the campus expands. The broader vision includes advanced graduate programs in areas such as business, health care and emerging technologies, positioning Jacksonville as a center for innovation and talent development, further strengthening professional opportunities locally and for the state of Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Florida has selected Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate, a best-in-class national development firm, to advance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-229751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}