JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – On This Week in Jacksonville: Business Edition, PCL Construction North Florida area manager Adam Butcher said the completion of One Tower Court in the Shipyards area is more than a new building—it’s proof long-discussed redevelopment is actually happening.
“From what the public driving by really is notably seeing is that the project is real,” Butcher said. “A lot of people have seen renderings… having the completion of that project… I mean it’s actually there.”
Butcher credited the vision behind redeveloping what he described as previously underutilized riverfront property.
“It really started before we ever put a shovel into the ground… Shana Khan had a vision to take pretty much underutilized riverfront property there and really put her vision into what it could be,” he said.
And with the Four Seasons project underway next door, Butcher said having multiple anchor developments coming online together matters.
“When you have multiple projects all coming online and complimenting one another, it really creates kind of an ecosystem and they build off each other,” he said.
Beyond the cranes and concrete, Butcher pointed to what he called the “ripple effect”—from Jacksonville-based contractors and suppliers to hundreds of workers supporting nearby businesses.
“It’s the contractors, the sub-trades, the consultants, the suppliers,” he said, adding the project exceeded goals for Jacksonville Small and Emerging Businesses (JSEB) participation.
He also described the scale of on-site labor:
“Our average worker count on this project was over 275 workers… sometimes it peaked… over 400,” Butcher said.
Looking ahead, he argued Jacksonville’s momentum is real—and measurable.
“Yeah, no, we’re definitely in a build now mode,” Butcher said, pointing to multiple developments activating at the same time.