PORT ST. LUCIE, FL-Call it Florida’s next major logistics hub, planned for development over the next 30 to 35 years. As pre-development efforts swing into motion on the 4,000-acre Treasure Coast Intermodal Campus site in southwest St. Lucie County, Jones Lang LaSalle wins bragging rights as the exclusive project advisor.

“TCIC will create an entirely new industrial model for Florida, ultimately providing a connection to direct on-dock rail service at Florida’s key seaports, along with easy access to all major highways,” says John Carver, who heads Jones Lang LaSalle’s Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure practice. “TCIC is being designed to help Florida compete more effectively for market share as a leading port destination in the Atlantic region.”

Sometimes referred to as an inland port, this type of development illustrates a growing trend toward integrating US container seaports with a dedicated distribution cluster. In this type of development, dual rail and roadway access can support activities relating to transport, logistics and the distribution of goods within a region. As Carver sees it, the project will have the scale and vision to create a full service logistics environment and to accommodate a variety of manufacturing uses for which the climate and population of Florida is ideally suited.