The St. Joe (NYSE:JOE) Company (NYSE: JOE) is a leading real estate development and asset management firm focused on Northwest Florida. Headquartered in Jacksonville, the company owns and manages approximately 171,000 acres of land across Bay, Gulf, Franklin and Walton counties. St. Joe’s core businesses include residential community development, commercial real estate, and hospitality, with an emphasis on master-planned neighborhoods, office and retail campuses, resort hotels and mixed-use town centers.
Founded in 1936 as a paper manufacturing company, St. Joe underwent a strategic transformation in the late 1990s, divesting its pulp and paper operations to concentrate exclusively on land development and resource management. Over the past two decades, the company has guided the evolution of Panama City Beach, WaterColor, Watersound, and other Panhandle communities through comprehensive planning, infrastructure investment, and public-private partnerships. St. Joe also maintains a significant forestry and agriculture portfolio, practicing sustainable stewardship to protect sensitive ecosystems and water resources.
St. Joe serves a mix of full-time residents, second-home buyers, commercial tenants, and leisure travelers to its resorts and recreational amenities. The company’s projects are marked by careful integration of natural landscapes, pedestrian-oriented design, and community-oriented programming. With decades of experience in Florida land use and a reputation for placemaking, St. Joe continues to shape growth in one of the fastest-growing regions of the state.
