Rise: A Real Estate Company ceremonially broke ground April 30 for Rise at Glen Kernan Park, a master-planned community on 50 acres at northwest Hodges and Butler boulevards.
Jacksonville-based Rise will develop a residential rental community for active adults ages 55 and above. It is Rise’s second active living development in Northeast Florida and its sixth area residential project.
Rise announced that Glen Kernan Park also has six outparcels that include a Gate Petroleum Co. convenience store and car wash; a seven-story, 186-unit Embassy Suites hotel; Slim Chickens and Culver’s restaurants; and multitenant buildings.
Rise at Glen Kernan Park will feature 308 units comprising 74 cottages and 234 one- and two-bedroom flats.
Each unit will include a full-size washer and dryer; luxury vinyl tile flooring in the kitchen and common areas; granite countertops; and stainless steel appliances.
Some units have private balconies.
Amenities include a business center, heated pool, pickleball courts; bocce ball, shuffleboard, an 8-acre pond, fitness center, dog park, indoor lounge areas, yoga lawn, outdoor community kitchen and fire pits.
Financial partners include Walker & Dunlop, Benefit Street Partners, Pearlmark, Schneider Downs and local private investors.
Other entities involved include Coleman Talley, Price Atlantic, Niles Bolton Associates, Prosser Engineering, Joyce Development Group and the city of Jacksonville.
Underground utility construction is underway. Vertical construction on the residential units should start within 100 days.
Rise said the first units are scheduled to be available in summer 2025 followed by the clubhouse in fall 2025.
The remaining units should be completed in summer 2026.