by Michele Newbern Gillis
Staff Writer
The latest Northeast Florida Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing SAM Tram took a group of about 30 Realtors and associates on an all-day trip to Clay County.
The group visited Spencer Plantation, Hawk’s Pointe and four models within OakLeaf Plantation.
“We chose the Westside due to the incredible amount of growth that is occurring,” said Sam Morgan, chair of the Northeast Florida Builders Association’s Sales and Marketing SAM Tram. “We think that the SAM Tram went very well and that the attendees learned the Westside has diversity in new construction with single family and multi family units available as well as numerous new schools and new service providers for homeowners.
“The attendance was good, but we would always be happy to see many more. Everyone let us know they enjoyed the event and gained a great deal of information.”
The visit started at Spencer Plantation, which has 15 of the original 35 lots left. Prices start at $230,000. The two builders are Mercedes Homes and Richmond America Homes.
Townhomes in Plantation Village in Spencer Plantation start in the $170,000’s and are built by Watson Custom Home Builders.
The Realtors visited the KB Home models in Hawk’s Point, which start at $160,000 and go up to $230,000.
As the tour progressed to OakLeaf Plantation, the group visited Panitz Homes model on model row. Panitz had 85 lots and only have 11 speculation homes left to sell.
Next the group visited the Morrison Homes Yorkshire model listed at $235,000 and townhomes also offered by Morrison Homes which start in the mid $170,000’s.
The group then visited townhomes in Cambridge at Oakleaf Plantation, which start at $160,000.
The tour, which showed a definite abundance of construction in Clay County, ended with a luncheon at the Oakleaf Plantation community center.
There is a good mix of single family and townhomes to fit the needs of the community in that area with prices starting at $170,000 and up, but still quite affordable when in contrast to other areas of town.