Waters Edge, a new gated waterfront enclave on Dunn Creek in north Jacksonville, has 10 lots of at least one-half acre with seven located directly on the creek. Each of the seven waterfront parcels comes with a dock permit and all of the community’s lots offer water views, with several offering as much as 250 feet of waterfront.
Lots are available from $295,000. Individuals may purchase the lots, and select their builder of choice, with no mandatory timeframes for construction.
“The Dunn Creek area is a hotbed of activity. The beauty of Waters Edge is that it feels really secluded and rural, but it is tucked back in an established community that is convenient to everything - grocery stores, major transportation corridors, shopping and schools,” said Vikki Robbins of Robbins Realty. “Although the community is somewhat hidden, it is in one of Jacksonville’s hottest areas surrounded by both boutique and mega developments.”
Robbins added that in the past couple of years, there has been an increase of custom homes being built in this particular area replacing mobile homes, along with remodeling and upgrading of existing homes in north Jacksonville.
She also said that the area is trending towards more amenitized mega-communities - some of which are gated - with a movement toward more expensive homes.
“This is a carbon copy of what we have seen in other fast-growing areas like Mandarin and in portions of Ponte Vedra and Palm Valley in northern St. Johns County, the 210 corridor and the Julington Creek area,” said Robbins.
According to local real estate strategist Charlie Clark, Duval County accounts for more than 50 percent of all residential starts in the northeast Florida metropolitan statistical area.
“The Northside is a huge contributor to those starts and has been for the past five years, said Clark. “The continued interest in and continued development of commercial and retail activity in the area will continue to support the phenomenal growth and desirability of north Jacksonville.”
“Boats with heights of eight feet or less will have no problem negotiating the Dunn Creek Bridge at high tide,” added Robbins. “Many fishing and ski boats fall within this range.”