Jacksonville Area Information

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE.Northeast Florida is an ideal place to live, offering 20 miles of white sand beaches, 72 golf courses, 111,600 acres of untouched beauty throughout numerous parks and ecological preserves, and a wide variety of distinct residential neighborhoods with housing options to suit any style. To long-time residents, it's easy to see why Expansion Management rated Jacksonville as one of America's "Best Places to Live and Work" and a "Four-Star Community." Whether it's a quiet rural life, the exciting city life, or something in between you are sure to find it in one of JDB's five communities located in Arlington, North Jacksonville, and West Jacksonville.

JDB's Dames Point Cove single family home community is located in East Arlington, which is known for its abundant waterfront property being surrounded by the St. Johns River on the west and north, and the Intracoastal Waterway on the east. In fact, four of the 22 lots in Dames Point Cove are riverfront lots where docks are allowed for easy boating access. Arlington is also home to the beautiful grounds in Ft. Caroline National Park overlooking the site of a former colony of French Huguenots and home to small airstrip, Craig Airfield. In addition, Arlington residents have quick, convenient access to all of Jacksonville's local highways and is located just 10 minutes from downtown Jacksonville.

JDB's townhome community, Leslie's Hideaway, is located in North Jacksonville, which has experienced tremendous growth over the last few years. In addition to the various new housing developments, the Northside has many local attractions including the Anheuser Busch Brewery, the Jacksonville Zoological Gardens, Huguenot Memorial Park, and Little Talbot Island Park. North Jacksonville also has convenient shopping , restaurants, and theatres in the new River City Marketplace, as well as great medical facilities, schools, and churches, and is also only minutes from Downtown.

Pickett's Cove, Trout River Bluff, and Willow Grove are all new single family home communities located in West Jacksonville, which is home to both NAS Jacksonville and NAS Cecil Field, as well as Herlong Airport, a small, general aviation operation. With close proximity to I-295 and I-10, West Jacksonville residents are just minutes from Downtown; shopping, restaurants, and theatres at Orange Park Mall, and plenty of recreational activities including hunting in the Westside's expansive wooded areas, as well as fishing and boating in the St. Johns River.

A GREAT PLACE TO LEARN. Jacksonville boasts two of the top 10 schools in the nation, according to Newsweek in its ranking of the nation's more than 23,000 public high schools. Stanton College Preparatory School and Paxon School for Advanced Studies have also ranked in the top 30 for the past five years. Whether you are enrolling your children in public or private schools or continuing your own education, you are sure to find an institution that meets your needs. More than 291 public schools, 100 private schools, 16 colleges and universities, and 30 vocational and trade institutions exist in Northeast Florida.

A GREAT PLACE TO PLAY.Whether you have the desire to shop at one of our five malls, an ear for music, or an attitude for action, Jacksonville is an oasis for entertainment and play. Home to the Southeast's largest modern and contemporary art museum, endless miles of beautiful beaches, cultural pursuits from cool jazz to hot clubs, and a remarkable concentration of high-end and ethnically diverse restaurants, Jacksonville offers residents the true spirit of Northeast Florida with marvelous meals, flamboyant exhibits, peaceful landscapes and gorgeous gardens.

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Equal Housing

(2008) JDB Homes, Inc. reserves the right to change all prices, terms, plans, materials, specifics, options, upgrades, incentives and other concessions without notice at the discretion of JDB Homes, Inc.  All square footage is approximate. Base price includes base home and standard lot only. Many lots include substantial lot premiums and/or predetermined options, which are in addition to the base price. Prices are not guaranteed and are subject to change unless agreed upon in a purchase agreement signed by buyer and accepted by an authorized representative of JDB Homes, Inc. JDB Homes is a new homebuilder located in Jacksonville, Florida; building new homes in Northeast Florida. We provide new construction for single family homes Jacksonville, new townhomes Jacksonville, and custom homes Jacksonville, Florida.