AV Homes Wants To Bring San Marco To The Southside

[Metro Jacksonville]

AV Homes Wants To Bring San Marco To The Southside



The densification of the Southside continues with an Arizona-based development firm proposing to bring a slice of Riverside and San Marco within a mile of St. Johns Town Center.

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[benfranklinbof]

You won't have the same vibe as the riverside area though, but this is awesome I'm glad to see that company carrying about architecture rather than building cheap ugly cookie cut out homes. I can't wait to check them out when there finished.

[mbwright]

what a novelty, no two homes alike.

[Rob68]

Sounds like a developer looking to make millions from tax breaks and deals....also...you cant build charm...it only come with time.

[Dapperdan]

Will the roads be built in grid or the typical one way in and out of a neighborhood?

[thelakelander]

It will be a gated community so I'm assuming one or two options (at the most) for access.

[pierre]

Is there a map that shows where this will be?

[jcjohnpaint]

Personally, I would rather this than the crap they usually build.  I have seen these kinds of neighborhoods in NC and they are pretty nice.  I know there is a real big one in Orlando, East of downtown. 

[Traveller]

Is there a map that shows where this will be?

I think this is the approximate location:  http://goo.gl/maps/jWme6

[CityLife]

Personally, I would rather this than the crap they usually build.  I have seen these kinds of neighborhoods in NC and they are pretty nice.  I know there is a real big one in Orlando, East of downtown.

This won't be anything like Baldwin Park in Orlando, or other large traditional neighborhood developments. Without the commercial component, this will be more similar to a cookie cutter subdivision than it will a San Marco or Riverside. There's practically no point in creating a walkable neighborhood if there is nothing to walk to.

[benfranklinbof]

The people who live there can bike to the town center and walk to the parks within the neighborhood. I wouldn't walk to the town center, that area is too busy! I can't wait to see the finish product.

[CityLife]

The people who live there can bike to the town center and walk to the parks within the neighborhood. I wouldn't walk to the town center, that area is too busy! I can't wait to see the finish product.

So can everyone else that lives in that vicinity whether they live in an apartment complex, a cookie cutter neighborhood, or this faux TND. If there isn't a commercial component integrated within the community, it isn't truly a traditional neighborhood development.

For the record, I'm not anti-TND in the burbs at all. I actually like Baldwin Park quite a bit, but this development will be nothing like that. This is pretty much the real estate equivalent of Dominos selling "Artisan Pizza".

[Captain Zissou]

The people who live there can bike to the town center and walk to the parks within the neighborhood. I wouldn't walk to the town center, that area is too busy! I can't wait to see the finish product.

This would still be about a 3 mile bike ride to the town center. I am all for the densification of the southside, but I don't believe that this is that. I would rather see this go in along touchton just east of Belfort. There has been actual densification there lately and there are multiple destinations that could be walked to. I am, however, a big fan of the architectural diversity and the use of actual red bricks. I just hope that the front facades of the houses won't be dominated by ugly garage doors.

[Tacachale]

Good on them for shooting for something a bit better than we usually get in that area. I agree that a lack of a commercial area and integration with the surrounding area won't create the vibe they're saying (an "urban" community with a gate?), but still a step in the right direction.

[river4340]

Is there a map that shows where this will be?

I think this is the approximate location:  http://goo.gl/maps/jWme6

that's exactly it.
And I figure it as more like 6 miles to the Town Center. But that's closer than most people live to it. And it's an otherwise convenient location. Quick to 295, JTB and Baymeadows.