Thinking about moving to Seven Pines in Jacksonville, Florida?
Seven Pines is one of Jacksonville's newest master-planned communities — built on over 1,000 acres of Skinner family land in the Southside's Intracoastal West corridor, with a vision rooted in walkable neighborhood design, natural preservation, and coastal contemporary architecture. Construction started in 2022, multiple phases are actively selling, and the community is still taking shape. Here's what buyers need to know.
The Lay of the Land
1. Seven Pines is named for the Skinner family — the same family behind Deerwood. The seven Skinner brothers stewarded this land for over a century before Seven Pines was developed. Their legacy connects directly to the Deerwood Country Club story next door — they donated land for Southside Boulevard, JTB, and UNF's campus. Seven Pines carries that history intentionally, and the name is a deliberate tribute.
2. The location is one of the best in Jacksonville for a new community. Positioned just south of JTB (SR-202) and I-295, Seven Pines sits roughly 10 minutes from the beaches, 20–25 minutes from downtown Jacksonville, and within easy reach of St. Johns Town Center, UNF, and Mayo Clinic. For buyers who want a new community without the long Southside commute trade-off, Seven Pines delivers.
3. Seven Pines is Duval County — and that means Duval County schools. Buyers specifically cross-shopping with St. Johns County communities like Shearwater, SilverLeaf, or Nocatee need to understand this distinction. Confirm current school zoning for any specific address with the district before purchasing.
What Life Actually Looks Like
4. The architectural identity is deliberately coastal contemporary. Seven Pines homes feature coastal contemporary design — high ceilings, open floor plans, large windows, and front porches. Many homes have rear-entry garages off an alley in the back, which pushes garage doors off the streetscape and creates more inviting, pedestrian-oriented frontages. This is intentional design, not just a builder preference.
5. The amenity package is substantial and still expanding. A resort-style pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, and clubhouse anchor the amenity center. Seven lakes throughout the community support fishing, paddleboarding, and kayaking. A central park with tennis and pickleball courts, sports fields, hiking and biking trails, and an adventure park with interactive pathways and fossil digs round out a genuinely activity-rich environment.
6. Walkability inside the community is real. Sidewalks connect every neighborhood within Seven Pines, and trails link residential areas to parks and amenity centers. Within the gates, the pedestrian network functions. Outside the community — Beach Boulevard, Kernan, and the surrounding corridors — you'll need a car for essentially everything.
7. Seven Pines is still actively building — this is a community in progress. Construction began in 2022 and multiple phases continue selling. The community's full vision — including a village center with retail and dining, approximately 1,600 single-family homes, apartments, and over one million square feet of commercial space — is a long-term build-out. Buyers today are buying into a community that will look significantly different in five to ten years.
The Housing Reality
8. Two builders — ICI Homes and David Weekley — are building across distinct lot sizes. ICI Homes and David Weekley Homes are the two builders active in Seven Pines, each offering multiple series across different homesite widths — 24-foot townhomes, 40-foot, 50-foot, and 70-foot single-family lots. Prices range from townhomes starting in the high $500s to 70-foot single-family homes beginning above $1 million. The builder, lot size, and homesite position define your price and experience.
9. HOA fees are notably lean. Single-family HOA fees for David Weekley's rear-entry series have been reported at approximately $90 annually — among the lowest for any new master-planned community in Jacksonville. Townhome HOA fees are higher, around $160 monthly, reflecting included maintenance elements. There is no CDD on most sections — confirm the specific fee structure for any homesite before closing.
10. Resale inventory exists alongside new construction. Seven Pines began in 2022, which means some early buyers are now selling. For buyers who don't want to wait for a build and prefer to see an actual finished home, resale options are available and growing within the community — sometimes with upgrades already in place.
Seven Pines rewards buyers who want a new coastal contemporary community with an exceptional Southside location, genuinely walkable internal design, and Skinner family land that carries real Jacksonville history. Go in knowing the Duval County school picture, which builder and lot size you're comparing, and where your specific homesite falls in the build-out sequence.
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