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Durbin Crossing - Building a home in St. Johns County

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Real Estate Agent with Round Table Realty

 

 

Richmond American in Durbin Crossing Durbin Crossing Richmond AmericanDurbin Crossing - Building a home in St. Johns County.  A little over a year ago, my family chose Durbin Crossing to build our home.  We love the natural settings and sidewalks, the proximity to I-95 via the Bartram Park cut through and for our particular home the spaciousness of the lots.  Our neighbors are empty nesters, first time home buyers and families.  We built in NorthDurbin the the Leith Hall area with Providence.  There are several other builders to choose from in NorthDurbin including Toll Brothers, Holder Johnson, Richmond American, Drees, Advantage Home Builders and Dream Finders Homes.  Prior to this article, Beazer also sold homes in the neighborhood but recently sold their model and is no longer building here due to cost. 

Durbin Crossing offers home buyers in all price ranges fabulous opportunities to build a home in St. Johns County.  St. Johns County is known to local residents as well as people relocating to the area who desire excellent public schools.   In fact many of our neighbors sold their homes in neighboring Julington Creek Plantation for larger, newer opportunities.  Durbin Crossing is a great alternative to popular Julington Creek Plantation because you can build a home for roughly the same price as buying an existing one.  Building a home offers buyers the opportunity to customize a home and build the upgrades into the mortgage.  With the trends in housing leaning towards gourmet kitchens, home offices and 3 car garages, a buyer can build a home with all these features.  The best part is there is no need to worry about the HVAC breaking or the roof leaking.

The down side to building a home is unless you are willing to pay for them or can negotiate them into your initial contract, you start with a blank canvas -- no window coverings, one color paint throughout, no ceiling fans.  In our experience, we have found builders are more willing to negotiate extras and upgrades rather than reduce the price and ultimately compromise neighborhood values.

One of the many builders is Richmond American.    They build in two communities in North Durbin -- Laurel Estates and St. Andrews.  In St. Andrews, homes start at $179,000 for 3 bedroom, 2 baths and 1500 square feet and are as large as 2600 square feet for $235,000.  These are the 53 foot lots.  Laurel Estates are 83 foot homesites and range from 2200 square feet for around $239,000 to 3600 square feet for around $305,000.

Standard features include double ovens, flat cooktops, granite kitchen counters, 3 car garage, upgraded cabinets and 12" tile in wet areas.  Th master bathroom includes garden tub, raised vanities & back tile. 

A friend of mine built with Richmond American and her home is nearly the same same as mine with almost as many upgrades and she paid about $50,000 less.  (She's got an amazing laundry room and a better kitchen and truth be told, I'm a bit envious!!)

Check out this video of the model home in St. Andrews.  This is the Cottonwood model downstairs.  This is upstairs in the Cottonwood model.

Richmond homes are also Energy Star qualified. 

To learn more about the Durbin Crossing community or building a new home visit us at www.JaxRealEstateforLife.com

If you are thinking about moving to Julington Creek Plantation or the surrounding areas contact yourJacksonville Realtors for Life -- Jami Shapiro and Erica Jolles at (904) 201-9276.  

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