No CDD fees and low HOA fees make Las Calinas an attractive alternative for St. Johns County living near St. Augustine.   By: Alan Aptheker Las Calinas, a new home development in St. Johns County, has some hooks to it that are going to bring on the buyers, not the least of which are no CDD fees, and a (very) low HOA fee that's around $475 per year. Compare this $40 a month to the $400-ish HOAs in many other communities of this ilk, and people tend to sit up and take notice.

To be clear, this is no Nocatee, so you won't hear about a "Las Calinas lifestyle." But if Nocatee is the state-of-mind community in St. Johns/Ponte Vedra, wherein residents have a sort of spiritual connection to time and place, Las Calinas residents may identify with the…

Ten years after it was established, the first major expansion of St. Johns Town Center is on the drawing board.    It's been about 10 years since the 200-acre St. Johns Town Center in the city's Southside was established, and set the standard for what an upscale shopping destination in Jacksonville should look like. After a market slowdown, and a new full service Nordstrom's installed, the expansion that was always expected may now come to fruition.    Plans are for about 45 acres of new development across Town Center Parkway, according to real estate brokerage firm Cantrell Morgan, Inc. Plans show new retail, hotels, and multifamily developments on Town Center Parkway near the intersection with Town Center Parkways and Gate…

ICI released many lots for sale in August, 2014.
Nocatee's Siena neighborhood is beginning to show signs of life. ICI Homes is preparing to begin sales of these long-awaited 85 prime home lots in the heart of Nocatee. ICI offers a variety of floor plans from 1,500 to 3,000+ square feet.    Siena is one of the desirable Nocatee neighborhoods that happen to be walking distance to Publix and the Nocatee Town Center, and a short bike ride to the Splash Water Park.   ICI offers three distinct formats --  40 ft lots with a rear alley, 50 ft lots with front garages, and 50 ft lots with rear garages, both detached and attached.    The Lucca, 2,866 sq ft,  largest ICI home at Siena. This 2-story, four bedroom home will feature an entry…

Crosswater at Pablo Bay is now 73% sold out, and three quick move-ins have been released  by David Weekley.

Cornerstone, Mattamy, David Weekley and Providence have all experienced robust sales, with Providence looking at the successful end of a great run in Crosswater.

HOA fees are remarkably low, at less than $60 per month, and there are no CDD fees. 

Crosswater at Pablo Bay is just off San Pablo Road about a mile from J. Turner Butler Boulevard, not far from the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and Jacksonville Beaches. It’s a quick a drive to the St. Johns Town Center and the Beaches.