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eTown Jacksonville + Menlo Apartments | New Construction Jacksonville FL

Posted By: Sarah Schwartz

Looking for an energy-efficient neighborhood in Jacksonville to build your new home? Well don't go anywhere because I'm going to tell you why eTown is quickly becoming one of Jacksonville's most desirable neighborhoods to build in. Hi, I'm Sarah Schwartz, a local realtor in Jacksonville, Florida and your newest eTown Certified Agent!

eTown is conveniently located just southwest of I-295 off of 9B. This central location puts the community not far from everything Jacksonville has to offer. 20 minutes to the beach or downtown, 10 minutes from the city's largest shopping center and only 30 minutes to St. Augustine. It's one of the newest communities in Jacksonville that has everyone talking. It has something for everyone, from apartments to villas or townhomes, a Del Webb 55+ community and of course single-family homes of all sizes. The letter "e" in eTown stands for ease of living, eco-friendly and electric golf cart friendly with their 16 ft wide golf path leading straight to the amenity center. eTown is built around the belief that convenience, community, smart home technology and sustainability enhance the modern way of life. With that being said, they have an amazing 5 acre amenity center named Recharge. Recharge features a rooftop patio lounge, a high-tech fitness center, an outdoor yoga lawn, a resort style pool with three lap lanes, a kids playground and gathering spaces. Or, for your furry friends, Recharge also has a really great dog park with separate areas for small dogs and for big dogs.

Within eTown there are seven main neighborhoods. Six of which are named after famous inventors! Kettering, which features Providence and David Weekley Homes; Newton and Edison by Toll Brothers; Nobel and Marconi by David Weekley and ICI homes; then they have Del Webb by Pulte Homes and Menlo Luxury Apartments.

Scurrr, please pardon us for this brief interruption but I can't resist. The Menlo Apartments are quite stunning! They start with one bedroom and go up to three ranging from 678 to over 1300 square feet of modern living space. The Menlo Apartments come with smart home technology such as keyless entry, Wi-Fi thermostat and even remote controlled kitchen lighting. The Menlo Apartment Community has its own swimming pool with poolside cabanas, a billiards room, a 24-hour fitness club with HIIT or high intensity interval training equipment, a grand clubhouse with a coffee bar, I mean who doesn't love that, outdoor summer kitchens with gas grilles, several cozy fire pits, a half court basketball court and even a bark park with an indoor dog spa for cleaning them. Keeping with the efficiency theme of eTown, Menlo Apartments also features an electric car charging station and a bicycle exchange program. There are a number of outdoor lounge spaces including comfy couches, dining tables and even a projector screen, all within the grounds of Menlo Apartments!

Okay, now back to our regularly scheduled program. The total eTown community is 1,500 acres. That includes 1,900 residences. 500 of those will be within the  55 and up gated Del Webb community, which is pretty much a community within a community. They don't have access to the larger Recharge amenity center but they do have their own center including a 10,000 sq ft  clubhouse which is projected to be finished in the Spring of 2022. It includes a large pool, gym, tennis courts, pickle-ball and bocce ball. eTown is only going to have 1,400 residences, while the rest of the land will be a mixture of businesses, shopping, a Publix grocery store, a local fire station, a baptist health medical center and plenty of natural preserve. In fact, 50% of the neighborhood, or 750 acres, is going to stay natural green space conservation!  

They really put a lot of thought into this community and there are going to be a lot of trees and land that separate each neighborhood within eTown. There are so many events happening within eTown, it really gives the chance for everyone to get to know each other and to enjoy the community from within. The community releases an event sheet every month which has activities from Movie Night to Food Truck Friday to Wind Down Wednesday. Food trucks, wine.. sign me up! As a new construction buyer it is so important for you to have representation with you on your very first visit. Remember, site agents represent the builder, not you. Check out my video here on why it's so important to have a realtor with you when buying new construction. If you're interested; if you're interested; if you're interested; if you're interested; if you're interested - Take 27! If you're interested in learning more about living in eTown, contact me at (904) 207-1209 and let's go for a tour! If you liked the video above, be sure to Subscribe and check out this video on 13 Neighborhoods in 3 Minutes. That's all for today. Have a great week!