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9 Things to Know Before Buying in EverRange (2026 Guide)

By Greg DeTullio, Broker/Owner, Living in Jacksonville FL Team

 Southeast Jacksonville just crossed a big turning point. eTown's remaining new-home inventory is drying up, EverRange — the master-planned community built to connect eTown and Nocatee — has already opened its first neighborhood, and a confirmed international surf park is now moving toward construction nearby. All three are tied to the same family's land and the same developer's decade-long vision for this corridor.

As a local relocation and new construction specialist, here's what you need to know before you decide where to buy, sell, or invest.

1. eTown's New-Home Inventory Is Thinning Out Fast

eTown, developed by The PARC Group (the same team behind Nocatee), is winding down its new-home construction phase. Here's what's still available as of this update:

• A handful of remaining townhomes in Newton Town by Toll Brothers

• Single-family and rear-entry homes by David Weekley in Granville at eTown

• Townhomes by David Weekley in Kerring at eTown

• A couple of remaining Del Webb homes, with no staff currently on-site at the model

• Rental options including Volta, a newer apartment community near the commercial core, and Cottage Street, offering townhome-style rental villas on the west side of eTown

In short — if you're looking for brand-new construction in eTown itself, inventory is thinning out fast.

2. The Exchange at eTown Was Built for Way More Than 1,500 Homes

The commercial heart of eTown, known as The Exchange, has grown substantially and now includes:

• A large-format Publix (grocery, liquor store, and pharmacy)

• Baptist Health, with its own dedicated fire station on-site

• Gate Petroleum

• Tulum Mexican Restaurant

• Dental care, Grand Nails, Lou Mochi Cafe, a bank branch, Great Clips, and Papa John's

eTown was originally planned for around 1,500 homes. A commercial hub this large, anchored by a full-scale Publix, was never built to serve a community that size alone — which starts to make sense once you look at what's happening on the land surrounding it.

3. A New Design Center Signals More Growth Is Coming

Providence Homes is currently building a brand-new design center at The Exchange, despite eTown's residential build-out nearing its end. There are also unconfirmed reports that David Weekley Homes plans a design center office in the same area. Builders don't typically invest in new design centers for a community that's winding down — that's usually a signal of more residential development on the horizon.

4. The Jacksonville Surf Park Is Now Moving Toward Construction

A confirmed surf park is coming to a site within eTown, off State Road 9B in Southside Duval County. The project was first announced by Aventuur, a global surf park developer, alongside a group of local general partners that includes Jacksonville native Brad Davis. Confirmed details include:

• A 5.5-acre, 56-module Wavegarden Cove surfing lagoon

• A boutique hotel

• A high-performance surf academy

• A health and wellness center, member clubhouse, beach club, retail, dining, and event space

• A membership-based model for surf access, similar to a private surf club

The site was rezoned to Planned Unit Development in early 2025, and Aventuur closed on roughly 45 acres in eTown for about $21.1 million in June 2025. Construction is expected to begin in early 2026, with the surf park now targeted to open to the public in early 2028. For project updates directly from the source, see etownjax.com/news/jacksonville-surf-park and Jax Daily Record's coverage.

5. Surf Parks Are Still an Emerging (and Higher-Risk) Asset Class

A note of balanced perspective: surf parks of this scale are still a fairly new concept, with only an estimated 18–20 in operation worldwide. Some similar projects elsewhere have struggled to get off the ground or reach profitability. It's an ambitious, capital-intensive undertaking — but if it delivers on schedule, it would give Southeast Jacksonville a genuinely unique, nationally recognized attraction. Aventuur is developing comparable projects in Perth, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand, which are worth watching as early proof points for how this asset class performs.

6. There's a 6,174-Acre Master Plan Connecting eTown and Nocatee

Back in 2023, Big Creek Timber LLC — affiliated with the Davis family, founders of Winn-Dixie — rezoned 6,174 acres of land positioned east of eTown and north of Nocatee for a mixed-use development that would eventually include roughly 6,000 single-family homes, 2,410 townhomes, about 2,500 multifamily units, and 915,000 square feet of commercial space — approximately 10,500 total residential units. About a third of that acreage is planned to remain in conservation. This land sits directly between eTown and Nocatee, which helps explain why a Publix of that scale was built for a community of only 1,500 homes: The Exchange was never designed to serve eTown alone. See Jax Daily Record's original reporting for the underlying land records.

7. EverRange Has Already Launched — and Its First Neighborhood Is Open

The PARC Group officially unveiled EverRange in September 2025 — its newest master-planned community, built on the connecting land between eTown and Nocatee. Highlights:

• 1,000 acres, roughly 1,500 homes planned across six neighborhoods in the initial phase: The Ridge, Regency, Mariposa, Sagebrush, Monterra, and Saddletree

• About half the land preserved as green space, trails, and native Florida landscape

• The Grove, a 12.7-acre amenity hub with a lakeside pavilion, pool, playground, dog park, pickleball courts, and a trail network — an amenity eTown doesn't currently offer

• Regency at EverRange is a 55+ active adult neighborhood by Toll Brothers — notably, Toll Brothers' first active adult community in this market, and in Duval County rather than St. Johns County

• The Ridge, a townhome neighborhood, is being developed by Dream Finders Homes, the 2025 Builder of the Year

• Mariposa, a single-family neighborhood built by six builders including David Weekley Homes and Toll Brothers, held its grand opening on April 25, 2026

EverRange sits off Philips Highway/US-1, where it connects with Nocatee Parkway to the east and Race Track Road to the west — and it's planned to connect directly to The Exchange at eTown.

8. The Long-Term Build-Out Still Has Room to Run

Combined, eTown and EverRange's current phases total roughly 3,000 homes — well short of the approximately 10,500 units proposed across the full 6,174-acre rezoning. That gap strongly suggests this is just the beginning of a development pipeline expected to unfold over the next 15 to 25 years.

9. What This Means for Property Values and Investment Strategy

When you have a surf park moving toward construction with a hotel and residential component, a new master-planned community directly connecting two already-successful developments, and tens of thousands of future residents anticipated over the next two decades, it changes the calculus on whether to sell now or hold. In one case, working with sellers near this corridor, we made the decision to list a property for sale while also offering it for rent, given the strong likelihood that sustained development here will support long-term rental demand and property value appreciation. This isn't a blanket recommendation for every property in the area — every situation is different — but it's exactly the kind of long-range market context that should factor into your decision, whether you're buying, selling, or holding property near eTown, EverRange, or Nocatee.

Is Now the Right Time to Buy, Sell, or Invest in This Corridor?

It's a good fit if you want:

• To get into a fast-growing corridor before the surf park and full build-out are finished

• Long-term rental demand upside from a multi-decade growth pipeline

• New construction that's already connected to two established communities, Nocatee and eTown

It may not be the right fit if you're specifically set on:

• An already-finished, amenity-rich neighborhood right now, rather than one still being built out

• Relying on the surf park's amenities opening on schedule — large-scale wave pool projects have a mixed track record

• Established neighborhoods with mature landscaping instead of a newer, still-developing feel

Thinking About Buying, Selling, or Investing in Southeast Jacksonville?

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Related Reading

• Nocatee, FL — Community Guide

• St. Johns County Real Estate Guide

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• Top 5 Nocatee Neighborhoods (If Money Were No Object)

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Sources

• eTown official site — Jacksonville Surf Park announcement

• EverRange official site

• The PARC Group

• Aventuur — Jacksonville Surf Park

• Jax Daily Record — EverRange & Surf Park coverage

About the Author

Greg DeTullio is a Florida-licensed Real Estate Broker and the founder of the Living in Jacksonville FL Team. With a decade of industry expertise, he has successfully managed over 200 closed transactions and earned five-star Google reviews. Greg specializes in Jacksonville relocation services and new construction within St. Johns County, proudly serving Nocatee, SilverLeaf, RiverTown, St. Johns, EverRange, Ponte Vedra Beach, and the surrounding Northeast Florida communities.

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