David Weekley Homes in Jacksonville. The 2026 Guide

David Weekley Homes in Northeast Florida

David Weekley Homes is the largest privately held homebuilder in the United States, and it occupies a distinct lane in Northeast Florida: a design-forward, semi-custom builder that sits between the high-volume value builders and the luxury names. Founded in 1976 and headquartered in Houston, David Weekley has built more than 120,000 homes across 19 markets, and it is known as much for customer experience as for product, recognized 18 times by Fortune as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.

In the Jacksonville metro, David Weekley builds in roughly two dozen communities across St. Johns and Nassau counties, with a focus on the strongest master plans. It builds multiple sections at Nocatee (including Coral Ridge and Reflections at Seabrook), Oak Grove at SilverLeaf, and Westerly Park and the new Garden District at Wildlight. Its pitch is Design, Choice and Service: more personalization than a volume builder, backed by a privately held company that competes on the buying experience.

This guide covers where David Weekley builds, the semi-custom Design-Choice-Service approach, the pricing, the fees, the schools, and the honest trade-offs of buying a David Weekley home, including why you bring your own agent before you ever visit a sales center.

Quick Facts

About David Weekley Homes

David Weekley founded the company in Houston in 1976, and it has grown into the largest privately held homebuilder in the country, with more than 120,000 homes built across 19 markets. Because it is privately held rather than publicly traded like most of the national builders, it positions itself around long-term reputation and the buying experience rather than quarterly volume, and that shows up in its recognition: Fortune has named it one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For 18 times, an unusual distinction for a homebuilder and one the company ties directly to customer service.

Its brand DNA is Design, Choice and Service. David Weekley homes are semi-custom: a curated set of floor plans with meaningful personalization through a design center, a step beyond the fixed packages of a volume builder without the price of a full custom build. The homes are built to an EnergySaver standard for efficiency, and the company also runs a build-on-your-lot program for buyers who own land. In Northeast Florida, David Weekley uses this approach across the metro’s top master plans, which is why you find its sections inside Nocatee, SilverLeaf, and Wildlight.

David Weekley Communities in Northeast Florida

David Weekley builds in roughly two dozen Jacksonville-area communities, concentrated in the best master plans. Below are the ones we cover in full guides, where David Weekley builds specific sections.

Nocatee (Coral Ridge & Reflections at Seabrook)

David Weekley is one of the builders in Nocatee’s final Seabrook phase, with award-winning sections including Coral Ridge at Seabrook on 80-foot homesites and Reflections at Seabrook, offering open-concept plans in one of the top-selling master plans in the country, in the top-rated St. Johns County schools. See our full Nocatee guide.

Oak Grove at SilverLeaf

David Weekley builds Oak Grove at SilverLeaf on 60- and 70-foot homesites inside the 8,500-acre SilverLeaf master plan in St. Johns County, which carries no CDD, a meaningful fee advantage. See our full SilverLeaf guide.

Wildlight (Westerly Park & Garden District)

In Nassau County, David Weekley builds at Westerly Park in Wildlight’s Town District (townhomes, villas, and single-family) and is one of four builders, alongside Ashton Woods, Perry Homes, and Toll Brothers, in Wildlight’s new Garden District, a 4,700-acre extension with the Oak Hammock amenity center and a 19-mile trail network. See our full Wildlight guide.

Across the metro

Beyond these, David Weekley builds in around 22 Jacksonville-area communities at any given time, primarily across St. Johns County and the growing Nassau corridor. Because builder sections inside master plans open and sell out continually, confirm David Weekley’s current communities and available homesites for the area you want.

David Weekley Pricing & Value in Northeast Florida

David Weekley sits in the mid-market to upper tier here, above the volume value builders on design and personalization, generally below full luxury. You are paying for the semi-custom flexibility and the buying experience, not the rock-bottom sticker.

Two value levers matter. First, the fee structure: David Weekley’s SilverLeaf section (Oak Grove) carries no CDD, while its Nocatee and Wildlight sections sit in CDD master plans, so the all-in monthly varies by community. Second, incentives: David Weekley frequently offers rate buydowns and financing help, including advertised starting rates as low as the high 2 percent range on select move-in-ready homes, which can lower the monthly payment more than a price cut, though terms usually involve the builder’s preferred lender.

For context, Momentum tracks the wider Jacksonville metro at a 97.98 percent sold-to-list ratio and 64 days on market for our agents, against a RealMLS market average closer to 96.73 percent and 72 days, year to date. On a David Weekley purchase the community, the CDD status, the homesite, the design-center selections, and the incentive drive your real cost, which is where an agent who knows the communities pays off.

Who Buys a David Weekley Home

David Weekley draws move-up and design-minded buyers who want more personalization than a volume builder offers and value the buying experience, plus relocating families targeting St. Johns County schools and buyers using the build-on-your-lot program. Its reputation for service attracts buyers who have heard the horror stories about big-builder customer care and want something different.

Many are second- or third-time buyers moving up into a semi-custom home in a top master plan, families relocating to St. Johns and Nassau, and buyers who specifically seek out David Weekley by reputation. The buyer who prioritizes design flexibility, finish, and a smoother process over the lowest possible price is squarely David Weekley’s buyer.

Schools Near David Weekley Communities

David Weekley’s Northeast Florida communities are concentrated in the top-rated St. Johns County School District, the number one district in Florida, plus the Nassau County district for its Wildlight sections.

Its Nocatee sections (Coral Ridge, Reflections at Seabrook) and Oak Grove at SilverLeaf are in St. Johns County, generally zoned to highly rated St. Johns campuses (Nocatee’s Pine Island Academy and Allen D. Nease area; SilverLeaf’s Wards Creek, Pacetti Bay, and Tocoi Creek schools). Its Wildlight communities (Westerly Park, Garden District) are in Nassau County. Because the metro is growing quickly and boundaries shift as new schools open, confirm the exact current zoned schools for any specific David Weekley address with the relevant county school district before relying on any assignment.

What Makes a David Weekley Home

The defining feature of a David Weekley home is semi-custom design. Rather than fixed packages, buyers choose from a range of floor plans and elevations and then personalize through a design center, selecting flooring, cabinetry, countertops, fixtures, and finishes, with more structural and design flexibility than a volume builder offers. The homes carry classic exteriors and open, livable interiors, and they are built to an EnergySaver standard for efficiency.

Backing the product is the Design, Choice and Service model and the company’s service reputation, which is its main differentiator. As a privately held builder that competes on experience and repeat business rather than public-market volume, David Weekley leans on its design centers, its build-on-your-lot option, and a buying process it markets as the David Weekley Difference. For a buyer who wants to shape the home without going fully custom, that combination is the draw.

CDD & HOA in David Weekley Communities

Fees vary by community and should be mapped before you commit.

No CDD at SilverLeaf: Oak Grove at SilverLeaf carries no Community Development District assessment, the standout fee advantage among David Weekley’s local communities.

CDD at Nocatee and Wildlight: the Nocatee sections (Coral Ridge, Reflections at Seabrook) and the Wildlight communities (Westerly Park, Garden District) sit in CDD master plans, so a CDD assessment applies on the annual tax bill in addition to HOA dues.

HOA everywhere: all communities carry HOA dues for common areas and amenities, and sections inside large master plans can carry both a community and a master association.

Model the all-in monthly: between mortgage, any CDD, HOA dues, and the post-first-year property-tax reset on a new build, the all-in monthly is what matters, and the no-CDD SilverLeaf section looks notably lighter than a comparable Nocatee home. A good agent will build the real number with you.

Where David Weekley Builds in Northeast Florida

David Weekley concentrates in two areas. In St. Johns County it builds at Nocatee (off US-1 and Nocatee Parkway, convenient to Ponte Vedra, the beaches, and I-95 via SR-9B) and at SilverLeaf (in the St. Augustine 32092 area along St. Johns Parkway), both in the top-rated school district with strong access to the Southside and beaches.

In Nassau County it builds at Wildlight, off I-95 north of Jacksonville near Yulee and the Amelia Island corridor, including the Town District (Westerly Park) and the newer Garden District about nine miles east of I-95. For buyers weighing a St. Johns address against a Nassau one near Amelia Island, David Weekley offers both, and its build-on-your-lot program extends its reach beyond these master plans for buyers with their own land.

Design, Choice & Service: The David Weekley Difference

David Weekley’s identity rests on three things it calls Design, Choice and Service, and they are the main reasons buyers choose it over a volume builder.

Design

Design-forward, semi-custom homes with classic exteriors and open, livable floor plans. David Weekley invests in plan design and elevations, and the homes are meant to feel more considered than a standard volume product.

Choice

Meaningful personalization through a design center: floor-plan options, structural choices, and a wide selection of finishes (flooring, cabinetry, countertops, fixtures). It is more flexible than a volume builder’s fixed packages without the cost and timeline of a fully custom home.

Service

The company’s main differentiator. As the largest privately held builder, recognized by Fortune as a best company to work for 18 times, David Weekley competes on the buying and building experience and on long-term reputation rather than pure volume. For buyers wary of big-builder service, that track record is a real draw, though, as with any builder, you still want your own representation.

Pros & Cons of Buying a David Weekley Home

David Weekley vs Other Northeast Florida Builders

David Weekley is the design-and-service semi-custom builder, between volume and luxury. Here is the honest shorthand against the other major builders here.

Hidden Things David Weekley Buyers Should Know

A few things that consistently come up once buyers get serious about a David Weekley home in Northeast Florida.

The design center is where the price moves

Semi-custom freedom is the appeal and the budget risk. The base price is a starting point, and design-center selections add up fast. Go in knowing which choices add lasting value (kitchens, primary baths, structural changes) and which to hold back on.

Oak Grove at SilverLeaf is the no-CDD play

Among David Weekley’s local communities, the SilverLeaf section carries no CDD while Nocatee and Wildlight do. On a similar home that is a meaningful monthly difference, so if fees matter to you, start there.

The service reputation is real, but get your own representation

David Weekley’s customer-service track record is genuinely strong, which can make buyers feel they do not need their own agent. They still do. The sales agent works for David Weekley, and you want someone on your side for price, incentives, homesite, design-center budgeting, and the contract.

Confirm the financing terms

The advertised low starting rates usually attach to select move-in-ready homes and the builder’s preferred lender. The buydown can be a real deal, but compare the all-in cost against an outside lender before committing, which your agent can help you do.

Register with your agent before you visit

The David Weekley sales agent works for the builder. Like most builders, they will generally not let you add buyer representation if you register on your own first. Bring your agent in before your first sales-center visit so you are represented on price, incentives, homesite, and contract terms at no cost to you in most cases.

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Explore the master plans where David Weekley builds that we cover in full, plus our other builder guides.