Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Setting
1661 Riverside
Era
Built 1914 to 2007
Costs & Fees
Fees
Confirm HOA dues and any district line
Taxes
Duval County millage; budget the all-in monthly
Amenities
Confirm
Confirm amenities and access with the association
Location
Area
Jacksonville, Duval County, ZIP 32204
The Homes & Style
Recent activity frames the bands: unit 410 listed at $389,000 in March 2026 (Homes.com), unit 326 closed at $320,000 in June 2025, and a large three-bedroom, unit 214, closed at $723,000 in April 2024 (Redfin). Inventory is thin in a 90-unit building, so pricing leans on the last few comparable sales, not averages.
The buyer pool is specific: walkability-first owners, downsizers leaving historic-district houses, and medical and downtown professionals. That pool pays for park orientation and ceiling height, and discounts interior units facing the garage side.
Because the fee covers insurance, water, sewer, and trash, buyers should compare all-in monthly cost against houses, not just price. On that basis the building frequently beats similarly priced single-family alternatives in the district.
Three unit classes share the building, and the spread between them is wide. Figures below are Homes.com value estimates (June 2026), not appraisals; view, floor, and finish move individual units around inside the bands.
The entry door, around 673 to 856 sq ft. Open loft layouts with the building amenity set and garage parking underneath. The cheapest way to own across from Memorial Park.
The widest band in the building, from compact interior two-bedrooms to large corner and park-facing layouts approaching 1,900 sq ft. Orientation is the price driver: park and river views command the premium.
The top of the stack, around 1,523 to 1,929 sq ft, including the 21 townhome-style residences. A three-bedroom here competes directly with historic-district houses, which is exactly the trade some buyers want: the location without the old-house maintenance.
Living Here
The amenity set is practical rather than resort-style, and the location does the heavy lifting.
Common terrace with grills and skyline and river views: the shared outdoor room that makes the smaller units live larger.
Gated garage with two assigned spaces per unit, EV charging stations, and secure storage cages: a rare package in the historic district.
Landscaped interior courtyard with a fountain, secured lobby and elevators, and concierge staffing during business hours.
Memorial Park across the street, the St. Johns River beyond it, Five Points a short walk, a grocery store within a block, and the Cummer Museum and Riverside Arts Market minutes away.
A grocery store sits within a block, Five Points covers restaurants and independent retail on foot, and the Shoppes of Avondale are a few minutes down the boulevard. Daily life works without leaving the district.
Insurance, water, sewer, and trash live inside the monthly fee. Buyers who compare it to a bare HOA fee on a house are comparing the wrong numbers, and they routinely pass on units that beat their alternatives all-in.
Park-facing units carry the value of the address; garage-side interior units are the value play. Same building, same fee, very different resale behavior. Buy the orientation you can resell.
On a 2006 condo, the unit inspection finds cosmetics; the budget, reserve study, and board minutes find the money. Florida reserve rules now force buildings to fund big items on schedule, so read what this one is funding next.
Before You Offer
Jacksonville sees coastal, river, and creek flooding, and pockets near the St. Johns River tributaries can sit in higher-risk zones. Jacksonville participates in the FEMA Community Rating System at a class 6, which earns flood-insurance discounts of about 10 percent for homes outside a special flood hazard area and about 20 percent for homes inside one.
The reliable move is to pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact 1661 Riverside address before you write an offer, since two homes in the same area can fall in different zones. A home in Zone X can cost far less to insure than one near water in Zone AE. Get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during your inspection period, so the cost is in your monthly math before you commit, not after.
The Jacksonville metro is served by Xfinity (Comcast) cable across nearly all addresses and by AT&T with DSL almost everywhere plus fiber to a growing share of homes. If working from home matters, confirm the options, and fiber in particular, at the specific 1661 Riverside address rather than assuming.
Duval County total millage runs roughly 17.9 to 18.5 mills depending on the taxing district. The Florida homestead exemption for 2026 is 51,411 dollars for those who qualify, and the deadline to file a new homestead exemption is March 1.
The trap to plan for is the post-sale reset: when you buy, the Save Our Homes cap from the previous owner ends and the assessed value resets to the new just value, so your second-year tax bill is often higher than the seller current one. Budget the true number, and confirm whether the specific home carries a CDD or other assessment that is billed separately from the millage and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
