Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Product
One- and two-story single-family across three series, on 40, 50, and 60 foot homesites
Builder
Dream Finders Homes, exclusive builder, brand-new construction starting 2025
Sizes
Roughly 1,622 to about 3,518 square feet, 3 to 5 bedrooms, 3-car garage options on the larger series
Developer
GreenPointe Developers master plan of about 725 homesites on roughly 270 acres
Costs & Fees
HOA
Listing data has shown dues near 52 dollars a month; confirm the current schedule and coverage in writing
CDD
Budget for one; early listings have shown a community development district assessment on the tax bill, verify the lot-specific amount
Reality
Inland Clay County new construction typically prices well on insurance versus older coastal stock
Amenities
Clubhouse
Planned clubhouse, resort-style pool, and fitness studio in the amenity campus
Recreation
Planned playground, dog park, multi-purpose lawn, sports field, and pickleball courts
Schools
Shadowlawn Elementary sits immediately next to the community
Status
Amenities are early in build-out; confirm what is open today versus under construction
Location
Setting
West of CR-218 at the Cathedral Oak Parkway roundabout, Middleburg/Lake Asbury line, ZIP 32043
Access
About 2 miles to the First Coast Expressway via Cathedral Oak Parkway, opened August 2025
Shopping
Middleburg's CR-218 and Blanding retail 10 to 15 minutes; Oakleaf Town Center about 20 to 25
Commute
NAS Jacksonville realistically 30 to 40 minutes via the expressway
The Homes & Style
Amberly is a brand-new GreenPointe master plan of about 725 homesites on roughly 270 acres, with Dream Finders Homes as the exclusive builder. The product spans three series on 40, 50, and 60 foot homesites, one- and two-story plans from roughly 1,622 to about 3,518 square feet, 3 to 5 bedrooms, with 3-car garage options on the larger series.
The buyer pool skews to first and second move-up buyers, NAS Jax and Cecil-corridor households using the new expressway, and buyers priced out of St. Johns County who want new construction without the St. Johns premium.
Because the community is in active build, resale prices against active builder inventory and whatever incentive Dream Finders is running that month, so negotiate accordingly and comp within the series.
The decisions here are series, plan, and lot. The 40-foot series is the entry door; the 50-foot series is the practical middle with the widest plan range; the 60-foot series carries the largest footprints and the 3-car garage options that should photograph best at resale.
Living Here
The planned amenity campus is the package GreenPointe announced: a clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness studio, playground, dog park, multi-purpose lawn, a sports field, and pickleball courts. Amberly is early in its build-out, so confirm in writing which amenities are open today versus under construction, and get the developer's current delivery window rather than relying on renderings.
Day to day, the rhythm is school mornings and the new-corridor routine: Cathedral Oak Parkway east to the First Coast Expressway, the CR-218 and Blanding retail run for groceries and errands, and Oakleaf Town Center about 20 to 25 minutes out for the big-box and dining load.
Shadowlawn Elementary sits immediately next to the community, which is a genuine daily-life advantage for households with school-age kids and a resale story that holds.
Buying here in 2026 means living in an active construction zone for several years, truck traffic and early framing crews included; that is normal for a 725-homesite plan and it belongs in the lot choice.
Before You Offer
Inland Clay County is quietly one of the better insurance stories in Northeast Florida: no coastal wind-pool exposure, new construction built to current Florida code, and brand-new roofs, which together typically price well below older coastal stock. Still, the site is threaded with stormwater lakes and wetland edges, so individual lots can touch mapped flood zones. Pull the FEMA panel and a real insurance quote on the specific lot during your contract period.
Budget for the CDD. Early MLS listings in Amberly have shown a community development district assessment collected on the property-tax bill, consistent with how GreenPointe master plans finance infrastructure and amenities. The exact amount varies by lot and phase and the district's budget changes year to year, so pull the projected full tax bill, CDD included, for the specific homesite before you sign.
Confirm utilities for your section in writing; Clay County Utility Authority serves most of this corridor for water and sewer, and electric territory varies by parcel. Ask the builder which fiber internet providers are wired into the community; new Clay corridors are commonly served by fiber, but get the named provider, not an assurance.
Clay County total millage is generally lower than the City of Jacksonville, though it varies by district and any CDD is billed separately. 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. Plan for the post-sale reset: when you buy, the prior owner's Save Our Homes cap ends and the assessed value resets to the new just value, so budget the true number.
Comparisons
Amberly's natural cross-shops are the other new master plans on this fast-growing Clay corridor. Against GreenPointe's own Granary Park in Green Cove Springs, Amberly is the newer release with the adjacent elementary and the brand-new Cathedral Oak Parkway access, while Granary Park is further along its build-out with a more settled amenity picture. Against Jennings Farm a short drive away, Amberly is not gated and carries a CDD, but it opens lower near 299,990 dollars, offers a broader Dream Finders plan range, and sits next door to the zoned elementary; Jennings Farm answers with a gate and advertised no CDD, so run both fee stacks side by side. Against Hyland Trail, also a GreenPointe corridor plan, the choice comes down to which amenity timeline and which series fits, not a quality gap. The honest summary: Amberly wins on newness, plan range, and the school next door, and gives ground on the CDD line and the years of construction still ahead.
Who It Fits
Amberly fits the buyer who wants brand-new construction at a Clay County price, the NAS Jax or Cecil-corridor household that now has a real expressway commute, the buyer chasing the A-rated district with an elementary next door, and anyone priced out of St. Johns County who still wants a new home and a builder warranty. It also fits buyers who value the lowest base pricing, best lot selection, and heavy early-phase incentives. It does not fit the buyer who needs an established neighborhood with mature trees and delivered amenities today, the buyer who wants to avoid a CDD line entirely, the buyer who cannot tolerate years of nearby construction, or anyone whose real commute runs to the beaches or the Southside, who should drive that route at rush hour before falling for the model home.
































