Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
New single-story Century Complete homes
Plans
Five open-concept layouts, 3-5 bedrooms
Size
Up to about 2,180 square feet, 2 baths
Status
Now selling since 2025, building through Phase One
Costs & Fees
Price
Recently $269,990 to $319,990 (verify live sheet)
HOA
Published $350/year (confirm at contract)
CDD
None known (confirm per lot)
Builder
Century Complete, online Buy Now process
Amenities
Amenity center
None advertised; common-area upkeep only
Town
Glen St. Mary, a small one-stoplight town
Recreation
St. Marys River, Osceola National Forest
Access
US-90 through town; I-10 minutes away
Location
Area
Greystone Drive, Glen St. Mary, 32040
Services
~5 min east to Macclenny
Jacksonville
~35 miles, 40-50 min via I-10
County
Baker, one countywide school district
The Homes & Style
Greystone is a new, all-single-story Century Complete community on Greystone Drive in Glen St. Mary, Baker County, ZIP 32040. The lineup is five open-concept floor plans, including the Abernathy and Beaumont, with 3 to 5 bedrooms, 2 baths, and up to about 2,180 square feet. Recent pricing ran roughly $269,990 to $319,990 across the plans, with stainless appliances and luxury vinyl plank flooring as standard included features.
Because this is new construction sold through Century Complete's online Buy Now process, the variables are the lot, the incentive sheet, and the long list of builder extras, blinds, gutters, fence, landscaping beyond sod, and garage-door upgrades, that quietly move the effective price. Phase One is recorded across six pages of Baker County Plat Book 3, so this is a real platted community, not a paper one, but the comp set is brand new and your eventual resale competes with the builder until buildout. We model both.
Living Here
The pitch is amenity-free simplicity in a genuine small town. Glen St. Mary has well under a thousand residents, churches, the schools, and quiet streets; daily groceries, pharmacies, and restaurants are about five minutes east in Macclenny. There is no community pool or clubhouse, which is exactly what the rare published $350-a-year HOA reflects, you are buying the house and the price, not a club bill.
The outdoor life carries the recreation here: the St. Marys River and its shoals are minutes north, Osceola National Forest is a short run west, and Macclenny's parks and ball fields handle the organized side. US-90 runs through town and the I-10 interchange is minutes away at SR-121 or CR-125, putting downtown Jacksonville about 35 miles east, typically a 40-to-50-minute drive. Test-drive that commute at your real hour before you commit.
Before You Offer
A specific due-diligence list for a new-construction home in a small rural county.
- The incentive and extras sheet — confirm the live price, current incentives, and which extras (blinds, gutters, fence, landscaping, garage door) are included versus added.
- Utilities — confirm well and septic versus city service for the specific lot; Glen St. Mary service varies by location.
- Flood and insurance — pull the FEMA designation and a real quote for the address; new construction typically quotes favorably.
- Internet — confirm service options and speeds for the specific street before you rely on them.
- HOA and CDD — verify the $350 HOA amount, what it covers in the recorded covenants, and that no CDD applies to your lot.
- Builder lender math — run the builder-lender bundle against outside financing in real dollars over your hold; sometimes it is real savings, sometimes a shuffle.
- School zoning — confirm the current Baker County assignment by address with the district.
Greystone vs. Comparable Communities
The honest comparison is against the other attainable new and recent communities in the Macclenny and Glen St. Mary corridor, each with a different amenity and fee trade.
| Community | The trade-off |
|---|---|
| Heritage Oaks | A Century-family community in Macclenny proper with more amenities; Greystone wins on the lean $350 fee and single-story-only living, Heritage Oaks wins on the amenity package and in-town convenience. |
| Copper Creek Hills | Another Macclenny option to weigh by lot, plan, and fee; Greystone trades the larger-town location for a quieter Glen St. Mary address and its transparent dues. |
| Southern Estates | An established Macclenny alternative for buyers who want settled stock and trees over new construction; Greystone offers the warranty and the single-story plans instead. |
The verdict: if you want a brand-new single-story home, a rare transparent HOA, and a quiet small-town address minutes from Macclenny, Greystone is the cleanest value play in the corridor. If you want a community pool, clubhouse, or in-town convenience, the Macclenny communities are the field to shop, and we will walk both honestly.
Who It Fits
Greystone fits if you want
- A brand-new, all-single-story home with a builder warranty.
- A rare published HOA ($350/year) with no CDD known.
- An attainable price point west of the Jacksonville line.
- A genuine small-town address with quiet streets.
- Easy I-10 access for the Jacksonville commute.
Consider elsewhere if you want
- A community pool, clubhouse, or amenity campus.
- An established neighborhood with mature trees and a deep comp set.
- A short, in-town commute rather than a 40-to-50-minute drive.
- Two-story plans or larger square footage than the lineup offers.
- City water and sewer guaranteed on every lot.
