Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
Townhomes, two-story attached, new construction
Builder
Taylor Morrison (Rowan and Juniper plans)
Size
About 1,180 to 1,219 sq ft, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
Status
Active build, builder and resale inventory
Costs & Fees
HOA
About $135/month (confirm current schedule and coverage in writing)
CDD
No CDD, a meaningful affordability advantage at this price point
Taxes
Duval County millage; budget for post-sale assessed-value reset
Amenities
Views
Lake-facing and wetland-buffer units available
Open Space
Preserved wetlands at community edges
Planned
Monarch butterfly garden (confirm delivery status)
Nearby
Sweetwater parks and Normandy/103rd Street retail corridors
Location
Area
Westside Jacksonville, ZIP 32210
Access
I-295 about 2 minutes; I-10 about 5 miles north
Employment
NAS Jacksonville about 9 miles (~15 min); downtown about 20 min
Shopping
Normandy and 103rd Street corridors; Oakleaf Town Center about 15 min
The Homes & Style
Sabal Terrace is a Taylor Morrison townhome community in West Jacksonville's 32210 ZIP, about half a mile west of I-295 and five miles south of I-10. The community delivers two two-story plans, the Rowan at about 1,180 square feet and the Juniper at about 1,219 square feet, both two bedrooms and 2.5 baths in an attached townhome format. Taylor Morrison's current builder pricing put base prices in the high $180s to low $190s at time of writing; confirm the live sheet before you compare anything, since builder pricing moves with releases, incentives, and inventory position. Active MLS listings have shown higher figures on completed inventory homes.
This is genuinely one of Jacksonville's lowest new-construction entry points, a number that buys a parking space in most Florida metros, delivered half a mile from an I-295 interchange. The trade is scale: two-bedroom plans without a garage on a compact footprint. Buyers who know the trade and still want new-construction economics, national-builder warranty, and the Duval proximity math have a clear argument here.
Position within the community matters at this price band, where every thousand dollars is felt. Units backing the pond or preserved wetlands carry a view premium over interior rows. Confirm the specific homesite with the builder and negotiate from the live inventory sheet, not from base pricing listed months earlier.
Living Here
The amenity set is intentionally minimal, and that is honest: the price is the amenity. Pond-backing units get the water view. Natural wetland buffers at the community edges keep the density from feeling stacked. A planned monarch butterfly garden adds a small common-area feature; confirm delivery status with the builder. There is no pool or clubhouse, which is the trade for the price point, and the right trade at this band.
Daily needs run along the Normandy and 103rd Street corridors, minutes from the entrance. Sweetwater parks and the Argyle-area trails serve outdoor recreation. Oakleaf Town Center covers the big-box and dining load about fifteen minutes south. The I-295 interchange is two minutes from the community entrance, which means every corridor in metropolitan Jacksonville is reachable in under thirty minutes.
At the base-price range, the monthly payment competes directly with two-bedroom Westside rents, which is the entire thesis and the reason the investor buyer pool circles this community alongside the first-time buyer pool. New-construction economics, a national-builder warranty, and no CDD on the tax bill are the practical advantages over comparable-priced resale alternatives in the Westside market.
Before You Offer
On a builder home at this price band, the key diligence is the full monthly payment, not the base price. Add the HOA, insurance, taxes at the post-sale reset, and the mortgage on the actual financing you will use, including any lender-tied builder incentives versus outside financing, before you commit to the number. Builder incentive packages are not always the cheapest money; have a competing quote from an outside lender before you decide.
Pull the specific homesite's flood-zone designation before writing. The Westside has creek and wetland pockets that produce varying flood exposure by address. Jacksonville's class 6 FEMA Community Rating System status earns flood-insurance discounts of about 10 percent outside a special flood hazard area; get a bindable quote during your inspection period. Confirm the pond-facing units' flood picture specifically, since water-adjacent position can affect the zone.
Until the community reaches buildout, resale listings compete directly against builder base-price inventory. Any resale must be priced with builder pricing and incentives in view; condition and position are the only levers that justify a premium over the builder alternative. Confirm current builder pricing before you list or offer on any resale here.
The buyer pool for two-bedroom, no-garage townhomes is narrower than a three-bedroom product's, which is relevant to both your purchase decision and your eventual exit. Price the resale math as a two-bedroom product sold to first-time buyers, NAS Jacksonville personnel, and investors, because those are the actual buyer pools at this band. Verify the current leasing rules in the association documents if rental income is part of your plan.
Sabal Terrace vs. Comparable Jacksonville New-Construction Townhome Communities
Sabal Terrace competes at the lowest new-construction price point in the Jacksonville metro, which gives it a narrow but real niche. Oak Hill Village Townhomes and Timothys Landing nearby offer resale townhome options at comparable price points, but without new-construction economics, the national-builder warranty, or the Taylor Morrison Everything's Included-style features. Atlantis Pointe in Middleburg adds a third bedroom and garages at a higher entry price, serving a broader buyer pool but requiring a longer commute for NAS and Westside workers.
Sabal Terrace wins on entry price, new-construction certainty, and no CDD at the lowest ownership cost in new construction. It loses on scale, garage availability, and resale-pool breadth. For a buyer who wants new construction, the national-builder warranty, and the I-295 access at the lowest possible number, the trade is clear and honest.
Who Sabal Terrace Fits Best
Sabal Terrace fits first-time buyers for whom this is the only new-construction math that works in the metro, NAS Jacksonville personnel who want a short commute and new systems, and investors who can make the two-bedroom price-to-rent calculation work after honest underwriting of the two-bedroom resale pool. The no-CDD structure and national-builder warranty are real advantages at this price band.
Sabal Terrace is a weaker fit for buyers who want a third bedroom, a garage, or a larger floor plan, those who need a wider resale pool at exit, and anyone whose plan requires rental income at a rate that assumes a three-bedroom buyer pool. For those priorities, the Middleburg and Westside three-bedroom resale and new-construction options are a closer match.

























