Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
Single-family, new construction, 60-ft homesites
Builder
Pulte Homes, eight plans
Size
About 2,139 to 4,099 sq ft
Status
Active build; builder and early resales side by side
Costs & Fees
HOA
Confirm current dues and whether a CDD applies to the specific phase
CDD
Confirm CDD status per phase before writing
Insurance
Pull flood designation for marsh and creek-adjacent lots before closing
Amenities
Kayak Launch
Resident kayak launch on Clapboard Creek
Nature
Dog parks, nature trails under oak canopy
Preserve
46,000-acre Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve adjacent
Nearby
River City Marketplace about 10 minutes
Location
Area
North Jacksonville, ZIP 32226
Access
I-295 about 10 minutes; Jacksonville International Airport about 15 min
Shopping
River City Marketplace about 10 minutes north
Beaches
About 25 to 30 minutes via Heckscher Drive
The Homes & Style
Wingate Landing is a Pulte Homes new-construction community on Cedar Point Road in North Jacksonville's 32226 corridor, where the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve meets the suburban growth edge. Pulte offers eight single-family plans on 60-foot homesites, ranging from about 2,139 to 4,099 square feet, giving buyers genuine room to choose between an efficient three-bedroom entry and an expansive five-plus-bedroom home on the same street. Builder pricing recently ranged from about $415,000 to $562,000; confirm the current sheet and any Pulte incentive packages before comparing anything, since builder pricing moves with inventory and phase releases.
The community differentiator is not the floor plans, it is the land. Wingate Landing wraps Clapboard Creek marsh and centuries-old oaks instead of clearing them, which gives homesites backing the marsh or the oak preserve a natural setting that most value-corridor new construction cannot replicate at any price. Lots that back the creek or the preserve carry a structural premium, and they are the ones that hold value best as the surrounding corridor continues to build out.
Because this is an active Pulte build, buyers have two lanes: new builder inventory with current pricing and incentive packages, or early resales where sellers compete against the builder's new sheet. Both are real markets here, and the strategy for each is different. On builder homes, negotiate from the incentive package and the close-out phases; on resales, price against the current builder base and the specific lot's natural premium.
Living Here
The amenity set at Wingate Landing is the landscape, by deliberate design. A resident kayak launch on Clapboard Creek puts the tidal marsh, redfish, and Timucuan sunsets minutes from the garage. Fenced dog parks under preserved oaks, nature trails along the marsh edge, and the 46,000-acre national preserve essentially at the doorstep make the outdoor recreation footprint unusually deep for a community at this price point.
There is no clubhouse or resort pool. River City Marketplace, about ten minutes north, covers the retail, dining, and entertainment load. Heckscher Drive leads to the St. Johns River, the ferry to Fort George Island, and the eastern beaches about 25 to 30 minutes away. Jacksonville International Airport is about fifteen minutes, which makes Wingate Landing an efficient base for frequent travelers. For buyers whose lifestyle runs toward the water and the natural world rather than an amenity campus, the trade is straightforward and deliberate.
Marsh and oak-buffer lots are the community's keepers: the premium holds at resale because the protected edges cannot be built out. Buyers who choose interior lots over the premium positions to save on the front-end price should price that decision honestly, because the natural edge is what makes this community different from any other Pulte build on a cleared lot in the same corridor.
Before You Offer
Pull the flood designation for the specific homesite before writing. Marsh and creek-adjacent lots vary significantly by elevation and flood zone, and Jacksonville's FEMA Community Rating System class 6 status earns discounts of about 10 percent on flood insurance outside a special flood hazard area and about 20 percent inside one. Get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during the inspection period, so the insurance cost is in your monthly math before you commit.
Confirm the current HOA dues and whether a CDD applies to the specific phase you are buying. Pulte communities at active build can have CDD districts that vary by phase, and the phase-specific CDD affects the all-in monthly cost significantly. Pull the HOA governing documents and any CDD documents for the specific parcel before writing.
On builder homes, compare Pulte's preferred-lender incentive packages against outside financing before you decide which to use. The incentive package is not always the cheapest money, and lender-tied savings can be structured to move cash to the builder rather than to you. Have a competing quote from an outside lender so you can evaluate the package on its actual terms.
Early resales in an active build community face a structural challenge: they compete against the builder's current new inventory and incentive packages. Any resale seller needs to price with the builder's current sheet in view, and any resale buyer should pull the current builder pricing before writing an offer on a resale, to confirm the resale is actually priced at a discount to new rather than at or above it.
Wingate Landing vs. Comparable Jacksonville North Communities
The honest comparison for Wingate Landing is against the other new-construction options in the 32226 corridor and the surrounding North Jacksonville growth area. Yellow Bluff Landing is the most direct peer: a comparable-era community in the same corridor with a similar new-construction price range, though without the Clapboard Creek kayak access and Timucuan Preserve adjacency that Wingate Landing's most desirable lots offer. Terrapin Creek and Cedarbrook are also nearby in the 32226 corridor, serving the same NAS-adjacent and airport-commuter buyer profile. North Haven and Waterleaf round out the nearby options at various price and amenity points.
Wingate Landing wins on the nature story: the kayak launch, the preserve adjacency, and the creek and marsh lots are genuinely scarce in new construction at this price range. It loses on amenity depth compared to master-planned communities with resort pools and clubhouses. For buyers who want new Pulte construction on a lot that backs real nature rather than a retention pond in a cleared field, Wingate Landing is the closest option in this corridor.
Who Wingate Landing Fits Best
Wingate Landing fits buyers who want new Pulte single-family construction with access to nature rather than an amenity campus, airport corridor and NAS Jacksonville commuters who want fresh construction at North Jacksonville prices, and buyers who value Clapboard Creek kayak access and Timucuan Preserve adjacency as a genuine lifestyle differentiator. The wide plan range from about 2,100 to 4,100 square feet accommodates a broad range of household sizes and budgets within a single community.
Wingate Landing is a weaker fit for buyers who need a resort amenity campus with a pool and clubhouse, those who want to be closer to the beaches or the Southside employment corridors, and anyone who is not prepared to run the flood-zone math on marsh and creek-adjacent lots. For those priorities, the established communities closer to JTB or the newer master plans in 32257 and 32223 are a closer match.

















