Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Product
Single-family homes from five Seasons Collection plans, single- and two-story, roughly 1,810 to 2,640 square feet
Builder
Richmond American Homes; the value-oriented Seasons Collection with 9-foot ceilings and open layouts
Status
Coming soon, not yet selling; pricing not yet released, we will update when the builder publishes
Vintage
Brand-new construction; the Agate single-story (about 2,070 sq ft) is among the first plans shown
Costs & Fees
HOA
Expected but not yet published for Woodland Reserve; confirm the dues and coverage at launch
CDD
Not yet disclosed; confirm whether the parcel carries a CDD bond before you commit
Tax line
Duval County millage plus the post-sale reset on a new build; confirm per address
Amenities
Status
Amenity plan not yet released; the Seasons Collection is typically a value tract with limited or no on-site amenities
Setting
Wooded Northside parcel off Pecan Park Road near the airport corridor
Nearby
River City Marketplace shopping and dining and area parks and preserves a short drive away
To confirm
Whether any pool, park, or common area is planned; ask the builder at launch
Location
Setting
North Jacksonville off Pecan Park Road (SR-243) in the airport corridor, ZIP 32218
Access
Minutes from I-95 (Exit 366) and I-295, Jacksonville International Airport, and River City Marketplace
Downtown
About 20 to 25 minutes south to downtown Jacksonville
The Homes & Style
Woodland Reserve is a coming-soon Richmond American Homes community, so this page is a pre-launch guide to the area and what to expect, not a pricing sheet. As of this writing the builder has not released prices, the HOA, or a full amenity plan; we update the moment the builder publishes them.
The homes come from Richmond American's Seasons Collection, a value-oriented line of contemporary ranch and two-story plans with 9-foot ceilings and open layouts. Five plans are slated for Woodland Reserve in a mix of single- and two-story homes, roughly 1,810 to 2,640 square feet on a range of lot sizes.
Early plan detail points to homes like the single-story Agate at about 2,070 square feet with three bedrooms and a two-car garage, and the two-story Coral in the high 1,800s to just under 2,000 square feet with three to four bedrooms. Confirm the exact plan list, square footage, and standard features for Woodland Reserve at launch, since the Seasons lineup varies by community.
For county context, recent NEFAR data put the Duval County median single-family price in the low $300,000s, a county-wide figure. Seasons Collection homes typically price at or near that as an entry-to-value new-construction product; treat any number you see now as a placeholder until the builder posts firm pricing.
Because everything in a coming-soon tract is the builder's base plan plus options, the real number is base price plus lot premium plus the design-center selections, so budget the all-in figure, not the teaser, once pricing is out.
Living Here
Woodland Reserve sits on a wooded Northside parcel off Pecan Park Road in the Jacksonville International Airport corridor, one of the city's fastest-growing new-construction pockets.
The draw here is location and brand-new construction rather than a resort amenity package; the Seasons Collection is usually a value tract with limited or no on-site amenities. Confirm whether Woodland Reserve will have any pool, park, or common area at launch.
River City Marketplace, with more than 100 retailers and dining, sits a short drive away, and the airport, I-95 at Exit 366, and the I-295 beltway are all minutes off, with downtown a drive south.
The trade-off of the airport corridor is real: you gain unmatched interstate and airport access and you accept some aircraft and highway noise, which varies by lot. Stand on the homesite at different times of day before you commit.
Because the community is pre-launch, the HOA dues, the amenity plan, and any CDD are all still to be published. Get each of them in writing from the builder before you sign, and price the carrying cost on the confirmed numbers, not on what a neighboring community charges.
Before You Offer
North Jacksonville flooding concentrates near the river, creeks, and low-lying and wetland areas, while many newer inland sections sit in lower-risk zones. Pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact Woodland Reserve homesite before you write an offer, since two lots in the same community can fall in different zones. A lot 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 contract period, so the cost is in your monthly math before you commit, not after.
Insurance is rising across Florida, and the premium depends on roof age, construction, and flood zone. Brand-new construction with a current roof and modern, code-compliant building is generally easier to insure than older Jacksonville stock, which is a real advantage of buying new here; still, get a real quote on the specific plan and lot early. North Jacksonville is served by AT&T and Xfinity (Comcast), with fiber expanding; if working from home matters, confirm the options, and fiber in particular, at the specific address rather than assuming.
On the tax side, Duval County millage applies, and many North Jacksonville new communities carry a CDD bond billed separately from the millage. Woodland Reserve has not disclosed its CDD status, so confirm whether the parcel carries one before you budget, and plan for the post-sale reset on a new build: the assessed value is set at your purchase, so your tax picture firms up after the first full year. The Florida homestead exemption for 2026 is 51,411 dollars for those who qualify, with a March 1 filing deadline, and it does not reduce a CDD assessment.
Comparisons
Because Woodland Reserve is pre-launch, the honest comparison is against the other new-construction communities a Northside buyer is realistically weighing right now, off the same Pecan Park Road corridor. Each trades something different.
The most direct cross-shop is The Landings at Pecan Park by Century Communities, a few minutes away with published pricing that has run from the $240,000s for townhomes into the high $300,000s for single-family homes, plus a known HOA, so you can price it today while Woodland Reserve is still teasing. The Arbors by DR Horton, also near River City Marketplace, has listed three-to-five-bedroom homes from the high $200,000s. Against the larger, amenity-rich Yellow Bluff Landing in nearby Oceanway, with its resort-style pool and clubhouse, Woodland Reserve looks like a smaller, simpler value tract whose calling card is brand-new Seasons construction and airport-corridor access rather than a deep amenity package. The case for Woodland Reserve is a new Richmond American home in a fast-growing corridor at value pricing once it is published; the case against it, today, is that you cannot yet price it, the amenity and fee picture is unconfirmed, and the airport-corridor noise is real on some lots.
Who It Fits
Woodland Reserve fits the buyer who wants a brand-new Richmond American home in the fast-growing Northside airport corridor and is comfortable buying into a coming-soon community, getting on the interest list early to lock a lot before pricing firms up. It fits relocating and military buyers who prize quick airport and interstate access over a resort amenity package, and value buyers who want new construction, with its insurance and warranty advantages, at Northside pricing. It does not fit the buyer who needs to price a home today (pricing is not yet released), the buyer who wants a deep on-site amenity set or a gated, single-tier luxury feel, or the buyer sensitive to aircraft and highway noise on the corridor lots. Anyone considering it should get the published price, the HOA, the amenity plan, and the CDD status in writing from the builder before signing, and should bring an agent who represents only the buyer, since the on-site sales team works for the builder.













