Bruce J. Parker, Managing Director for BBX Capital Real Estate, recently spoke at the Northeast Florida Builders Association Sales & Marketing Council breakfast

Access to excellent schools is important to today’s homeowners, and one of the reasons buyers are drawn to Beacon Lake, a new master-planned community in northern St. Johns County. Buying a new home in Beacon Lake provides access to one of Florida’s highest rated school districts, the St. Johns County School District.

BBX Capital Real Estate, the developer of Beacon Lake, recently sponsored the Northeast Florida Builders Association Sales & Marketing Council breakfast. The event featured guest speaker Tim Forson, superintendent of schools for the St. Johns County School District.

“Access to high-quality schools is extremely important to residents and a key consideration in choosing a new home,” said Bruce J. Parker, Managing Director for BBX Capital Real Estate. “Our family friendly neighborhood environment and A-rated schools have been a big draw to homebuyers at Beacon Lake.”

Beacon Lake is within the St. Johns County Public School District and zoned for Ocean Palms Elementary School, Alice B. Landrum Middle School and Allen D. Nease High School for the 2018-2019 school year.

Beacon Lake offers family-friendly lakefront amenities including a nautically themed Lake House Amenity and Fitness Center and a welcoming neighborhood environment with pocket parks and stop-a-whiles for enjoying the community’s natural surroundings. The thoughtfully designed neighborhood has an intimate and friendly feel, making it an excellent place to live and raise a family.  The community’s premier builders, Dream Finders Homes and Mattamy Homes, are offering coastal-inspired home designs.

The 8,200 square foot Lake House Amenity and Fitness Center, which is under construction and anticipated to open in late 2018, will offer residents half-mile views of the southern shoreline of 43-acre, paddle-friendly Beacon Lake. The Lake House will include a fitness center with cardio, strength training, aerobics, spinning, free weights and yoga studio, a culinary studio and demonstration kitchen, spacious entertainment and dining areas, as well as covered porches and a fire pit for relaxing and socializing. Outdoor amenities include a splash park, Junior Olympic lap pool, a dog park, sand beach, playing fields and tennis courts.  The dockside Crew House will provide kayak, canoe and paddleboard storage as well as a launch area, making it easy for residents to enjoy Beacon Lake.

In phase one, Dream Finders Homes and Mattamy Homes are offering home designs ranging in size from 1,600 square feet to more than 3,500 square feet, and priced from the mid-$200,000s to $500,000s. Dream Finders is building on 43- and 63-foot-wide homesites and Mattamy Homes is building on 53- and 73-foot-wide homesites. Five beautifully decorated model homes will open soon.

Located on the south side of County Road 210 between U.S. Route 1 and Interstate 95, Beacon Lake is near shopping, dining, employment centers and area beaches. For more information about Beacon Lake, visit www.BeaconLake.com.