Everyone in Northeast Florida has heard of the St. Johns River – and there are many beautiful homes along its banks. Yet, Jacksonville boasts another natural treasure – one of the St Johns’ intimate tributaries, the Broward River.

The Broward River is located near North Main Street and Heckscher Drive adjacent to one of the fastest-growing areas of Jacksonville. The community of Cedar Bay is fortunate enough to sit along its banks, and residential homebuilder GreenPointe Homes is taking full advantage of panoramic river vistas and natural wildlife habitats. GreenPointe is offering a home for immediate move-in on the Broward River, featuring the Hawthorne.

“Waterfront property has always been in high demand, and we are so pleased to be offering new construction on one of Jacksonville’s scenic waterways,” said Roger Postlethwaite, president of GreenPointe Homes. “The Hawthorne has allowed us to expand our existing floor plans to include this two-story offering – showcasing even greater views of the scenic riverfront setting of the Cedar Bay community.”

The Hawthorne joins three existing GreenPointe Homes’ floor plans – the Clover, the Forest and the Emerald. All four are designed with unique architectural elevations along with a wealth of distinctive features, which include the company’s signature Intelligent Green building program that emphasize technologies to benefit the cost of total homeownership.

The Hawthorne contains more than 3,000 square feet of spacious two-story living area, with four bedrooms and three-and-a half baths. The first floor has a private owner’s suite with a gracious-sized owner’s bath, and a formal dining room. A second bedroom suite is located on the second floor. With its private bath and walk-in closet, the upstairs suite would be convenient and private for a children’s wing, guest suite or second floor master. The second floor also includes two additional bedrooms with large walk-in closets and a loft for a second entertainment area.

The open downstairs floor plan also accommodates a gourmet kitchen equipped with a center island, and links to a spacious covered verandah overlooking the Broward River. The kitchen has GE appliances, beautiful granite countertops, designer cabinets and a stainless steel sink with the desirable Moen One-Touch single lever faucet.

The Hawthorne has Colonial wood trim, crown and wainscoting moldings, raised six-panel Colonial doors and satin nickel hardware and lighting fixtures throughout. Designer landscaping includes St. Augustine sod and custom irrigation, and the exterior of the home has 30-year fungus-resistant architectural roof shingles.

The community of Cedar Bay is located in North Jacksonville, is convenient to River City Marketplace and Jacksonville International Airport and is just minutes from downtown Jacksonville. For more information about GreenPointe Homes and Cedar Bay, visit www.greenpointehomes.com.