A little Levity for your July 4th Holiday

The past few weeks here in North Florida have seen a lot of much needed rainfall, and as such have flushed some wildlife out of their natural hiding places. It appears this fella is moving on up to Hunterston East-"side" at Glen Kernan!

New Home Spotlight: Lot 248 Pablo Creek Reserve

Welcome Home to one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Northeast Florida.  Located East of Butler Blvd on San Pablo Road, Pablo Creek Reserve offers ultimate privacy and seclusion right in the heart of Jacksonville's fastest growing area.  Close proximity to the beaches and the premiere shopping and dining district, make this community one of a kind, but that's just the neighborhood.

Lot 248 Pablo Creek is the site of our latest Showhome start The Royal Auburn.  Perfectly situated on the lake, this 4,500+ sq. ft. Mediterranean inspired home offers all you will ever need in a luxury home.  This 5 Bedroom, 5.5 Bath, 3 Car garage home is perfect for a young and growing family or the retiring couple looking to scale down but have plenty of room for the whole family at the holidays.  This home includes a pool and spa as well as a fully equipped outdoor kitchen. 

Custom Cabinetry in the kitchen, appointed with the latest Thermador appliances and Granite Counter tops throughout the home are just a few of the standard features this home has to offer.  A mix of Wood Floors, Tile and Luxurious carpet help to creat a rich flow to this open floorplan which you can check out right here at your convenience http://dostiehomes.com/projects_detail.php?project=18 or http://www.pablocreekreserve.com/full-listing/14127-magnolia-cove-rd/ . 

Rear Elevation

View From the Upstrais Bonus Room

Master Bedroom Sitting Area

From the Rear Lanai

Visit the Royal Auburn today by Contacting Vikki Stockton with Parc Realty Inc. (904)992-0383

Tee'd Up on #4 Glen Kernan: The Castillo

About a year ago, we made our first entry into the very exclusive golf course community Glen Kernan.  We built and closed one Signature Showhome. We liked the way Glen Kernan felt, so we decided to stick around and do it again.  Presently we have a new Showhome under construction that has just hit the drywall phase and is due to complete by early Fall 2012. 

The home is 4390 sq. ft. with 4 Bedrooms, 5 Full Baths, 2 Half-Baths and an impressive 4-Car Garage.  The gourmet kitchen will be well appointed with custom all wood cabinetry and state of the art Thermador Appliances. 

As attractive as the home's interior will be, it simply cannot compete with the view you will enjoy from your expansive rear lanai, properly equipped with a full summer kitchen.  The Golf Course to lake views are stunning and the house is comfortably placed far enough off of the area of play to avoid the errant shot of a Tiger wannabe. 

Artist's Rendering



 Front Elevation

 Rear Elevation

 View From Master Bath

Kitchen and Family Room

View From Front Door thu Living Room

For more information about purchasing or showing this home, Contact Glen Kernan Realty at (904)223-0154.

Palencia is Red Hot!

As last year came to a close we were well underway with our new Village Center Homes at Palencia which have been the subject of a few blog posts.  In addition to much traffic in the Village, we also found ourselves meeting with quite a few new customers looking to purchase and build Estate Homes in Palencia.  We offer many available floorplans for Estate Home customers in Palencia and they can all be seen on our website so check them out at your convenience. 

Palencia is the premiere Golf Course community in St. Johns County.  With world class ammenities and one of the finest Golf Courses in the state of Florida, there is not a better location in North St. Johns County.  Attached are a couple of shots from Estate Homes recently under construction.

Contact the Palencia Sales Center Today (904)810-0500

Village Center Takes Home GOLD!

The past two weekends in North Florida have been host to the always popular and well attended Parade of Homes.  The Parade is the brainchild and hardwork of the Sales and Marketing Council of the Northeast Florida Builders Association and what a great job they did yet again this year.  A sincere thank you goes out to all of the members of SMC who worked hard to deliver such a quality event to the North Florida Community.

Dostie Homes celebrates Gold Prize for our Home located in the Palencia Village Center.  We won the $296,000- $300,000 price range.  If you haven' t done the parade before, check it out next year in April and as always, feel free to drop by and see the ladies in the Palencia Sales Center to make this Home yours!

Contact the Palencia Sales Center Today to tour this Award Winning Home! (904)810-0500.

Charming In-Fill Neighborhood

Toward the end of last year, we had the opportunity to acquire 7 homesites located on Kelsey Place off of Scott Mill Rd in Mandarin.  With urban sprawl in full effect for the last 50 years in Jacksonville, we are fast erasing the rural expanse between Jacksonville and St. Augustine.  Developers, Builders and yes you the Customers have clamored to move further and further out which has created a niche market for small In-Fill Neighborhoods.  They are few and far between, but every once in a while a truly great opportunity pops up.  As the old adage in real estate goes, "Location, Location, Location!"

Kelsey Place is exceptional in both location and feel.  This small quaint street off of Scott Mill Rd. leads back to the St. Johns River.  Many of the homes built previously on the street were completed approximately twenty years ago and are full of charm and diversity.  Our challenge was to create updated home designs with elevations that would blend seamlessly with the existing architecture.  We are so far very pleased with the results.

There are presently four new homes under construction, three of which are under contract and one new home for sale. We have one new homeowner as of March, which leaves only two more opportunities to purchase at this great location starting in the Low $400's!  Enjoy the streetscape photos below and contact Beverly Smith with the Legends of Real Estate to purchase one of the remaining 2 homesites. (904)993-4202.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Wow, I really have no excuse for the apparent sabbatical I took from the blog.  We are building homes again and that is a very good thing and I suppose I let that get in the way of keeping you the public in the know about all things Dostie Homes.  Look alive people because updates will be headed your way.  We are officially under construction on new Estate Homes in Palencia, Kelsey Place and Glen Kernan, with a new Show Home slated to start in Pablo Creek Reserve by April. 

The Village Center at Palencia has notched its first sale just as the paint was drying so we are back to the planning phase in that community for a new inventory home.

Lot 132 Pablo Creek has found a happy family and we could not be more pleased with our first home sale in this community.

We have also made a great new contact on the photography end.  Deremer Studios, www.deremerstudios.com , has become a valuable trade partner of Dostie Homes and you will see quite a bit of their work on our blog and website in the near future.