Townhomes rising in San Marco

Townhomes rising in San Marco

Toll Brothers addressed concerns on design, aesthetics

Construction on the first of five buildings is currently underway for the Toll Brothers’ Terraces at San Marco.

Just a block away from the long-awaited East San Marco shopping center, this residential complex will feature 27 luxury townhomes on 1.03 acres of land bordered by Alford Place, Arcadia Place and Minerva Avenue, adjacent to Fletcher Park.

According to Steve Merten, Toll Brothers division president in Jacksonville, the site work for the townhome community has been completed and concrete work is in progress.

The San Marco community and the San Marco Preservation Society (SMPS), in particular, have been closely following the development of the East San Marco shopping center and the Terraces at San Marco since both projects began, to ensure these new structures incorporated aesthetic features and designs that blend with the existing San Marco community.

In November of last year, Resident News published an article about concerns expressed by SMPS about a lack of “transparency and inclusion on design, aesthetics, and other aspects that align with the nature of San Marco.” When a meeting between SMPS and a Toll Brothers representative was cancelled last-minute, SMPS issued a statement opposing “the current architecture and façade planned for the Terraces at San Marco.”

Requests for comment from Toll Brothers had been unfulfilled at press time for that article.

Since then, the dialogue has continued and SMPS was able to meet with Toll Brothers last month to continue the discussion. SMPS President Lauren Carlucci said the preservation society discussed landscaping elements at its most recent meeting with Toll Brothers.

“We did talk to them about architecture and influenced the project in that way,” said Carlucci. “We did talk to them about landscaping, we’re still waiting to hear back from them about that.”

In an e-mail, Merten stated, “We have been working closely with the City of Jacksonville as well as the San Marco Preservation Society, and have incorporated their feedback into our design. We intend for the 27 townhomes to blend seamlessly with the existing neighborhood and recent retail expansion being completed by Regency Centers.”

By Michele Leivas
Resident Community News

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