CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Construction began on the Lodge Amenity Center at Hyland Trail, a recreation-focused community near the newly opened stretch of the First Coast Expressway in Clay County.
Members of the development team, including GreenPointe Holdings, Basham & Lucas Design Group, Jax Utilities Management and Smith McKee Construction, gathered recently at the site for a groundbreaking ceremony.
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“The Lodge Amenity Center will truly be the heart of Hyland Trail,” Mike Taylor, president of Lifestyle Construction for GreenPointe Developers, said. “Designed as a welcoming, family-friendly destination, it will be a place where neighbors come to relax, connect and enjoy life together.”
The center will include gathering spaces overlooking a beach-entry pool and splash zone, a state-of-the-art exercise facility, and pickleball courts.
The community will also feature miles of multi-use pathways for walking, biking and jogging, an expansive playground and a resident-only dog park called Barks & Rec. The amenity center is slated for completion in 2026.
Hyland Trail offers new homes from the $300s. Dream Finders and Pulte are offering one- and two-story single-family homes ranging from about 1,500 to more than 3,500 square feet.
Jeff Thompson is a longtime Clay resident who sees what’s happening in Lake Asbury and knows everything has changed.
“It’s kind of strange growing up with what you had when you were younger then seeing everything else develop is kind of crazy,” Thompson said.
Another Lake Asbury resident asked if the area could handle all the new development.
“I think they should have done some of the infrastructure before the homes went up,” Carolyn said.
Edenbrooke at Hyland Trail, by Lennar, is the community’s first active-adult neighborhood and is designed for buyers 55 and older, with low-maintenance, open-concept home designs and exclusive on-site amenities.
The community is near Clay County schools, shops and restaurants, and borders Ronnie Van Zant Park, which features a disc golf course, sports fields, nature trails, a fishing pond with piers and pickleball courts. Residents will have easy access to Oakleaf Town Center, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Cecil Commerce Center and downtown Jacksonville via the First Coast Expressway.