Located between Racetrack Road and CR 210 just off of CR 2209, Durbin Crossing is perfectly positioned to make your family and work life easier to manage. Living in Durbin Crossing 

puts you just minutes away from the great things North Florida has to offer.

• 15 minutes from Jacksonville beaches

• 10 minutes to the Avenues Mall

• 5 minutes to schools

• 20 minutes to downtown Jacksonville

• 30 minutes to Jacksonville International Airport

• 15 minutes to historic St. Augustine

Community Features Durbin Crossing has earned widespread recognition as a 2,000-acre master-planned community located in Northwest St. Johns County that offers residents the perfect choice of natural beauty, incredible location and state-of-the-art amenities. Many of the 2,500 single-family homesites back up to stunning pristine conservation areas, natural preserves or lake views offering privacy and picturesque panoramas. Durbin Crossing is the perfect blend of natural beauty and design with over 1,000 acres of conservation area, 39 lakes, 24.5 acres of passive parks and 36 acres of community parks. Residents find that the lifestyle in Durbin Crossing is unparalleled to any other community with its abundance of recreational amenities, community park system, new schools and miles of newroadways. More than half of the 2,000 acres that encompass Durbin Crossing have been left undisturbed for residents to enjoy, whether biking or hiking along the nature trails, taking the family pet to play fetch at the dog park, or playing a game of pick-up soccer in the community park with neighbors.

Bringing the family back to outdoor living, laughing and playing was the vision for this unique community. Durbin Crossing was brilliantly designed to create an intricate system of interaction within the community with 19 miles of connecting sidewalks and 20 miles of interior roads. The transportation system allows you and your family to move seamlessly throughout Durbin Crossing whether you’re driving your car, riding your bike or out for a walk with the family. Sixty million dollars was spent on the master infrastructure at Durbin Crossing, with significant funds being dedicated to new roadways, helping residents shorten commute times and providing better accessibility throughout the area. Durbin Crossing, which has been named by Metrostudy as Jacksonville’s top community for single-family construction, continues to experience sales success as more and more families fall in love with its family-oriented design. According to a recent study, over 90% of all homeowners would recommend Durbin Crossing to their friends and families. Reasons cited for choosing Durbin Crossing over other communities were schools, location, amenities and fitness center.

Durbin Crossing is located in the high-performing school district of St. Johns County. 

Three schools serve Durbin Crossing residents:

• Creekside High School, which opened in August 2008, is located at the intersection 

of CR-244/Longleaf Pine Parkway and CR-233/Veterans Parkway and borders the Durbin Crossing community. The school serves 1,000 students and has 44 teachers on staff. 

Two academies are offered for students: Emerging Technology (Network Support and 

New Media Technology) and Environmental and Urban Planning (Civil Engineering and Environmental Studies). A variety of extracurricular programs and advanced placement 

courses are offered as well.

• Fruit Cove Middle School or Switzerland Point serve grades 6-8. The schools each received an “A” rating from the state of Florida and have a mission to inspire in all students 

a passion for lifelong learning, creating educated and caring contributors to the world. Opportunities for athletic and enrichment activities are available for students to pursue.

• Durbin Creek Elementary or Hickory Creek , serve children in grades K-5. These schools are honored with an “A” status, Golden Scholar Award and 5-Star School Award 

for a commitment to the education of students. A high-technology environment in all subject areas propels students forward into the 21st century and prepares them well for their futures.

• Patriot Oaks Academy is now under construction and scheduled for the opening of the 2014 school year. Our brand new state-of-the-art K-8 school is located in the heart of our community and is zoned exclusively for residents of Durbin Crossing.

 

 

 

Source: http://www.durbincrossing.com/community-info.html