Tamaya is a vibrant, character-filled Jacksonville new home community situated perfectly between the bustling city of Jacksonville and the serene shores of the Atlantic Ocean. Our homes, ranging from 1,800 to 4,000 square feet, are designed with exquisite Tuscan, Mediterranean, and Spanish architectural styles. This one-of-a-kind Jacksonville new home community offers lush landscaping, scenic walking paths, crystal-clear lakes, a grand entrance, and a secure gatehouse.
Why Choose Tamaya?
Tamaya isn’t just a place to live; it’s a lifestyle. Imagine waking up to the serene views of lush landscapes, spending weekends at the Resident’s Club, and enjoying leisurely strolls along picturesque walking paths. Our Jacksonville new home community is designed to provide a perfect balance of luxury, comfort, and convenience.
Exceptional Home Designs
- Architectural Variety: Tuscan, Mediterranean, and Spanish styles.
- Custom-Built Quality: Exceptional craftsmanship with top-tier custom options.
- Spacious Living: New construction homes Jacksonville ranging from 1,800 to 4,000 sq.ft. to suit your lifestyle.
- Build with ICI Homes: Build your dream home with the premier home builder Jacksonville
Prime Location
- Beach Proximity: Just 6 miles to the beautiful Atlantic beaches.
- Urban Access: Minutes from downtown Jacksonville, with quick routes to St. Augustine and Georgia.
- Medical Facilities: Close to the renowned Mayo Clinic for peace of mind.
Community Highlights
- Gated Security: A safe, gated community with a welcoming grand entrance.
- Natural Beauty: Choose from oversized conservation or lakefront home sites.
- Resident Amenities: Enjoy the outstanding 10,000 sq.ft. Resident’s Club.
- Top-Rated Schools: Access to excellent educational institutions for your family.
- Commercial Convenience: Over 500,000 sq.ft. of upcoming commercial and retail space designed with Tamaya’s architectural charm.
Visit Us
Explore the beauty and elegance of Tamaya today. Schedule a tour to visit our model homes and see why so many families have chosen to make Tamaya their home. Discover the perfect blend of city convenience and coastal serenity in Jacksonville’s premier new home community.
Latest News from Tamaya
June 23, 2025Keen on a master-planned community in Jacksonville that’s both family-friendly and filled with wide-open resident amenities?
Tamaya, ICI Homes’ community near the intersection of Kernan and Beach Boulevards, may be your perfect fit. But hurry! Tamaya, home to residents of all ages, is near buildout. Only limited new custom Florida homes and homesites remain available.
What’s still a big draw for new residents, particularly families? Tamaya’s amenities. They’re anchored by a 10,000-square-foot Residents Club and a resort-style swimming pool with a two-level slide. Inside is a fitness center, plus meeting and social spaces. An event lawn, playground and tennis and basketball courts are outside.
Tamaya is close to many activities around Jacksonville that are perfect for kids’ days out.
Read on for more fun things to do with kids near Tamaya.
The beach
Tamaya is less than 15 minutes and seven miles west of Jacksonville Beach, one of the metro area’s favorite beach destinations. Exit Tamaya’s gated entrance at Beach Boulevard and head east until you reach A1A, Florida’s Atlantic coast highway.
Turn left (north) or right (south) and look for beach access signs and parking lots. Oceanfront Park is a popular option as is the historic Jacksonville Pier (fees apply here).
Remember to pack water, snacks, sunscreen and chairs. Kids will enjoy swimming, surfing and tossing Frisbees and footballs, but remember to keep an eye on them near the surf. The Jacksonville Beach Ocean Rescue Division patrols year-round and staffs lifeguard towers during busy seasons.
Adventure Landing
This sizable mini-amusement park (and then some) is among multiple locations around the United States run by the company of the same name, which is headquartered in Jacksonville. Find it at 1944 Beach Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, a quick and easy drive from Tamaya.
Per Adventure Landing’s website, the Jacksonville Beach location is northeast Florida’s largest family entertainment center. All ages, from little ones to teens, and adults can get in on the fun with a water park, batting cages, an arcade, roller coaster, two 18-hole mini-golf courses, multi-level laser tag, a go-kart track and multiple snack bars.
Adventure Landing also hosts birthday parties and other group events. Look for special admission prices throughout the year.
Bowl them over
One of Jacksonville’s oldest bowling alleys is located in (you guessed it) Jacksonville Beach, the newly reimagined Beach Bowl.
Located at 818 Beach Boulevard, Beach Bowl has been racking pins and loaning oh-so-cool bowling shoes since 1959. A recent renovation project has made its 24 lanes a more memorable experience along with event space, an arcade, and an open-air, second-level patio for lounging.
Bonus tip
Tamaya families can take advantage of Kids Free November at many Jacksonville-area attractions and recreational activities.
The entire month is full of free or great deals on admission and costs at many locations. Each year’s details usually drop in early autumn on Visit Jacksonville’s website. Set your reminders now!
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March 19, 2025If you’re intent on a new custom Florida home on Jacksonville’s southeast side, don’t delay when it comes to ICI Homes’ master-planned community of Tamaya.
We’re nearing closeout — from a sales perspective it’s Tamaya’s “last call” — but potential ICI Homes customers interested in the community still have time to explore its possibilities.
Tamaya’s tagline — between the city and the sea — is an authentic description of its popular appeal. And now is a great time to score one of its final homesites, model homes or inventory homes.
Here’s how to take advantage of Tamaya’s remaining opportunities.
A bit about Tamaya
It’s one of southeast Jacksonville’s largest gated, master-planned communities, totaling 780 acres. It’s also one of its most distinctive, featuring Mediterranean, Spanish and Tuscan architecture — all timeless, classic interpretations for Florida’s temperate year-round climate.
Located on the northeast quadrant of the Kernan and Beach Boulevards intersection, Tamaya is only minutes east of Jacksonville’s Interstate 295 beltway and only six miles west of Atlantic beaches.
ICI Homes began construction here in December 2013, followed by a model-home-row opening the following spring. Tamaya also opened for sales in 2014.
The community’s 10,000-square-foot Residents Club opened in 2016, and at buildout, Tamaya will total 2,400 new custom Florida homes.
A mature community
There are many advantages to becoming some of Tamaya’s final new residents!
Amazing amenities are wide open, anchored by the Residents Club with its gathering and social spaces and fitness center, plus two resort-style swimming pools with a cabana and two-level slide, tennis and basketball courts, playground and spacious event lawn. And that doesn’t count the miles of walking trails and sidewalks.
Right around the corner is Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department’s Fire Station 50, on Tamaya Boulevard.
Across Tamaya Boulevard is Tamaya Market, which features more than 500,000 square feet of commercial and retail space. It’s anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and also includes a First Florida Credit Union branch, Island Wing Company restaurant and other dining, services and retail outlets.
Up next? A McDonald’s fast-food restaurant with a drive-through, per Jacksonville-area business trade publications earlier this year, citing city documentation.
What’s available
As one or more of your grandparents may have said, don’t dawdle.
Inventory homes and even a Tamaya model home remain available, but these are in the community’s final phase, so research the possibilities buying your new custom Florida home here sooner rather than later.
As of this writing, three move-in-ready inventory homes were available — two 2,106-square-foot, single-level Charlotte floor plans, each with three bedrooms, two bathroom and two-vehicle garages.
Each Charlotte home sports a different elevation (a home’s exterior appearance). The third inventory home is the award-winning, two-level, 3,196-square-foot Palos Verdes with four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms and a three-vehicle garage.
The model home available is a show-stopping, 2,256-square-foot, single-level Serena II floor plan with three bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms and a three-vehicle garage.
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February 1, 2025When you buy or build a new custom Florida home at Tamaya, you’re only six miles west of stunning Atlantic coast beaches.
In fact, this master-planned community on Jacksonville’s southeast side has the address — at the intersection of Kernan and Beach Boulevards — to prove it. Once you’re in residence, hop in your vehicle of choice and head east along Beach Boulevard. You’ll run right into the charming beachside town of Jacksonville Beach.
Know what else is in Jacksonville Beach aside from wide, white sand and stellar public beach facilities? The Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier. It’s one of the state’s top-rated historic oceanfront piers and is well worth the nominal entrance fee to explore it.
Enjoying an oceanfront pier is a classic experience for all Floridians, especially coastal residents and visitors. Read on to discover how Tamaya residents can enjoy their own, iconic pier.
Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier
Consider this one Tamaya’s hometown pier! It’s roughly a quarter-mile long, extending from the beach well out into the blue-green Atlantic waters.
Located at 503 North First Street, just off A1A (Florida’s Atlantic coast highway), the pier is easy to reach. If you’re driving, first check the Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier parking lot on the pier’s north side. If that’s full, check another lot for Jacksonville Beach goers in the vicinity. You also can find free street spaces if you’re willing to cruise for one.
The City of Jacksonville Beach charges parking fees on Fridays through Sundays from mid-March until the end of October (and during special events and holidays throughout that period). The fee is $3 for the first two hours and $1 for each hour afterward.
Some brief history
The Jacksonville Beach Fishing Pier first opened in 1922 as Shad’s Pier. It’s been repaired and rebuilt several times during its century-long life. Yet it continues offering stunning experiences for visitors, fishing enthusiasts and folks eager for a social-media-worthy photo of the ocean and beach.
Mother Nature sometimes hasn’t been kind to the Pier. It reopened in 2022 following back-to-back bouts with Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, respectfully, and the current version was rebuilt via some serious construction by WGI Engineering. Its wooden decking is 20 feet wide and supported by stronger piers.
Note that there’s fee to access the pier. Locals working on their daily step count — that’s you, Tamaya residents — pay $1 for a day pass. A local’s daily fishing fee is $4 as of this writing. Visitors enter at a concessions building that contains restrooms, food and drink choices, and a bait and tackle shop that also rents gear.
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The Beaches Museum & History Park at 381 Beach Boulevard is located only a few blocks south of the Pier, headquartered in a 19th-century railroad building. Other structures on site — the circa-1887 Beaches Chapel, a historic railroad depot and a circa-1911 steam locomotive — add context and wonder to a day’s visit to the Pier.
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