A riverfront condominium in Riverside was the highest-priced home sale reported in Jacksonville & the Beaches / Duval-Baker, Florida for the week ending November 8, 2026. The five sales together came to $7.91 million.
All five are in Duval County: four in Jacksonville and one in Neptune Beach. The group includes a condominium, a townhouse and three single-family homes, and it spans almost a century of building, from a brick home finished in 1935 to one completed in 2023. Two of the five sit on the St. Johns River, and a third looks out at the ocean.
No. 1 — $2,200,000 · 2358 Riverside Avenue #105, Jacksonville, Florida
Residence 105 at VillaRiva, a luxury condominium community on the St. Johns River in historic Riverside, sold for $2.2 million. The building went up in 2005, and the community is laid out as three towers. Its amenities include a fitness center, a club room with a full kitchen, a conference room, a guest suite for visitors and a riverfront pool.
The residence is on the first floor, so its owners reach the door without an elevator. It has a private two-car garage, and a covered entrance is a short walk from the parking. Inside are about 3,000 square feet, three bedrooms and three bathrooms, arranged as an open plan with river views. The owners spent several years renovating the home, and the work shows in the custom cabinetry, designer lighting, built-ins and fitted closets. A large island anchors the kitchen. The primary suite looks toward the river and has a renovated bath with a walk-in shower, and the other two bedrooms are set apart from it.
Outdoors, the home has an oversized private patio and a covered balcony above the river. Riverside is one of the city’s most walkable neighborhoods, with restaurants, cafes and shops, as well as Memorial Park, the Cummer Museum and the Riverwalk. The property last sold for $1.475 million in 2018.
ERICA L JOLLES PA of ROUND TABLE REALTY was the listing agent, and the sale put the residence at No. 1 in the week’s Top 5.
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No. 2 — $1,700,000 · 13062 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville, Florida
On Mandarin Road, a contemporary home built in 1981 sold for $1.7 million. It sits on 1.65 wooded acres, the largest lot among the five, with frontage on navigable water and views across the St. Johns River. A private wooded entry leads in, and the property also has a circular driveway.
The most striking feature is the dock, which runs 360 feet out into the river and has a shaded overhang and a swing. The grounds also have an in-ground pool, a patio and mature landscaping.
Inside, vaulted ceilings rise over an open living area, and a river room gives the family another place to take in the water in any season. The home has two stories, four bedrooms and three bathrooms in about 2,931 square feet, with wood and tile floors. The primary suite and a second bedroom are on the main floor; upstairs are two more bedrooms and a loft. The kitchen has an island and room to eat, and a detached two-car garage completes the property. It last sold for $1.5 million in 2023.
TAYLOR DIAZ of KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY ATLANTIC PARTNERS and DANIEL DIAZ were the listing agents for the sale, which ranked second for the week.
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No. 3 — $1,460,000 · 124 Hopkins Street, Neptune Beach, Florida
The week’s only Neptune Beach sale was 124 Hopkins Street in Bowes Oceanview, which sold for $1.46 million. The property is a short walk to the sand and has views of the ocean and the beach.
The listing says the building is a duplex, with one residence downstairs at No. 124 and the other, No. 126, on the upper level. Each of the two has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, an open floor plan and a large kitchen, and the building has large front porches and balconies for taking in the breeze. Altogether the two-story building, put up in 1980 of block and frame, has four bedrooms and four bathrooms in about 2,728 square feet. There is off-street parking and a shed. The property last sold for $646,000 in 2017.
SUSAN MASSEY HOPKINS of CHRISTIE’S INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FIRST COAST and JON SINGLETON were the listing agents for the third-ranked sale.
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No. 4 — $1,300,000 · 12229 Gathering Pines Road, Jacksonville, Florida
The newest home in the group, and the largest, sold for $1.3 million in Seven Pines, a master-planned community in Jacksonville. Completed in 2023, the two-story contemporary has about 3,169 square feet, four bedrooms and four bathrooms, three of them full and one a half bath.
It is built on the ICI Palos Verdes floor plan. From the large foyer the view runs through a bright great room to a covered lanai and a pool, added in 2025, with a waterfall and fountain. The backyard looks out over both woods and water. The living room opens to the kitchen and dining area, and the ceilings throughout are 12 feet high. The primary suite is on the main floor and runs along one full side of the home, with two walk-in closets, double vanities and a large walk-in shower. The home also has a Jack and Jill bath, luxury vinyl plank on both floors and upgraded staircases, and the three-car tandem garage has the same tall ceilings.
Seven Pines residents have a community pool, a jogging path and a playground, and the community is convenient to highways leading to the beaches, the Town Center and downtown. The property last sold for $954,881 in 2023.
The home sold $25,000 above its asking price of $1.275 million. MICHAEL LEACHMAN of TU FAMILIA REAL ESTATE and GONZALO MEJIA were the listing agents, and the sale ranked fourth for the week.
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No. 5 — $1,250,000 · 1602 Challen Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida
The oldest home among the five dates to 1935. At 1602 Challen Avenue in Avondale, it is a traditional brick home with copper gutters and wisteria growing up its walls, and it sold for $1.25 million.
Bay windows fill the formal living room, and the formal dining room opens off the kitchen, which has marble countertops and a six-burner gas range. Past a built-in breakfast banquette is the family room, with exposed wood beams and a wall of windows looking onto a brick courtyard and a heated saltwater pool.
The home has three stories, three bedrooms and four bathrooms in about 3,077 square feet. Upstairs, two bedrooms share a renovated bath, and the primary suite has high ceilings and a bath with a walk-in shower. The third level has been reworked as additional living space with its own full bath. An attached two-car garage completes the property. It last sold for $465,000 in 2007.
The home went under contract 11 days after it was listed and sold $175,000 above its asking price of $1.075 million. ALLISON STEILBERG of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESERVICES FLORIDA NETWORK REALTY was the listing agent, and the sale rounded out the week’s Top 5.
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