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Mayport shrimp—a culinary staple on the First Coast), boat ramps and the St. Johns River Ferry. Since 1948, residents and visitors alike have used the ferry to commute between Mayport and Fort George Island. Mayport offers affordable housing and apartments, which is convenient for military personnel and civilians who work at nearby Naval Station Mayport.


Although the area is relatively small, the Intracoastal


community has seen an increase in residential and commercial development over the past few years. Bordered by the Intracoastal Waterway on the east and Hodges Boulevard on the west, the Intracoastal area features a multitude of apartments, condominiums, retirement communities and subdivisions. Residents enjoy accessibility to the beaches and Southside areas as well as major roadways, such as John Turner Butler Boulevard (JTB), Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Boulevard.


DOWNTOWN/RIVERFRONT Over the past few years, revitalization efforts in Downtown


Jacksonville have reinforced the area as an entertainment, business and cultural center. Downtown residents are within walking distance of restaurants, entertainment venues, nightclubs and bars. Additionally, river taxis are available to transport residents and visitors back and forth between the Northbank and Southbank of the St. Johns River. A variety of residential options are available for those seeking an urban lifestyle including riverfront condominiums, lofts and townhomes. Furthermore, many of the loft apartments are found in renovated buildings dating back to the early 1920s.


Ortega lies on the peninsula just south of Riverside and


north of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, between the St. Johns and Ortega rivers. Originally an island, the area became a peninsula after a land bridge was built on the island’s southern end. One of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Jacksonville, the historic homes and riverfront mansions in Ortega are diverse in architectural style, but many reflect the Mediterranean and


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Tudor Revival styles. Old Ortega is east of Highway 17. A section of Old Ortega, north of Verona Boulevard, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Ortega Forest, the more recently developed area, is west of Highway 17.


The Riverside-Avondale neighborhood is located west of


the St. Johns River, east of Highway 17, and south of I-95. This neighborhood is one of the largest Historic Districts in the Southeast. Riverside-Avondale is a charming urban neighborhood that showcases oak tree-lined streets, several parks and various amenities. In 2010, Riverside-Avondale was designated as one of the nation’s 10 Great Neighborhoods by


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