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A site map called The Eleven shows 11 home lots, each labeled with lot number and price, surrounded by trees, ponds, and roads. Text describes the rural community. There is a legend and a north arrow at the bottom.
Aerial view of a rural landscape with fields, trees, winding dirt roads, and small ponds under a clear sky. The scene shows autumn colors and a mix of open land and wooded areas.
Aerial view of a river winding through fields and forests with autumn-colored trees under a clear blue sky.
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The Eleven at Congaree and Penn

Just outside the familiar rhythm of Jacksonville, life looks a little different at Congaree and Penn. The Eleven is a collection of eleven ten-acre farmsteads set within the landscape of Congaree and Penn, surrounded by orchards, meadows, forests and open sky. With only eleven properties, the community offers the space to create a true custom homestead while becoming part of a place already deeply rooted in the land. Each property at The Eleven is known as a claim, a name that speaks to the community’s emphasis on stewardship and the relationship between the people who live here and the land around them. Glenn Layton Homes is proud to be among the curated collective of architects and builders selected for The Eleven, bringing our fully custom design-build experience to one of the most distinctive residential opportunities in Jacksonville.

Build Your Home at The Eleven

Ten acres gives you room to think differently about what home can be. At The Eleven, that means creating something personal within a landscape already rich with agriculture, nature and a sense of place. Glenn Layton Homes is proud to be part of the team bringing that vision to life. Contact us to learn more about designing and building your custom home at The Eleven at Congaree and Penn.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Eleven at Congaree and Penn?

The Eleven is a community of eleven approximately ten-acre farmsteads located within Congaree and Penn in Jacksonville, Florida. The community is centered around agrarian architecture, stewardship and a closer relationship between home and the surrounding land.

What is Congaree and Penn?

Congaree and Penn is a working farm and agritourism destination in Jacksonville, Florida, where agriculture, dining, outdoor experiences and community come together across hundreds of acres. The property includes orchards, grapevines, trails, forests, meadows and open landscapes, along with farm-to-table dining, events and overnight stays. The Eleven brings residential life into that larger setting, offering just eleven ten-acre claims where homeowners can create a custom homestead and become part of the landscape and community of Congaree and Penn.

Where is The Eleven located?

The Eleven is located at Congaree and Penn in Jacksonville, Florida, within the landscape of the working farm and its orchards, meadows and natural surroundings.

How large are the properties at The Eleven?

The Eleven consists of only eleven approximately ten-acre properties, known within the community as claims.

How much are claims at The Eleven?

Claims at The Eleven are offered between approximately $750,000 and $1.2 million.

Why are the properties at The Eleven called claims?

The term “claim” reflects the community’s philosophy of stewardship and establishing a deeper relationship with the land. Homeowners at The Eleven are referred to as claimholders.

Who builds custom homes at The Eleven?

The Eleven works with a curated collective of architects and custom home builders, including Glenn Layton Homes.

Can Glenn Layton Homes build my home at The Eleven?

Yes. Glenn Layton Homes is one of the selected custom home builders at The Eleven and offers a fully custom design-build experience encompassing architecture, interior design and construction.

What is agrarian architecture?

Agrarian architecture takes inspiration from rural and agricultural environments, emphasizing a thoughtful relationship between the home, natural materials, outdoor spaces and the surrounding land. These principles help guide the architectural vision for homes at The Eleven.

What makes The Eleven different from other communities?

Life at The Eleven begins with ten acres and an entirely different way of thinking about home. Rather than separating residents from the landscape around them, The Eleven places each home within the larger setting of Congaree and Penn. Orchards, meadows, forests and trails become part of everyday life, with the energy of a working farm just beyond your front door. The community is guided by principles of agrarian architecture, with homes designed to feel connected to their surroundings through thoughtful forms, natural materials and a relationship between indoor and outdoor living. Here, owning land also means caring for it. The idea of becoming a claimholder reflects that sense of stewardship and the opportunity to put down roots in a place meant to evolve over time.

What is it like to build a home at The Eleven?

Building at The Eleven calls for a home that responds to more than a floor plan. It should respond to the land. As part of the curated builder collective at The Eleven, Glenn Layton Homes brings our fully custom design-build experience to a community with a clear architectural vision. Our team works alongside homeowners through architecture, interior design and construction to create a home shaped around the way they want to live and the opportunities of their ten-acre claim. With that much land comes the freedom to think differently about arrival, views, outdoor living, gardens, gathering spaces and the relationship between the home and its surroundings. Every home will be different because every claim, every family and every vision for life here will be different. Our role is to bring those pieces together into a home that feels personal, intentional and at home within Congaree and Penn.

What is life like at Congaree and Penn?

The setting is what makes life at The Eleven so different. Congaree and Penn is a working farm and agritourism destination in Jacksonville where agriculture, food, outdoor experiences and community come together across hundreds of acres. Orchards, grapevines, meadows, forests, trails and open land create a setting with an identity that was established long before The Eleven became part of it. For claimholders, those surroundings become part of everyday life. There is room to slow down, spend more time outside and feel connected to the seasons and landscape around you. Agriculture, dining, events and outdoor experiences are already part of life at Congaree and Penn, giving The Eleven a sense of place that could never be recreated by simply carving ten-acre lots out of undeveloped land. For homeowners at The Eleven, that larger landscape becomes part of home.

How large are the homesites at The Eleven?

The Eleven is intentionally limited to just eleven approximately ten-acre claims at Congaree and Penn in Jacksonville, Florida. Claims are offered between $750,000 and $1.2 million, each providing the space to create a custom homestead within the larger farm setting. Glenn Layton Homes is one of the selected custom home builders available to work with claimholders at The Eleven.