Anthony & Sylvan Pools
✓ Licensed ✓ 18 permits
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Ranked by license standing, permit history, review score, and profile completeness — 2 contractors tracked in Jacksonville. No paid placements.
Jacksonville is currently home to 2 pool contractors in our directory — somewhat below the statewide average of roughly 2.5 contractors per Florida city. Contractors here have racked up an average of 179 customer reviews apiece, well above the statewide average of 85 — a reasonable proxy for how active and in-demand local pool builders are, since review volume tends to track real project volume over time.
100% of contractors serving Jacksonville (2 of 2) currently hold an active Certified Pool Contractor (CPC) license on file with the Florida DBPR — roughly in line with the statewide rate of 90%. The rest may be unlicensed, expired, pending renewal, or simply not yet verified in our system, so confirming a contractor's license status directly with the state before signing anything is always worth the five minutes it takes. Building permit history is one of the more reliable signals of real, ongoing work: contractors serving Jacksonville average roughly 18 permits each, well below the statewide average of 235.9 per contractor — a stronger signal than a star badge on a homepage, which anyone can add regardless of whether it reflects real, permitted work. Of the permits with a recorded outcome on file, about 100% have reached final inspection for contractors here, roughly in line with the statewide finalization rate of 91% — one indicator (not a guarantee) of how reliably local projects get carried through to a signed-off finish.
Across the customer reviews we've indexed for pool builders serving Jacksonville, the most frequently repeated praise themes are recommend, design, crew. Patterns like these, repeated across many independent reviews from different platforms, tend to be more trustworthy than any single five-star testimonial — look for the same few themes showing up again and again in a contractor's review history before you hire.
Before you hire a pool contractor anywhere in Florida, a few habits go a long way: verify the CPC or CBC license number directly on the DBPR's public license lookup, ask for the contractor's permit history (or pull it yourself from the county building department), read a mix of recent and older reviews rather than just the top-rated ones, and get at least two or three quotes in writing before committing. Florida's pool construction industry has real regulatory teeth — licensing boards and county permitting offices — and using that public data is the fastest way to separate an established, accountable builder from someone who just built a nice-looking website.
“Anthony & Sylvan - Your LIFETIME Pool Partner!! 25 Years ago we chose Anthony & Sylvan to build our pool. It has been virtually trouble-free! It still looks and functions AMAZINGLY! Recently we were told by our county building official that there was a records problem with our pool construction permit - AFTER 25 YEARS!?…”
“I custom designed my pool with PBJC aka Clarkson Pools n 2020-2021.it was a difficult time to be doing so, unbeknownst to all of us what would happen during the pros. Nonetheless, after an arduous process through COVID, hooray, the pool was completed!!! I chose to continue with Clarkson for regular maintenance as they knew…”
“I just had a pool completed by Anthony & Sylvan and would 100% recommend them to anyone. Jeremy (sales/design) is excellent, very knowledgeable, and answered texts from me any day of the week if I had questions or concerns. I had a tough situation in my tiny backyard, but he figured it out and we…”
“I had quotes from three Highly reputable companies and I am super happy that I chose Anthony and Sylvan pools. Jeremy my pool Designer was very patient and thorough. More importantly, he is very knowledgeable. It was a night and day difference from the other designers. David was my project manager during the build process…”
“It's important to remember that when you're driving a company vehicle you're driving a moving billboard. When your driver is driving like a maniac cutting people off and blocking them from merging, it reflects poorly on your business.”