It opened its doors on November 17, 2006, with three major anchor stores including Walmart, Lowe's and Regal Cinemas River City Marketplace 14.

[1] The original plan for the $300 million, 425-acre (1.72 km2) mixed-use project included a 125-acre (0.51 km2) shopping district, 900 residential units, 300 hotel rooms, and 133,000 ft2 of light industrial space.

[5] In August 2022, the theater closed its doors, and was later confirmed to be the site of a previously approved BJ's Wholesale Club location.

[6] While the RCM that exists today is not exactly what the "developers originally intended", it "is still the largest shopping center to be constructed on [Jacksonville’s] Northside" and provides "an array of retail destinations that previously" were only available across the river or in Orange Park, a drive of approximately 20 minutes.

A HomeGoods store replaced the former Bed Bath & Beyond, and a Sportsman’s Warehouse and a Burlington opened in the space previously occupied by Gander Mountain.