St. Augustine Neighborhoods

You'll find real estate in St. Augustine offers many possibilities for home ownership. From Spanish colonial homes and quaint cottages on St. George Street in the Ancient City to enormous Mediterranean golf course homes to vibrant beach neighborhoods, St. Augustine is a great place to live!

Downtown St. Augustine    Anastasia Island    St. Augustine Beach    Marsh Creek    World Golf Village     Cascades at WGV    Crescent Beach     Vilano Beach    Ponte Verda Beach     Palencia    Fullerwood Park     Heritage Park    Summer Island

St. Augustine has several distinct neighborhoods just perfect for you and your family. History buffs will enjoy visiting museums and historical forts while sun lovers will find St. Augustine's local beaches great for swimming, surfing or just relaxing with a good book. For naturalists, salt marshes, state parks and preserves make great places to hike and kayak. Golfers will find St. Augustine is Florida's ultimate golf destination with legendary courses such as Sawgrass, host of the PGA Players Championship and King & Bear at World Golf Village, a collaboration between two of golf's greatest - Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus. Finally, for the kid in you, Disneyworld is less than 90 minutes away.

In the space below I've tried to list a few of the unique neighborhoods in and around St. Augustine. If you'd like to see them in person, please give me a call at 813-528-3331 or fill out the Free Information Form.

An itsy-bitsy note: Prices shown in U.S. dollars are average or starting price for the community. Actual prices may vary considerably from what is shown on this page. Call me and I'll get you exact numbers based upon the type of home you are looking to purchase. K=$1,000.

Downtown St. Augustine

When most people think of St. Augustine, they think of the historical downtown area, commonly called "Old Town" or the "Ancient City". But St. Augustine is much more than a few downtown blocks as it offers a wonderful combination of past and present. In the downtown area you'll find a remarkable collection of historic landmarks dating back to the beginning in the 16th century. Here are narrow cobblestone streets lined with buildings of coquina stone and wood. Shopping and dining opportunities are plentiful as is art galleries and boutiques. By living in the downtown area your friends will be eternally jealous.

Much of the real estate located in the historic district consists of commercial buildings and some single-family homes and condos. Most are large restored clapboard homes reflecting St. Augustine's Spanish heritage. Prices for single-family residences start at $700K for a 2 bed, 2 baths. Some condos can be found in the upper $300K.

Anastasia Island

Just across Mantazas Bay over the Bridge of Lions is Anastasia Island. It's a combination of residential neighborhoods and commercial businesses amid sand dunes, salt marshes and beautiful Atlantic beaches. Here you can climb the St. Augustine Lighthouse, visit the Alligator Farm or sea kayak at Anastasia State Park. After all that exercise you'll want to refuel at some of the great local eateries and get ready for an active nightlife.

A large part of Anastasia Island is protected from development by the Anastasia State Park. This is where Juan Ponce de Leon landed in 1513 and gave Florida its name. The park consists of over 1,700 acres and miles of beachfront. It has nature trails for hiking, canoe rentals for paddling, picnic tables and 139 campsites for overnight stay.

Most of the available housing is toward the center and southern end of Anastasia Island in the Marsh Creek, Anastasia Dunes and Crescent Beach communities. A new area is Sunset Point that features salt marsh facing coach homes. There are a few houses in the around the lighthouse dating back to the 1800s. Occasionally these come up for sale. Prices on Anastasia range widely but generally start around $350K.

St. Augustine Beach

St. Augustine Beach is located on Anastasia Island where you can play for 18 miles on cinnamon-colored sand and enjoy great fishing, surfing, tantalizing restaurants, shopping and concerts on the beach. While tourism is the major industry of this small town of 5,000 residents, you won't find any mile-high skyscrapers here. St. Augustine Beach has building restrictions limiting construction to four stories high to protect your view.

If you think you might like coastal living, cool ocean breezes and the romance of being on a barrier island, St. Augustine Beach has an abundance of beautiful homes from beachside condominiums to luxury estates. Condos generally start at $130K and work their way up in price depending upon size and location. Single-family residences begin about $220K.

Marsh Creek

Located just five miles south of downtown St. Augustine, this 800-acre country club community is the only private golf course community on the Anastasia Island. The heart of the development is the Marsh Creek Country Club. Membership is optional and open to non-residents. The club features a Mark McCumber designed 18-hole golf course, tennis program including competitive play, fitness center, private dining and social events.

Bordering the Intracoastal Waterway and highway A1A, you'll find impressive homes and breathtaking views in Marsh Creek. The diverse community features low maintenance patio homes and villas as well as single-family homes and estate sized lots for families. Private preserves, lakes and neighborhood parks enhance the development. Marsh Creek starts at $340K to $1.6 million.

World Golf Village

Residents of Florida's First Coast enjoy more than 50 first-class golf courses including the PGA favorite Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra Beach. Stepping nearer to St. Augustine you'll find World Golf Village, which boasts two elite courses of its own - the King & Bear and Slammer & Squire - both 18-hole championship courses designed by some of the game's most celebrated players.

Central to World Golf Village is the World Gulf Hall of Fame, an interactive museum spanning time from the birth of golf on the eastern shores of Scotland to the modern-day phenomenon known as Tiger-mania. World Golf Village also features a 40,000 square-foot convention center, IMAX theater, PGA TOUR Shop and Spa Laterra. After finishing up the back 9, you can enjoy dinner at Murray Bros. Caddyshack and other fine World Class Village restaurants.

The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village have a variety of residential offerings including custom estates, single-family homes, condominiums, town homes and patio homes. Prices range from $130K for condos to over $2 million for estates.

Cascades at World Golf Village Adult Community

As St. Johns County 's premier active-adult community for ages 55 and over, The Cascades is known for fostering an activity rich lifestyle with plenty of amenities. The community is situated within the world-class World Golf Village resort and residents of The Cascades enjoy a 22,000 square-foot clubhouse and sports complex, indoor and outdoor pools, spa, lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, bocce courts and a pro shop. Approximately 450 single-family homes featuring 14 distinct, ranch-style floor plans offer the perfect mixture of classic Old Florida with contemporary features. Priced from $280K

Crescent Beach

From St. Augustine heading south via coastal highway A1A you'll encounter the small Crescent Beach community on Anastasia Island. It's a delightful combination of private homes, cottages, waterfront estates and condos, all within walking distance of the beach. Crescent Beach is known to be low-key and most people here are locals and return visitors. You're apt to find people walking, biking, surfing and fishing pretty much every day of the year.

Housing in Crescent Beach varies widely depending upon your taste, home size and proximity to the water. There are a number of large condominiums communities, such as Four Winds, Ocean House, Sand Dollar and Crescent Sandpiper Condominium. Condo prices start at $240K to over $1 million. On occasion the large oceanfront beach homes come up for sale, most start at $1 million and going up from there.

Vilano Beach

Vilano Beach is just minutes north of St. Augustine over the Usina Bridge and alongside coastal highway A1A. It is tucked between the Atlantic Ocean and the Tolomato River, making it an ideal place for people who love the beach and fishing. Vilano Beach started as a sleepy fishing village with 1950s motels and cottages but is gradually being transformed into an upscale urban beach community complete with shopping, waterfront restaurants, lodging, deep-sea fishing boats and more.

This St. Augustine "best kept secret" has a mix of upscale waterfront homes and condos to smaller residential homes and investment properties. There are a few gated communities and condominium complexes. Many homes have views of the Intracoastal Waterway or Vilano Beach. Some people that say Vilano Beach today is Naples in the 1970s. What do you think? Prices start in the low $100K range and go up to over $1 million.

Ponte Vedra Beach

Going north toward Jacksonville on highway A1A you'll come to upscale Ponte Verda Beach. Here sunny blue skies and green grass rules the day as the area is best known for its prestigious golf courses, including Sawgrass, home of the PGA Tour and PGA Players Championship. You'll also find many luxurious, amenity-rich resorts, upscale shopping opportunities, succulent seafood restaurants and picturesque parks. As you might image, home prices are as high as pro-golfer salaries; a "steal" is anything less than $500K with the upper range over $6 million.

Palencia

Palencia delicately blends environmental sensitivity with master planning to create an award-winning place to call home. Located between St. Augustine and Jacksonville along the Intracoastal Waterway, it is one of Northeast Florida's most desirable new communities. Palencia has over 2,600 residential homes with a wide variety of housing opportunities.

Palencia Village is at the heart of this special community, featuring Spanish Colonial-style architecture, charming cafes, shops and professional offices. Palencia Village is also host to a 18-hole Arthur Hills championship golf course, golf practice facility, three swimming pools with waterslide, tennis and fitness centers. For the nature lover, Palencia has over 30 acres of neighborhood parks with walking trails.

Homes in Palencia are typically in the high-end price range starting with condominiums from $130K to $988K for condos and single-family homes from $298K to over $3 million.

Fullerwood Park

Located just north of St. Augustine along highway A1A and west of Vilano Beach, Fullerwood Park offers quick and convenient access to the downtown. Additionally, the community is ideal for fishermen and boaters as sawgrass marsh and the Intracoastal Waterway are only minutes away. The Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind is located in Fullerwood Park. One of the newest attractions in Fullerwood Park is the recently constructed 20,000 square-foot playground and community area on property of the former Fullerwood Elementary School. Most homes constructed in the 1920s to 1980s and prices range from $240K to $600K.

Heritage Park

Heritage Park is a newer community located near Interstate 95 and minutes from historical downtown St. Augustine. It offers villas and single-family lakefront and conservation lot homes along with unspoiled natural acreage, recreation areas and open space. One of the most popular townhome communities in the area, The Villas at Heritage Park, has maintenance-free living in an intimate townhome community setting. This community boasts new one-story and two-story townhomes with single car garages, nearby clubhouse with resort-style pool, multiple sport fields and nature trails. Prices in The Villas start at $149K and single-family homes in Heritage Park start at $220K.

Summer Island

Going south of St. Augustine on highway A1A you'll find Summer Island, a small upscale waterfront community located between the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) and Atlantic Ocean. Many of the deed-restricted homes have private docks or boat slips and there is a community dock that is available to all homeowners. Other Summer Island amenities include private gated entrance, community center and tennis courts. Virtually all homes have water access or water views.

One of the best features of Summer Island living is direct access to the ICW. From your home it is a short boat ride north to the Matanzas Inlet and Fort Matanzas National Monument or go the other way and visit Marineland, the world's first oceanarium. Fishing and boating opportunities abound! Most of the real estate is going to be resales with prices from $580K and up.

Please give me a call at 813-528-3331 or fill out the Free Information Form if you'd like assistance in visiting these fine St. Augustine communities. I'd be delighted to show you my favorite city!