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Sawgrass Lakes
Sawgrass Lakes is the largest master planned community in West Melbourne, a gated D.R. Horton development west of Minton Road off Norfolk Parkway. It spans thirteen recorded plats, from Phase One through Phase Four and on into the named pods called The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary and The Preserve, all built between 2014 and 2021 around two big freshwater lakes.
Sawgrass Lakes In West Melbourne, Florida
D.R. Horton assembled the land west of Minton Road in 2012 and started building in 2014, and what came out of it is the closest thing West Melbourne has to a small town inside a gate. You enter from Norfolk Parkway onto Shallow Creek Boulevard. From there the community fans out across thirteen recorded plats: Phase One, a Phase Two split into A, B, B2, C, D, E and F, Phase Three, Phase Four, and four named pods, The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary and The Preserve.
The street names are worth noticing because they tell you what was here first. Alligator Flag, Salt Marsh, Broomsedge, Musgrass, Watergrass, Wiregrass, Catgrass, Sedges, Horsemint, Fiddleleaf and Caladium are all marsh and wetland plants, and Rushing Waters rounds it out. Alligator Flag and Salt Marsh carry the most addresses, with Caladium close behind. Once you learn the plant names you can place almost any address in the community without a map.
The amenity package is the reason people pay what they pay. The Sawgrass Club sits on roughly nine and a half acres and carries a lagoon shaped resort pool, tennis, sand volleyball, tot lots, an outdoor movie area, a fire pit, a pier and walking paths. Behind it is an eight thousand square foot clubhouse with a fitness center, a yoga studio, meeting and multipurpose rooms and dining space. Very few private pools were built here, about one home in ten, because the club covers it.
The houses run 1,649 to 3,718 square feet, with the middle near 2,324, on lots from a tenth of an acre to about a third. Two story plans with a loft and four or five bedrooms are the volume product, and single story plans concentrate in the older phases and in the age restricted section. Water frontage is common rather than exceptional: close to a third of the community sits on a lake or a pond, and that view is the single biggest line item in the price spread from $355,000 to $720,000.
There is one more thing every buyer here needs to understand. Tucked inside Sawgrass Lakes is The Savannahs, a 55 and over neighborhood of 125 single story homes that D.R. Horton built between 2017 and 2020, with its own registered neighborhood association layered under the wider community association. Roughly one in six houses that change hands in Sawgrass Lakes is age restricted. Confirm which side of that line a specific address falls on before you get attached to it.
Sawgrass Lakes At A Glance
Sawgrass Lakes at a glance, all thirteen plats.
| Detail | What you get |
|---|---|
| Detail | Value |
| Location | Shallow Creek Boulevard off Norfolk Parkway, west of Minton Road, West Melbourne 32904 |
| Jurisdiction | City of West Melbourne. City code, city police, city permitting |
| Recorded plats | Thirteen: Sawgrass Lakes, Phase One, Phase Two A, B, B2, C and D, E and F, Phase Three, Phase Four, The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary, The Preserve |
| Built | 2014 to 2021 by D.R. Horton, which assembled the land in 2012. The middle of the community dates to about 2018 |
| Home size | About 1,649 to 3,718 square feet, near 2,324 typical |
| Bedrooms | Two to five, with two to four baths |
| Lot size | Roughly 0.10 to 0.35 acre, about 0.16 typical |
| Construction | Concrete block and stucco, one and two story, shingle roofs, paver drives on many plans |
| Gated | Yes, controlled entry at Shallow Creek Boulevard |
| Amenities | The Sawgrass Club on about nine and a half acres: lagoon pool, waterslide and splash area, tennis, sand volleyball, tot lots, fire pit, pier, outdoor movie area and walking paths, plus an eight thousand square foot clubhouse with fitness center and yoga studio |
| Age restricted section | The Savannahs, 125 single story homes built 2017 to 2020, 55 and over, with its own neighborhood association |
| Water | Two large freshwater lakes and several ponds. Close to a third of the homes have water frontage |
| Pools | Private pools on roughly one home in ten |
| Association | Mandatory. Recorded as Sawgrass Lakes and Sawgrass Lakes HOA, with Space Coast Property Management appearing as managing agent, and The Savannahs at Sawgrass Lakes Neighborhood Association, Inc. active with the state for the age restricted pod. Dues apply |
| Streets | Alligator Flag, Salt Marsh, Caladium, Broomsedge, Musgrass, Fiddleleaf, Watergrass, Rushing Waters, Wiregrass, Catgrass, Horsemint, Sedges |
| Utilities | West Melbourne service, sourced through the City of Melbourne utility. Confirm irrigation source for the address |
| Price range | $355,000 to $720,000, with roughly $485,000 in the middle |
Sawgrass Lakes Details
The Pods Are Not Interchangeable
The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary and The Preserve each recorded separately, and they differ in lot depth, plan series, water frontage and how far you walk to the club. The Landings comes off Shallow Creek onto Alligator Flag. Shop the pod, not just the floor plan, because two houses at the same price can live very differently.
A Club, Not A Pool Deck
Nine and a half acres of recreation with a lagoon pool, a waterslide, a splash area, tennis, sand volleyball, a pier, a fire pit and an outdoor movie lawn, plus an eight thousand square foot clubhouse with a fitness center and a yoga studio. This is the reason so few people here bothered building a pool of their own.
Marsh Plants On Every Street Sign
Alligator Flag, Broomsedge, Musgrass, Wiregrass, Catgrass, Watergrass, Horsemint, Sedges, Caladium, Fiddleleaf and Salt Marsh. The developer named the streets after the vegetation the site used to grow, and it is a genuinely useful navigation system once you learn it.
Water Frontage Is The Price Driver
Two big freshwater lakes plus a run of ponds mean close to a third of these homes look at water. On the same plan and the same year, a lake lot separates itself from an interior lot by a wide margin. Verify what is actually behind the house rather than trusting a listing photo taken at an angle.
The Savannahs Changes The Math
The 55 and over pod inside the gate is 125 single story homes built by D.R. Horton from 2017 to 2020, with lawn care handled and its own neighborhood association. It is a real advantage if you qualify and a hard stop if you do not. Establish the status of any address early.
Big Community, Real Competition
With this many similar houses behind one gate, comparable inventory is always available and time on market can stretch. That cuts both ways: sellers need to be sharp about condition and pricing, and buyers usually have more than one option in the same plan and price band.
Homes For Sale In Sawgrass Lakes
Everything currently for sale across all thirteen Sawgrass Lakes plats is below, including The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary, The Preserve and the numbered phases. Filter your thinking by pod, water frontage and whether the address is age restricted, because those three things explain most of the spread.
Sawgrass Lakes Frequently Asked Questions
How many sections does Sawgrass Lakes have?
Thirteen recorded plats. Phase One, Phase Two broken into A, B, B2, C and D, and E and F, then Phase Three and Phase Four, plus four named pods: The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary and The Preserve. They were built out between 2014 and 2021.
Who built Sawgrass Lakes?
D.R. Horton. The builder assembled the land west of Minton Road in 2012 and began delivering homes in 2014, continuing through 2021. The community was planned around roughly a thousand homes on two large freshwater lakes with a central recreation complex.
Is it gated?
Yes. Entry is controlled at Shallow Creek Boulevard, reached from Norfolk Parkway just west of Minton Road. Showings are arranged through the listing agent, so you cannot browse the interior streets on your own.
Is part of Sawgrass Lakes age restricted?
Yes. The Savannahs is a 55 and over neighborhood of 125 single story homes inside the community, built from 2017 to 2020, with lawn care included and its own neighborhood association registered with the Florida Division of Corporations. Roughly one in six sales here involves an age restricted home.
What amenities do residents get?
The Sawgrass Club, a recreation complex of about nine and a half acres. It carries a lagoon shaped resort pool, a waterslide and splash area, tennis, sand volleyball, tot lots, a fire pit, a pier, an outdoor movie area and walking paths. Behind it sits an eight thousand square foot clubhouse with a fitness center, a yoga studio and meeting rooms.
Is there an association?
Yes, mandatory, recorded under Sawgrass Lakes and Sawgrass Lakes HOA, with Space Coast Property Management appearing as managing agent and a separate neighborhood association for The Savannahs. Dues apply. Ask for the current budget, the reserve study, the rules and the amenity schedule in writing before you commit.
Which lots are worth paying up for?
Lake and pond frontage first, then depth. Lots here run from a tenth of an acre to about a third, and the deeper ones take a pool, a fence and a screen enclosure without crowding the neighbors. Preserve backdrops on the outer edges are the other quiet premium.
What is the drive time from here?
Norfolk Parkway runs east to Minton Road and on toward Palm Bay Road, with Interstate 95 close at exit 176 or exit 180 depending on direction. US 192 and New Haven Avenue are north, the Melbourne Orlando International Airport is about twenty minutes, and the beaches are roughly eleven miles east.
Shallow Creek Boulevard, West Melbourne 32904
Sawgrass Lakes occupies a large block west of Minton Road in the City of West Melbourne, entered from Norfolk Parkway at Shallow Creek Boulevard. The clubhouse sits on Shallow Creek near the middle of the community, and the pods branch off from there: Fiddleleaf Circle and The Landings on Alligator Flag are among the first turns, with Salt Marsh, Caladium, Broomsedge and the rest of the marsh plant streets working outward toward the lakes and the perimeter preserve.
For everyday driving, Norfolk Parkway is the spine. Head east and you cross Minton Road toward Palm Bay Road and the Interstate 95 interchanges. US 192 and New Haven Avenue are a short run north for the mall, the medical corridor and the restaurants. Melbourne Orlando International Airport is about twenty minutes, the Atlantic beaches at Indialantic and Melbourne Beach are roughly eleven miles east, and Orlando is about an hour by Interstate 95 and State Road 528.
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Considering Sawgrass Lakes?
Thirteen plats behind one gate is a lot to sort through, and the difference between The Landings, The Willows, The Sanctuary and The Preserve is not obvious from a listing. My partner Nichole and I will walk you through the pods, tell you which lakefront positions actually deliver the view and which ones back a retention slope, and flag every age restricted address before you fall for it. Call or text (321) 212-7676.
NOTE: This is a 55 and over Community. Beautiful 4/2/2 home in the very Desirable Sawgrass Lakes 55 and over community ''The Savannahs''. This 55 and over community cuts ...
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