Sawmill Lakes: Neighborhood Briefing

Strong Seller's Market · 92/100as of June 21, 2026

Here is where the Sawmill Lakes market stands this month, with the latest verified development news and the Momentum score, all in one place.

Market snapshot

Sawmill Lakes is currently a strong seller's market, with a median sold price around $845K. Right now homes are taking about 26 days to sell, and there is roughly 1.1 months of supply. Prices are roughly flat over the past year, though values remain up about 120% since 2012. Listings are currently asking about 9% more per square foot than recent sales have closed at, which can leave room to negotiate.

Source: realMLS listing and sales data, as of June 21, 2026.

Development Momentum

Sawmill Lakes has a Development Momentum score of 48 out of 100 (Active), based on 3 verified development items in the last 12 months. It measures the velocity of approved, funded, and opening projects nearby, and is distinct from market price. How this is scored.

What is happening near Sawmill Lakes

• todaySouth Ponte Vedra beach restoration project moves toward a fall 2026 start. St. Johns County is advancing a FEMA-backed shoreline project that will pump dredged offshore sand to rebuild dunes and berm along South Ponte Vedra Beach between roughly 2539 and 3175 South Ponte Vedra Boulevard. The county has secured state emergency grant funding and the required state and federal permits, with construction now tentatively scheduled to begin in fall 2026. The design calls for a 15-foot-wide dune crest and a widened protective berm. St. Johns County
• todayDrive-thru Smoothie King permitted at the Palm Valley and A1A split. St. Johns County issued a building permit in late December for a drive-thru-only Smoothie King at 854 Florida A1A North in Ponte Vedra Beach. The roughly 704 square foot store will occupy a former Chase Bank space between Walgreens and The Fresh Market near the split of Palm Valley Road and A1A. It would be the chain's third location in the county. Jacksonville Daily Record
• todayJersey Mike's cleared for first Ponte Vedra Beach store in Tournament Plaza. St. Johns County issued a build-out permit in October for a roughly 1,097 square foot Jersey Mike's Subs in the Tournament Plaza shopping center at 832 A1A North, in the former D and D Cleaners space. Le Petit Paris Cafe is also planned for the same center. Other tenants there include Baptist Primary Care, the UPS Store and Ponte Vedra Fitness. Jacksonville Daily Record
• March 6, 2025Ponte Vedra Inn and Club permitted for $44 million surf club rebuild. St. Johns County issued a $44 million building permit in March for a new 94,343 square foot surf club at the oceanfront Ponte Vedra Inn and Club, part of a long-range renovation and expansion plan. The club also received approval for a separate $65 million sports club and parking garage across Ponte Vedra Boulevard. The phased plan allows the resort to grow to as many as 349 rooms over time. Jacksonville Daily Record
• March 13, 2025Second Daily's gas station and convenience store explored in Nocatee. A utility service availability letter issued in late February indicates First Coast Energy is studying a second Daily's gas station and convenience store along Valley Ridge Boulevard south of Nocatee Parkway, on land straddling the Duval and St. Johns county line. The proposed 6,361 square foot store would include a small quick-service restaurant but no car wash. No permit applications had yet been filed with either county at the time of reporting. Jacksonville Daily Record

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Market figures are computed from current realMLS listing and sales data and update as the market moves. Development items are verified, dated, and source-linked. This briefing is general information, not financial or investment advice. Every home and situation is different, so talk to a licensed agent about yours.