Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
Dream Finders townhomes (attached)
Setting
Silver Landing district of SilverLeaf
Product
Low-maintenance attached homes; price to current comps
Status
Actively selling since about 2022
Costs & Fees
HOA
Townhome HOA; amount not third-party confirmed, verify
CDD
None community-wide, SilverLeaf's edge
Insurance
New-code construction prices favorably
Amenities
SilverLeaf network
Resort pools, tennis, pickleball, dog parks
Trails
Golf-cart trails across the master plan
Growth
New Publix, Baptist Health ER, and amenity centers coming
Schools
Top-rated St. Johns County; new K-8 in 2026
Location
Setting
SilverLeaf, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, ZIP 32092
Access
Off SilverLeaf Parkway; I-95 via CR-210 or International Golf Parkway
Commute
CR-210 retail nearby; Jacksonville Southside within reach
The Homes & Style
Per NewHomesMate, Jome, and the Dream Finders site fetched June 2026, pricing runs 329,990 to 354,990 dollars, which positions Brandon Lakes among the most attainable new-construction entries into SilverLeaf and into St. Johns County generally.
The buyer pool is first-time buyers chasing the school district, downsizers who want the SilverLeaf lifestyle without the yard, and investors watching the entry price point, subject to whatever leasing rules the association sets.
While the builder is actively selling, resale competes directly with new inventory and incentives, so early resale sellers need realistic pricing; the long game is the SilverLeaf demand engine.
Brandon Lakes is one builder and one product type, so the decisions are plan, position, and the new-versus-inventory timing.
Roughly 1,396 to 1,445 square feet, a tight band, with living space down and bedrooms up; the differences come down to bedroom count, layout details, and included features.
End units take one shared wall instead of two and usually more light and yard; they carry premiums that tend to hold on resale.
Units backing water or buffer instead of the next building row are the position play in an attached product.
Dream Finders rotates quick move-in inventory with incentives and rate buydowns; confirm current availability, because the inventory deal often beats the build-from-dirt math.
Living Here
The amenity story is the SilverLeaf network itself, which is the main thing you are buying with the dues.
Multiple pool campuses across the master plan, accessible to residents across districts.
Court complexes within the SilverLeaf amenity network.
Dedicated dog parks, a SilverLeaf signature that residents actually use.
The trail network that ties the districts together and defines how people move around SilverLeaf.
SilverLeaf has commercial parcels coming online as the master plan builds out, the CR-210 corridor covers groceries and retail about 15 minutes away, and the World Golf Village and Murabella plazas fill the gaps to the south.
Aggregators and even some agents attribute Brandon Lakes to D.R. Horton; it is a Dream Finders Homes community, and the included features, warranty, and incentive structures follow Dream Finders practice, not Horton.
The MLS frequently records this community as brandon lakes townhomes rather than Brandon Lakes at Silver Landing; resale searches that only use the marketing name miss listings.
Buyers flinch at maintenance-included townhome dues, then pay a comparable amount in CDD assessments plus their own lawn care elsewhere; run the full stack side by side and the SilverLeaf townhome math is more competitive than the sticker suggests.
Before You Offer
St. Johns County flooding concentrates near the Intracoastal, the coast, and the creeks and marshes, while many inland master-planned communities sit in lower-risk zones.
The reliable move is to pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact Brandon Lakes at Silver Landing address before you write an offer, since two homes in the same area can fall in different zones. A home in Zone X can cost far less to insure than one near water in Zone AE. Get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during your inspection period, so the cost is in your monthly math before you commit, not after.
St. Johns County is well served by AT&T (fiber in most newer communities) and Xfinity (Comcast), though fiber availability still varies by street. If working from home matters, confirm the options, and fiber in particular, at the specific Brandon Lakes at Silver Landing address rather than assuming.
St. Johns County total millage varies by district, and CDD assessments are common in the master-planned communities, which adds to the all-in cost on top of the millage. The Florida homestead exemption for 2026 is 51,411 dollars for those who qualify, and the deadline to file a new homestead exemption is March 1.
The trap to plan for is the post-sale reset: when you buy, the Save Our Homes cap from the previous owner ends and the assessed value resets to the new just value, so your second-year tax bill is often higher than the seller current one. Budget the true number, and confirm whether the specific home carries a CDD or other assessment that is billed separately from the millage and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
Comparisons
Inside the master plan, the broader SilverLeaf single-family options give you a yard at a higher price, while Bannon Lakes and Markland are comparable St. Johns master plans, most of which do carry a CDD. Brandon Lakes wins on the no-CDD structure and amenity access at a townhome price; it trades a private yard for low maintenance.
If you want detached and can stretch, SilverLeaf single-family is the move up.
Who It Fits
Brandon Lakes fits buyers who want SilverLeaf's amenities and schools at a townhome price, who value the rare no-CDD structure, and first-time or lock-and-leave buyers who want low maintenance and new construction.
Look elsewhere if you want a single-family home and yard, no HOA and full control, an established built-out community, or a quiet, low-construction area today.
