Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Builder
Richmond American Homes, one builder with a six-plan lineup, actively selling since 2024
Product range
Single-family homes from about 1,960 to 2,864 square feet across the Appleby, Augusta, Daniel, Darius, Hanson, and Harley plans
Signature feature
Select plans include an attached oversized RV or boat garage, a near-unique feature in St. Johns County new construction
Setting
Adalyn Avenue off the SR-207 and Wildwood corridor south of St. Augustine, west of I-95
Costs & Fees
HOA
Not broadly published by third-party sources at publish time; confirm the current amount and any closing capital contribution directly with the builder
CDD
CDD status was not published at publish time; ask the builder and have title verify the tax bill, since sister communities have carried no CDD
Club
No private club or golf membership; this is a residential subdivision, and the amenity package was not published at publish time
Amenities
RV and boat garages
Secure, covered, at-home storage on select plans for an RV, boat, or workshop that most county HOAs prohibit in driveways
Community package
Not published at publish time; do not assume a pool or clubhouse, and confirm the amenity package with the builder
Corridor access
A straight SR-207 run to I-95 and into downtown St. Augustine without fighting the tourist routes
Location
Setting
SR-207 and Wildwood corridor south of St. Augustine, the quieter, more rural-feeling side of the county market
Access
About eight minutes to I-95 at SR-207 and about fifteen minutes to downtown St. Augustine
County
St. Johns County, ZIP 32086; verify the school zone and any assessment by exact address
The Homes & Style
Pricing ran 492,950 to 619,950 dollars per NewHomeSource and Jome data crawled across 2025 and 2026; builder sheets and incentives move frequently, so treat the band as orientation and get current pricing in writing.
The RV garage plans serve a buyer pool with almost no alternatives in this county, which tends to support pricing on that product even when the broader market softens; the standard plans compete more conventionally against the rest of the south-county new construction.
This price band sits above the entry-level corridor communities and below the luxury master plans, so the cross-shop is other mid-market new construction, where Brookestone wins on the garage program and loses on amenity campuses.
Brookestone is one builder with six plans, so the decisions are RV garage or standard, plan size, and homesite.
The headline product: select plans include an attached oversized garage bay built for an RV, boat, or serious workshop, a feature that is nearly impossible to find in county new construction and that defines the resale story for these homes.
The rest of the six-plan lineup, roughly 1,960 to 2,864 square feet of conventional single-family product for buyers who want the community without paying for garage volume they will not use.
As an actively selling community, available lots rotate; RV garage plans need the right lot widths, so the plan choice and the homesite choice are linked, and the best combinations go first.
Living Here
Community amenity details were not published at publish time, so verify the package with the builder; the practical amenities live in the product itself.
The signature feature: secure, covered, at-home storage for an RV or boat that most county HOAs flatly prohibit in driveways.
About 1,960 to 2,864 square feet of range, enough spread to serve both right-sizers and larger households.
The Richmond American structural and systems warranty package; get the terms in writing.
The functional amenity: a straight corridor run to I-95 and into St. Augustine without fighting the tourist routes.
Daily errands run the SR-207 and Wildwood corridor and the US-1 South retail strip, downtown St. Augustine dining is about fifteen minutes northeast, and the bigger retail runs use the corridor to the interstate cluster.
RV and boat storage lots run real money every month, forever; an RV garage plan capitalizes that cost into the mortgage, and when you run the math over a decade of ownership, the premium for the garage often pays for itself.
An RV garage only solves the problem if the covenants allow your use pattern, washing, loading, short-term driveway staging; read the documents on vehicle rules before you assume the garage equals freedom.
When these homes eventually resell, RV garage product will be nearly without comps or competition in the county; early buyers of the garage plans are buying a future scarcity position, not just a house.
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 Brookestone 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 Brookestone 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
The realistic cross-shop list is other south-county new construction in the same price band, where the question is what you trade for the RV garage.
| Community | Stage | The honest one-liner |
|---|---|---|
| Samara Lakes | Established | The resale-comp and no-CDD value play in the same corridor, with a built community feel Brookestone has not formed yet. |
| Gran Lake | Active | Newer master-planned product with an amenity campus Brookestone lacks, at a comparable price point. |
| Cedar Ridge | Established | A nearby established option with a longer track record, but without the RV garage product. |
The pattern is consistent: Brookestone wins decisively on the RV and boat garage, which almost nothing else in the county offers, and loses on the amenity campus and the resale history the established communities already have. If the garage is the requirement, the cross-shop is short. If it is not, the value alternatives deserve a hard look on carrying cost.
Who It Fits
A guide that only sells you is an advertisement, so here is the honest cut on who Brookestone suits and who should look elsewhere.
Brookestone fits if you want
- At-home RV, boat, or large-workshop storage that county HOAs usually ban
- New construction with a builder warranty in south St. Johns County
- The top-rated county school district at a south-corridor price
- An efficient SR-207 run to I-95 and into downtown St. Augustine
- A quieter, more rural-feeling side of the market
Consider elsewhere if you want
- A finished amenity campus with a pool and clubhouse on day one
- A built community with established neighbors and resale comps
- A short, walkable commute to jobs or daily retail
- A confirmed no-CDD tax bill before you shop
- Quiet streets with zero active construction nearby
