Celestina Homes for Sale in St. Johns, FL

Celestina sits in the upper-middle tier of the northwest St. Johns market. Pricing depends on the collection, the home, the lot width, and the view, with newer Elite Collection homes listing around the high $500s and resale pricing varying by home and lot. The guard gate, the amenity center, and the Creekside school zoning support steady demand.

For context, Momentum tracks the wider Jacksonville metro at a 97.98 percent sold-to-list ratio and 64 days on market for our agents, against a RealMLS market average closer to 96.73 percent and 72 days, year to date. In a multi-collection community, pricing to the specific home and homesite is essential.

Celestina is organized into three Lennar collections by lot width.

The entry collection, on 68-foot homesites an easy walk from the amenity center.

Popular floor plans on 73-foot homesites, most with water views.

Estate-style homes with dramatic entries and grand entertaining spaces on 90-foot homesites, up to six bedrooms.

Celestina's roughly $7 million amenity center anchors community life.

A 9,600-square-foot clubhouse with a poolside snack bar, a fitness center, and an aerobics studio sits beside resort-style swimming pools.

Tennis and basketball courts, a bocce court, a playground, a tot lot, a multi-purpose field, and a dog park serve active residents and buyers.

A promenade, an event lawn with a fire pit, and a nature trail system with wildlife observation areas round out the community.

Everyday shopping and dining sit nearby at The Pavilion at Durbin Park and along the SR-9B and CR-210 corridors, with a wide range of restaurants, grocery, and retail. The St. Johns Town Center adds big-box and upscale options about 20 minutes north.

Royal, Executive, and Elite homes sit on 68-, 73-, and 90-foot lots at very different prices. Pin down the collection that fits your budget first.

The HOA looks modest, but the CDD-style special assessment adds to the tax bill. Build the all-in carrying cost before you commit.

Many homesites have water views, and they carry a premium. Understand what the view adds versus an interior lot.

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 Celestina 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 Celestina 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.

In northwest and central St. Johns, Bannon Lakes and Markland are comparable amenity master plans, and Bridgewater is a CR-210 amenity community. Celestina wins on its manned guard gate and the Fruit Cove location near the Town Center on top-rated schools; the trade is the HOA-plus-assessment carrying cost.

If a no-CDD structure matters more than a manned gate, SilverLeaf-area options are worth a look.

Celestina fits buyers who want a manned guard-gated community, who value top-rated St. Johns schools, and who want newer construction with amenities in the Fruit Cove area.

Look elsewhere if you want no CDD-like assessment, an established mature neighborhood, a large private lot, or a built-out, low-fee structure.