Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
81 two- and three-story condos in 19 staggered buildings
Size
Roughly 1,620 to 3,000 SF, 2 to 5 bedrooms
Garage
Attached two-car garage on every unit, the only Sawgrass condo association with one
Built
1975 wood-sided construction; renovation depth varies unit to unit
Costs & Fees
Fees
Deer Run condo assessment plus Sawgrass master dues; confirm both current amounts
CDD
None anywhere in Sawgrass Country Club
Club
Sawgrass Country Club membership optional and separate; initiation from $125,000 (Dec 2025)
Amenities
Inside the gates
Staffed Sawgrass gates and resident beach access
Views
East course fairways, the Deer Run pond, or native foliage
Walkability
Minutes on foot to the beach; the 3-mile Sawgrass loop runs through
Club
Optional Sawgrass Country Club: 27 holes, racquet, fitness, Beach Club
Location
Setting
Along the golf corridors east of A1A inside Sawgrass Country Club, ZIP 32082
Beach
Walking distance; resident beach access through the Sawgrass HOA
Nearby
Sawgrass Village across A1A; Guana Preserve south; Mayo about 15 minutes
The Homes & Style
Deer Run is a condominium community of 81 two- and three-story residences across 19 staggered buildings, built in 1975 along the East course corridors inside the Sawgrass Country Club gates. Legally they are condominiums, but they live like townhomes: attached at the sides with nothing stacked above, each with its own front entrance and, uniquely, an attached two-car garage. Per the association, Deer Run is the only Sawgrass condo regime with that feature, which is the single line that solves the storage-and-cars problem for buyers leaving single-family homes.
Plans run roughly 1,620 to 3,000 square feet, 2 to 5 bedrooms, averaging around 2,247 square feet per third-party data, and some owners have enclosed porches to add space. Everything dates to 1975 with wood siding, so the renovation spread between an original interior and a down-to-the-studs redo is enormous, and that spread, more than square footage, is what sets the price.
Living Here
The weekly rhythm runs on golf-cart geography inside the staffed Sawgrass gates: Publix and Sawgrass Village errands just outside the entrance, the Atlantic beach on foot, the Guana Preserve trails minutes south, and Mayo Clinic about fifteen minutes away. The three-mile Sawgrass loop path runs through the community, and the 19 buildings are deliberately staggered so each unit gets a semi-private rear space facing the golf course, the community's own Deer Run pond, or native tropical foliage.
Owners are a mix of full-time, seasonal, and second-home households, and the association has an unusual tradition of allowing approved owner landscape touches, which gives the community real character. Sawgrass Country Club membership, with golf, racquet, fitness, and the oceanfront Beach Club, is optional and separate; all residents get community and beach access through the Sawgrass HOA regardless.
Before You Offer
- Both fee layers: confirm the Deer Run condo assessment and the Sawgrass master dues, what each covers, and the reserve position in writing before you offer.
- 1975 stewardship: ask for the structural-inspection reports, the reserve schedule, and the special-assessment history; the maintenance calendar is the building's real biography.
- Insurance: understand how the association master policy and wind deductible work, and get a real unit quote inside your inspection window.
- Flood: pull the FEMA designation for the exact address; exposure varies by unit near the ponds and ocean.
- Leasing rules: if income is part of the plan, get the current minimum terms and approval process from the association documents in writing.
- The club decision: confirm Sawgrass Country Club categories, current initiation, and wait times directly with the club, since membership is separate from the home.
Comparisons
The honest cross-shop is the other condo regimes inside the Sawgrass gates, each a separate association with its own books and fees.
| Community | The trade-off |
|---|---|
| Fisherman's Cove | Cottage-style units with lake docks at the north end, but no attached garages. |
| Club Cove | Another Sawgrass condo regime; weigh the floor plan, exposure, and fee stack. |
| Harbour Island | A different Sawgrass-area enclave for buyers weighing format and waterfront exposure. |
Deer Run's edge is the only attached two-car garages inside the gates and the largest condo plans, up to roughly 3,000 square feet, on golf and pond exposures. The concessions are 1975 construction and the wide renovation spread. Price any unit off true unit-level comparables and both fee layers, not a community average.
Who It Fits
Fits if you want
- The only Sawgrass condo regime with attached two-car garages
- The biggest condo floor plans inside the gates, up to roughly 3,000 SF
- Staggered buildings with semi-private golf, pond, or foliage exposures
- Walking distance to the beach inside a staffed-gate community, with no CDD
Look elsewhere if you want
- Turn-key new construction (everything dates to 1975)
- Uniform pricing (the renovation spread is enormous)
- A vacation-rental machine (this is a residential association)
- Instant club access (initiation from $125,000 and a waitlist, per the club)


















