What's in this guide
- Executive Summary
- Quick Facts
- Community Overview & History
- Neighborhoods & Areas
- Real Estate Market
- Who Lives Here
- Schools
- Amenities & Lifestyle
- HOA, CDD & Costs
- Commute Analysis
- Shopping & Dining
- Pros & Cons
- Neighborhood Comparisons
- Hidden Things to Know
- Momentum Expert Insight
- Flood Zones & Insurance
- Internet & Connectivity
- The Tax Reality
- What Your Budget Buys
- The Future of the Area
- Resale Liquidity
- The Buyer Playbook
- Questions to Ask
- Mistakes to Avoid
- Frequently Asked Questions
Executive Summary
Holly Landing answers the most common SilverLeaf question, can I get a gate, with the master plan math intact: a Dream Finders village behind a private gate, still with NO CDD, the structural advantage that defines SilverLeaf.
The product runs natural gas with paver driveways on golf-cart-friendly streets, around a village campus of pool, clubhouse, pickleball, and trails, inside the 3,500+ acre conservation frame.
For pricing context, homes have traded roughly $400K to $600K, third-party and dated. Price a specific home off recent comparable sales.
Quick Facts
| Category | Detail |
|---|---|
| Location | Inside SilverLeaf between CR-210 and SR-16, off Silverleaf Parkway |
| County | St. Johns County |
| ZIP code | 32092 |
| Homes | Gated Dream Finders single-family homes |
| Built | Newer construction inside SilverLeaf |
| Home sizes | Family single-family plans with paver drives |
| Amenities | Gate, pool, clubhouse, pickleball, trails; natural gas; NO CDD |
| Schools | St. Johns County School District (top-rated; confirm zoning by address) |
| Gate / HOA | Gated; HOA; NO CDD |
Community Overview & History
The gate inside the no-CDD master plan
SilverLeaf built its name on no CDD, and Holly Landing adds the missing premium layer: a gated village in a plan that mostly runs open. Gated, no-CDD, top-school product is nearly a category of one in the county.
How it feels on the ground today
Holly Landing reads as a fresh gated village: the entry off Silverleaf Parkway, paver drives down new streets, carts rolling to the village pool, and the pine conservation buffers that keep SilverLeaf feeling unpacked.
The Community and What You Are Buying
Holly Landing is a single-builder village, so the choice comes down to the plan, the lot, and builder inventory versus resale.
Dream Finders plans
Family single-family designs with natural gas and paver drives.
Preserve and water lots
Buffer-backed homesites carry premiums.
Builder inventory versus resale
Confirm remaining builder homes against early resales.
Real Estate Market
Holly Landing appeals to families who want the gate, the schools, and the no-CDD math in one address.
Homes have traded roughly $400K to $600K, dated. Price off the closest comparable sales.
Gated no-CDD product in St. Johns is structurally scarce.
Who Lives Here
Holly Landing draws families and professionals who shortlisted Shearwater and Beacon Lake, ran the CDD math, and chose the gate without the bond.
Schools
Holly Landing is zoned in the top-rated St. Johns district, with Liberty Pines Academy and Tocoi Creek High anchoring area zoning. Confirm the exact zoning for an address.
Amenities & Lifestyle
The village campus plus the master plan frame cover the lifestyle.
Gated entry
One of the few gated villages in SilverLeaf.
Pool and clubhouse
The village campus anchors daily life.
Pickleball
Courts on the village campus.
Trails and conservation
The SilverLeaf trail network and 3,500+ preserved acres.
HOA, CDD & Costs
SilverLeaf carries NO CDD anywhere; confirm the current Holly Landing HOA dues and inclusions.
Confirm gate procedures and any village-specific rules.
On newer homes, confirm builder warranty transfer terms.
Commute Analysis
| Destination | Typical drive |
|---|---|
| CR-210 | About 5 to 10 minutes |
| Durbin Park shopping | About 10 to 15 minutes |
| I-95 | About 10 to 15 minutes |
| Jacksonville Southside (9B) | About 25 minutes |
| St. Augustine | About 25 minutes |
Holly Landing sits on the SilverLeaf spine between CR-210 and SR-16, so Durbin Park, I-95, and both metro commutes run on the standard corridor clock, with the gate waiting at home.
Shopping & Dining
Durbin Park covers the big retail run, with SilverLeaf parkway retail growing and the historic district twenty-five minutes south.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Gated village with NO CDD, nearly a category of one
- Natural gas homes with paver driveways
- Pool, clubhouse, pickleball, golf-cart streets
- 3,500+ acres of SilverLeaf conservation
- Top-rated St. Johns schools
Cons
- Single-builder plan repetition
- Gate premium over open SilverLeaf villages
- Parkway corridor still building out
- Newer trees, canopy growing
- Confirm builder inventory versus resale pricing
Holly Landing at SilverLeaf vs. Comparable Communities
| Community | How it compares to Holly Landing at SilverLeaf |
|---|---|
| SilverLeaf | The master plan guide, a comparison for buyers weighing open villages. |
| Shearwater | The amenity-rich CDD alternative, a comparison for the carrying-cost math. |
| Reverie at SilverLeaf | The gated 55+ sibling, a comparison for age-qualified buyers. |
Hidden Things Buyers Should Know
The category of one
Gated plus no-CDD plus top schools exists almost nowhere else in the county; Holly Landing resells on that trifecta.
Gas and pavers
Natural gas and paver drives are spec-sheet details that show up at resale; document them.
Master plan trajectory
SilverLeaf retail and amenities keep compounding; early villages ride the growth.
Momentum Expert Insight
Holly Landing is SilverLeaf concentrated: the no-CDD math, the schools, and the conservation frame, with the gate the rest of the plan skips. Families who want all four stop here.
My advice is to compare builder inventory against early resales, prioritize buffer lots, and lock the spec details, gas, pavers, gate, into the comp story.
Selling a Home in Holly Landing at SilverLeaf
Selling in Holly Landing is about presenting the gate, the spec sheet, and the no-CDD math, and pricing correctly off the closest comparable sales.
We price from the most recent comparable homes and market the category-of-one positioning to the corridor pool.
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Flood Zones & Insurance
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 Holly Landing at SilverLeaf 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.
Internet & Connectivity
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 Holly Landing at SilverLeaf address rather than assuming.
The Tax Reality
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.
What Your Budget Buys Here
The same budget buys very different homes across Holly Landing at SilverLeaf and the surrounding area, depending on age, size, lot, and condition. Rather than anchor on the asking price or the neighborhood average, price any specific home off the most recent comparable sales, and weigh what your money would buy in the nearby alternatives before you commit.The Future of the Area
St. Johns County continues to grow, with new rooftops, retail, and road work reshaping parts of the area. That growth supports long-run demand, but it can also add competing inventory and construction traffic in the near term, so factor both the upside and the disruption into your timing and your pricing.Resale Liquidity
How quickly a Holly Landing at SilverLeaf home resells comes down to presentation, condition, and pricing against the latest comparable sales rather than the neighborhood average. Homes that are priced correctly and shown well tend to move, while overpriced or dated homes sit. We track the active and sold comparable set so a Holly Landing at SilverLeaf home is priced to the real market.The Holly Landing at SilverLeaf Playbook
If you are buying in Holly Landing at SilverLeaf, here is how we would approach it: pull the flood zone and a real insurance quote for the specific address, confirm the HOA dues and whether a CDD applies, compare what your budget would buy nearby, and price the home off the closest comparable sales rather than the asking price. If you are buying any new-construction home, bring your own agent before you register, since the on-site representative works for the builder, not for you.
Questions We Would Ask Before Buying Here
Ask the seller
- What flood zone is this exact address in?
- What are the HOA dues, and is there a CDD or special assessment?
- What did the last few comparable homes actually sell for?
- How old are the roof, HVAC, and water heater?
- What is the true second-year tax estimate after reassessment?
Ask yourself
- Does the commute to work, schools, and daily life actually work?
- Do I need fiber internet, and is it at this address?
- Am I pricing against the right comparable sales, not the average?
- Does the lot and the condition fit my budget and my resale plan?
Mistakes to Avoid
The common ones around Holly Landing at SilverLeaf: trusting the seller current tax bill instead of the post-sale reset; skipping the address-specific flood check; assuming fiber is at every home; and pricing off the neighborhood average rather than the closest comparable sales. Each is avoidable with the right diligence, which is exactly where having your own agent pays off.
Frequently Asked Questions
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