The Complete Newbrook at SilverLeaf Guide. (2026)

Executive Summary

Newbrook at SilverLeaf is a gated Toll Brothers new-construction community of roughly 550 homes set within the popular SilverLeaf master plan in St. Augustine, St. Johns County. It gives buyers a luxury Toll Brothers home behind its own gate, with private resident-only amenities plus full access to SilverLeaf’s large amenity package, and one feature that is rare for an amenity-rich St. Johns community: no CDD fees.

Newbrook spans six collections across 41 floor plans, from the Towns Collection townhomes (about 1,800 to 2,100+ square feet) through single-family collections like Cypress (about 1,700 to 2,300+ square feet), Dogwood, Juniper (about 2,600 to 3,200+ square feet), and the larger Spruce Collection (about 3,700 to 4,700+ square feet). Homes run from three to five bedrooms with up to three-car garages, in Modern Farmhouse, Coastal, and Transitional styles. Pricing started from the mid-$400,000s, with the larger luxury homes reaching past $1.1 million.

Residents get access to Newbrook’s private resort-style amenities (a clubhouse, pool, fitness center, and playground) along with SilverLeaf’s master amenities, including an aquatics center with multiple pools, a water park with slides and a splash playground, pickleball and tennis courts, and more. The community is gated, sits in the top-rated St. Johns County school district, and is close to St. Augustine’s beaches, historic downtown, and the brand-new shopping at The Pavilion at Durbin Park. This guide covers the collections, the no-CDD advantage, the amenities, the costs, and the honest trade-offs of buying new, including why you bring your own agent to the builder.

Quick Facts

Community Overview & History

A gated Toll Brothers enclave inside SilverLeaf

Newbrook is a gated community of approximately 550 new homes built by Toll Brothers, the nation’s leading luxury homebuilder, within the larger SilverLeaf master plan in St. Augustine. Toll Brothers launched Newbrook with its own sales center, and the community combines two things buyers want: a gated, separately branded Toll Brothers enclave with private resident amenities, and full access to SilverLeaf’s extensive master amenities. Because SilverLeaf was engineered without a Community Development District, Newbrook carries no CDD fees, which keeps the all-in monthly lighter than a comparable CDD community.

Sitting within SilverLeaf places Newbrook in one of the most in-demand parts of St. Johns County, close to the top schools, the brand-new retail at The Pavilion at Durbin Park, historic downtown St. Augustine, and the beaches. Newbrook combines that location with the Toll Brothers name and a wide range of home types under one gated address.

Six collections under one gate

What sets Newbrook apart from a typical single-product neighborhood is its breadth. It offers six collections spanning low-maintenance townhomes to large luxury single-family homes, so a wide range of buyers (first-time buyers, downsizers, growing families, and move-up luxury buyers) can find a fit behind the same gate, sharing the same private amenities. That range of price points and home sizes inside a single gated community is unusual, and is central to Newbrook’s appeal.

Homes & Collections

Newbrook is built entirely by Toll Brothers across six collections (about 41 floor plans, roughly 1,738 to 4,728 square feet), in Modern Farmhouse, Coastal, and Transitional styles. The buying decision centers on which collection fits your budget, size needs, and lifestyle.

The Towns Collection (townhomes)

The Towns Collection offers low-maintenance, two-story townhomes from about 1,800 to 2,100+ square feet, with three bedrooms, two and a half baths, open floor plans, first-floor primary-bedroom options, covered lanais, and one- and two-car garages. These are Newbrook’s entry point and a fit for first-time buyers, downsizers, and anyone who wants a new Toll Brothers home in a gated, amenity-rich, no-CDD community without the upkeep of a larger single-family lot.

The single-family collections (Cypress, Dogwood, Juniper)

The mid-range single-family collections cover most family buyers. The Cypress Collection runs about 1,700 to 2,300+ square feet, and the Dogwood Collection offers one- and two-story open-concept plans with first-floor primary options and two-car garages. The Juniper Collection steps up to about 2,600 to 3,200+ square feet, with first- and second-floor primary options, flex spaces, and two- and three-car garages. Together they give buyers a broad menu of sizes and layouts in the heart of Newbrook.

The Spruce Collection (luxury) and beyond

The Spruce Collection is Newbrook’s luxury tier, with expansive one- and two-story homes from about 3,700 to 4,700+ square feet, four to five bedrooms, first- and second-floor primary options, and spa-inspired primary baths. These are the largest, most fully featured homes in the community, for move-up and luxury buyers who want maximum space behind the gate. Across all collections, homes are personalized through the Toll Brothers Regional Design Studio.

Quick move-in vs. to-be-built

Newbrook offers both quick-move-in homes (already under construction or complete, faster to close, recent examples have ranged from the mid $400,000s for townhomes up past $1.1 million for the largest Spruce homes) and to-be-built homes personalized at the Toll Brothers Design Studio (more customization, a longer timeline). Comparing the two, and the builder incentives on each, is worthwhile.

The Market & Pricing

Newbrook’s pitch is a gated Toll Brothers home, a wide range of price points, and a no-CDD fee structure in a top St. Johns school zone. Pricing started from the mid-$400,000s, with townhomes and the smaller single-family collections at the lower end and the larger Juniper and Spruce homes reaching well into the $700,000s, $800,000s, and past $1.1 million when fully optioned with premium lots.

Several factors shape the real cost. The no-CDD structure is a recurring monthly advantage versus most St. Johns communities. Lot premiums (water, preserve, and larger homesites) add up, and Toll’s design-studio upgrades move the number quickly, that is the appeal of a Toll home, so go in knowing where to spend. Toll Brothers also runs incentives that change often, so it pays to ask which apply to which homes and collections.

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 gated, multi-collection, no-CDD community like Newbrook, the collection you choose, the lot, the upgrades, the incentives, and your representation matter more than resale comps, which is where an agent who knows the community pays off.

Who Lives Here

Newbrook attracts a wide range of buyers precisely because it spans six collections under one gate. The mix includes first-time buyers and downsizers drawn to the Towns Collection townhomes; growing families choosing the Cypress, Dogwood, and Juniper single-family homes for the space and the schools; and move-up and luxury buyers selecting the larger Spruce homes. The common threads are the gated setting, the private amenities, the top St. Johns schools, and the no-CDD structure.

Many buyers are relocating within the metro to get into the SilverLeaf area and the top St. Johns district, or moving from out of state drawn by the schools, the gated Toll Brothers setting, and the proximity to St. Augustine and the beaches. Because Newbrook offers everything from townhomes to luxury homes behind one gate, residents tend to span life stages while sharing the same community and amenities.

Schools

Newbrook is served by the top-rated St. Johns County School District, consistently ranked the number one district in Florida, which is a primary draw. SilverLeaf-area homes have generally been zoned to campuses such as Wards Creek Elementary, Pacetti Bay Middle, and Tocoi Creek High School, and Toll Brothers has noted a walking path planned to connect to a future local elementary school within the master plan.

Because SilverLeaf and the surrounding area are growing quickly and the district periodically adjusts boundaries and opens new schools, attendance zones can shift, and any builder school references are estimates. Buyers with school-age children should confirm the exact current zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for a specific Newbrook address directly with St. Johns County Public Schools before relying on any assignment.

Amenities & Lifestyle

Newbrook residents enjoy a rare double layer of amenities: their own private, gated, resident-only amenities plus full access to SilverLeaf’s large master amenity package, and all of it without a CDD.

Newbrook’s private amenities

Newbrook is planned with its own private resort-style amenities exclusive to residents, including a clubhouse, a pool, a fitness center, and a playground, set behind the community’s gate. These resident-only amenities give Newbrook a more intimate, private feel on top of the broader SilverLeaf offerings. Confirm the current build-out status of the private amenity center with the builder, since some elements are being delivered as the community grows.

SilverLeaf’s master amenities

Beyond Newbrook’s own amenities, residents have access to SilverLeaf’s extensive master amenities, including a family aquatics center with multiple swimming pools, a resort-style water park with waterslides and an interactive splash playground, pickleball and tennis courts, dog parks, playgrounds, fitness facilities, and trails. SilverLeaf’s amenity plan is one of the largest in the county, with several centers planned across the master plan, so Newbrook residents get far more recreation than a standalone community of its size could offer.

Location and access

Newbrook sits within SilverLeaf in a fast-growing part of St. Johns County, close to the brand-new shopping and dining at The Pavilion at Durbin Park, historic downtown St. Augustine, and the area’s beaches. That combination of a gated luxury setting, deep amenities, top schools, and a no-CDD structure, near both retail and the coast, is the core of Newbrook’s lifestyle appeal.

HOA & CDD

Newbrook’s fee structure is a genuine selling point and a real contrast with most St. Johns new construction.

There is no CDD. Like all of SilverLeaf, Newbrook was engineered without a Community Development District assessment. That means no CDD line item of a few thousand dollars a year on your property tax bill, a recurring monthly savings that compounds over the life of the loan and is unusual for a gated, amenity-rich community.

There are HOA dues. As a gated, amenity community within a master plan, Newbrook carries HOA dues that fund the gate, the private Newbrook amenities, and common-area maintenance, in addition to the SilverLeaf master association. Confirm the exact current HOA structure and what it covers with the builder, since there can be both a Newbrook association and a SilverLeaf master association.

Factor lot premiums and upgrades. Premium homesites carry premiums, and Toll’s design-studio upgrades can add substantially to the base price across all six collections. These one-time costs still shape the all-in number, even with the favorable no-CDD structure.

Model the true all-in monthly. Between the mortgage, the HOA dues, and the post-first-year property-tax reset on a new build, the all-in monthly still needs to be modeled, but the absence of a CDD makes Newbrook’s carrying cost notably lighter than comparable St. Johns CDD communities. A good agent will help you build the real number and run that comparison before you commit.

Commute Analysis

Newbrook’s SilverLeaf location in St. Johns County balances top schools and a quieter, gated setting with access to retail, the Southside, and the coast.

Newbrook sits within SilverLeaf in St. Johns County, with access to CR-2209 and SR-16 toward I-95 and the wider metro. The brand-new retail at The Pavilion at Durbin Park and the World Golf Village area are roughly 15 to 20 minutes away, historic downtown St. Augustine about 25 to 30 minutes, and Jacksonville’s Southside and Town Center a longer drive (about 30 to 40 minutes). For buyers who work in St. Johns County, on the Southside, or remotely, and who want top schools and a gated, no-CDD home, the location works well. The trade-offs are the longer drives to the beaches and downtown Jacksonville, and growth-related traffic on the area’s roads at peak hours.

Shopping & Dining

Newbrook residents are close to some of St. Johns County’s newest retail. The Pavilion at Durbin Park and the surrounding corridors, about 15 to 20 minutes away, offer extensive shopping, dining, grocery stores, and services, while the World Golf Village area and the St. Augustine Premium Outlets add more options a similar distance away.

For a deeper dining and cultural scene, historic downtown St. Augustine (about 25 to 30 minutes) offers renowned restaurants, the waterfront, and centuries of history, and Jacksonville’s St. Johns Town Center is reachable for premier shopping. Between the new Durbin Park retail, the outlets, and historic St. Augustine, Newbrook residents have a strong and growing shopping and dining picture anchored by the rapid retail growth of northern St. Johns County.

Pros and Cons

Newbrook vs. Comparable Communities

Most buyers weighing Newbrook are comparing it with the broader SilverLeaf master plan and the metro’s other Toll Brothers and St. Augustine options. Here is the honest shorthand.

Hidden Things Buyers Should Know

A few things that consistently come up once buyers get serious about a gated, multi-collection Toll community like Newbrook.

Which collection is the real first decision

Newbrook’s six collections range from townhomes in the mid $400,000s to luxury Spruce homes past $1 million. Decide which collection fits your budget, space needs, and lifestyle before you fall for a model, it changes the lot, the plan, and the price. Your agent can lay the collections side by side.

Confirm the HOA structure

Because Newbrook is a gated community inside a master plan, there can be both a Newbrook association (for the gate and private amenities) and a SilverLeaf master association. The big win is no CDD, but confirm the full HOA picture and what each covers so your all-in monthly is accurate.

Private amenities are still arriving

Newbrook’s private resident-only amenity center is planned and being delivered as the community builds out, so confirm what is open now versus coming. In the meantime, residents already have access to SilverLeaf’s large master amenities, which are substantial.

Toll upgrades are where the price moves

The appeal of a Toll Brothers home is the customization through the Regional Design Studio, and that is where the base price can climb fast across any collection. Go in knowing which upgrades add lasting value and resale appeal versus which are easy to skip, so you spend where it counts.

Momentum Expert Insight

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Related Reading

If you are researching Newbrook at SilverLeaf, you are likely also weighing the broader SilverLeaf master plan and these other St. Johns County new-construction communities. We have written guides on each.