North Cove in Ponte Vedra Beach

North Cove Homes for Sale in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Gated Sawgrass enclave · The Coves · ZIP 32082

A 52-home enclave inside Sawgrass Players Club overlooking lagoons and the Dye's Valley course.

Gated SawgrassLagoon and golf viewsNo CDD
Live Market Pulse
50/100
Momentum
Buyer-Leaning Market (limited data)
With only 52 homes the comp set is thin, so a single sale swings the read; the water, golf, or water-to-golf exposure premium is real and uneven.
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$1.59M
Median Price
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Supply
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Seller Leverage
$490/sf
Median $/Sqft
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Jon Brooks, founder of Momentum Realty
Jon's Current Read

"North Cove is a 52-home sub-association inside Sawgrass Players Club, so the read is exposure-and-condition first: recent trades have spanned roughly $1.1M to over $1.5M, and the gap tracks the view and the renovation level as much as size. The fees come in two layers, the sub-association and the Players Club master, with no CDD. Your leverage is comping the exposure premium honestly across all three Coves neighborhoods against a thin set of sales."

Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026

The 60-Second Overview

North Cove market snapshot (as of June 14, 2026): the median sale price is about $1.6M ($490 per sq ft), a buyer-leaning market (limited data). Based on 2 recent closings in live realMLS data.

North Cove is one of the 16 neighborhood sub-associations inside Sawgrass Players Club, the gated TPC Sawgrass community west of A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, ZIP 32082. It is one of the three neighborhoods that make up The Coves, in the community's northeast section off Solana Road: 52 detached single-family homes overlooking interconnecting lagoons, the TPC Dye's Valley course, or both.

Homes were built 1991 to 1996 and run roughly 2,166 to 4,390 square feet, mostly four bedrooms. There is no CDD; Sawgrass Players Club is an established Arvida-era master HOA with sub-associations. Fees come in two layers, the North Cove sub-association assessment and the Players Club master assessment that funds the staffed gates, common grounds, lakes, and the community pool. The Coves share that pool and a common entrance, so locals usually just call the cluster The Coves.

The address, the gates, and the view are the asset. With only 52 homes the comp set is thin, so the money is made or lost on the exposure premium, water, golf, or water-to-golf, and an honest read of a 1990s coastal home's roof, windows, and systems.

Best for

  • Buyers who want a gated Sawgrass Players Club address in the quiet northeast Coves corner
  • Buyers who want lagoon or water-to-golf views with a community pool and staffed gates
  • Buyers who want a roughly 2,166 to 4,390 SF home minutes from the beach and Mayo Clinic
  • Buyers who value a no-CDD established community with a strong school feeder

Probably not for

  • Buyers who expect golf to be included; TPC and Sawgrass memberships are separate
  • Buyers who want new construction rather than a 1991 to 1996 coastal resale
  • Buyers who want to avoid tournament-week crowds and A1A traffic each spring
  • Buyers who need a deep, liquid comp set rather than 52 homes

How North Cove is performing right now

50/100
momentum
Buyer-Leaning Market (limited data)
Seller's marketBalancedBuyer's market
0Months of supplytight
70Median days on marketdays
0 : 0Under contract vs for salestrong demand
2Sold in last 12 monthsliquidity
+0%Asking vs recent sold $/sqftroom to negotiate

Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.

Live from realMLS, as of June 14, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current North Cove listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.

8.6A- score
Momentum intelligence
Momentum buy score

Our proprietary read on how a home in North Cove buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.

Homes For Sale Right Now in North Cove

Live MLS inventory for North Cove. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.

No homes are actively for sale in North Cove right now, so its recent closed sales are shown, as of 2026-06-14, priced high to low. Source: Data provided by realMLS.. Tap any home to ask about it.

Listing locations from realMLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.

The takeaway

The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive.

Sawgrass Village / Publix~5 min · outside the gates
Atlantic beach (Ponte Vedra)~8 min · across A1A
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville~15-20 min · ~12 miles
Nocatee Town Center~15 min · ~8 miles
St. Johns Town Center~25-30 min · ~18 miles
Jacksonville Int'l Airport (JAX)~40 min · ~32 miles

Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.

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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge

No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.

Typical CDD community~$2,500/yr
North Cove (no CDD)$0/yr

Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.

Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.

Schools

15-Second Take
  • St. Johns County Public Schools
  • Verify the zoned schools by address
  • Magnet and choice options may be available
  • Confirm current ratings before relying on them
  • Private and parochial options nearby

North Cove is served by St. Johns County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.

Public PreK-5

PVPV-Rawlings Elementary School

Public 6-8

Alice B. Landrum Middle School

Public 9-12

Ponte Vedra High School

Public 9-12

Nease High School

Private 9-12

St. Joseph Academy

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any North Cove address.

The takeaway

What is actually shaping value around North Cove: THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass next door and the Korn Ferry Tour event on the Dye's Valley course that borders The Coves, plus the broader strength of the Ponte Vedra and St. Johns County market. Each item is sourced and linked.

Recent Developments in North Cove

Our read on what is being built around North Cove, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.

Net OutlookBullishThe Sawgrass address, the gated setting, and lagoon-and-golf views point up; the watch items are the 1990s coastal vintage's maintenance and insurance picture, parcel-specific flood, and a thin 52-home comp set.

THE PLAYERS Championship anchors the TPC Sawgrass address

Annual
BullishNotable impact
SignificanceRadius: Corridor

Living inside the host community of golf's flagship event supports the prestige and demand behind Sawgrass Players Club addresses.

Korn Ferry Tour plays the bordering Dye's Valley course

Annual
NeutralNotable impact
SignificanceRadius: Community

Tournament-grade maintenance on the course The Coves overlook supports views, with some event-week crowds and traffic to plan around.

Ponte Vedra and St. Johns County demand stays strong

2026
BullishNotable impact
SignificanceRadius: County

Sustained demand for the top-rated St. Johns school feeder and the beaches underpins values for established gated communities.

Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.

Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting North Cove, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.

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  1. March 2026
    Corridor

    THE PLAYERS Championship returns to TPC Sawgrass

    THE PLAYERS Championship, the PGA Tour's flagship event, is contested each spring at TPC Sawgrass's Stadium Course, the gated community North Cove sits within. Why it matters: The host-community prestige supports demand for Sawgrass Players Club addresses, with tournament-week logistics to plan around. Source

  2. April 2025
    Community

    Korn Ferry Tour event held on the Dye's Valley course

    The Korn Ferry Tour contests an event on the Dye's Valley course at TPC Sawgrass, the second course that borders The Coves neighborhoods including North Cove. Why it matters: Tournament-grade maintenance on the bordering course supports water-to-golf views, with some event-week crowds. Source

Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.

If we were buying in North Cove, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.

1

Comp the exposure first. Water, golf, or water-to-golf views trade very differently from interior lots; price the premium explicitly.

2

Confirm both fee layers. Get the North Cove sub-association and the Players Club master assessment in writing before you offer.

3

Read the 1990s systems file. Roof, HVAC, windows, and any additions on a coastal home, plus an insurance quote inside the window.

4

Pull the FEMA panel. The neighborhood overlooks lagoons, so flood exposure varies lot by lot.

5

Comp across The Coves. With 52 homes, use Hammock Cove and Waters Edge sales too, and cross-shop Latrium and Old Palm Valley.

Best Buy
A renovated water-to-golf-view home matched to honest Coves comps
Biggest Risk
Underbudgeting roof, windows, and insurance on a 1990s coastal home
Best Lot
Water-to-golf and lagoon exposure over interior lots
Smart Timing
Inventory is thin; be ready to move when a home lists
The takeaway

On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.

Community Details at a Glance

The Homes

Product

52 detached single-family homes, a sub-association in Sawgrass Players Club

Size

Roughly 2,166 to 4,390 SF, mostly 4-bedroom

Built

1991 to 1996, coastal St. Johns construction

Views

Interconnecting lagoons, the TPC Dye's Valley course, or both

Costs & Fees

Fees

Two layers: North Cove sub-association plus the Players Club master assessment

CDD

None; Sawgrass Players Club is an Arvida-era master HOA

Reality

On a 1991 to 1996 coastal home, roofs, windows, and systems are the real budget

Management

North Cove managed by Associa; the master by Marsh Landing Management

Amenities

Access

Staffed gates of Sawgrass Players Club

Pool

The Coves community pool: lap pool, kiddie pool, covered pavilion

Golf

Borders TPC Dye's Valley; play and membership are separate

Nearby

Sawgrass Village, Publix, the beach across A1A, Mayo Clinic

Location

Area

Sawgrass Players Club, Ponte Vedra Beach 32082

Setting

Northeast Coves corner, off Solana Road, away from the Stadium Course

Nearby

Atlantic beach minutes east across A1A; Mayo Clinic 15-20 min

The Homes & Style

North Cove is one of the 16 neighborhood sub-associations inside Sawgrass Players Club, and one of the three that make up The Coves, the cluster in the gated TPC Sawgrass community's northeast corner. It is 52 detached single-family homes built 1991 to 1996, running roughly 2,166 to 4,390 square feet, mostly four bedrooms, overlooking interconnecting lagoons, the TPC Dye's Valley course, or both.

This is 30-to-35-year-old housing stock, newer than the original Players Club neighborhoods but old enough that roofs, HVAC, windows, and any additions vary by renovation history. An architectural review board protects the streetscape, and the exposure premium is real and uneven: a water-to-golf view trades very differently from an interior lot. With only 52 homes, the comp set is thin, so price a specific home off condition- and exposure-adjusted comparables, not a community average.

Fifty-two homes behind the Sawgrass gates: the address and the view are the asset. The money is made or lost on the exposure premium and an honest read of a 1990s coastal home's systems.

Living Here

Day to day, North Cove is the TPC life from the community's quietest corner. Publix and Sawgrass Village sit outside the gates, The Coves community pool, with a lap pool, kiddie pool, and covered pavilion, is inside them, the Atlantic beach is minutes across A1A, and Mayo Clinic is fifteen to twenty minutes away. The staffed gates and the lagoon-and-golf setting give the neighborhood a quiet, established feel.

Two rhythms shape the year. The first is stewardship: coastal air and a 1990s vintage mean real maintenance budgets for roofs, paint, and windows. The second is tournament week: THE PLAYERS arrives each spring with crowds and A1A traffic, though The Coves sit away from the Stadium Course epicenter, which softens the impact. Most residents call it a fair trade for living inside one of golf's biggest events.

Before You Offer
  • Both fee layers — confirm the North Cove sub-association assessment and the Sawgrass Players Club master assessment in writing; amounts change.
  • Flood — the neighborhood overlooks interconnecting lagoons, so pull the FEMA designation for the exact parcel and quote flood during diligence.
  • Insurance and roof age — coastal wind exposure and a 1990s roof drive Florida premiums; get a real quote inside the inspection window.
  • The exposure premium — comp the water, golf, or water-to-golf view explicitly against interior lots; it is real and uneven.
  • Internet — confirm provider and speeds at the specific address.
  • Governing documents and rentals — read the covenants, ARB guidelines, and any rental restrictions through the master association before underwriting.
Comparisons

North Cove's honest comparison set is the other two Coves neighborhoods and the broader Sawgrass Players Club single-family market.

CommunityThe trade-off
Hammock Cove (The Coves)64 homes in the same cluster, same pool and gates; a slightly larger neighbor with a similar product mix.
Waters Edge (The Coves)80 homes, the largest of the three Coves; the deepest comp set in the same corner.
Sawgrass Players Club (broader)The full gated community of 16 sub-associations; older original neighborhoods and a range of products and price points.

Buyers who want the quietest corner of the Players Club with lagoon and golf views pick The Coves, and inside it North Cove, Hammock Cove, and Waters Edge trade on exposure and condition more than on the neighborhood name. We comp across all three.

Who It Fits

North Cove fits if you want

  • A gated Sawgrass Players Club address in the quiet northeast Coves corner.
  • Lagoon or water-to-golf views with a community pool and staffed gates.
  • A roughly 2,166 to 4,390 SF home minutes from the beach and Mayo Clinic.
  • A no-CDD established community with a strong school feeder.

Consider elsewhere if you want

  • Included golf; TPC and Sawgrass memberships are separate and extra.
  • New construction rather than a 1991 to 1996 coastal resale.
  • To avoid tournament-week crowds and A1A traffic each spring.
  • A deep, liquid comp set; only 52 homes trade here.
The takeaway

Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.

The Entry
$1.49M to $1.49M

A smaller or interior-exposure home, or one needing a roof, windows, and systems refresh, the renovation route into the Sawgrass gates.

Lowest entry
The Core
$1.49M to $1.70M

An updated four-bedroom with lagoon or partial golf views, the heart of the North Cove resale market when one comes up.

Most inventory
The Top
$1.70M to $1.70M

A larger renovated home with full water-to-golf views of the Dye's Valley course, the homes that hold value best.

Strongest resale

Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.

$1.49M to $1.49M
The Entry
A smaller or interior-exposure home, or one needing a roof, windows, and systems refresh, the renovation route into the Sawgrass gates.
$1.49M to $1.70M
The Core
An updated four-bedroom with lagoon or partial golf views, the heart of the North Cove resale market when one comes up.
$1.70M to $1.70M
The Top
A larger renovated home with full water-to-golf views of the Dye's Valley course, the homes that hold value best.

Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.

15-Second Take
  • Renovation math decides the deal
  • Better lots and views resell strongest
  • Roof and HVAC age drive the insurance quote
  • Interior lots are where buyers overpay
Jon Brooks, Momentum Realty
Operator Note

Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.

Gated Sawgrass Players Club addressStrong
No CDD on the tax billStrong
Lagoon and water-to-golf viewsStrong
Scarce 52-home built-out supplyPositive
1990s coastal roof, windows, insuranceManage it

Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.

Jon Brooks, Momentum Realty
Operator Note

The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.

5 Mistakes Buyers Make in North Cove

15-Second Take
  • Calling the listing agent (who works for the seller)
  • Misjudging the renovation budget
  • Overpaying for an interior lot
  • Underbudgeting the carrying costs
  • Skipping the roof, HVAC, and systems check

The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.

The Sawgrass gates and the view are priced into every listing. The deal is won or lost on the exposure premium and the systems file.

Jon Brooks · Founder, Momentum Realty
8.2B+ · Buy Score
Resale Strength8.2/10
Renovation Risk6.0/10
Location Efficiency9.2/10
Long-Term Defensibility8.4/10
Carrying Cost Advantage7.6/10

Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.

Why our read on North Cove is different.

Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live realMLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.

Live realMLS feed14 years of closed salesRenovation-premium analysisLot-by-lot, no automated estimates
Jon Brooks, founder of Momentum Realty. A housing economist with a background in real estate investment banking at Deutsche Bank and consulting at Ernst & Young, who has built and analyzed Northeast Florida real estate from the ground up.

Which Lots & Views Hold Value Best

Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.

Value ($/sqft)
$261 value$401 premium
Lake / waterPreserveInterior

Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from realMLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.

15-Second Take
  • Exposure is the biggest price driver here
  • Water-to-golf views command the premium
  • Interior lots are the entry point
  • Over 80% of The Coves overlook the waterways
  • Pull the FEMA panel; flood varies by lot

In a built-out 52-home enclave, the homesite and its exposure are the part of your money the market gives back at resale. Across The Coves, over 80 percent of homes overlook the interconnected waterways and more than 30 offer water-to-golf views of the Dye's Valley course, and that exposure premium is real and uneven. Water-to-golf and lagoon views command the premium and resell best; interior lots are the entry point. Because the lagoons drive both the view and the flood picture, pull the FEMA panel for the exact parcel. Read the exposure first, then price the condition of the home against it.

North Cove in 15 seconds.

Best forBuyers who want a gated Sawgrass Players Club home with lagoon or water-to-golf views in the quiet Coves corner.
Biggest advantageA prestige TPC Sawgrass address with no CDD, a community pool, and a top St. Johns school feeder.
Biggest riskRoof, windows, and insurance on a 1991 to 1996 coastal home, plus parcel-specific flood by the lagoons.
Sweet spotA renovated water-to-golf-view home matched honestly to Coves comps.
Avoid ifYou expect included golf, want new construction, or need a deep comp set.

HOA, CDD & Fees

15-Second Take
  • No CDD on the tax bill
  • Two fee layers: sub-association plus master
  • Master funds gates, lakes, and the pool
  • Golf and club memberships are separate
  • Budget coastal-home maintenance reserves

Two layers and no CDD: the North Cove sub-association assessment plus the Sawgrass Players Club master assessment. Amounts change, so confirm both current figures in writing with the associations before you offer.

The master assessment funds the staffed gates, common grounds, lakes, and The Coves community pool. The sub-association covers North Cove's own common areas and ARB oversight. There is no CDD.

No country club is included. The Coves community pool, a lap pool, kiddie pool, and covered pavilion with grilling area, is a master association amenity. Golf is separate: TPC Sawgrass, The Yards, and Sawgrass Country Club all offer their own memberships; confirm categories and dues directly with each club.

The takeaway

Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.

Momentum listings (YTD)
97.98%
Sold-to-list ratio across the Jacksonville metro for our agents, sellers keeping more of their price.
Market average (YTD)
96.73%
The broader metro average sold-to-list ratio over the same period.
Momentum days on market
64 days
Median days on market for our listings, faster sales mean less carrying cost and stronger leverage.
Market days on market
72 days
The broader metro median over the same period.

Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus the Jacksonville metro average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.

In North Cove, condition and view decide your number

Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Latrium, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.

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Price History: What Homes Here Have Actually Sold For

Median sale prices in North Cove year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.

North Cove Market Scorecard

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Typical home value in the 32082 ZIP is $829,390, about 35.9% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).

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Live data: realMLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.

Frequently Asked Questions

The ownership profile
The master association calls North Cove a residential community, and the school zone keeps it that way, but the spacious plans and water views also draw golfers, professionals at nearby Mayo Clinic, and downsizers from bigger Ponte Vedra estates. Fifty-two homes means neighbors actually know each other.
Tournament week
THE PLAYERS arrives each spring with crowds and A1A traffic. The Coves sit in the northeast corner, away from the Stadium Course epicenter, which softens the impact, but you still plan grocery runs around the event for a week. Most residents call it a fair trade.
Maintenance and the vintage
Houses from 1991-1996 in coastal air need stewardship: roofs, paint, windows, and the systems behind the walls are on their second or third cycle. The ARB exists to protect the streetscape the association is proud of. Budget real maintenance money.
The weekly rhythm
Publix and Sawgrass Village outside the gates, the Coves pool inside them, the beach minutes across A1A, and Mayo Clinic in fifteen to twenty. It is the TPC life from the community's quietest corner.
Where is North Cove?
Inside Sawgrass Players Club, the gated TPC Sawgrass community west of A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, ZIP 32082. North Cove sits in the northeast section of the community and is the first neighborhood on the right entering The Coves from Solana Road, per the master association.
What is North Cove?
One of the 16 neighborhood sub-associations inside Sawgrass Players Club and one of the three neighborhoods that make up The Coves: 52 detached single-family homes per the master association, overlooking interconnecting lagoons, the TPC Dye Valley course, or both. Per third-party data the homes were built 1991-1996 and run roughly 2,166 to 4,390 square feet.
What is The Coves?
The cluster of three single-family neighborhoods in the northeast section of Sawgrass Players Club: North Cove (52 homes), Hammock Cove (64 homes), and Waters Edge (80 homes), per the master association and local brokerage data. They share a common entrance from Solana Road and the Sawgrass Players Club community pool, so residents and locals usually just call the whole cluster The Coves.
What do North Cove homes cost?
Documented recent trades: 132 North Cove Drive, 4 bedrooms and 3,606 square feet, closed at $1,525,000 in September 2024, and 113 North Cove Drive, 4 bedrooms, closed at $1,100,000 in March 2023, per third-party records. 128 North Cove Drive, 4 bedrooms and 3,417 square feet with water and golf views, was listed at $1,749,000 per third-party data, 2026. With 52 homes the comp set is thin; price a specific home off condition- and exposure-adjusted comparables.
What are the fees?
Two layers and no CDD. Layer one is the North Cove sub-association assessment; layer two is the Sawgrass Players Club master assessment, which funds the staffed gates, common grounds, lakes, and recreational amenities. We have not published either figure here because amounts change; confirm both current amounts in writing with the associations before you offer.
Is there a CDD in North Cove?
No. Sawgrass Players Club is an established Arvida-era community with a master HOA and 16 sub-associations rather than a CDD, so there is no CDD line on the tax bill. Verify the current tax bill for any specific home as part of diligence.
Who manages North Cove?
North Cove has its own elected board of directors and is managed by Associa out of Jacksonville, per the master association website. The Sawgrass Players Club master association is managed separately by Marsh Landing Management Company. North Cove publishes its covenants, supplemental declaration, bylaws, articles of incorporation, ARB guidelines, and a move-in packet on the master association site.
What views do North Cove homes have?
The master association describes North Cove as overlooking interconnecting lagoons, the TPC Dye Valley course, or both. Across the three Coves neighborhoods, over 80 percent of the 192 homes overlook the interconnected waterways, and more than 30 offer water-to-golf views of the Dye Valley course, per local brokerage data. The exposure premium is real and uneven; comp it explicitly.
What is the Dye Valley course?
Dye's Valley is the second course at TPC Sawgrass, alongside the famous Stadium Course, and it borders The Coves. Golf exposure here means tournament-grade maintenance on the other side of the fence, but living beside the course does not include playing it; TPC Sawgrass memberships and access are separate, so confirm current options directly with the club.
Does buying in North Cove include golf or the pool?
The Sawgrass Players Club community pool that anchors The Coves, with a lap pool, kiddie pool, and covered pavilion with grilling area, is a master association amenity for residents. Golf is not included: TPC Sawgrass, The Yards, and Sawgrass Country Club across A1A all offer separate memberships with their own pricing; confirm current categories, initiation, and dues directly with each club.
How old are the homes, and what should I inspect?
Construction spans 1991 to 1996, so this is 30-to-35-year-old housing stock: newer than the original Players Club neighborhoods, but old enough that roofs, HVAC, windows, and any additions vary by renovation history. Inspect accordingly, ask for permit history, and get an insurance quote inside the inspection window, because roof age drives Florida premiums.
What about insurance and flood zones?
This is coastal St. Johns County and the neighborhood literally overlooks interconnecting lagoons, so wind exposure matters and flood exposure varies lot by lot. Pull the FEMA designation for the exact parcel, get a real insurance quote during diligence, and price roof age into the offer.
Can I rent out a North Cove home?
North Cove publishes its covenants, supplemental declaration, and rules through the master association site, and the neighborhood is owner-occupied in character, not a vacation-rental product. Read the current governing documents and confirm any rental plan with the North Cove board and Associa before underwriting it.
What is it like during THE PLAYERS?
The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass brings crowds and A1A traffic to the community each spring. The Coves sit in the northeast corner, away from the Stadium Course epicenter, but you still live inside one of golf's biggest events for a week. Budget for tournament-week logistics if you live here.
What schools serve North Cove?
The Ponte Vedra feeder pattern of the top-rated St. Johns County district: Ponte Vedra Palm Valley/Rawlings Elementary (rated 10/10 on GreatSchools), Alice B. Landrum Middle, and Ponte Vedra High. Confirm current zoning for the address with the district.
Do I need my own agent to buy in North Cove?
Yes. The listing agent works for the seller. Your own agent pulls the North Cove and master association files, verifies both fee layers, reads the covenants and ARB guidelines, prices the exposure and renovation premiums against a thin comp set honestly, and negotiates for you, at no cost to you. Call (904) 351-6461 or use the form on this page.
Buyers who want a gated Sawgrass Players Club address in the quiet northeast Coves cornerExcellent fit
Buyers who want lagoon or water-to-golf views with a community pool and staffed gatesExcellent fit
Buyers who want a roughly 2,166 to 4,390 SF home minutes from the beach and Mayo ClinicExcellent fit
Buyers who value a no-CDD established community with a strong school feederExcellent fit
Buyers who will comp the exposure premium and read a 1990s coastal home honestlyExcellent fit
Buyers who expect golf to be included; TPC and Sawgrass memberships are separateProbably not
Buyers who want new construction rather than a 1991 to 1996 coastal resaleProbably not
Buyers who want to avoid tournament-week crowds and A1A traffic each springProbably not
Buyers who need a deep, liquid comp set rather than 52 homesProbably not
Buyers unwilling to budget roofs, windows, and insurance on coastal stockProbably not

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