Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Product
152 townhome-style, two-story condominiums built in 1974; mostly 3 bedroom, 2 bath plans
Size range
About 1,260 to 1,800 square feet, among the largest condo footprints in Ponte Vedra Beach at this price band
Character
The original condominium community of Ponte Vedra Beach; settled, leafy, low-rise rows with no neighbors above
Costs & Fees
Condo fee
A monthly condominium fee covers exteriors, grounds, and amenities; confirm the current amount, inclusions, reserves, and master insurance for the unit
CDD
No CDD; this is an established 1974 association rather than a master-planned community
Club
No private club or golf membership; the pools and courts are resident amenities funded through the condo fee
Amenities
Pools and courts
Two community pools, tennis and basketball courts, a playground, and a dog park
Boat and RV parking
On-site boat and RV parking, rare this close to the beach
Walkability
About a block from Sawgrass Village (Publix, shops, dining) and less than a mile from the beach
Location
Setting
East of A1A in the heart of Ponte Vedra Beach, St. Johns County, ZIP 32082
Beach
Less than a mile from the Atlantic, an easy walk or bike ride
Schools
Zoned to the Ponte Vedra schools in St. Johns County; verify the assignment for any unit
The Homes & Style
The Fountains appeals to first-time buyers, downsizers, investors, and beach-lifestyle buyers who want 32082 at an attainable entry.
Pricing tracks renovation depth, the condo fee, and the financing climate for older associations. Price a specific unit off the closest comparable sales.
The Ponte Vedra school zone and the walk-to-beach location keep demand steady at this price band.
The Fountains is about unit condition and position, since the plans repeat across the community.
3 bedroom, 2 bath layouts around 1,260 to 1,800 square feet with no neighbors above.
1974 construction means renovation depth drives price more than anything else.
Units near the pools and greens trade differently than units near A1A; walk the community.
Living Here
The amenity set is unusually deep for a 152-unit community.
Two community pools anchor the social life.
Courts cover the active side.
Family and pet amenities round out the campus.
On-site boat and RV parking, rare this close to the beach.
Sawgrass Village, with Publix, shops, and restaurants, is about a block away, and the Ponte Vedra dining scene and the beach accesses are minutes by bike.
These are among the largest condo square footages in Ponte Vedra Beach for the price, and the two-story layout lives like a townhouse.
With a 1974 association, the budget, reserves, and inspection history matter as much as the unit. Read them before you fall in love.
The Fountains is one of the cheapest addresses zoned for the Ponte Vedra schools, which quietly drives a slice of its demand.
Before You Offer
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 The Fountains 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 The Fountains 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.
Comparisons
The realistic cross-shop list is short, and it is all about how you want to enter Ponte Vedra Beach. The Beach House condos, a little closer to the sand, trade convenience and a tighter community for typically higher per-square-foot pricing and smaller footprints, so The Fountains usually wins on space-for-the-money while Beach House wins on proximity to the water. The newer attached-home and townhome communities west of A1A, around the Sawgrass and Nocatee corridors, offer modern construction and lower-maintenance living, but they give up the walk-to-Sawgrass-Village location and the 1974-vintage square footage that The Fountains delivers at a lower entry. And a single-family home in the same Ponte Vedra school zone costs multiples more, which is the entire reason The Fountains exists as the attainable door into 32082.
The pattern: The Fountains wins on price-per-foot, location, and school zone, and it loses on construction age and the realities of a 1974 condominium association. If you want new construction or a maintenance-free single-family home, one of the alternatives fits better. If you want the cheapest walkable address inside the Ponte Vedra Beach core, this is the one to underwrite.
Who It Fits
The Fountains fits buyers who want into Ponte Vedra Beach at an attainable entry and care more about location, square footage, and the school zone than about new construction. First-time buyers, downsizers who want a walkable low-rise without yard work, beach-lifestyle buyers who want the sand within a mile, and investors who underwrite the association carefully all find a fit here. The two-story plans with no neighbors above and the on-site boat and RV parking are specific draws this close to the coast.
It fits less well for buyers who need new construction, single-level living without stairs, or a worry-free association with deep reserves and no special assessments. A 1974 condominium means the budget, reserves, master insurance, and inspection history drive the decision as much as the unit itself, and lenders underwrite older associations carefully. If a turnkey, low-risk building is the requirement, a newer attached-home community serves you better; if the attainable Ponte Vedra address is the goal, this is the value play to study.


















