Updated September 2026
Buy a Sawgrass at The Strand golf-front home with McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008. Plans compared from all 9 MLS sales in five years, roof and flood read by lot. Call (239) 287-5873.
Updated September 2026 · By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, Domain Realty
Buying in Sawgrass at The Strand means waiting for one of 29 golf-front single-family homes on Persimmon Way to come up, then choosing on plan, position on Sabal hole 2 and roof. Nine sold through the MLS in five years, from $690,000 to $1,135,000; on September 26, 2026 none was for sale and one was pending.
This buyer guide sits beside our full Sawgrass at The Strand neighborhood guide, which covers the 1998 declaration, the replat, the flood test on every lot, the schools and the drive times, and our guide to The Strand in North Naples, which covers all fifteen neighborhoods behind the gate. This page answers the buyer's questions: which home, at what price, with which costs and rules, and how to be first when one lists. Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 whenever you are ready to start.
Sawgrass is one curving row of 29 detached homes, all on the same side of Persimmon Way, facing east toward Strand Boulevard with every lanai looking west across the second hole of the club's Sabal nine. It is the smallest neighborhood in The Strand by home count, and nine of its homes show no sale for value since 2013 or earlier in the county file. Choice is the scarce thing here, not information.
Sawgrass is a Chapter 720 homeowners' association, so you take title to a platted lot of 0.19 to 0.23 acres and the house on it. The recorded declaration has the association maintain your lawn and landscaping and provide regular exterior maintenance, "including painting and repair of roof (excluding roof leaks and structural portions of the roof), gutters, down spouts, and exterior building surfaces," through the fee. Roof replacement, the pool, the cage, the interior and the whole-house insurance policy are yours.
You join the Sawgrass at The Strand Homeowner's Association and, through it, The Strand Master Property Owners Association, whose share the Sawgrass association collects inside its quarterly bill by the recorded text. You also hold a mandatory Social membership in The Club at The Strand, $4,162 in dues for 2026 with no initiation fee for homeowners.
No neighborhood clubhouse or pool, no age restriction, no association approval to buy, no community development district, no condominium paperwork for your lender, and no published fee. Each absence matters to a buyer, and the last one is the reason we get the estoppel figures before you write an offer.
Sawgrass at The Strand buyers work with McGreevy and Comisar because the right home is decided by records a listing does not show: the plan's recorded sales, the roof permit, the flood result for that lot, the declaration's painting clause and the fee on the estoppel. Marc and Jesse, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, read all of them before you tour.
Those are career figures across Lee and Collier County, not a Sawgrass count. As the leaders of Domain Realty Group, our team has closed over $2.5 billion in real estate; see the wider team at DomainRealtyGroup.com. If you are choosing a buyer's agent and want to compare, our guide to the best real estate agents in Naples, compared on the public record sets the leading teams side by side.
We tracked every one of the nine Sawgrass MLS closings of the last five years, the one pending sale, every recorded Sawgrass deed in the county's sales file back to July 1997, the 2026 preliminary roll for all 29 homes, FEMA's effective and preliminary flood maps for every address point and every lot, and the recorded declaration. Domain Realty, our brokerage, closed 658 transaction sides in Naples in the 60 months to October 5, 2026, $521.5 million in volume counted by side, per the Southwest Florida MLS pulled that day. McGreevy and Comisar are the #5 real estate team in Florida in the 2026 RealTrends rankings.
Marc Comisar leads buyers: the search, the tours through the gatehouse, the offer and the inspection. Jesse McGreevy runs the data and the paperwork: the comparable sales, the estoppel figures and the title questions. Reach Marc at (239) 287-5873 or Jesse at (239) 898-6072, and read about the partnership on our about McGreevy and Comisar page.
These are the facts a Sawgrass at The Strand buyer needs before touring, from the Southwest Florida MLS Matrix pull of September 26, 2026, the county's recorded sales and 2026 preliminary roll, FEMA's maps and the recorded declaration.
This buyer guide moves from the market and the plans to price, the row, the Mango Cay comparison, carrying costs, the club, financing, the steps, documents, the house, flood and insurance, the rules, seasonal ownership, schools and drive times, nearby change, the search, negotiation, closing costs, representation, the consultation, reviews and the buyer FAQ.
The Sawgrass at The Strand market for buyers is a waiting game: no closing from September 27, 2025 to September 26, 2026, no active listing on September 26, 2026, and one home pending with a contingency at a $960,000 list after 133 days. Nine homes closed through the MLS in five years, so the buyer who is ready first gets the next one.
Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, retrieved 26 Sep 2026)
Three Sawgrass homes closed in 2022, three in 2023, one in 2024, two in 2025 and none so far in 2026. Prices ran from $690,000 in February 2023 to $1,135,000 in April 2023, and $8,429,900 changed hands across the nine sales. No window reaches ten closings, so we list every sale below instead of quoting a median.
None. The two most recent sales were in 2025: a 2,286 square foot two-bedroom-plus-den home at $875,000 in February, 97.23% of its $899,900 list after 74 days, and a 2,943 square foot three-bedroom home at its full $824,900 list in July after 3 days. Meanwhile The Strand as a whole recorded 61 MLS closings at a median of $610,000 (n=61, odd), and its twelve detached sales closed at a median of $1,265,000 (n=12, even) after a median 7 days, none of them in Sawgrass.
Nothing active on September 26, 2026. The one pending sale, a 2,286 square foot home with two bedrooms, a den and three baths, was listed at $960,000. If it falls through, it returns to the market; if it closes, the street goes back to zero.
Get pre-approved or document your funds now, decide which plan and which end of the row you want, have insurance quotes on a comparable pre-2002 home in hand, and let us watch the street. Sawgrass homes that were priced right have gone under contract in 3 and 7 days.
A Sawgrass purchase starts before the listing does. Book a personalized Sawgrass buyer consultation or call Marc at (239) 287-5873, and read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida. Selling a home first? Start with our guide to selling a home in Sawgrass at The Strand or a free Sawgrass home valuation, and call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
The Sawgrass at The Strand home to buy depends on how much house you need. Two-bedroom-plus-den homes of about 2,200 to 2,300 square feet are the most-traded; three-bedroom homes run about 2,740 to 2,940 square feet; four-bedroom homes about 2,770 to 3,230. Some are one story and some two, so the layout matters as much as the size.
| Group | MLS sales, five years | MLS living area | Sold prices | $ per living sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 bedrooms plus den | 5 | 2,206 to 2,317 sq ft | $690,000 to $1,025,000 | $297.80 to $448.38 |
| 3 bedrooms, with or without a den | 2 | 2,737 to 2,943 sq ft | $824,900 and $1,000,000 | $280.29 and $365.36 |
| 4 bedrooms, with or without a den | 2 | 2,767 to 3,233 sq ft | $1,000,000 and $1,135,000 | $361.40 and $351.07 |
Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, every Persimmon Way closing in The Strand from September 27, 2021 to September 26, 2026, pulled September 26, 2026.
A couple or a seasonal owner who wants a den for guests or an office, a pool and the fairway, without rooms to heat, cool and clean that nobody uses. The 2,286 square foot plan is the yardstick: $980,000, $1,025,000 and $875,000 in its last three sales, and another pending at a $960,000 list.
A full-time household, visiting family, or a buyer who wants the most house behind The Strand's gate short of the single-family streets. These homes have sold for less per foot than the smaller plan, which is good news for a buyer who needs the space: the 3,233 square foot four-bedroom-plus-den home closed at $351.07 a foot, and the 2,943 square foot three-bedroom at $280.29.
The master association describes Sawgrass homes as "one and 2 story," and neither the MLS nor the county roll records which is which. If stairs matter to you now or later, we confirm the layout before you tour, and we read the county's base area, which measures the footprint, against the MLS living area to spot a second floor.
Two homes of 2,286 square feet can live very differently depending on whether the den is open or closed, where the primary suite sits and how the lanai connects to the kitchen. We get the floor plan for any Sawgrass home before you fly in.
Sawgrass at The Strand homes cost $690,000 to $1,135,000 across the nine MLS sales of the last five years, and the two most recent closed at $875,000 and $824,900 in 2025. Because no window holds ten sales, the fair price for a specific home comes from its own plan's sales, not a neighborhood median.
Data updated: September 2026 (Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, retrieved 26 Sep 2026)
| Close date | Address | MLS beds and baths | MLS living sq ft | List | Sold | Sold to list | Days on market |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 29, 2022 | 5747 Persimmon Way | 3 plus den, 2.5 baths | 2,737 | $1,050,000 | $1,000,000 | 95.24% | 19 |
| June 21, 2022 | 5767 Persimmon Way | 2 plus den, 2 baths | 2,206 | $900,000 | $900,000 | Not applicable | Entered after closing, not marketed on the MLS |
| November 10, 2022 | 5743 Persimmon Way | 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths | 2,767 | $1,099,000 | $1,000,000 | 90.99% | 133 |
| February 1, 2023 | 5843 Persimmon Way | 2 plus den, 2.5 baths | 2,317 | $745,000 | $690,000 | 92.62% | 25 |
| April 18, 2023 | 5787 Persimmon Way | 4 plus den, 3.5 baths | 3,233 | $1,135,000 | $1,135,000 | 100.00% | 66 |
| November 28, 2023 | 5751 Persimmon Way | 2 plus den, 2.5 baths | 2,286 | $980,000 | $980,000 | 100.00% | 7 |
| April 24, 2024 | 5751 Persimmon Way | 2 plus den, 2.5 baths | 2,286 | $1,025,000 | $1,025,000 | 100.00% | 36 |
| February 14, 2025 | 5795 Persimmon Way | 2 plus den, 2.5 baths | 2,286 | $899,900 | $875,000 | 97.23% | 74 |
| July 7, 2025 | 5755 Persimmon Way | 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths | 2,943 | $824,900 | $824,900 | 100.00% | 3 |
The June 2022 sale was a Sold Data Entry, entered in the MLS after closing and never marketed there, and it counts in the range but not in sale-to-list or days on market.
Four of the eight marketed sales closed at full list and four at 90.99% to 97.23% of list. The homes that sold at full price sold fast, in 3, 7, 36 and 66 days; the homes that gave ground had been listed above what buyers would pay and sat 19 to 133 days. A fair offer is one tied to the plan's recent sales and the home's roof and condition, and we write it with those numbers attached.
The county's recorded sales agree with the MLS: all nine closings appear as qualified sales, and no off-market Sawgrass sale was recorded in the five years. The county's 72-month window holds 12 qualified sales at a median of $887,500 (n=12, even, the mean of $875,000 and $900,000), including three 2021 sales at $515,000 to $665,000. We never compare the county's base-area square footage with the MLS living area.
Every Sawgrass at The Strand home backs onto Sabal hole 2, so the choice on the row is about what part of the hole you face, how far the tee or green sits from your lanai, whether the lake at the south end is in view, and how you feel about golf-course living. Lot sizes differ only slightly, 0.19 to 0.23 acres.
The homes face east toward Persimmon Way and Strand Boulevard, and the lanais face west over the fairway, so the pool deck gets the afternoon and evening sun. That is a sunset view in winter and a hot deck in August, and a cage and a lanai fan matter more here than on an east-facing lot.
The view comes with errant balls, early mowers and the course's maintenance schedule, and the declaration requires every lawn to be kept to the pavement edge and to the waterline of any lake. Sabal is the nine the club calls "our signature course," with a slope rating of 155 from the Black tees on the Florida State Golf Association's record. We walk you behind the cage at the hours you would actually use it.
Lots run 0.19 to 0.23 acres, a median of 0.20 on the 2026 roll, about six acres for the 29 homes together. Lot size barely separates Sawgrass homes; the view and the house do.
The homes at the south end of the row also look toward a lake, which many buyers love. On FEMA's effective map the edges of the three southernmost lots touch a Zone AE area, though every address point is Zone X and the preliminary map shows no Special Flood Hazard Area on any lot. We get the lender's flood determination for those three before you commit.
Sawgrass is less than a mile from The Strand's main gatehouse and the clubhouse is "not more than a half mile away," per the master association, which is convenient. The row also sits roughly 500 feet west of the nearest I-75 travel lane by our aerial measurement, with Strand Boulevard and a golf hole between, and FDOT's widening starts from fall 2026. Visit at the evening rush and on a weekend morning before you decide.
Choose Sawgrass at The Strand for an owned lot, a fairway view, more space and no association approval; choose Mango Cay at The Strand for a newer, smaller detached pool villa held as a condominium unit at a lower price. Sawgrass's nine five-year sales ran $690,000 to $1,135,000; Mango Cay's seven ran $499,000 to $715,000.
| Buyer question | Sawgrass at The Strand | Mango Cay at The Strand |
|---|---|---|
| What you own | Lot and house, homeowners' association, Chapter 720 | Condominium unit, Chapter 718; one villa per building |
| Homes | 29 on Persimmon Way | 32 on Mango Circle (3 in Mango Cay, 29 in Mango Cay II) |
| Built | 1997 to 2000, before the 2002 statewide code | 2005 to 2007, after it |
| Size of recent MLS sales | About 2,200 to 3,200 sq ft; 2 bedrooms plus den to 4 plus den | 1,802 or 2,255 sq ft |
| Pool | 25 of 29 on the county roll | Every villa, with spa, per the master association |
| Setting | One row on Sabal hole 2 | Own gated circle near the main gate and I-75 |
| Exterior upkeep, by record | Association paints and repairs; owner replaces the roof | Mango Cay II's fee includes exterior maintenance, painting and roofing |
| Who insures the building | You | The condominium; you insure the interior |
| Approval to buy | None | Required for every sale and lease |
| Minimum lease | 30 days, up to three leases a year | One year at Mango Cay II (recorded 2006 text); 30 days at Mango Cay |
| Pets | Cats and dogs, no weight limit; master cap of two | Two of 30 lb or less at Mango Cay II |
| Five-year MLS sales | 9, $690,000 to $1,135,000, listed | 7, $499,000 to $715,000, listed |
| $ per living sq ft | $280.29 to $448.38 | $221.29 to $387.90 |
| Last 12 months | 0 closings | 1 closing, $650,000 in May 2026 |
| For sale, September 26, 2026 | None active; one pending at a $960,000 list | None |
Sources: the Sawgrass and Mango Cay declarations via the Collier County Clerk; the master association's Sawgrass page and Mango Cay page; the county's 2026 preliminary roll; Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 26, 2026.
You want to own the land, a fairway behind the lanai, room for three or four bedrooms, no association approval to buy, sell or lease, a large dog, and an association that still paints and patches the exterior. Accept an older house, a roof you will replace, a whole-house insurance policy and an unpublished fee.
You want a detached pool home behind The Strand's gate at a lower price, built after the 2002 code, with roofing in the fee at Mango Cay II. Accept condominium approvals, a one-year minimum lease at Mango Cay II, a 30-pound pet limit and smaller plans. Read our Mango Cay at The Strand guide and our guide to buying a home in Mango Cay at The Strand.
If Sawgrass has nothing for sale when you are ready, the nearest alternatives are Ana's Place, 32 detached pool homes with a five-year MLS median of $979,500 (n=12, even), and The Links at The Strand, detached golf-front pool homes with a five-year median of $1,167,500 (n=10, even) and six sales in the last year. Our guide to buying a home in The Strand compares all fifteen neighborhoods.
Owning a Sawgrass at The Strand home costs four layers a year: the Sawgrass association fee, which is not published but by the declaration covers your lawn, exterior painting, roof repair and the master share; $4,162 in mandatory club dues for 2026; property taxes reset to your price; and your own homeowner's policy, plus flood insurance if you choose it.
| Layer | What it covers | 2026 figure |
|---|---|---|
| Sawgrass association fee | Persimmon Way roadway and common areas, Buffer Areas along Strand Boulevard, lawn and landscaping on your lot, regular exterior maintenance including painting and roof repair short of replacement, minor driveway repair, management, reserves, and the master association's share | Not published; billed quarterly in advance |
| Club Social membership | Mandatory; clubhouse, dining, racquets, pool and fitness access | $4,162 a year, no initiation for homeowners |
| Property taxes | Reset toward your price after purchase | Non-homestead median $7,153.98 on the 2026 preliminary roll (n=11, odd) |
| Homeowner's insurance | The whole house, including windstorm | Quoted by address |
| Flood insurance | Optional in Zone X | Quoted by address |
| CDD | None | $0 |
Neither the Sawgrass association nor the master association publishes its assessment, and we will not print a number no document supports. The current quarterly invoice from the seller, the adopted budget a Florida association must make available under section 720.303, and the estoppel certificate under section 720.30851 give you the figure; we gather them before you write an offer. For scale only, the separate Single Family Homes association in The Strand publishes $1,525 a quarter for 2026, with different duties.
Covered by the recorded declaration: common areas, the roadway, the Buffer Areas, your lawn and landscaping, exterior painting and routine repair of the roof, gutters, downspouts and exterior surfaces, minor driveway repair, and the master share. Not covered: roof leaks, structural roof work and roof replacement, the pool, cage, decks and walkways, the front walk, the interior, broken glass and torn screens, and your insurance.
Florida's homestead cap under section 193.155 resets after a sale, so the seller's bill does not predict yours. On the 2026 preliminary roll the homestead median is $3,917.14 (n=18, even) and the non-homestead median $7,153.98 (n=11, odd). If the home will be your permanent residence on January 1, file for the exemption under section 196.031 by March 1; the Collier County Tax Collector issues bills in November.
Every Sawgrass at The Strand buyer becomes a Social member of The Club at The Strand at closing, with no initiation fee for Strand homeowners and $4,162 in annual dues for 2026, per the club's brochure. Golf and Sport memberships are optional upgrades with their own initiation fees, and golf is never an association charge.
| Membership | Initiation for a Strand homeowner | 2026 annual dues |
|---|---|---|
| Social | None; mandatory | $4,162 |
| Sport | $40,000 | $7,652 |
| Single Golf | $80,000 | Scaled by age |
| Full or Family Golf | $100,000 | $15,861 at 56 and over |
Source: The Club at The Strand 2026 Membership Brochure. The club advertises "NO Assessments, NO Capital Dues, NO Hidden Fees, NO Food and Beverage Minimums."
The club's 27 holes are the Savannah, Sabal and Preserve nines, designed by Gordon G. Lewis, per the club's golf page. Sawgrass backs onto Sabal, and the Sawgrass declaration is explicit that the master assessment "does not include the Pelican Strand Golf Course which is governed by separate membership entities." Living on the hole does not make you a golf member.
Dues change each season, so read the current brochure before an offer, and ask the club about any waitlist for the golf tier you want. The clubhouse, which gained a $2.4 million lower-level renovation in 2022 per Club + Resort Business, is a short drive or cart ride from Persimmon Way.
A Sawgrass at The Strand home is financed as a detached single-family house, so there is no condominium project review: the lender appraises the house, checks title, insurance and the flood determination, and lends on your credit. The thin sales record makes the appraisal the step to plan for.
Condominium buyers in The Strand, Mango Cay's included, face a lender's questionnaire about the association's reserves and budget. A Sawgrass loan does not. The lender will want a homeowner's policy sufficient to rebuild, which the declaration lets the association require anyway, and a flood determination for the home.
With no Sawgrass sale in the last year, an appraiser reaches back to 2024 and 2025 sales and sometimes to Ana's Place or The Links. We give the appraiser the plan-matched sales, the per-foot figures on the MLS living area and the home's improvement list, so the appraisal supports the price you agreed.
A cash purchase removes the appraisal and lender timeline. On a street with no competing listing, a cash offer with a short inspection period is the strongest position when a Sawgrass home lists.
Mortgage rates move weekly; Freddie Mac publishes its Primary Mortgage Market Survey every Thursday. Get pre-approved before a home lists, because the next Sawgrass listing may be the only one this year.
Buying a Sawgrass at The Strand home takes nine steps, from a buyer consultation and pre-approval to the walkthrough and the gate transponders, and one step most Strand condominium buyers face is missing: there is no association approval. The contract, inspection, insurance, appraisal and two estoppel certificates set the timeline.
Section 10.3 of the Sawgrass declaration reads "There shall be no restrictions on transfers of Lots," and asks only that the association be notified of the transfer. No interview, no application and no approval window, which can shorten a Sawgrass closing compared with a condominium purchase in The Strand.
A Sawgrass at The Strand buyer should read the recorded 1998 declaration, have the title search report the further Sawgrass instrument recorded in November 1999 and any amendment, and receive the section 720.401 disclosure summary, the two estoppel certificates and the property tax disclosure before the contract is final.
The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Sawgrass at the Strand, recorded at Official Records Book 2389, Page 1291, sets the assessment, the exterior maintenance clause, the insurance requirements, architectural review, the use restrictions and the lease rules. It runs 30 years from recording, to 2028, then renews in ten-year terms unless owners of two-thirds of the lots record a change, and it can be amended by owners holding two-thirds of the voting interest.
The Clerk's index shows a further Sawgrass instrument recorded November 30, 1999 at O.R. 2615, Page 1938, which we did not read for this page, and we did not locate a recorded amendment to the declaration. Ask the title agent to list every recorded instrument, and search both "Sawgrass" and the misspelled "Sagrass" under which one builder-era conveyance is indexed; the Clerk's official records search finds them.
Section 720.401 requires the seller to give you a disclosure summary before the contract, stating that association membership is mandatory, that recorded covenants govern use and that assessments are owed and may change. If you do not receive it before signing, you may cancel within the statute's window.
Two certificates, one from the Sawgrass association and one from the master association, state the assessment, anything unpaid and any special assessment adopted, under section 720.30851. The Sawgrass certificate should confirm that the master share rides inside the Sawgrass bill, as the declaration says.
Section 689.261 requires a summary warning you not to rely on the seller's taxes. In Sawgrass the homestead median on the current roll is $3,917.14; budget from your price, not that figure.
A Sawgrass at The Strand buyer should check the roof first, then the pool, spa and cage, the air conditioning, water heater and windows on a house completed from 1997 to 2000, and the permits and master association approvals for every exterior change. Each item affects your insurance quote, your repair budget or your title.
Terra cotta tile roofs, per the master association, are long-lived but heavy and costly to replace, and on a late-1990s house the original underlayment has almost certainly been replaced or is due. The association repairs roofs short of leaks and structure; replacement is yours. Get the re-roof permit date from Collier County's permit history search and a roof inspection.
Twenty-five of the 29 lots carry a pool on the county roll, 11 a spa and 27 a screen enclosure. The pool, "any pool enclosures, decks, patios and walkways" are the owner's to maintain under section 5.2, and the declaration requires gas tanks for pool heaters to be stored below ground. Have the pool equipment and the cage inspected separately.
A Sawgrass home completed in 1998 is 28 years old in 2026, so its air conditioning, water heater, pool equipment and windows have almost certainly been replaced at least once. The permits, not the listing remarks, tell you when.
Section 6.1 of the declaration requires the master association Construction Committee's written approval before any exterior change, from a cage to a roof color, and the master board's 2025 agendas listed "ARC Sawgrass" items. Ask the seller for approvals for any visible change, and check the permit history for structural work.
Sawgrass at The Strand homes are in unshaded Zone X: all 29 Persimmon Way address points tested Zone X on FEMA's effective and preliminary maps on September 29, 2026. On the effective map the edges of the three southernmost lots touch a Zone AE area. Insurance cost turns on the roof, the openings and the wind mitigation report.
| Test | Effective map | Preliminary map |
|---|---|---|
| 29 address points | 29 in unshaded Zone X | 29 in unshaded Zone X |
| 29 lot polygons touching a Special Flood Hazard Area | 3, the three southernmost lots, at the edge, Zone AE | 0 |
| FIRM panel | 12021C0211H, effective May 16, 2012 | Preliminary |
| Evacuation zone | Zone D | Zone D |
Sources: FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer and preliminary layer, queried September 29, 2026; Collier County's hurricane evacuation zone layer.
At those three lots the AE area covers about 3% to 7% of each lot, at the edge by the lake. A lot edge is not a building footprint; a lender's flood determination or an elevation certificate decides the home, and Collier County explains elevation certificates in its Building Bulletin 21. The preliminary map shows no Special Flood Hazard Area on any Sawgrass lot.
A home whose footprint is in Zone X is not federally required to carry flood insurance, but it is usually inexpensive under FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0 and worth pricing, since the lake and fairway behind the row are where water collects. Unincorporated Collier County participates in FEMA's Community Rating System at Class 5, a 25% discount on National Flood Insurance Program premiums.
The association insures only the common areas. The declaration lets it require "all such policies be in an amount sufficient to finance the repair or replacement of the improvements," ask to be named an additional insured "under any hazard and flood insurance policies," and buy coverage and charge the owner if a policy lapses. Budget for a full homeowner's policy with windstorm.
Every Sawgrass home was completed before the statewide Florida Building Code took effect on March 1, 2002. A wind mitigation inspection on the OIR-B1-1802 form documents roof shape, deck attachment, roof-to-wall connections and opening protection under section 627.0629, and Citizens' discounts page explains the credits. Get it during your inspection period, with quotes.
Sawgrass at The Strand's recorded rules are friendlier than most in The Strand: no age restriction, no approval to buy, leases of 30 days or more up to three times a year, household cats and dogs with no weight limit, and no trucks, boats or RVs outside the garage for more than eight hours. The master declaration adds its own 30-day lease minimum and a two-pet cap.
| Rule | Sawgrass declaration | Master layer |
|---|---|---|
| Age | No age restriction; "Single Family" includes children and grandchildren | Not a 55+ community |
| Approval to buy | None; "no restrictions on transfers of Lots" | Transponders issued to residents, members and approved renters |
| Leasing | Written leases, at least 30 days, at most three a year; no subleasing without board approval; no room rentals | 30-day minimum |
| Pets | Household cats and dogs; leashes; no weight limit or breed list | Two domestic animals per parcel |
| Vehicles | No boats, trucks, commercial vehicles, trailers or RVs outside the garage over eight hours | Gate rules apply |
| Garages | No conversion without board permission; doors closed | |
| Signs | Only "For Sale" signs meeting master guidelines | Master guidelines |
| Exterior changes | Master Construction Committee approval first | Construction Committee |
| Use | Single-family residential only; no business activity |
Source: the recorded Sawgrass declaration and the master association's published pages.
Every Sawgrass owner is also bound by The Strand's master declaration at Official Records Book 2292, Page 1637, amended in April 2022 per the master association, which carries the master assessment, the community-wide 30-day minimum lease, the two-pet limit and the Construction Committee. Where the two documents differ, the Sawgrass declaration says "the more restrictive provision shall apply."
Sawgrass at The Strand works for a seasonal buyer who wants the lawn and exterior paint handled while away and the option to lease for a month or a season up to three times a year. It is a street of mostly full-time owners: 18 of 29 homes carry a homestead exemption on the 2026 roll, and 6 owners have a mailing address in another state.
On the 2026 preliminary roll, 23 Sawgrass owners have a Florida mailing address and 6 an address in another state, about half The Strand's community-wide out-of-state share of 38.7%. Sawgrass is quieter in summer than a seasonal condominium building, and neighbors notice an empty house.
Written leases of at least 30 days, no more than three times a year, a copy to the board, no subleasing without approval and no room rentals; the master association issues transponders to approved renters. Vacation renting by the night or week is not allowed.
The association's landscapers keep the lawn and the association handles exterior painting, so your summer list is the pool, the air conditioning and humidity settings, hurricane protection for the openings, and someone to check the house after a storm. Persimmon Way is in Evacuation Zone D, called only after Zones A, B and C.
A Sawgrass at The Strand address is zoned for 2026-2027 to Veterans Memorial Elementary, North Naples Middle and Aubrey Rogers High, all graded A by the state in 2024, 2025 and 2026. NCH North Naples Hospital is about six minutes from The Strand's entrance, I-75 about one minute, and Vanderbilt Beach about twelve.
| Level | School | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | Veterans Memorial Elementary School | 15960 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Naples 34110 |
| Middle | North Naples Middle School | 16165 Learning Ln, Naples 34110 |
| High | Aubrey Rogers High School | 15100 Patriot Pl, Naples 34110 |
Collier County Public Schools' zone records for Persimmon Way returned the same three schools for all 29 addresses on September 29, 2026; grades are from the district's school and district grades page. Zones change, so confirm in the public school zone lookup.
| Destination | From Strand Boulevard at Immokalee Road |
|---|---|
| I-75 interchange | 0.4 miles, about 1 minute |
| NCH North Naples Hospital | About 6 minutes |
| Mercato shopping | 4.8 miles |
| Vanderbilt Beach | 6.2 miles, about 12 minutes |
| Downtown Naples, Fifth Avenue South | About 20 minutes |
| Southwest Florida International Airport | About 25 minutes |
Free-flow times from the OSRM routing engine, measured September 2026; add a minute or two from Persimmon Way. NCH North Naples Hospital is licensed for 311 beds per the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.
Sawgrass at The Strand sits in a built-out zoning district with no new homes planned inside the gate. The changes are road projects on The Strand's east and south sides: FDOT's I-75 widening from fall 2026, a redesigned I-75 interchange at Immokalee Road from early 2027, and a planned Livingston Road flyover over Immokalee Road.
FDOT's I-75 widening, project 452544-1, adds lanes along The Strand's east edge, where Sawgrass sits; project 454099-1 redesigns the Immokalee Road interchange; and Collier County awarded a design contract for the Livingston Road flyover on July 28, 2026, reported by Gulfshore Business. FDOT's 2025 count put I-75 at The Strand at 116,388 vehicles a day.
The Pelican Strand PUD in Ordinance 02-57 caps The Strand at 1,160 homes and 35 feet of residential height, and Collier County's PUD Master List marks it built out. We found no pending rezoning of The Strand itself.
We find you the right Sawgrass at The Strand home by watching a 29-home street every day, preparing your file before a listing appears, reaching owners who may sell quietly, and touring for you by video when you are away. On a street that produced nine MLS sales in five years, readiness is the whole strategy.
We set an MLS alert for every Persimmon Way listing and status change, track the pending sale, and keep your criteria, plan, end of the row, pool, layout, ready to match. When a Sawgrass home lists, you hear about it the same day, with the plan's recorded sales attached.
The June 2022 Sawgrass sale was entered in the MLS only after it closed, so private sales happen here. We hear from owners who are thinking about selling, and when one fits your search we can make an introduction before a listing exists.
Marc tours for you on video, walks the lanai at the hour you would use it, checks the view down the hole and the distance to the tee or green, and sends the permit history and the flood result for that lot before you book a flight.
We negotiate a Sawgrass at The Strand purchase with the recorded sales of the home's plan, its roof and system ages, its flood determination and the estoppel figures, and on every term: price, inspection period, repairs or credits, appraisal, insurance and closing date. With nine five-year sales on the street, the evidence is specific and short.
This is a public record sale. On February 14, 2025, the two-bedroom-plus-den home at 5795 Persimmon Way, 2,286 square feet of MLS living area, closed at $875,000 after 74 days on the market, 97.23% of its $899,900 list price. Ten months earlier a home of the same plan on the same street had closed at its full $1,025,000 list in 36 days. The February 2025 buyer paid $150,000 less than the April 2024 buyer for the same plan, after the listing had aged 74 days, and the September 2026 listing of the same size, at $960,000, had been on the market 133 days when it went pending. Time on market is leverage in Sawgrass; we track it for every listing.
Four of the eight marketed Sawgrass sales closed at full list. When a home is priced right, a clean offer with a short inspection period, proof of funds and a flexible closing date can win it at list against a buyer asking for credits, and we tell you which situation you are in.
Every Sawgrass home was completed from 1997 to 2000, so the inspector will find age. We separate what the association maintains under section 5.1, exterior paint and routine roof repair, from what the owner must fix, and we ask for credits for roof replacement, openings and systems where the report supports them.
Buyer closing costs in Sawgrass at The Strand include, by Collier County custom, the owner's title insurance policy at Florida's promulgated rate, about $4,450 on an $875,000 purchase, plus recording, the lender's charges and taxes on any mortgage, inspections, a prorated quarter of the association fee, and $20 per gate transponder.
| Line, on an illustrative $875,000 purchase | Who customarily pays in Collier County | Amount or basis |
|---|---|---|
| Owner's title insurance policy | Buyer, by Collier custom | Promulgated rate: $5.75 per $1,000 to $100,000, then $5.00 per $1,000 to $1 million, about $4,450 |
| Deed recording | Buyer | $10 for the first page and $8.50 for each additional page under section 28.24 |
| Mortgage documentary stamp tax | Buyer, if financing | $0.35 per $100 of the loan; $2,450 on an 80% loan of $700,000 |
| Nonrecurring intangible tax | Buyer, if financing | $0.002 per $1 of the loan; $1,400 on $700,000 |
| Lender's title policy and lender fees | Buyer, if financing | Per the lender's estimate |
| Inspections and wind mitigation report | Buyer | Per inspector |
| Association fee proration | Buyer credits the seller for the prepaid quarter | From the estoppel figures |
| Property tax proration | Seller credits the buyer | Seller's days of ownership in the year |
| Gate transponders | Buyer | $20 each |
| Deed documentary stamps | Seller, by custom | Not a buyer cost |
The $875,000 figure is the February 2025 sale of the most-traded plan, used for arithmetic only; it is not a Sawgrass median. Sources: Florida Administrative Code rule 69O-186.003; section 28.24; the Florida Department of Revenue's documentary stamp tax and nonrecurring intangible tax pages. The contract and the closing agent's statement control.
The Strand has no community development district, and every Sawgrass bill on the 2026 preliminary roll shows $0 in non-ad valorem assessments. The recorded Sawgrass declaration sets no capital contribution of its own and its bylaws are not attached to it, so any transfer or capital charge adopted since, by either association, will appear on the estoppel certificates.
Since the National Association of REALTORS practice changes of August 17, 2024, a Sawgrass at The Strand buyer signs a written agreement with a buyer's agent before touring, the agreement states the agent's compensation, and that compensation is negotiable. A seller may still offer to pay some or all of it as part of the deal.
The agreement names what we do for you, for how long, and what we are paid, in a specific amount or rate; NAR explains it in written buyer agreements 101 and its settlement FAQs. Offers of compensation from sellers no longer appear on the MLS.
We explain the agreement in the first conversation, before any tour, and ask the seller's side about any compensation offer as part of every Sawgrass offer. Where a seller contributes, it reduces what you pay.
You get a personalized Sawgrass at The Strand buyer consultation by calling Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873 or requesting one online. In one conversation Marc matches your budget and needs to the plans on Persimmon Way, walks you through the recorded sales, the fee contents, the roof and flood questions, and sets up the alert that tells you the day a home lists.
Which plan and layout fit you; what each has recorded; what the fee covers by the declaration and how we get the amount; the club schedule; the roof, insurance and flood questions for the row; financing and timing; and a plan for being first when the right home lists. Book it through the Sawgrass buyer consultation or read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida.
Call Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873 or Jesse McGreevy direct at (239) 898-6072, or email [email protected]. The office of McGreevy and Comisar is at 24031 S Tamiami Trl #101, Bonita Springs, FL 34134. McGreevy and Comisar have been Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
Jesse McGreevy (Sales Associate) and Marc Comisar (Broker Associate) are licensed Florida REALTORS with Domain Realty; Florida real estate licensure is regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC).
If you own a home now, inside The Strand or elsewhere, we time both sides together. Start with a free Sawgrass home valuation if you own on Persimmon Way, or our guide to selling a home in Sawgrass at The Strand, and call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
Marc Comisar is a top-reviewed Sawgrass at The Strand buyer's agent, and the quotes below are five-star client reviews from the McGreevy and Comisar Google profile, reproduced in each reviewer's own words. We publish no aggregate score and no star-rating widget. The full set is on the McGreevy and Comisar Google reviews profile.
★★★★★ "Marc and Jesse are truly great people and they care about the people that they work with. Marc made our house purchase seamless and we closed within 30 days. If you want someone that's gonna treat you like family, well you found them." Verified Google review
With no association approval in Sawgrass, a 30-day closing is realistic when the paperwork is ready.
★★★★★ "He was quick to respond with any questions about the purchase of our new home and made sure everything went smoothly! We highly recommend him as an agent!" Verified Google review
★★★★★ "Marc knows the market, works for his buyer and is attentive to his goals." Verified Google review
★★★★★ "We have purchased many properties over the years and Jesse is without a doubt the most knowledgeable, personable and efficient real estate broker we have ever worked with!" Verified Google review
A Sawgrass at The Strand specialist matters because the facts that decide this purchase are in recorded documents and county files: a declaration that puts exterior painting in the fee and roof replacement on you, nine sales too few for a median, per-foot prices that fall as plans grow, a flood edge on three lots, and a fee no one publishes.
Marc Comisar, Broker Associate with Domain Realty, leads your search, tours and negotiation, and has worked North Naples golf communities for years. Call him at (239) 287-5873, and read his Marc Comisar agent page.
Jesse McGreevy, Sales Associate with Domain Realty and in the business since October 2004, runs the comparable sales, the estoppel and title questions and the paperwork. Call him at (239) 898-6072, and read his Jesse McGreevy agent page.
If Sawgrass has nothing for sale, we compare it with Ana's Place, The Links and Mango Cay and the rest of the community, and our Sawgrass at The Strand neighborhood guide holds every recorded fact about the 29 homes. McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, work every neighborhood behind the gate.
These are the questions Sawgrass at The Strand buyers ask most, each answered from the Southwest Florida MLS Matrix pull of September 26, 2026, the county's recorded sales and 2026 preliminary roll, FEMA's maps, the club's brochure and the recorded Sawgrass declaration. Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.
A neighborhood of 29 detached single-family homes on Persimmon Way inside The Strand in North Naples, ZIP 34110, built from 1997 to 2000 on the lots of Pelican Strand Replat 2 and governed by its own homeowners' association. Our Sawgrass at The Strand neighborhood guide covers it in full.
No. "Sawgrass" names many Florida neighborhoods, clubs and a large east-coast mall. This is the Persimmon Way neighborhood off Strand Boulevard north of Immokalee Road in Naples.
Single-family homes on their own lots. The master association describes them as "single-family detached one and 2 story homes."
No. It is a Chapter 720 homeowners' association; you own the lot and the house.
Twenty-nine, all on the same side of Persimmon Way. It is the smallest neighborhood in The Strand.
On September 26, 2026 none was active, and one was pending with a contingency at a $960,000 list price.
The nine MLS sales of the last five years ran $690,000 to $1,135,000. We list them all above rather than quote a median, because no window holds ten sales.
$824,900, at full list after 3 days, on July 7, 2025, for a three-bedroom home of 2,943 square feet.
Four of the eight marketed sales closed at full list; the other four closed at 90.99% to 97.23% of list, after 19 to 133 days.
About 2,200 to 3,200 square feet of MLS living area, from two bedrooms plus a den to four bedrooms plus a den.
Both exist, per the master association. We confirm the layout of any home before you tour.
Twenty-five of the 29 have a pool on the county roll, 11 a spa and 27 a screen enclosure.
The second hole of the club's Sabal nine, with a lake at the south end of the row. The lanais face west.
The association repairs and paints under section 5.1 of the declaration, excluding roof leaks and structural roof work; roof replacement is the owner's under section 5.2.
Yes. The declaration has the association maintain the lawn and landscaping on every lot, irrigated to the pavement.
It is not published. The seller's current invoice, the adopted budget and the estoppel certificate give the figure, and we get them before you make an offer.
By the recorded declaration, yes: the Sawgrass association collects and remits the master share as a common expense. The estoppel certificate confirms practice.
Yes. Every Strand homeowner holds a Social membership, $4,162 in 2026 with no initiation fee, per the club's 2026 brochure.
No. The Strand has no community development district, and Sawgrass tax bills carry $0 in non-ad valorem assessments.
They reset toward your price. On the 2026 preliminary roll the non-homestead median is $7,153.98 and the homestead median $3,917.14.
All 29 address points are unshaded Zone X on FEMA's effective and preliminary maps. On the effective map, the edges of the three southernmost lots touch a Zone AE area.
A lender does not require it for a home whose footprint is in Zone X. It is optional and usually inexpensive, and worth pricing.
A homeowner's policy sufficient to rebuild, with the association as an additional insured on request; the association insures only the common areas.
No. There is no age restriction, and the declaration's definition of a family includes children and grandchildren.
Veterans Memorial Elementary, North Naples Middle and Aubrey Rogers High for 2026-2027, all graded A in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Yes, by written lease of at least 30 days, no more than three times a year, with a copy to the board. No nightly or weekly renting.
Yes. Household cats and dogs, leashed in common areas, with no weight limit; the master declaration allows two animals per parcel.
Not outside the garage for more than eight hours, under the declaration's vehicle rule.
No. The declaration says "There shall be no restrictions on transfers of Lots."
With the master association Construction Committee's written approval first, and Collier County permits, under section 6.1 of the declaration.
That is the recorded plat of the 29 Sawgrass lots, a replat of Tract 4 of Pelican Strand, from before the community took The Strand name in 1999.
Sawgrass is larger owned homes with no approvals; Mango Cay is newer, smaller condominium villas at $499,000 to $715,000 across its seven five-year sales. The comparison table above sets them side by side.
"Not more than a half mile away," per the master association, and the main gatehouse is less than a mile.
Ask any agent to answer the plan, roof, fee and flood questions for a specific Sawgrass home. We answer them on this page; call Marc at (239) 287-5873 for a personalized Sawgrass buyer consultation.
We run both sides. Start with a free home valuation and call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
Every Sawgrass at The Strand fact on this buyer page comes from a recorded instrument, a state, county or federal record, the master association's or the club's own published documents, or the Southwest Florida MLS Matrix, pulled September 26, 2026. Primary sources are grouped by who issued them and numbered continuously, and the data files we worked from are named in plain text at the end.
The official Sawgrass at The Strand documents below are the ones a buyer should read before signing, published by the Collier County Clerk, the master association, The Club at The Strand, Collier County, Collier County Public Schools and the State of Florida. Clerk files open in the Clerk's public viewer.
| Document | Issued by | Date | What it covers | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Sawgrass at the Strand | Recorded with the Collier County Clerk | Made February 1998 | Assessments, lawn and exterior maintenance, insurance, architectural review, use, sign, vehicle, pet, transfer and lease rules | Sawgrass declaration |
| Official records search | Collier County Clerk | Current | Find the 1999 Sawgrass instrument at O.R. 2615, Page 1938, and any later amendment | Clerk document search |
| 2026 annual meeting notice and ballot | The Strand Master Property Owners Association | 2026 | Votes by neighborhood, including Sawgrass's 29 | 2026 annual meeting notice |
| Board agenda with the "ARC Sawgrass" item | The Strand Master Property Owners Association | May 20, 2025 | Sawgrass architectural matters at the master board | May 2025 agenda |
| 2026 Membership Brochure | The Club at The Strand | 2026 | Mandatory Social membership, $4,162 dues, optional golf and sport upgrades | 2026 Membership Brochure |
| Gate transponder form | The Strand Master Property Owners Association | 2025 | $20 transponders; residents, members and approved renters | Transponder form |
| Ordinance 02-57, Pelican Strand PUD | Collier County, via the Clerk's board records | November 5, 2002 | Zoning, the 1,160-home cap and the 35-foot height limit | Ordinance 02-57 |
| 2024 flood protection newsletter | Collier County | 2024 | Flood insurance, the Community Rating System and elevation certificates | Flood protection newsletter |
| Building Bulletin 21 | Collier County | Current | Surveys and elevation certificates | Building Bulletin 21 |
| Form OIR-B1-1802 | Florida Office of Insurance Regulation | Current | The wind mitigation inspection an insurer reads | Form OIR-B1-1802 |
| PT-112, Save Our Homes portability | Florida Department of Revenue | Current | Moving a homestead benefit to a new Florida home | PT-112 guide |
| Official List of Special Districts | Florida Commerce | Current | Confirms no CDD at The Strand | Official List of Special Districts |
| 2026 Accountability Brief | Collier County Public Schools | July 1, 2026 | Grades for the three schools zoned for Persimmon Way | 2026 Accountability Brief |
Three Sawgrass records are not public and cannot be linked: the Sawgrass association's adopted budget and quarterly assessment, the master association's adopted budget and assessment, and any rules the Sawgrass board has adopted under the declaration. Each comes with the estoppel certificates or from the association itself, and we request them before a listing goes live or an offer is written.
You reach the Sawgrass at The Strand buyer team by calling Marc Comisar at (239) 287-5873 or Jesse McGreevy at (239) 898-6072, or by asking for a buyer consultation online. McGreevy and Comisar work from an office in Bonita Springs and represent buyers across Naples, Estero, Bonita Springs, Fort Myers and Babcock Ranch, including every neighborhood of The Strand.
If you are thinking, "I want to buy a home in Sawgrass at The Strand," McGreevy and Comisar help buyers choose the right plan, read the records, negotiate and close with a local strategy built for North Naples golf communities. McGreevy and Comisar have been Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
Book a personalized Sawgrass buyer consultation and call Marc at (239) 287-5873, or read how we represent buyers in Southwest Florida. Own a Sawgrass home already? Request a free Sawgrass at The Strand home valuation or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
Jesse McGreevy (Sales Associate, Florida license SL3101296) and Marc Comisar (Broker Associate, Florida license BK3060671) are licensed Florida REALTORS with Domain Realty; Florida real estate licensure is regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC).
McGreevy and Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, a full-service Southwest Florida real estate team; learn more at DomainRealtyGroup.com. Nothing on this page is legal, tax or insurance advice.
Market data from Southwest Florida MLS, pulled September 26, 2026. Brokered by Domain Realty.