The Preserve at Corkscrew is a gated, sold-out community of 441 single-family homes in Estero, Florida. McGreevy and Comisar are the top team guiding buyers and sellers here, backed by real market data and the community governing documents.
By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar · Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008 · Updated July 2026 · More about our team on the McGreevy and Comisar about page.
The Preserve at Corkscrew is a gated, sold out, 441 home single-family community on Corkscrew Road in Estero, Florida, and when it is time to sell one of those homes, more owners call McGreevy and Comisar than almost anyone else in the corridor. We are Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, and we built that track record on exactly this kind of gated community: two governing layers, a bundled amenity package, and buyers who want a local expert who already knows the HOA rules, the CDD assessment, and what a home on Cypress Shadows Boulevard is really worth. If you are ready to list, Jesse McGreevy is your direct line at (239) 898-6072. If you are searching for a home here, Marc Comisar and the team will get you in front of the right listing before it hits the open market. Whether you are weighing a sale or planning a purchase, this page gives you the real story on The Preserve at Corkscrew, told by the team that sells here.
Selling a home inside a gated, CDD-governed community like The Preserve at Corkscrew is not the same as selling a standalone single-family home. Buyers ask about the HOA, the Cypress Shadows CDD assessment, the amenity package, and whether the flood zone is favorable, and an agent who cannot answer those questions on the spot loses credibility fast. McGreevy and Comisar built our business on being the team that already has those answers. We track the Preserve's resale market street by street, we know the difference between a 50 foot, 60 foot, and 75 foot lot, and we know what a lakefront or preserve view lot commands over an interior lot. That is the kind of granular local knowledge that gets sellers a faster sale and a stronger price, and gets buyers into the right home instead of the wrong one, and it is a big part of why we have been Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.
Recent The Preserve at Corkscrew track record (last 12 months): 23 homes sold, $13.68 million in total dollar volume, an average of 107 days to contract, a 96.7% sale to list price ratio, a highest sale of $740,000, and a fastest sale of 5 days. Numbers like these are why sellers trust us with their most valuable asset.
Selling your Preserve at Corkscrew home? Start with a free, no obligation valuation at mcgreevyandcomisar.com/home-valuation, or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
Buying in The Preserve at Corkscrew? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 to get access to listings before they hit the open market and a buyer's advocate who already knows this community inside and out.
Here is the short version of everything a buyer or seller needs to know about The Preserve at Corkscrew before diving into the details below.
Life inside The Preserve at Corkscrew centers on a quiet, gated, single-family neighborhood just two miles east of I-75 on Corkscrew Road, close enough to Estero's retail and dining corridor to feel connected, far enough to feel private. Residents describe a community built around its clubhouse and pool, a resident-run social committee that keeps a full calendar of card games, book clubs, and seasonal events, and a layout of just over 400 homes small enough that neighbors actually know each other.
The community sits on roughly 510 acres, with more than 360 acres held as natural preserve, lakes, and open space, so the streets wind past water views and tree lines rather than backing up to other subdivisions. All 441 homes are single-family and detached: there are no villas, no coach homes, and no condominiums at The Preserve at Corkscrew, which keeps the architectural character and the HOA rulebook simpler than communities with mixed product types.
Because The Preserve at Corkscrew is sold out, every purchase today is a resale, which means buyers are working with an established, mature landscape rather than a construction zone, and sellers are working with genuine scarcity. If you are weighing whether now is the right time to list, get a free valuation or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 to talk through your specific street and lot.
The Preserve at Corkscrew sits inside ZIP code 33928, one of Estero's most active resale corridors, where inventory along Corkscrew Road has tightened as the surrounding communities (Verdana Village, Corkscrew Shores, The Place at Corkscrew) have built out and driven more buyer attention to the whole stretch. Because The Preserve is fully sold out with no new construction competing for buyer attention, resale homes here tend to move on their own merits: lot width, lake or preserve view, and how well the home has been maintained since its 2011 to 2015 construction window.
The Preserve at Corkscrew, last 12 months: 23 homes sold, a median sale price of $585,000, 107 average days on market (median 92), and 3 active listings today with an active price range of $495,000 to $659,000. Price per square foot has run a median of $273 over the same period. In the last 12 months we tracked 23 Preserve at Corkscrew closings, hand-verified row by row on a development-filtered Stellar MLS Matrix report pulled July 8, 2026.
Whether the market favors buyers or sellers right now on your street depends on lot width and view, and that is exactly the kind of detail a generic online estimate cannot capture. Selling? Get your free home valuation or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. Buying? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 for a private tour before a listing goes wide.
The Preserve at Corkscrew was developed by Cameratta Companies, an Estero based developer founded by Joseph Cameratta, which selected Pulte Homes and Lennar Homes as its two premier builders for the project. Site clearing began on August 9, 2011, and the first phase of 116 lots was targeted for availability by January 2012, according to the developer's own announcements and independent coverage from the Cape Coral Breeze at the time.
Construction continued in a steady, well-documented cadence from 2011 through roughly 2014, with the developer posting regular aerial progress updates as new streets and model homes went up. The Preserve at Corkscrew Master Association, Inc., the community's HOA, was formally incorporated with the State of Florida on April 10, 2012, and by September 2012 the association had assumed maintenance responsibility for core infrastructure from the Cypress Shadows Community Development District, a strong marker that the community's foundational build was substantially complete.
Today, The Preserve at Corkscrew is sold out. There is no active new construction inventory from the developer, and no announced future phases. Every home available for purchase is a resale, which is precisely the kind of market where a locally connected team pays off, both for a seller trying to price a home correctly in a closed community and for a buyer trying to find out about a listing before it is public. It is also exactly the kind of resale-only market where being Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008 actually matters to a seller's bottom line.
The Preserve at Corkscrew is a single-family only community: all 441 homes are detached single-family houses, with no villas, coach homes, or condominiums anywhere in the neighborhood. The two builders, Pulte Homes and Lennar Homes, built across three lot widths, roughly 50 feet, 60 feet, and 75 feet, giving the community a range of home sizes and price points even though every home shares the same single-family DNA.
Pulte's collection at The Preserve at Corkscrew spanned one and two story floor plans from roughly 1,641 to 3,472 square feet, with two to five bedrooms and two or three car garages, generally organized into entry level, mid tier, and estate tier home styles by lot width. Lennar's collection, branded as its Executive Homes line, offered a similar range of plans built for the same 50, 60, and 75 foot lots.
Because the community is sold out, every home on the market today is a resale, and pricing varies meaningfully by lot width, view, and upgrades. As a general qualitative guide: entry tier homes on the narrower lots tend to trade in the $430,000 to $520,000 range, mid tier homes in the $520,000 to $650,000 range, and the largest homes on 75 foot Estate section lots in the $650,000 to $740,000 range. A specific home's value depends heavily on its exact street, lot type, and view, which is exactly why a local valuation beats a generic online estimate.
Dedicated pages for the Estate homes and lakefront/preserve-view homes in The Preserve at Corkscrew are coming; we will link them here when they go live.
The Preserve at Corkscrew is governed by two separate layers: The Preserve at Corkscrew Master Association, Inc., the community's HOA, and the Cypress Shadows Community Development District, a public special district that levies its own separate assessment. Understanding both is essential for any buyer running the numbers on a home here, because the CDD assessment shows up on the Lee County property tax bill, not on an HOA invoice, and it is easy for an out of area buyer to miss.
The HOA is managed by Vesta Property Services and covers the community's day to day rules, architectural review, and amenity operations. Current HOA dues are $810 per quarter ($3,240 per year), and they cover access to the clubhouse, pool, tennis and pickleball courts, and the rest of the amenity package described below.
The Cypress Shadows Community Development District is a Chapter 190 Florida special district, created to finance and maintain the community's core infrastructure, including roads, the stormwater and lake system, and the gatehouse. For the current fiscal year, the CDD's combined operations and debt service assessment runs approximately $2,644 to $3,480 per lot per year, depending on lot width and which bond series covers that particular street, according to the Cypress Shadows CDD's own FY2026 Adopted Budget. This is a public, non-ad-valorem assessment collected through the Lee County Tax Collector alongside property taxes, not a discretionary HOA fee, and it funds real, ongoing capital work like lake bank restoration and gatehouse security staffing.
For buyers, the practical takeaway is that a CDD is not a red flag: it is a professionally managed, government-audited funding mechanism for the community's infrastructure, and its costs are public record. Understanding exactly what a specific home's combined HOA and CDD carrying costs look like is part of what a locally experienced team walks buyers through before they write an offer. Ready to see the numbers on a specific home? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873.
The Preserve at Corkscrew's amenity center is officially defined by the HOA's own governing rules as the clubhouse, pool, spa, tennis and pickleball courts, playground, and surrounding grounds, all bundled into HOA dues with no separate club membership required. The clubhouse itself houses a fitness center, a yoga room, and a gathering room used for resident events and a resident run social calendar of cards, book club, and seasonal gatherings.
Outdoors, residents have a resort style pool and spa with cabanas and an outdoor fireplace, two tennis courts, four pickleball courts, and a playground for families. The community also includes 16 lakes, used for stormwater retention, irrigation, and scenery, though per HOA rule there is no fishing, swimming, or boating allowed in any of them.
There is no golf course at The Preserve at Corkscrew, and there is no marina. Nearby courses like Wildcat Run and Old Corkscrew Golf Club are separate, unaffiliated facilities a short drive away, not on-site amenities. Buyers looking for a golf-course lifestyle should look at a different community; buyers looking for a quieter, resort-style pool and racquet sports lifestyle bundled into a reasonable HOA fee will find exactly that here.
The Preserve at Corkscrew is generally mapped in FEMA Flood Zone X, the lower risk classification, based on the Village of Estero's official flood hazard mapping, which shows the community's location on Corkscrew Road sitting outside the Special Flood Hazard Area that runs along the Estero River corridor. Buyers should still verify the specific FEMA zone for their exact address through Lee County's free FIRM letter service before making assumptions about flood insurance requirements, since zone lines can vary lot to lot.
Construction throughout The Preserve at Corkscrew uses concrete block construction with impact resistant windows and doors, consistent with the community's build era under the Florida Building Code. All of Lee County, including this community, sits within the state's Wind-Borne Debris Region, which means every home here was required to be built with impact protection on all exterior openings.
There is no documented record of major Hurricane Ian (2022) or Hurricane Helene or Milton (2024) flooding or structural damage specific to The Preserve at Corkscrew. The community's inland location, roughly two miles east of I-75 and well removed from the coast and the Estero River, placed it outside the areas of Lee County that saw the most severe storm surge flooding from those storms. That said, this is an absence of documented damage reports rather than a certified damage assessment, and any buyer should still have a home inspected and confirm its individual wind mitigation features before closing.
Assigned schools include Pinewoods Elementary School, Three Oaks Middle School, and Estero High School, per the Village of Estero's official schools page. Lee County Schools uses a proximity and choice zone system rather than a single strict boundary, so families should always confirm their specific address against the district's own zone lookup tool before enrolling, but these three schools are the ones consistently associated with the Corkscrew Road corridor where The Preserve sits.
Pinewoods Elementary in particular carries a strong reputation locally, and Lee County's own planning documents note that once the Corkscrew Road pathway improvements are complete, The Preserve at Corkscrew will fall within safe walking distance of the school for families who prefer that option.
The Preserve at Corkscrew sits about two miles east of I-75 at the Corkscrew Road interchange, putting residents within easy reach of Southwest Florida's healthcare network. The closest emergency care is Lee Health Coconut Point, a 24/7 emergency department on Via Coconut Point in Estero, roughly a ten minute drive from the community. For full hospital services, Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, home to Lee Health's Level II trauma center, is the nearest full-service hospital, with NCH North Naples Hospital also within reach to the south.
Daily convenience is strong as well: Miromar Outlets sits essentially at the I-75/Corkscrew Road interchange, Coconut Point is a few minutes further down the road, and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is roughly 10 to 14 miles away, generally a 15 to 20 minute drive. Florida Gulf Coast University is accessible from the same Exit 123 interchange the community uses every day, and both Bonita Beach and Barefoot Beach are within a 20 to 25 minute drive for a Gulf beach day.
Corkscrew Road, the community's front door, is in the middle of one of Lee County's most active growth corridors, and the improvements underway directly affect both daily commutes and long-term property values for The Preserve at Corkscrew. Lee County's Corkscrew Road widening project is proceeding in phases: Phase 1, from Ben Hill Griffin Parkway to Bella Terra Boulevard, is complete, and Phase 2, extending from Bella Terra Boulevard to Alico Road, is under construction with an expected completion around the end of 2026, adding travel lanes, a landscaped median, bike lanes, and a shared use path.
New retail has followed the growth: the Shoppes at Verdana Village, anchored by a Publix, opened along Corkscrew Road, and Estero Crossing, a mixed-use development with apartments and roughly 60,000 square feet of retail, has brought new dining and shopping options within a short drive. Further out, the Florida Department of Transportation is studying a widening of I-75 itself from Golden Gate Parkway to just south of Corkscrew Road, which would touch the very interchange The Preserve at Corkscrew uses every day, though that project remains in its environmental study phase as of this writing.
For sellers, this kind of active infrastructure investment is a genuine value story worth telling to prospective buyers, and for buyers, it is a sign that the corridor's convenience is only going to improve. If you want the full picture on how corridor growth is affecting values at The Preserve at Corkscrew, get your free home valuation or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.
The Preserve at Corkscrew runs on a manned gatehouse, a strict leash policy, standard Lee County curbside trash service, and HOA dependent bulk lawn care, with leasing permitted through an HOA application process. Day to day, residents present ID at the gate, keep pets leashed at all times outside the home, and rely on Vesta Property Services for anything HOA related. Specifics on lease terms and a few service details should be confirmed directly with the HOA before you rely on them for a purchase decision.
Gate and visitor access. The Preserve at Corkscrew is a single manned gatehouse community. Visitors, contractors, and vendors must present a valid driver's license before being allowed through, and the resident must notify the gatehouse of the visit in advance. Passes are approved for a maximum of three days at a time. USPS, UPS, and FedEx delivery vehicles are exempt from the visitor pass requirement and enter directly through the resident gate. The community's posted speed limit is 25 MPH throughout. Resident and visitor management runs through the DwellingLIVE system, linked from the HOA's own website. (Source: Preserve at Corkscrew Master Association Community Rules and Regulations, approved May 23, 2019.)
Pets. The community is pet friendly with clear leash rules. Pets must be leashed at all times outside the home, with a leash not to exceed eight feet per the Lee County Animal Control Ordinance the HOA rules cite directly. Pets cannot be left unattended outside on lanais, porches, courtyards, or garages, and owners are financially responsible for any damage or injury a pet causes. Pets are not permitted inside the Clubhouse, on the tennis or pickleball courts, or in the pool and spa area, with the single exception of service animals on the pool deck. Commercial pet activity (breeding, training, grooming, boarding) is prohibited, as are reptiles, amphibians, poultry, and livestock. No electric fences are allowed. The rules do not state a numeric cap on the number of pets per household or any breed restriction list, so buyers with multiple pets or specific breeds should confirm directly with the HOA rather than assume a limit either way.
Trash and recycling. The HOA's Rules and Regulations do not describe a private valet trash service for The Preserve at Corkscrew. Residential garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection in Estero (an unincorporated village within Lee County) is handled through Lee County Solid Waste Division, with weekly curbside pickup on a schedule determined by address. Buyers should use the Lee County collection schedule lookup for the exact pickup day at a specific address, since it was not confirmed at the individual-address level in this community's research. Household hazardous waste has periodic free drop-off events at Estero Community Park, 9200 Corkscrew Palms Boulevard, a short drive from the community.
Lawn care and irrigation. HOA dues at The Preserve at Corkscrew are widely reported by property listings to include lawn care and exterior pest control, consistent with a uniform single-family community where landscaping is centrally maintained rather than left to each homeowner. The community's stormwater lakes serve as a source of irrigation water per the HOA's own rules document, which is standard for planned Southwest Florida communities of this type. Because HOA dues at this community are $810 per quarter ($3,240 per year) and the exact scope of what dues cover has not been independently confirmed against the Master Declaration's financial language, buyers should verify the current dues figure and coverage list directly with Vesta Property Services before closing.
Internet and cable. No bulk or master-billed internet or cable provider contracted through the HOA was found for The Preserve at Corkscrew in any public source. This appears to be an individually contracted service, meaning each homeowner selects and pays for their own provider, but this has not been affirmatively confirmed by the HOA, so it should not be stated as a guarantee that no bulk arrangement exists.
Leasing and rentals. Leasing is permitted at The Preserve at Corkscrew, but the community's publicly hosted Rules and Regulations document covers amenity and facility conduct, not the leasing article of the Master Declaration itself. What is confirmed: lessees are recognized as full residents with the same facility-use rights and obligations as owners, and the HOA requires a formal tenant application and approval process, evidenced by a documented HOA application fee on at least one seasonal rental listing in the community. A 2015 Master Declaration amendment is titled around a "resale cap," which strongly suggests some form of leasing or resale restriction exists in the recorded Declaration, though its specific terms were not extracted in this research pass. Because of this, The Preserve at Corkscrew does not have a confirmed minimum lease term or an annual rental cap published anywhere the research team could locate. If minimum lease length or investor rental strategy matters to your purchase, confirm the current rule directly with Vesta Property Services (239-947-4552) or the HOA's leasing addendum before you write an offer.
Management contact. The Preserve at Corkscrew Master Association is managed by Vesta Property Services, Inc. The on-site community office is at the clubhouse, 20021 Cypress Shadows Boulevard, Estero, FL 33928, phone 239-947-9670. The company's Bonita Springs office can also be reached at 239-947-4552.
The Preserve at Corkscrew sits inside a cluster of gated communities along the Corkscrew Road corridor in Estero, including Corkscrew Shores, The Place at Corkscrew, WildBlue, Verdana Village, and Bella Terra. All are within a few miles of each other, all are developed or co-developed by Cameratta Companies in several cases, and none of them, including The Preserve at Corkscrew, include a golf course or a marina as part of their amenity package.
Corkscrew Shores is a 722-acre master-planned community centered on a roughly 240-acre signature lake with an island-based amenity center, including fitness, dining, a catering kitchen, walking trails, bocce, Har-Tru tennis, and pickleball. It was developed by Cameratta Companies with Pulte Homes as the builder, and secondary sources position it as a newer, generally higher-price-point neighbor to The Preserve at Corkscrew. No golf course or marina.
The Place at Corkscrew is a gated single-family community roughly two miles east of Alico Road on the same Corkscrew Road corridor, also developed by Cameratta Companies with Lennar as builder, and reported to be significantly larger by home count than The Preserve at Corkscrew. Amenities lean toward a resort and hospitality feel, including a pool with a waterslide, a large hot tub, and an on-site restaurant and bar concept. No golf course or marina.
WildBlue extends from Corkscrew Road toward Alico Road and is centered on a large recreational lake system, positioned as a higher-end, boating and water-lifestyle-focused community. This is a meaningfully different value proposition than The Preserve at Corkscrew's amenity-center-only model, since WildBlue's core draw is direct lake access rather than a clubhouse and pool package. No golf course; the lake system is a recreational lake, not a marina in the coastal or Gulf-access sense.
Verdana Village is a much larger-scale Cameratta community, reported at over 2,100 acres, and is the newest of this group. It is notable for indoor tennis, pickleball, and basketball courts, described as a first for a Southwest Florida gated community, plus multiple pools, a dog park, and a yoga lawn. Built by Pulte Homes and Lennar. No golf course or marina.
Bella Terra is an established, roughly 800-acre gated community with a Northern Italian architectural theme, sitting directly adjacent to The Preserve at Corkscrew geographically (it is commonly used as a boundary reference point for the area). It is positioned by secondary sources as offering a historically competitive HOA fee relative to its amenity package. No golf course or marina.
Corridor-wide, buyers comparing these five communities to The Preserve at Corkscrew should weigh three factors specific to this community: it is fully sold out and resale-only (so there is no developer-direct new-construction inventory to compare against), it is a purely single-family product with no attached villas or coach homes, and it carries the added, separate Cypress Shadows CDD assessment on top of HOA dues, a structure shared by several but not all of its corridor neighbors. For a side-by-side on current pricing, inventory, and days on market across these communities, request a comparative market analysis. As of July 8, 2026, The Preserve at Corkscrew had 3 active listings from $495,000 to $659,000, against 23 closings in the prior 12 months at a $585,000 median (Stellar MLS Matrix).
The Preserve at Corkscrew offers a sold-out, gated, all single-family community with resort-style amenities bundled into HOA dues, concrete-block construction, and a location inside one of Southwest Florida's fastest-growing corridors, balanced against a CDD assessment layered on top of HOA dues, resale-only inventory, and a drive to the beach. Here is the honest breakdown, without the sales gloss.
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Weighing these honestly against the community's current inventory, 3 active listings from $495,000 to $659,000 as of July 8, 2026, and pricing for The Preserve at Corkscrew is exactly the kind of local, unbiased read Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar provide buyers before they write an offer here. Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 to talk through whether this community fits your priorities.
If you are searching for the best Preserve at Corkscrew listing agent or wondering how to sell my house in The Preserve at Corkscrew for the strongest possible price, this is the team that has led the Southwest Florida market since 2012 and knows this specific gated community, its CDD structure, and its buyer pool better than any generalist agent could. Selling here is not the same as selling a generic Estero listing, and it should not be handled by someone learning the CDD assessment structure for the first time on your listing. Call or text Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 to start the conversation.
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Seller FAQ: quick answers before you list
How do I get an accurate value for my Preserve at Corkscrew home?
A generic online estimate cannot account for this community's lot-width-based CDD assessment tiers or which streets fall under the Series 2012 versus Series 2022 bond schedule, both of which affect buyer affordability calculations and therefore price. A real comparative market analysis pulling actual Preserve at Corkscrew sales is the only reliable starting point. In the last 12 months, 23 Preserve at Corkscrew homes sold at a median of $585,000 and a median $273 per square foot (Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026).
What does it cost to sell my home here, including commission and closing costs?
Florida sellers typically see combined closing costs and commission run roughly 8 to 9.5 percent of the sale price. The one cost fixed by state law rather than negotiation is the Florida documentary stamp tax, set at $0.70 per $100 of sale price. Everything else, including title insurance allocation and any buyer concessions, is negotiable and should be laid out clearly before you sign a listing agreement.
Do I need to disclose the HOA dues and CDD assessment when I sell?
Florida sellers are generally required to disclose known material facts about a property, and a CDD assessment plus HOA dues are financial obligations a buyer needs to underwrite affordability, so disclosure is standard practice here. Confirm the exact current dues and assessment figures with Vesta Property Services and the Cypress Shadows CDD before your listing goes live so your disclosure paperwork is accurate.
How do you market a home in a guard-gated community like The Preserve at Corkscrew to qualified buyers?
Guard-gated communities often restrict traditional yard signage, which means digital marketing, professional photography, and virtual tours matter more here than in an open-access neighborhood, since a large share of buyers, particularly out-of-state and seasonal buyers, shop remotely before ever visiting. Open houses also require advance coordination with the gatehouse for a guest list or temporary access, something an agent unfamiliar with this specific gate protocol can easily fumble.
Is a paid-down CDD bond a selling point for my home?
A CDD bond that is closer to being fully repaid, versus one with many years of debt service remaining, can be a genuine value-add talking point, since it signals lower long-term carrying cost for a buyer. Check the current outstanding bond balance for your specific zone against the Cypress Shadows CDD's published budget before using this as a selling point, since the answer varies by which street and lot width your home falls under.
Should I sell before or after hurricane season?
There is no single right answer, but sellers should plan around insurance inspection timing (a four-point or wind mitigation inspection can take weeks to schedule during peak season) and buyer psychology, since some buyers hesitate to close on a Florida home during active named-storm activity. Talk to Jesse directly about the right listing window for your specific timeline and goals.
What is a realistic timeline from listing to closing for a home in a gated community like this?
Gated-community sales can run slightly longer end to end than a non-HOA sale because of HOA estoppel certificate processing and, in some cases, buyer application approval, layered on top of a standard closing timeline. Building in a few extra days for these HOA-specific steps avoids last-minute closing delays.
Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar have led Southwest Florida real estate since 2012, and their record inside The Preserve at Corkscrew's CDD and HOA structure gives sellers and buyers here a level of hyperlocal expertise a generalist simply cannot match walking in cold. As the leaders of Domain Realty Group, our team has closed over $2.5 billion in real estate.
Jesse McGreevy has spent his career building a top-producing real estate business grounded in direct communication and an unwillingness to overpromise. Jesse is the agent sellers call when they want a straight answer about what their Preserve at Corkscrew home is actually worth, not an inflated number designed to win the listing and get renegotiated later.
Marc Comisar brings the same standard to buyers, walking families and investors through exactly what a CDD assessment means for their monthly budget, which streets in the community fall under which bond series, and how The Preserve at Corkscrew compares honestly to its corridor neighbors like Corkscrew Shores, WildBlue, and Verdana Village.
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Contact:
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Yes, The Preserve at Corkscrew is a single manned gatehouse community. Visitors, contractors, and vendors must present a valid driver's license and be pre-cleared by the resident before entry, and passes are approved for a maximum of three days at a time. USPS, UPS, and FedEx vehicles are exempt and enter directly through the resident gate. (Source: Preserve at Corkscrew Master Association Community Rules and Regulations, 2019.)
HOA dues for The Preserve at Corkscrew are $810 per quarter ($3,240 per year), verified on current MLS listing sheets July 8, 2026. Published figures from third-party listing aggregators conflict and are not reliably current, so buyers should confirm the exact current dues figure directly with Vesta Property Services or through a current MLS listing sheet before making an offer.
Secondary sources consistently describe HOA dues here as covering lawn care, common-area maintenance, and guard-gated security, and the HOA's own rules document confirms the amenity center (pool, spa, tennis, pickleball, fitness, clubhouse, yoga room, playground) is a dues-funded shared facility. The complete itemized coverage list should be confirmed with the HOA management company directly.
Vesta Property Services, Inc. manages The Preserve at Corkscrew Master Association. The on-site community office is at the clubhouse, 20021 Cypress Shadows Boulevard, Estero, FL 33928, phone 239-947-9670, with a Bonita Springs office also reachable at 239-947-4552.
Yes. The community is served by the Cypress Shadows Community Development District, an independent special-purpose unit of Lee County government created under Chapter 190 of the Florida Statutes. The CDD's board meets at The Preserve at Corkscrew Clubhouse, and the CDD's own site confirms its boundary is coextensive with this community.
A CDD assessment is a non-ad valorem charge that appears on the Lee County property tax bill, separate from HOA dues. It generally includes an operations and maintenance portion, which can shift year to year with the district's budget, and a debt service portion that repays bonds issued to finance infrastructure like roads, lakes, and the gatehouse, which is typically fixed for the life of the bond.
For the current fiscal year, the Cypress Shadows CDD's own adopted budget shows combined operations and debt service assessments ranging from approximately $2,644 to $3,480 per lot per year, depending on lot width (50 foot, 60 foot, or 75 foot) and which bond series covers that particular street. This is billed through the Lee County Tax Collector as part of the annual property tax bill, per Florida Statute 197.3632.
Yes. These are two distinct financial obligations: HOA dues fund amenity operations and are billed by the Master Association, while the CDD assessment funds infrastructure operations and bond repayment and is billed by Lee County as part of the property tax bill. Both are ongoing, recurring costs a buyer should budget for.
Yes. The recorded Master Declaration establishes an Architectural Review Committee that governs exterior changes, with a 30-day deemed-approval clock if the committee does not respond to a submission, and a 15-day appeal window to the Board if a request is denied. The community also requires a minimum of 75 percent native vegetation in approved landscaping.
The recorded Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions was recorded with the Lee County Clerk of Court as Instrument Number 2012000094216 on April 27, 2012, and is hosted publicly on the HOA's own website alongside several later amendments.
Yes. Pets must be leashed at all times outside the home, with an eight-foot maximum leash length per the Lee County Animal Control Ordinance the HOA rules cite directly. Pets cannot roam unattended, owners are responsible for any damage caused, and commercial pet activity, reptiles, amphibians, poultry, and livestock are all prohibited.
No, with one exception. Pets are not permitted inside the Clubhouse, on the tennis or pickleball courts, or in the pool and spa area, except that service animals are permitted on the pool deck specifically.
Rentals are permitted, and lessees are recognized as full residents with amenity access equal to owners. However, no minimum lease term or annual rental cap was found published in any document. The HOA does require a formal tenant application process. Confirm the current leasing rule directly with Vesta Property Services before relying on a specific lease-length assumption.
This is not confirmed either way. Seasonal rental listings do exist for homes in this community, which suggests monthly-length rentals are workable in practice, but this is not the same as a confirmed HOA policy permitting short-term or vacation-style rentals. Verify directly with the HOA before purchasing with a short-term rental strategy in mind.
Yes. Unless garaged, parking of RVs, trailers, boats, or registered commercial vehicles anywhere in the community, including driveways, is prohibited unless separately approved by the Management Company or Board of Directors.
Yes, with annual registration required through the Management Company. Drivers must hold a valid license, follow posted speed and traffic rules, and can only operate on community roadways, not on common grass or preserve areas.
25 MPH, posted and enforced throughout The Preserve at Corkscrew.
No. Overnight street parking is prohibited between midnight and 7:00 a.m. throughout the community.
No. The community's lakes are designed for stormwater retention and irrigation, and the HOA rules explicitly prohibit fishing, swimming, and boating in them, with feeding alligators also called out as a Florida state law violation.
The Preserve at Corkscrew includes a clubhouse, resort-style pool and spa, two tennis courts, four pickleball courts, a fitness center, a yoga and pilates studio, a playground, and a gathering and social room, all bundled into HOA dues with no separate club membership required. There is no golf course and no marina.
The pool operates daylight to dusk, seven days a week, with hours potentially adjusted seasonally.
Monday through Sunday, 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., subject to seasonal adjustment.
Yes, both. Courts operate daylight to 10:00 p.m., with lights automatically shutting off at 10:00 p.m. A court reservation system is available through the community's resident website.
Yes. A Social Committee, approved by the Board of Directors, schedules events throughout the year, and the community's Gathering Room can be booked by resident groups for private events for a fee. Recognized resident interest groups meeting regularly include cards, Mexican Train, and a book club.
Yes, a fitness center is included in the clubhouse. The minimum age to use it is 12, with ages 12 and 13 requiring parent or guardian supervision on cardio and resistance equipment, and ages 14 and up permitted to use all equipment independently.
Yes, confirmed on the community's official amenities page, operating on the same daylight-to-dusk hours as the pool.
Cameratta Companies developed The Preserve at Corkscrew. The developer entity of record was RCS Corkscrew Land, LLC, a Florida limited liability company that has since been voluntarily dissolved following the community's build-out and turnover to the HOA.
Pulte Homes and Lennar Homes were selected as the community's two Premier Builders.
441 single-family homes. This figure comes from the Cypress Shadows CDD's own current assessment roll, which breaks the total down as 197 fifty-foot lots, 179 sixty-foot lots, and 65 seventy-five-foot lots, and is treated as more authoritative than the "441" or "421" figures repeated inconsistently across real estate marketing sites.
The Cypress Shadows CDD's own boundary documents state approximately 350.62 acres for the special district itself. Some marketing sources cite roughly 510 acres for the overall development footprint, a figure not fully reconciled against the CDD's boundary description; treat 350.62 acres as the more authoritative number for the taxing district specifically.
The Preserve at Corkscrew is 100 percent single-family detached homes. There are no villas, coach homes, or condominiums in this community. The CDD's own assessment zones are organized purely by single-family lot width, with no attached-product category anywhere in the district's records.
Homes here were built by Pulte in garden, classic, and estate collections and by Lennar in an executive collection, generally ranging from roughly 1,300 to over 3,400 square feet with 2 to 5 bedrooms across the two builders' plan books. These are builder-era planning figures, not live inventory, so current listing square footage should be confirmed through an active MLS search. As of July 8, 2026 there were 3 active listings, roughly 1,900 to 2,050 square feet, from $495,000 to $659,000 (Stellar MLS Matrix).
The community is sold out. There is no active developer new-construction inventory and no announced new phases, so all current inventory is resale.
Current pricing varies by lot size, home age, updates, and lake or preserve view. Over the last 12 months, 23 homes sold from $427,500 to $740,000 at a $585,000 median, with 3 active today from $495,000 to $659,000 (Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026).
The Preserve at Corkscrew is on Corkscrew Road in Estero, Lee County, FL, ZIP 33928, approximately two miles east of Interstate 75's Exit 123 (the Corkscrew Road interchange). The community's clubhouse and mailing address is 20021 Cypress Shadows Boulevard, Estero, FL 33928.
No, these are two entirely unrelated places that share the word "Corkscrew" and frequently confuse online searchers. Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is a more than 13,000-acre Audubon-managed wetland nature preserve, established in 1954, protecting old-growth bald cypress in the broader Corkscrew Road area. It has no administrative or functional connection to The Preserve at Corkscrew residential HOA community.
The Preserve at Corkscrew is generally mapped in FEMA Zone X, the minimal-risk designation, based on Village of Estero flood mapping that places the higher-risk AE and VE zones along the Estero River corridor rather than this inland Corkscrew Road location. This has not been confirmed at the individual parcel level, so buyers should verify the specific FEMA flood zone for any address they are considering through the FEMA Flood Map Service Center before purchasing or insuring.
There is no documented record of major flooding or storm damage specific to The Preserve at Corkscrew from Hurricane Ian in 2022 or Hurricanes Helene and Milton in 2024. This should be read as "no documented major impact found," not as a guarantee of zero impact, since a community-specific damage report was not located in this research.
Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is roughly 10 to 14 miles away, about 15 to 20 minutes depending on traffic and route. Bonita Beach is approximately 8 miles away, about a 20-minute drive, and Barefoot Beach is approximately 10 miles away.
The Village of Estero's official schools list points to Pinewoods Elementary School (K-5), Three Oaks Middle School (6-8), and Estero High School (9-12) as the schools serving the Estero and 33928 area, which includes The Preserve at Corkscrew. Lee County Schools uses a proximity and choice zone system rather than a single fixed boundary, so buyers with school-age children should confirm assignment for a specific address through Lee County Schools' official zone locator before purchasing.
Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar lead Domain Realty Group, the number one team in Southwest Florida since 2012, with over $2.5 billion in team sales and over $900 million in personal sales between them. Their specific knowledge of this community's CDD structure, lot-width pricing tiers, and buyer pool sets them apart from a generalist agent taking a first listing here.
Your home's value depends on lot width, view (lake, preserve, or interior), updates, and current market conditions specific to this community, not a generic Estero or ZIP-code-level estimate. A real comparative market analysis pulling recent Preserve at Corkscrew sales is the only reliable way to answer this. Recent Preserve at Corkscrew sales ran a $585,000 median over the last 12 months, from $427,500 to $740,000 (Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026). Request a free valuation at mcgreevyandcomisar.com/home-valuation.
Current average days on market for this specific community: 107 days, with a median of 92, over the last 12 months (Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026). Published figures across different listing aggregators vary widely and are not reliable enough to state as current fact, which is exactly why a live MLS pull specific to this development, not the broader Estero market, matters before you price a listing.
Current market conditions specific to this community: 3 active listings against 23 sales in the last 12 months is roughly 1.6 months of supply, which leans to sellers, though it varies by lot width and view (Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026). Broader Estero-area trends are not a substitute for development-specific inventory and absorption data when you are deciding on a listing strategy for a home in this particular community.
Current sale-to-list ratio for this community: 96.7% over the last 12 months (Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026). This figure should come from a live MLS pull rather than a restated aggregator snapshot, since sale-to-list ratios shift meaningfully month to month.
Florida sellers typically see combined closing costs and commission run roughly 8 to 9.5 percent of the sale price. The Florida documentary stamp tax specifically is fixed by statute at $0.70 per $100 of sale price, the one cost in a Florida closing that is not negotiable. Everything else, including title insurance allocation and buyer concessions, is negotiable and should be discussed with your listing agent up front.
Florida seller-disclosure practice generally requires disclosing known material facts, and HOA dues plus a CDD assessment are financial obligations that directly affect a buyer's affordability calculation, so disclosure is standard here. Confirm current, exact figures with Vesta Property Services and the Cypress Shadows CDD before your listing goes live to ensure your disclosure documents are accurate.
A CDD bond closer to being fully repaid can be a genuine value-add talking point, since it signals lower long-term carrying cost for a buyer relative to a bond with many remaining years of debt service. Check your specific street's current bond balance against the Cypress Shadows CDD's published budget before using this in your listing marketing, since it varies by lot width and street.
Guard-gated communities like The Preserve at Corkscrew often restrict traditional yard signage, which puts more weight on professional photography, video, and virtual tours, particularly for out-of-state and seasonal buyers shopping remotely. Open houses also require advance coordination with the gatehouse for guest access, something worth confirming your agent already knows how to handle before you sign a listing agreement.
This is not confirmed in the publicly available Rules and Regulations document, which covers amenity and facility conduct rather than real estate signage policy. This is likely governed separately by the Declaration or Architectural Review Committee guidelines. Confirm current signage rules with the HOA before assuming standard yard-sign marketing is permitted.
Spring through early summer is a broadly strong national selling window, but Florida's snowbird season, roughly November through April, is also a strong window specific to seasonal-buyer-heavy Gulf Coast communities like this one, since many buyers are shopping in person while they are in-state for the winter. The right window for your specific home depends on your timeline and goals, which is worth a direct conversation with Jesse.
The cash-versus-financed split shifts over time and is best pulled live for your specific window. Ask Jesse for the current financing-type breakdown on recent Preserve at Corkscrew closings; it is a genuinely useful data point for pricing and negotiation strategy, and it deserves a live MLS pull rather than a secondary-source guess.
Buyers in today's insurance and tax-sensitive Florida market increasingly factor CDD obligations directly into their offer decisions, so this is a talking point your listing agent should address proactively in marketing and during showings rather than leave for a buyer to discover mid-negotiation.
Roof age, impact window and door status, and updated kitchens and bathrooms all carry outsized weight in today's Florida insurance underwriting environment, which affects both buyer financing and your final sale price. A pre-listing walkthrough with your agent will flag which of these matter most for your specific home before you invest in updates that will not move the price.
Yes, through a live comparative market analysis. In the trailing 12 months, 23 homes closed here from $427,500 to $740,000 at a $585,000 median (development-filtered Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026). Aggregator "recently sold" pages are not reliable enough to base a listing price on and should not be treated as authoritative for this purpose.
Current 12-month sold count for this community: 23 homes sold (development-filtered Stellar MLS Matrix, July 8, 2026). Figures cited across different secondary sources conflict with each other, underscoring why this needs a live, dated MLS pull rather than a restated aggregator number.
A CDD community carries an additional non-ad valorem assessment line on the property tax bill that a buyer's lender and insurer factor directly into affordability calculations. A seller in a CDD community like The Preserve at Corkscrew should be prepared to explain this clearly and confidently during showings, since a buyer unfamiliar with CDDs can otherwise be caught off guard mid-negotiation.
Corkscrew Shores is built around a signature roughly 240-acre lake with an island amenity center and generally represents newer, higher-price-point inventory in the immediate area, while The Preserve at Corkscrew is positioned as a more established, resale-only community at this point in its lifecycle. Your agent should be able to articulate this distinction clearly to a buyer weighing both communities.
This depends entirely on the community's actual minimum lease term and rental rules, which have not been confirmed from a primary source (see the Daily Logistics section above). Confirm the current leasing policy directly with Vesta Property Services before evaluating this community for a rental investment strategy.
The current outstanding CDD bond balance by zone is published in the Cypress Shadows CDD's adopted budget documents. For a payoff figure specific to your parcel, contact the CDD's district manager directly at [email protected], or ask your agent to pull this as part of your listing preparation.
Gated-community sales can run slightly longer than a non-HOA sale end to end because of HOA estoppel certificate processing layered onto a standard closing timeline. Building a few extra days into your expected closing date avoids last-minute surprises.
This has not been confirmed either way in the publicly available Rules and Regulations document. Many Florida HOAs, unlike co-ops, do not require buyer approval, but this should be explicitly confirmed with the HOA management company or through the Declaration rather than assumed in either direction before you accept an offer.
Florida sellers in an HOA are typically required to furnish an estoppel certificate confirming dues status and any outstanding balances. Your closing agent and listing agent should coordinate this request with Vesta Property Services early in the transaction to avoid delaying your closing date.
Yes, as-is sales remain common in today's Florida market, though buyers and their lenders will scrutinize roof age, wind mitigation features, and four-point inspection results more closely than in past years. Discuss with your agent whether an as-is listing or a pre-listing inspection and targeted repairs will net you a better outcome for your specific home.
Because this specific community has a CDD structure, lot-width pricing tiers, and a distinct buyer pool that a generalist agent has to learn on your listing, while McGreevy and Comisar already understand it. As Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008 and the leaders of Domain Realty Group, with over $2.5 billion in team sales, 20 straight years of a 5 Star Customer Satisfaction Award from Gulfshore Life Magazine, and the number one team in Southwest Florida since 2012, sellers here get an agent who already speaks the language of this community's fees, assessments, and comparable sales.
A precise appreciation trend for this community relative to its corridor neighbors requires a live, multi-community MLS trend pull rather than a generalized claim, and Jesse and Marc can walk you through how The Preserve at Corkscrew is tracking against Corkscrew Shores, WildBlue, and Verdana Village for your specific window.
Several new master-planned communities are actively building and selling in the immediate Corkscrew Road corridor, which increases overall buyer traffic and name recognition to the area even though The Preserve at Corkscrew itself is resale-only. This corridor-wide growth is a genuine tailwind for sellers here, since it keeps buyer interest flowing to the area even without new inventory inside this specific community.
Given the community's early-to-mid 2010s construction era, a four-point inspection and wind mitigation report are increasingly requested by buyers' insurance carriers before binding a policy, which can affect your buyer's financing timeline. Discuss with your agent whether getting ahead of this with a pre-listing inspection makes sense for your specific home.
Every showing agent, open house visitor, and inspector needs to be pre-cleared through the manned gatehouse, which means your listing agent needs a working process for submitting visitor lists in advance rather than scrambling on showing day. Ask any prospective listing agent exactly how they plan to handle this before you sign, since a mishandled gate process can cost you a showing entirely.
Yes, and this buyer segment is a meaningful share of demand in this community given its position in a corridor with strong seasonal buyer traffic. Reaching them effectively requires marketing built for a remote buyer, including thorough video walkthroughs and clear, upfront answers about HOA dues and the CDD assessment, since an out-of-state buyer cannot simply drive by to get a feel for the fee structure the way a local buyer can.
Yes, each scenario changes your marketing and showing logistics. A tenant-occupied home requires coordinating showing access with your lessee alongside the gatehouse's visitor process, while a vacant home may benefit from professional staging to help buyers visualize the space, particularly for photography used in remote marketing to out-of-state buyers. Talk through your specific situation with your listing agent before you set a listing date.
770 people live in Preserve at Corkscrew, where the median age is 64 and the average individual income is $61,069. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Preserve at Corkscrew has 342 households, with an average household size of 2. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Preserve at Corkscrew do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 770 people call Preserve at Corkscrew home. The population density is 1,200 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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