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Waterside - Emerald Landing

David Weekley Homes at Waterside, single-family homes and townhomes with lake and preserve views, an accessible Waterside price point from the $500s, and an easy walk to Waterside Place.

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Builder

David Weekley

Price Range (est.)

$500s, $1M+

Home Types

Single Family & Townhomes

Beds

3 to 5

Baths

2 to 4

Garage

2 to 3-Car

Amenity Level

Low

HOA (Yearly) Est.

$4,200 - $4,800

CDD (Yearly) Est.

$1,802

Flood Zone

X

Fee estimates may vary by lot size and sub-association. View all community fees →

Community size

164

completed homes on the county roll

Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026

235

recorded residential lots

Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026

Amenities & lifestyle

  • David Weekley quality & service
  • Lake & preserve views
  • Single-family & townhome options
  • Access to Waterside Place
  • Accessible Waterside pricing

How Waterside - Emerald Landing compares

From the county records

$776,000

Median of 314 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $480,000 and $2,034,000.

30%

Of the 164 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption. Homestead is filed the year after a purchase, so a community this newly built reads low for reasons that have nothing to do with who lives here. Treat this one as not yet settled.

Still delivering. 70% of the parcels here were completed in the last three years, the most recent in 2026.

Arm’s-length sales recorded with Sarasota County, read October 2026. Quitclaims, foreclosures, family transfers and pre-construction sales are excluded. Homestead requires the property to be a permanent residence, so the share carrying one is reported here as a share of matched residential units rather than as a count of who lives here. Homestead is a tax filing, not an occupancy count. A rented home can house full-time residents and will never carry the exemption, and an owner who lives here but never filed does not appear in it either. Read it as what share of matched residential units claim the exemption, not as who lives here. This community is still being built, so recorded sales include the builder’s original sales as well as resales.

At an estimated $6,302 a year in combined HOA and CDD, Waterside - Emerald Landing sits about 6% above the Lakewood Ranch median of $5,923, ranking 22 of the 39 Lakewood Ranch communities whose fees this site tracks.

Estimates from the same dataset behind the fee pages and the True Cost Index. Fees vary by lot size and sub-association, and change with each budget.

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Floor Plans

Floor plans at Waterside - Emerald Landing

7 plans published by David Weekley Homes, with the specifications as the source states them. Sizes are approximate and the source can change them; last checked October 10, 2026. The drawings themselves are not reproduced here because permission to show them has not been cleared; each card credits the official source. A floor plan shows a layout, not what is for sale, so ask me what is available now.

Showing 7 of 7 plans. Size uses interior area where the source states it, and the source’s listed size where it does not; each card says which.

City Homes (three-story townhomes)

Rainwater

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
2–3
Baths
2–3 + 1 half
Garage
2-car
Stories
3

2,258 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Rainwater at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 2–3 bedrooms and 2–3 + 1 half baths. It is a 3-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B906. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it. Seen on 2 homes; the counts differ between them and are shown as a range.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

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Cottage Series

Breaker

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
3
Baths
2
Garage
2-car
Stories
1

1,496 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Breaker at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B913. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

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Towns

Waterway

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
3
Baths
2 + 1 half
Garage
2-car
Stories
2

1,746 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Waterway at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 + 1 half baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B929. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

Request this floor planAsk about homes with this layout

Towns

Seawater

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
3
Baths
2 + 1 half
Garage
2-car
Stories
2

1,753 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Seawater at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 + 1 half baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B931. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

Request this floor planAsk about homes with this layout

Towns

Freshwater

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
3
Baths
2 + 1 half
Garage
2-car
Stories
2

1,772 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Freshwater at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 + 1 half baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B932. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

Request this floor planAsk about homes with this layout

City Homes (three-story townhomes)

Carabao

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
3
Baths
3 + 1 half
Garage
2-car
Stories
3

2,313 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Carabao at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 3 bedrooms and 3 + 1 half baths. It is a 3-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B908. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it. Seen on 2 homes.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

Request this floor planAsk about homes with this layout

City Homes (three-story townhomes)

Coastline

Listed by the source
Bedrooms
3
Baths
3 + 1 half
Garage
2-car
Stories
3

2,334 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Coastline at Waterside - Emerald Landing is listed with 3 bedrooms and 3 + 1 half baths. It is a 3-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Note: David Weekley plan B907. Read from quick move-in homes the builder is selling; this section shows no plan catalog. A built home’s specifications can include options chosen for it.

Source: davidweekleyhomes.com. Checked October 10, 2026. Specifications from David Weekley Homes’ quick move-in listings. Floor plans may vary according to elevation and options, and are subject to change without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

Request this floor planAsk about homes with this layout

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Governing Documents

HOA & community documents for Waterside - Emerald Landing

4 documents from the community development or stewardship district that covers Waterside - Emerald Landing and linked to the page each one lives on. Nothing is copied here, so you read whatever they publish today. No association documents have been located for Waterside - Emerald Landing yet, which is a gap in what has been found rather than evidence there are none.

District documents

A community development or stewardship district is a unit of local government, not an association. Its assessment is billed with your property taxes rather than by the association, and its rules are public records of a different kind. Shown separately for that reason.

Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District

Why it applies to Waterside - Emerald Landing: The district names each community it covers in its own FY2027 adopted assessment schedule or, where a community carries no bond debt, in its adopted FY2027 operations and maintenance budget. It levies two separate yearly assessments, a bond debt service assessment and an operations and maintenance assessment.

  • Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source

    Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District adopted debt service fund budget, FY2027

    Open document
  • Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source

    Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District adopted operations and maintenance budget, FY2027

    Open document
  • Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source

    Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District FY2027 annual assessments by community and lot size

    Open document
  • District documentCurrent, per the source

    Lakewood Ranch District Map

    Open document
The full district record, with how every community was matched →

The governing body is known and nothing it publishes is public. That is a gap in what has been published, not evidence that the community has no restrictions. This list records what has been found in public, not everything that governs the property. Before an offer I pull the full document set for the specific address along with the association’s budget and financials.

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Check lots, inventory & pricing at Waterside - Emerald Landing

Before visiting the model homes at Waterside - Emerald Landing, discuss representation with me. Any fee you owe is set out in our buyer-broker agreement; developer contributions and registration rules must be confirmed for this purchase. I'll request current pricing and homesite availability, review the published ownership costs and help you compare the contract and resale considerations.

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Waterside - Emerald Landing FAQ

Does Waterside - Emerald Landing have new construction homes?+

Yes, Waterside - Emerald Landing is actively building in Lakewood Ranch. Builder pricing and incentives change often, so I can send the current list and represent you with the developer. What fee you owe, if anything, is set out in the written buyer-broker agreement we sign before touring; developer registration rules are confirmed for your specific purchase. Loop me in before your first model visit.

Who builds homes in Waterside - Emerald Landing?+

Waterside - Emerald Landing is built by David Weekley. Two things matter if you are buying new here. Register your agent on the FIRST visit: most builders pay the buyer-agent fee, but only if representation is declared before you tour, and afterwards it is usually too late. And a builder's contract is their contract, not the standard Florida form, so the deposit terms, the completion date and what happens if the build runs late are worth reading closely.

How much do homes in Waterside - Emerald Landing cost?+

The published price guidance for Waterside - Emerald Landing is an estimate in the $500s, $1M+ range, not a live listing feed or a valuation. Pricing varies by the specific home, condition and lot. Ask me for current listings and recent comparable sales before setting an investment range or an asking price.

What kind of homes are in Waterside - Emerald Landing?+

Waterside - Emerald Landing offers single family & townhomes, with floor plans of 3 to 5 bedrooms. Attached homes carry an association that maintains the building itself, so the fee covers more than it would on a single-family home and the association's reserves matter to you directly. What a specific home includes, and what the association maintains, is set out in that community's documents and is worth reading before an offer rather than after.

What amenities does Waterside - Emerald Landing have?+

Waterside - Emerald Landing offers David Weekley quality & service, Lake & preserve views, Single-family & townhome options, Access to Waterside Place, Accessible Waterside pricing. Worth separating two things that often get blurred together: amenities the HOA maintains and which every owner pays for, and club or golf facilities that may require a separate membership on top. Which category each amenity falls into determines your actual annual cost, and it is set out in the community documents rather than in any listing.

What have homes in Waterside - Emerald Landing actually sold for?+

314 arm's-length sales have been recorded in Waterside - Emerald Landing since October 2023, at a median of $776,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $480,000 and $2,034,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. Waterside - Emerald Landing is new enough that most of these are original builder sales rather than resales, so they read as a price list more than as a resale market. These are prices recorded with Sarasota County, not asking prices, so they describe what buyers and sellers actually agreed. Figures read October 2026; quitclaims, foreclosures and family transfers are excluded.

Do people live in Waterside - Emerald Landing year round?+

30% of the 164 matched residential units in Waterside - Emerald Landing claim a homestead exemption, which Florida grants only on an owner's permanent residence, read from the Sarasota County roll in October 2026. That reads as a minority of homes here are claimed as a permanent residence. Read that figure with care here: Florida homestead is filed the year after a purchase, so a community still being delivered reads lower than it will settle at. Homestead is a tax filing, not an occupancy count. A rented home can house full-time residents and will never carry the exemption, and an owner who lives here but never filed does not appear in it either. Read it as what share of matched residential units claim the exemption, not as who lives here.

Is Waterside - Emerald Landing still being built?+

The most recent home the county records in Waterside - Emerald Landing was completed in 2026, across 235 platted parcels of which 164 carry a finished home. 70% of its parcels were completed in the last three years, so Waterside - Emerald Landing is still being delivered: expect construction nearby, and the lot choice that comes with it. Build year matters more in Florida than buyers expect, because insurers weight roof age heavily and it drives what a property costs to carry rather than just what it costs to buy.

Does Waterside - Emerald Landing have a CDD fee?+

Yes. Waterside - Emerald Landing carries an estimated CDD assessment of $1,802, on top of an HOA fee estimated at $4,200 - $4,800 yearly. A community development district assessment can have two components, and they behave differently: debt service repays the bonds that funded the roads, drainage and amenities, and ends when those bonds are retired, while an operations and maintenance charge pays to run what the bonds built and does not. Both are billed with your property taxes rather than by the association, and both are separate from the HOA. Assessments are set annually and vary by home and phase, so confirm the current components for the specific address.

What flood zone is Waterside - Emerald Landing in?+

The flood zone recorded for Waterside - Emerald Landing is X. Zones beginning A or V are the higher-risk categories, where a federally backed mortgage generally requires flood insurance, while zone X is lower risk and coverage is usually optional. Flood zone is assigned per property rather than per community though, and elevation can change both the requirement and the premium substantially, so get the zone and the elevation certificate for the exact address rather than relying on a community-level figure.

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