Wellen Park, FL
IslandWalk
A large, established DiVosta community with a defining feature: stunning canal views on nearly every street, plus two full amenity centers so residents never go far for fitness or social life (resale only).
Status
Sold out · resale only
Builder
DiVosta Homes
Price Range (est.)
$300s, $900s
Home Types
Single Family
Beds
2 to 4
Baths
2 to 4
Garage
2 to 3-Car
Amenity Level
High
HOA (Monthly) Est.
$360 - $400
CDD (Yearly) Est.
$0 - $920
Flood Zone
X
Fee estimates may vary by lot size and sub-association. View all community fees →
Community size
1,869
homes, as the community reports it
community record
2,390
completed homes on the county roll
Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
2,395
recorded residential lots
Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
These two figures are 22% apart. These two figures count different things and have not been reconciled. The roll counts parcels inside the boundary matched to this name; the community figure may cover plats the roll matched separately, or an association roster. Neither is presented here as the size of the community.
Amenities & lifestyle
- Stunning water views throughout
- Two full amenity centers
- Two resort-style pools
- Tennis & pickleball courts
- Bocce ball & fitness center
- Gated entry
How IslandWalk compares
From the county records
$495,000
Median of 325 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $370,000 and $783,000.
37%
Of the 2,390 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption, which reads as a mix of homes claimed as a permanent residence and homes that are not.
Newest completion recorded 2022. The roll records no completions here in the last three years. Most of what trades is resale, though an absence of recent completions is not by itself proof a community is closed to new building.
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.
At an estimated $5,020 a year in combined HOA and CDD, IslandWalk sits about 36% below the Wellen Park median of $7,804, ranking 2 of the 18 Wellen Park 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.
IslandWalk also appears in
Governing Documents
HOA & community documents for IslandWalk
3 documents from the community development or stewardship district that covers IslandWalk 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 IslandWalk 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.
West Villages Improvement District
Why it applies to IslandWalk: Taken from the list of neighborhoods the district publishes on its own FAQ page, not inferred from geography. The district also publishes the neighborhoods it does not cover.
- Budget & assessmentsStatus unconfirmed
District budgets and assessment information
Open document - District documentCurrent, per the source
Board meeting books, agendas and minutes
Open document - District documentCurrent, per the source
District FAQs, including which neighborhoods are and are not in the district
Open document
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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IslandWalk FAQ
Can you still buy a new home in IslandWalk?+
IslandWalk is essentially sold out of new construction, so homes here come up as resale. I can set you up with alerts the moment one hits the market and give you an honest read on value before you offer.
Who builds homes in IslandWalk?+
IslandWalk is built by DiVosta Homes. Those homes now trade as resales rather than through the builder, so the original warranty has usually expired and the condition of the specific house matters more than who built it. Roof age is the first thing to establish, because Florida insurers weight it heavily.
How much do homes in IslandWalk cost?+
The published price guidance for IslandWalk is an estimate in the $300s, $900s 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 IslandWalk?+
IslandWalk offers single family, with floor plans of 2 to 4 bedrooms. As single-family housing, the roof, the exterior and the insurance on the structure are yours rather than an association's, which is the main practical difference from a villa or condominium. 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 IslandWalk have?+
IslandWalk offers Stunning water views throughout, Two full amenity centers, Two resort-style pools, Tennis & pickleball courts, Bocce ball & fitness center, among others. 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 IslandWalk actually sold for?+
325 arm's-length sales have been recorded in IslandWalk since October 2023, at a median of $495,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $370,000 and $783,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. 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 IslandWalk year round?+
37% of the 2,390 matched residential units in IslandWalk 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 mix of homes claimed as a permanent residence and homes that are not. 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 IslandWalk still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in IslandWalk was completed in 2022, across 2,395 platted parcels of which 2,390 carry a finished home. The county records no completions in IslandWalk in the last three years, so what trades is resale. An absence of recent completions is not by itself proof that no further building is permitted. 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 IslandWalk have a CDD fee?+
Yes. IslandWalk carries an estimated CDD assessment of $0 - $920, on top of an HOA fee estimated at $360 - $400 monthly. 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 IslandWalk in?+
The flood zone recorded for IslandWalk 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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