Sunrise Preserve by the numbers
Here is what Sunrise Preserve looks like based on recorded Sarasota County sales - not estimates or asking prices. Over the past year, Sunrise Preserve single-family homes sold at a median of about $814,500, or roughly $354 per square foot, across 18 recorded sales.
Based on a small number of recent sales, so the figure moves with each transaction.
Source: Sarasota County public records. Figures are estimates for general market awareness, not appraisals.
Sunrise Preserve, in plain terms
Sunrise Preserve is a smaller gated community in Palmer Ranch (Sarasota), built by Mattamy Homes — about 300+ single-family homes and 50+ villas, roughly 400 homes in all, built between 2019 and 2023. It's maintenance-free (the HOA includes lawn care and common-area upkeep), has resort amenities without a golf course, and notably has no CDD assessment. It is not age-restricted.
Why one Sunrise Preserve home is worth more than another
Value here turns on a handful of specific things. The biggest swing factors: villa vs. single-family (these behave like separate micro-markets); water view vs. interior lot; preserve view; pool vs. non-pool; outdoor-living upgrades; and lot privacy — relatively few lots here have a fully private rear yard, so a private or preserve-backed lot carries a real premium. Because the community was built in a tight window (2019–2023), view, upgrades, and floor plan often matter more than a home's age. A national estimate can't see any of this; a local comparative market analysis prices it in.
What makes Sunrise Preserve different
Its identity is maintenance-free Palmer Ranch living with Mattamy architecture and a smaller-community feel. Mediterranean-style Mattamy homes; a lock-and-leave, lawn-care-included lifestyle; a footprint of roughly 400 homes rather than the scale of the large master-planned communities nearby; resort amenities (heated pool and spa, clubhouse, staffed fitness center, tennis, pickleball, bocce) with no bundled golf cost; and no CDD. That mix sits in an interesting middle ground — newer construction without the scale of a massive master-planned community.
Home types behave like separate micro-markets
Sunrise Preserve pairs single-family homes (roughly 2,000–2,700 square feet) with villas (roughly 1,500–1,700 square feet). They draw different buyers and price differently, so a villa sale isn't a reliable comp for a single-family home or vice versa.
Location
Sunrise Preserve sits in Palmer Ranch, about 1.7 miles from the Legacy Trail access at McIntosh Road and Palmer Ranch Parkway, and roughly 11 miles from downtown Sarasota, with its resort amenity center on site.
Sunrise Preserve vs. other Palmer Ranch communities
Buyers weighing Sunrise Preserve often also look at other Palmer Ranch and nearby communities — Esplanade on Palmer Ranch, Hammock Preserve, Isles of Sarasota, and Talon Preserve. Against those, Sunrise Preserve stands out as the smaller, maintenance-free Mattamy option without bundled golf and without a CDD — a different value equation than the larger or golf-oriented communities. Because Mattamy has largely wrapped up here, most sales are resales (more on new vs. resale), and it's gated (how gated-community fees work).
Sunrise Preserve home value questions
It depends heavily on villa vs. single-family, view (water, preserve, or interior lot), lot privacy, pool, and upgrades. Use the instant estimate above for a ballpark, then a local comparative market analysis for a real, address-specific number.
Yes. Villas (about 1,500–1,700 sq ft) and single-family homes (about 2,000–2,700 sq ft) draw different buyers and behave like separate micro-markets.
Mattamy Homes. It's a smaller gated community of about 400 homes in Palmer Ranch, Sarasota, built roughly 2019 to 2023.
No. Sunrise Preserve is not age-restricted and all ages are welcome.
No. There is no CDD assessment — a real cost difference from many newer communities nearby. It does have an HOA that includes lawn care and common-area maintenance.
You pay a one-time fee to list on the MLS instead of a percentage commission. Putnam Realty Group offers tiers starting at $499.