Is Estates by Turnberry Worth It? An Honest Look at CC Homes's Davie Community

Is Estates by Turnberry worth it? Here’s the honest answer: it depends on whether you’re paying for land or paying for square footage. CC Homes’ new gated community in west Davie starts from roughly $1.7 million and sits on homesites running 20,000 to 25,000 plus square feet, which is genuinely rare in new Broward construction right now. If that kind of lot size and privacy is the priority, this community earns its price tag. If you’re shopping strictly on price per square foot, there are better options a few minutes away.

I’ve walked this corridor, sat with the floor plan price board, and compared it against every other builder working this stretch of Davie. This is the version of that conversation without the sales pitch.

What You’re Actually Paying For at Estates by Turnberry

CC Homes is building 151 homesites behind a gate off Shotgun Road, in the far western edge of Davie that borders Southwest Ranches. Six floor plans are on offer: Jubilee, Majestic, Longines, Oasis, Saratoga, and Kinship. You can get the full breakdown of each in Estates by Turnberry Floor Plans Explained (2026), but the short version is this: the plans themselves aren’t dramatically larger or more luxurious than what you’d find at competing Davie builders in the same price tier. What’s different is the dirt underneath them.

Most new construction going up in Broward right now, especially in the $1.3 to $1.6 million range, is built on production-style lots. You get a nice home with a modest yard and neighbors close enough to hear a pool pump kick on. Estates by Turnberry flips that ratio. The homesites here run 20,000 to 25,000 square feet and up, which means real yard space, real separation from the house next door, and room to add a pool, a summer kitchen, or a sport court without feeling like you’re building on top of your setback lines.

That land is the product. The clubhouse, the gated entry, the impact windows and quartz countertops you’ll see on the walkthrough are table stakes at this price point across South Florida new construction. Nobody is buying here for the countertops.

Walk through what six figures of lot premium actually buys you in practical terms. On a 7,500 square foot production lot, a common size across a lot of Broward’s newer communities, you’re typically looking at a 15 to 20 foot side setback and a backyard that fits a pool and not much else. On a 22,000 square foot Estates by Turnberry homesite, you’re working with roughly three times that footprint. That’s the difference between a pool with a strip of pavers around it and a pool, a covered lanai, a real grass yard, and still room left over. If you’ve got kids who need somewhere to actually run, or you’ve been picturing a summer kitchen and a fire pit that doesn’t crowd the property line, that’s the tangible thing you’re buying, not a marketing phrase on a brochure.

Is Estates by Turnberry Worth It? The Location and HOA/CDD Math

This is where the honest evaluation actually happens, because location and carrying costs are where a $1.7 million decision gets made or unmade.

Location. West Davie off Shotgun Road puts you in an interesting in-between zone. You’re not quite in Weston, but you’re close enough to borrow its commute lines and its reputation. You’re immediately adjacent to Southwest Ranches, which means you get some of that rural, spread-out feel without giving up a gated community’s HOA-maintained landscaping and controlled access. For commuters, I-75 is a manageable drive, and you’re within range of the Sawgrass corridor for work in Sunrise or Plantation. This isn’t a walk-to-everything location. It’s a drive-everywhere-but-not-far location, which is the trade a lot of west Broward buyers are consciously making for space and quiet.

For families, this location also sits inside the Broward County school zoning that draws from the Davie/Southwest Ranches area, which tends to be a selling point for buyers moving from out of state who’ve researched school ratings before they’ve researched anything else about the neighborhood. Confirm current zoned schools directly with Broward County Public Schools before you write an offer, boundaries shift, and a builder’s sales sheet is not the source of record on that.

HOA and CDD. Here’s the part I won’t sugarcoat: I don’t have a locked HOA number to hand you, and neither should you accept one verbally without getting it in writing. Gated communities like this carry an HOA fee to cover the gate, common areas, and clubhouse maintenance, and depending on how the community was financed, a CDD (Community Development District) assessment may also be attached to the tax bill for years to come. Before you go under contract, ask CC Homes’ sales office directly for the current HOA fee and whether a CDD applies, and get the answer in writing. That single conversation can move your real monthly carrying cost by several hundred dollars, and it belongs in your worth it calculation just as much as the base price does. For the fuller rundown on what’s been reported at the sales center, see the Estates by Turnberry Review (2026).

Do that math before you fall in love with a floor plan. A $1.7 million loan payment plus taxes plus HOA plus a potential CDD assessment is a very different monthly number than the price sheet suggests on its own. Here’s a rough way to think about it: on a $1.7 million purchase with 20 percent down, you’re financing $1.36 million. At today’s rates, that alone puts you well north of $8,500 a month before taxes, HOA, or insurance enter the picture. Add Broward property taxes on a home this size, homeowners insurance in a wind zone (which is its own conversation for anything with a pool or large lot), and whatever HOA or CDD number comes back from the sales office, and your true carrying cost can land $1,500 to $2,500 higher than the mortgage number alone suggests. That’s not a reason to walk away. It’s a reason to ask for the number in writing before you get emotionally attached to a lot.

The Case For Buying Here

Let’s start with who this community is right for, because there’s a real buyer profile here and it isn’t a small one.

You want land, not just a big house. If you’ve been touring new construction and leaving disappointed because the “estate” homes are sitting on lots you could walk across in fifteen seconds, this solves that problem. Twenty thousand square feet is enough room for a real pool, a detached structure down the line, or simply grass your kids can run around on without a neighbor’s window twenty feet away.

You want new construction with a gate, not a custom build with none. Southwest Ranches next door offers the fully custom, no-HOA route, but that’s a longer, more hands-on process involving your own builder, your own permitting timeline, and your own risk. Estates by Turnberry gives you the land-heavy feel of that lifestyle with the predictability of a production builder’s warranty, timeline, and finished product. That’s a real value proposition if you don’t have eighteen months and the patience for a ground-up custom build.

You’re moving up from a smaller new construction community and want more room to spread out. Buyers coming from tighter-lot communities elsewhere in Davie or Pembroke Pines who’ve outgrown their current yard are a natural fit here. I see this pattern often with buyers who bought their first new construction home in 2021 or 2022 on a standard 6,000 to 8,000 square foot lot, added a family member or two, and are now house hunting again specifically because the yard feels too small, not because the house does.

Resale to a specific type of future buyer. Oversized lots in gated communities tend to hold appeal longer than production lots, because the land itself is the scarce asset. As infill continues across Broward and vacant land for new development gets harder to find, communities built on genuinely large homesites become harder to replicate. That’s a resale argument in this community’s favor, assuming HOA and CDD costs don’t become a drag on buyer demand down the line.

You want flexibility to build later. A lot this size gives you options a standard lot doesn’t: an accessory structure, a detached office or gym, room for an in-law suite down the line if your family situation changes. That optionality has real value even if you never use it, because it widens the pool of future buyers who can picture themselves adding something the lot can actually support.

The Case Against Buying Here

Now the other side, because “worth it” only means something if you look at who this isn’t right for.

You’re price sensitive on a per-square-foot basis. At $1.7 million and up, you are paying a real premium over Marigold, Pulte’s community in Davie starting from $1,335,990, and over The Oaks of Davie, Rhino Homes’ community starting from $1,550,000. Both are close by, both are new construction, and both will get you into a home for meaningfully less money. If your budget tops out around $1.5 or $1.6 million, walk those two communities before you commit here, because you may get more house for less money, even if you get less land.

You don’t actually need the extra land. Big lots come with big maintenance. More grass means more irrigation, more landscaping cost, and more time spent (or paid for) keeping it up. If you’re not going to use the extra 15,000 or so square feet for a pool, a yard for kids or pets, or outdoor entertaining, you’re paying a premium for space that just sits there. Landscaping a lot this size, even with a basic maintenance plan, typically runs noticeably more per month than a standard production lot. Factor that into your ongoing costs, not just your purchase price.

You haven’t confirmed the carrying costs. As covered above, if the HOA fee or a CDD assessment comes in higher than expected, the “worth it” math can shift fast on a home this size. This is the single most common regret I hear from buyers in gated new construction communities generally, not specific to this one: they anchored on the base price and didn’t fully account for the monthly and annual carrying costs until after closing.

You want walkability or a more established, amenity-dense neighborhood right now. This is a newer, still-building-out community in a rural-adjacent pocket of Davie. If you want mature landscaping, an established town center feel, or a shorter list of “we’ll confirm that once more phases are built,” this isn’t that yet.

You’re not prepared for a construction-adjacent living period. With 151 homesites to deliver, early buyers should expect ongoing construction traffic, equipment noise during work hours, and a phased build-out that could stretch a couple of years before the community feels fully finished. If that’s a dealbreaker, buying later in the build-out, once more phases are complete, is a reasonable alternative, though it usually means paying a higher price than early buyers do.

How It Stacks Up Against Marigold, The Oaks of Davie, and Vineyards

Davie has become one of the more active new construction corridors in Broward, and buyers touring Estates by Turnberry should be touring the competition in the same afternoon, not as an afterthought.

Marigold (Pulte), from $1,335,990. This is the value play in the group. Lower entry price, established Pulte build quality, and a more traditional lot size. If land isn’t your top priority and you want the lowest new construction price point in this immediate area, Marigold deserves a serious look before you sign anywhere else. Pulte’s brand recognition also matters to some buyers relocating from out of state who already know the builder from another market.

The Oaks of Davie (Rhino Homes), from $1,550,000. This sits in the middle, closer to Estates by Turnberry on price but still under it. I’ve written a full honest breakdown in Is The Oaks of Davie Worth It? An Honest Look at Rhino Homes’s Davie Community, and the short version is that it’s a strong option if you want new construction in this same pocket of Davie without stretching to $1.7 million. The Oaks of Davie is worth cross-shopping directly against Estates by Turnberry, floor plan for floor plan.

Vineyards (D.R. Horton). Also in Davie, and worth a walkthrough as a third data point on price and product, particularly if you want to compare a national builder’s approach to lot sizing and finishes against CC Homes’ land-first strategy. Check Vineyards for current availability. D.R. Horton’s scale means faster build timelines in some cases, which is worth asking about if timing matters more to you than lot size.

The honest takeaway across all four: if land size is your number one filter, Estates by Turnberry wins this comparison outright, nothing else in this immediate stretch of Davie is putting homes on 20,000 to 25,000 plus square foot lots. If land size is a nice-to-have rather than a must-have, Marigold and The Oaks of Davie both get you into new construction for meaningfully less money. Run the numbers side by side on a single sheet before you decide: base price, estimated HOA, CDD if applicable, and lot size in square feet. Seeing all three communities on one page, rather than trusting memory from separate sales visits, is what actually clarifies which trade-off you’re making.

Resale Considerations

Buying pre-construction or early in a build-out always comes with a resale question mark, and Estates by Turnberry is no exception. A few honest points worth weighing:

Land scarcity works in your favor long term. As Broward’s remaining developable land gets scarcer, communities built on genuinely oversized lots become harder to reproduce. That scarcity tends to support values over a longer horizon, assuming the community fills out as planned and the surrounding area (Southwest Ranches, west Davie) continues to hold its appeal for buyers who want space.

HOA and CDD costs affect your buyer pool at resale too. Whatever carrying costs you confirm before your own purchase will also be the carrying costs your future buyer has to accept. If those numbers are on the higher end, it can narrow your resale pool to buyers who specifically want this trade-off, the same way it narrows your own decision today.

Early-phase buyers take on build-out risk. Buying while the community is still delivering phases means living next to construction activity for a period, and it means the finished character of the neighborhood, mature landscaping, full amenity build-out, isn’t there yet. That’s true of almost every new gated community in its first few years, but it’s worth factoring into how soon you might realistically want or need to sell.

Compare against Southwest Ranches for the true land-value ceiling. If your resale thesis is really about land value, it’s worth understanding what fully custom, unrestricted acreage in adjacent Southwest Ranches commands, since that’s the ceiling this community is positioned just under. Estates by Turnberry gives you a meaningful chunk of that land value proposition with the convenience of a gated, HOA-maintained production build.

Time horizon matters more here than at a standard production community. If you know you’re only staying three to five years, the build-out timeline and any lingering construction in later phases could be a factor when you list. If you’re thinking ten years or more, that same build-out risk fades and the land scarcity argument becomes the more relevant one.

Who This Community Actually Serves

Pulling this all together, Estates by Turnberry makes the most sense for:

1. Move-up buyers from tighter lots who have the budget to stretch past $1.7 million and specifically want more land, not just more house.
2. Buyers who want the Southwest Ranches lifestyle without the custom-build timeline. You get real yard space and a rural-adjacent feel with a production builder’s schedule and warranty.
3. Families who will actually use the land, for a pool, a play area, or entertaining space, rather than buyers who’d be happy with a smaller, more manicured lot.
4. Buyers prioritizing privacy and separation from neighbors over walkability or a dense amenity core.
5. Relocation buyers coming from markets where large lots are the norm, who find standard South Florida production lots jarring by comparison and are willing to pay to close that gap.

It makes less sense for buyers whose primary goal is the lowest entry price into new construction in this part of Davie (look at Marigold first), buyers who don’t plan to use extra yard space, or buyers who haven’t yet confirmed HOA and CDD numbers and are budgeting off the base price alone.

The Bottom Line

Is Estates by Turnberry worth it? If you’re paying for land, the answer is generally yes, this is the only community in this immediate stretch of west Davie offering homesites in the 20,000 to 25,000 plus square foot range, and that scarcity is real. If you’re paying strictly for square footage of house, the math gets tighter, because Marigold and The Oaks of Davie both get you into comparable new construction for less money on smaller but still usable lots.

Before you commit, do three things. Walk all three communities, Marigold, The Oaks of Davie, and Estates by Turnberry, on the same day so the price and lot differences are fresh in your head. Get the current HOA fee and CDD status from the CC Homes sales office in writing, not verbally. And be honest with yourself about whether you’ll actually use 20,000 plus square feet of yard, because that’s what you’re really buying here. For the deeper dive on pricing, floor plans, and what to expect walking the site, the Estates by Turnberry in Davie: The New Construction Guide covers the details this piece didn’t have room for.

If you want to walk any of these Davie communities in person and compare the honest numbers side by side, reach out and I’ll set it up.