Hammock Dunes

Hammock Dunes is one of the most distinguished private club communities on Florida's northeast coast — a gated oceanfront enclave with two championship courses designed by Tom Fazio and Rees Jones, oceanfront estates, mid-rise tower residences, and a clubhouse experience that rivals anything I've seen in the state. Membership in the private club is a condition of purchase, which is an important distinction — you're buying into a community where the social and recreational infrastructure is maintained at a private-club standard, and the membership dues reflect that. The buyer profile is affluent, often semi-retired or fully retired, and many residents split time between Hammock Dunes and a northern home.

What makes Hammock Dunes different from Ocean Hammock — its neighbor to the north — is the tone: quieter, more self-contained, and more strictly private. There is no hotel component, no resort traffic, and the community operates on its own terms. The Fazio and Rees Jones courses are genuinely world-class and regularly cited among Florida's best private layouts. Cross-shop comparisons come up rarely because the product is relatively rare — true oceanfront private golf communities in Florida at this scale. Buyers sometimes compare it to TPC Sawgrass communities in Ponte Vedra, Isleworth in Central Florida for private golf prestige, or the Sea Island communities in Georgia. For buyers who prioritize privacy, golf quality, and Atlantic Ocean access in a single address, Hammock Dunes is the benchmark on this stretch of coast.