Phillips Landing

Yes. Phillips Landing was platted in the early 1990s as one of Dr. Phillips' first true gated communities, off Apopka-Vineland Road in southwest Orlando (ZIP 32819). It has a staffed guard gate and about 300 homes laid out on loop streets with cul-de-sacs, so there is very little through-traffic. The exit lane closes around 9 p.m. and opens at 6:30 a.m.

Phillips Landing fronts the Sand Lake Chain — a connected three-lake system of Big Sand Lake, Little Sand Lake, and Lake Serene. Streets were routed around a series of small interior finger coves off the main lakes, so many interior homes have water views even when they aren't true main-lake lakefront. Note that this is the Sand Lake Chain, not the Butler Chain (which fronts Bay Hill, Windermere, and Isleworth).

The current median trades in the $1.4M–$1.7M band. Non-waterfront interior homes run roughly $900K–$1.6M depending on renovation status. Homes with protected water views or direct Big Sand Lake frontage trade from about $2M to north of $3.5M, and new custom rebuilds on good lots have crossed $3M in the last two years. Price per square foot sits around $325 for dated originals and $400+ for fully updated or new-build homes.

Phillips Landing is zoned for Dr. Phillips Elementary, Southwest Middle, and Dr. Phillips High — the same Orange County Public Schools assignment as Bay Hill and Sand Lake Hills. OCPS has earned an 'A' district grade from the Florida Department of Education in 2024 and 2025. Dr. Phillips High is also home to OCPS's Visual & Performing Arts (VPA) Magnet. Private options including The First Academy and Orlando Jewish Day School are nearby. Always verify the assignment for your specific address with the OCPS Find My School tool before closing.

Yes. A shared community boat ramp onto the Sand Lake Chain is one of Phillips Landing's biggest daily-use amenities, giving residents access to Big Sand Lake, Little Sand Lake, and Lake Serene for ski boats, pontoons, and jet skis. Building a new dock or boat lift requires HOA architectural review with roughly a 3-to-5-week approval window, so factor that into your timeline if you're buying to boat.

The master HOA runs $110–$236 per month depending on section (confirmed via public listing data, April 2026). It covers the 24-hour guard gate, the community boat ramp and dock, the waterfront park, tennis and basketball courts, common-area landscaping, and the reserve fund. There is no CDD fee. Sub-communities — Heritage Bay, Bay Harbour, and the Estates at Phillips Landing — carry their own additional sub-fees, so verify the specific section before writing an offer.

No. Phillips Landing has no community pool or clubhouse — the defining amenities are the lake access, the shared boat ramp, the waterfront park, and the tennis/basketball courts. Most residents who want a pool, golf, or club dining hold separate memberships at Bay Hill, Isleworth, or the Ritz-Carlton Orlando. The trade-off is lower dues and no CDD.

No. Short-term rentals are prohibited in Phillips Landing, and the community enforces a minimum lease term of seven months. This keeps the neighborhood owner-occupied and quiet — a deliberate contrast to the tourist-corridor rental product elsewhere in the Orlando area.

Phillips Landing is about four minutes from Restaurant Row via Apopka-Vineland Road, ten minutes to I-4 at Sand Lake Road, and fifteen minutes to Walt Disney World. Downtown Orlando and Orlando International Airport (MCO) are each about twenty-five minutes away. The Apopka-Vineland gate backs up mildly during the school drop-off window, roughly 7:30–8:15 a.m.

The community skews 1990s to early-2000s Mediterranean and traditional — tile roofs, stucco, arched entries, and summer kitchens — with a growing share of 2018-and-newer transitional and modern-farmhouse custom rebuilds. Main homes generally run 3,200–6,500 square feet. Interior lots are about 0.3–0.5 acre, and lakefront lots run up to roughly one acre. Roughly 10% of the original homes have already been torn down and replaced with new custom builds.