Greyhawk at Golf Club of the Everglades: An Honest Review (Is It Worth It?)

This is an honest, agent’s-eye review of Greyhawk — I’m not a resident, but I know the community, sell in it, and field a lot of questions about it. If you’re deciding whether Greyhawk is worth it, here’s the straight version: what’s genuinely good, the fees you need to budget for, and who it fits.

The quick verdict

Greyhawk is one of the more compelling newer-construction options in North Naples: modern Pulte homes, a real resort-amenity campus, optional (not forced) golf on a Rees Jones course, and — importantly — no CDD bond. It’s not the cheapest community to carry, but the costs are transparent and easy to model once you know them. For the right buyer, it’s a lot of newer home and lifestyle for the money.

What’s genuinely good

It’s newer, and it shows. Greyhawk was built by Pulte Homes — roughly 564 single-family homes on about 507 acres (per the 2025 HOA budget), in modern one- and two-story plans. Compared with the older communities nearby, you get current layouts, newer roofs and systems, and impact-era construction. Pulte has sold out, so it now trades as a resale market.

No CDD. This is the one I always flag. Many newer Naples communities carry a CDD bond — a separate assessment on your tax bill on top of HOA dues. Greyhawk doesn’t. Over years of ownership, that’s a real carrying-cost advantage, and it makes the all-in monthly much simpler to calculate. (New to CDDs? Here’s my plain-English explainer.)

Optional golf — your call, not the developer’s. The Golf Club of the Everglades is a Rees Jones–designed 18-hole course, and membership is optional: equity, non-equity, or a lower-cost resident social membership, or you can stay HOA-only and skip golf entirely. That flexibility keeps golf-level costs off your books unless you actually want them.

The amenities are legit. A resort-style pool, an on-site restaurant and bar, a fitness center and movement studio, tennis with a pro shop, pickleball, bocce, a great lawn with a stage, and fire-pit seating — run by a full-time activities director behind a 24-hour staffed gate.

The fees you need to budget for

Here’s where I keep buyers honest, because Greyhawk has a few costs beyond the sticker:

• HOA ≈ $7,600/year (about $1,900/quarter for 2025, with small tiers by home series). It funds the staffed gate and the full amenity campus.
• One-time $4,400 resale capital contribution at closing — the buyer’s cost by default, separate from dues.
• $600/year food-and-beverage minimum, billed each January.
• Optional golf is priced separately by the club, and it’s meaningful if you join — confirm the current tiers and any waitlist.

None of this is hidden or unusual for a community at this level, but it adds up, so model the true all-in before you compare list prices against other communities. (My HOA fees guide helps put it in context.)

What the market’s doing in 2026

Greyhawk appreciated sharply — the median ran from about $656K in 2020 to a peak near $1.53M in 2024 as it built out and larger homes traded, then eased to the low-$1.1M range in 2026 as inventory grew and Naples cooled. Right now there are about 16 homes for sale, roughly $775K to $2.1M, with median asking near $1.36M — which, as across Naples, sits well above what’s actually closing. Translation: there’s usually room to negotiate, especially on resales that have lingered. The full Greyhawk community profile has the deeper data and amenity detail.

Who Greyhawk fits — and who it doesn’t

It fits you if you want newer construction, you like the idea of golf being optional rather than mandatory, you value a no-CDD tax structure, and the HOA-plus-fees package is worth a turnkey resort lifestyle to you.

Look elsewhere if you want a 55+ community (Greyhawk is all ages), a low-fee or no-amenity community, a condo or villa (it’s all single-family), or a coastal/walkable location — it’s an inland, Northeast Naples address.

My take

Greyhawk quietly checks a lot of boxes buyers say they want: newer, gated, resort amenities, optional golf, and no CDD. The honest watch-outs are the layered fees and the still-settling resale prices — both manageable if you go in informed. If you want me to pull the real comps and the all-in monthly for a specific home (and the current golf tiers if you care about that), reach out. Weighing it against other North Naples options? My Quarry review and Valencia Trails vs. Esplanade comparison are good companion reads.

This is general information and my professional opinion, not legal, tax, or financial advice. HOA dues, club fees, rules, and market figures change — verify the current details for any specific home before making a decision.