What’s Coming to St. Augustine: 2027 Project Guide
Local growth guide · 2027 & beyond
What’s next
for St. Augustine?
A practical guide to the projects shaping St. Augustine and St. Johns County in 2027 and beyond—what is open, what is underway and what is still planned.
Amy Howell
O.N.E. Florida Group · Real Brokerage
Published November 14, 2026 · Sources checked November 14
The useful question behind the headlines
What changes your ordinary week?
A new store can simplify an errand. A construction project can complicate the same drive. The right home needs to make sense in the neighborhood as it works today.
My family lives in the broader World Golf Village area, and the changing International Golf Parkway corridor is part of my own daily context. In the video, I connect those retail announcements with roads, medical facilities, downtown work and new-home choices across the county.
Use this guide to separate confirmed openings from plans, find the relevant source and bring better questions to a home tour. For the buying perspective behind the checklist, read Buy the Neighborhood, Not the Opening Date.
Eight selected projects · checked November 14, 2026
“Coming soon” needs a second question.
These categories describe the evidence available for this guide. “Open / selling” means an operating facility or marketed homes, not that every home or amenity is finished. Estimates belong to the source, not to your purchase contract.
Showing all 8 selected projects.
Open / selling
Baptist & Wolfson ER at SilverLeaf
Opened September 2026
Baptist’s September 22 announcement confirms adult and pediatric emergency care is open. This is an operating facility, not a future opening.
Bring this question: Which routine providers and services do I actually use, and where are they?
Planned / announced
Legends Landing · World Commerce Center
Opening date not confirmed here
Stiles identifies the retail development. September reporting on the filed plan names Trader Joe’s and other tenants. A tenant on a plan is not an open store.
Bring this question: Would I still choose this home if my favorite planned store arrives later?
Planned / announced
AdventHealth · World Commerce Center
2027 opening projected in announcement
AdventHealth announced a 12-bed emergency department, with construction anticipated in fall 2026. A current groundbreaking was not independently confirmed for this guide.
Bring this question: What care is available now, rather than only in a future phase?
Under construction
First Coast Expressway · CR 2209 to I-95
Late 2030 / early 2031 estimate
FDOT lists this specific four-lane toll-road segment at $205 million, starting in early 2026. It is not a 2027 commute solution.
Bring this question: Does today’s route work for me before the future road opens?
Under construction
St. Augustine bayfront seawall
Late 2027 estimate
FDOT’s $19.9 million project replaces the seawall and promenade along A1A from the Bridge of Lions toward Charlotte Street. Its published schedule runs from mid-2026 through late 2027.
Bring this question: Which current pedestrian detours or work areas affect my visit?
Planned / announced
Canopy Cove · Pulte
Coming January 2027, per builder
Pulte’s townhome community page advertises no CDD and planned amenities. Ask for current release information and written home-specific costs.
Bring this question: Which amenities, homes and contractual dates apply to my purchase?
Open / selling
Maplewood · KB Home
Community selling; individual timing varies
KB Home presents a gated single-family community south of downtown. Compare the exact home, available options and written obligations.
Bring this question: Does this US-1-area location work for my normal week?
Open / selling
Breakwater Villas · Vilano Beach
Homes marketed; individual delivery varies
Century Communities lists multilevel townhomes and current homes for sale. Floor plans and elevator or terrace features require home-specific confirmation.
Bring this question: How do the layout, stairs, maintenance and coastal location fit my routine?
Keep this date in view: the CR 2209-to-I-95 expressway segment is estimated for late 2030 / early 2031. A page about 2027 growth should not turn it into a road you can use in 2027.
This is a dated editorial snapshot, not a live construction feed or a complete county development inventory. The counts above remain the full eight-project snapshot when cards are filtered.
The original video · 19:29
A local look at what is changing.
Watch my October 30 video, Everything NEW & Coming SOON to St. Augustine in 2027! The guide below adds dated source checks. Some projects discussed in the video extend well beyond 2027.
Recorded prices, projected openings and event dates are source-video context. Use current written information for a decision.
Read the development story carefully
Convenience is useful. Certainty is different.
Retail plans are worth watching.
The developer’s Legends Landing page establishes the project. The September tenant-plan report names Trader Joe’s, Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Hobby Lobby, Cheddar’s and Floor & Decor. It also describes an unnamed anchor. I am not treating a rumored name or a plan drawing as a confirmed store opening.
Ask which errands you can do now and which you hope will become easier. That is more useful than attaching a speculative dollar increase to your home.
One road does not open all at once.
The FDOT page for the CR 2209-to-I-95 segment gives a later horizon than the video’s 2027 theme. Evaluate a move using existing roads first. A future corridor is context, not a present-day commute time.
For downtown visits, use FDOT’s bayfront updates and detour information. A project can offer a long-term public improvement and still require a different walking route today.
New-home labels need property details.
Canopy Cove, Maplewood and Breakwater Villas offer different home types and locations. Compare a particular townhome or house, its layout, delivery terms, dues and maintenance obligations. “No CDD” is one line item, not a complete monthly budget.
For a broader community comparison, use our Northeast Florida places guide. A community name alone does not settle the right street or home for your needs.
Keep the wider watchlist in the video.
The footage also discusses recreation proposals, the World Golf Hall of Fame property and restaurant changes. Those items are not counted as confirmed openings in this tracker. Use their chapters for context, then verify the current operator or county record before making plans.
A future attraction should be a reason to ask a better question—not a reason to skip the practical checks.
MapTiler DataViz · three areas of change
See where the growth stories meet.
Use three orientation points to compare the International Golf Parkway area, SilverLeaf and the historic bayfront. The project cards cover a wider set of locations; this map does not plot construction boundaries or a future expressway route.
Three different settings
Slammer & Squire area landmark
2 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, FL 32092
World Golf / IGP corridor · orientation only
The map loads as you approach it.
Colors identify the three settings; they are not investment scores or construction progress. Pins are approximate orientation points, not community boundaries or exact entrances. Directions use the written addresses. Your mapping app chooses roads and current travel estimates.
01 · World Golf / IGP corridor
Slammer & Squire area landmark
2 World Golf Place, St. Augustine, FL 32092
This established landmark orients the wider World Golf Village / International Golf Parkway area. It is not a Legends Landing, AdventHealth or expressway construction entrance. Follow the project sources for actual boundaries and access.
02 · SilverLeaf medical campus
Baptist SilverLeaf Medical Campus
8595 St. Johns Parkway, St. Augustine, FL 32092
Official campus address and map point. The September 22 opening announcement is newer than coming-soon wording still present on parts of the campus page. This map is for neighborhood orientation.
03 · Historic bayfront
Bridge of Lions · west end
Avenida Menendez and Cathedral Place, St. Augustine, FL
Approximate orientation at the bridge’s west approach, not a parking space or construction entrance. FDOT publishes pedestrian detours for the work extending south toward Charlotte Street. Check those before walking the bayfront.
The actual-address test
What would your normal drive look like?
An area landmark is not your commute. Enter a shortlisted home and a destination you use regularly. Check a realistic departure time and the return trip in the maps app.
A practical decision check
Would the home still work if plans changed?
Select the project you are counting on. Then describe the alternative you could use today. This tool organizes a decision; it does not predict an opening date or choose a neighborhood for you.
Leave with something useful
Build your tour brief.
Choose priorities you can test on a visit. This is a conversation starter, not an automated ranking or a replacement for your property checks.
Choose what you would actually use in an ordinary week.
Your brief is not stored after leaving this page. Copy it, print it or explicitly include it in the inquiry below.
Start with a real address
Compare the home with the life around it.
Use current listings to build a shortlist, then check routes, property documents and the status of nearby projects. The feed below is broader Northeast Florida featured inventory, not a filter for homes beside these projects.
If the feed is unavailable, open our full IDX search. Listing information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed; availability changes.
Bring the shortlist with you
Save the homes.
Keep the context.
Search each community in the O.N.E. Florida Group app, save a few actual listings and send your questions to the team through app chat. Compare the street, the routine and the ownership costs together.
Need a wider shortlist? Take our Neighborhood Match Quiz →
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A more useful next conversation
“Amy, help me compare these.”
Send two listings and the tradeoff you are trying to solve. We can help check the fees, plan a useful visit and look beyond the model-home tour.
Amy Howell
O.N.E. Florida Group · Real Brokerage
Published November 14, 2026 · Sources checked November 14
Quick answers
Before you build your shortlist
Is Trader Joe’s open at Legends Landing?
This guide does not confirm an opening. The cited September report identifies the tenant on a development plan. Check the retailer or developer for a current opening announcement.
Will the First Coast Expressway reach I-95 in 2027?
The cited FDOT page estimates late 2030 / early 2031 for the CR 2209-to-I-95 segment. Use that segment’s current project page rather than treating the whole corridor as a single opening date.
Do new stores guarantee my home will appreciate?
No. The video treats access to services as a daily-life consideration, not a guaranteed increase in a particular home’s value.
Does “selling” mean the community is complete?
No. Homes can be marketed while construction continues. Verify the actual home’s delivery terms, amenity status and obligations in current documents.