Parkland Bay:
Newer-Build Parkland Wrapped Around a 178-Acre Lake.

Parkland Bay was built in five collections, each staircased up in size and price. The smallest homes are the Executive Collection at around 2,254 sq ft; the biggest are the Waterfront Collection pushing past 6,600, with custom plans that went north of 7,000. Every collection is Mediterranean-inspired \u2014 barrel tile roofs, arched entries, stucco finishes, sun-covered lanais \u2014 so the streetscape reads coherent instead of suburban-catalog chaos.

Because the community is wrapped around a 178-acre lake, most lots are either lakefront or lake-view, with a smaller subset of interior lots on landscaped greenbelts. Standard build features run closer to 2020-era spec than 1990s: impact glass throughout, gas ranges on many plans, volume ceilings, three-car garages on the larger collections, and pool-ready lanais that most original owners finished out with a screened pool and summer kitchen.

The Setting: 178 Acres of Lake, a Gate, and a Real Clubhouse

Parkland Bay is built around a single, genuinely big lake \u2014 not a ten-foot-deep retention pond with a fountain, but 178 acres of water \u2014 and the roads loop around it so the community feels like one long waterfront drive. A 24-hour manned gatehouse controls the single entrance, and the interior is sidewalk-connected from the gate to the clubhouse to the far end of the loop.

The community sits off Hillsboro Road in northwest Parkland, south of Heron Bay and west of Watercrest, with the Everglades preserve edge just past the west property line. Walk the back streets at dusk and it is not unusual to see a sandhill crane inspect your mailbox as if deciding whether to approve the curb appeal.

Parkland Bay Market Report: The 33076 Numbers as of April 2026

The broader 33076 zip sits at 5.29 months of inventory with a 96.8% list-to-sale ratio and a median sold price of $915,000 \u2014 technically still a seller's market, though inventory is up 15.9% month over month. Parkland Bay runs north of the zip median because the homes are newer and bigger: recent activity centers in the $1.1M\u2013$1.6M band for Signature and Estates collections, and $1.6M\u2013$2.6M for Waterfront and Classic plans.

Schools: The Same A-Rated Parkland Pipeline

Parkland Bay sits inside the same public school zoning as Watercrest, Heron Bay, and Fox Ridge \u2014 Heron Heights / Park Trails for elementary, Westglades Middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. This zoning is a big part of why the zip commands what it does; the public schools genuinely compete with the private options around Boca.

Verify current zoning with Broward County Public Schools before writing an offer \u2014 boundaries occasionally shift, and a single street can change the assignment.

Location: Off Hillsboro Road, Between Heron Bay and Watercrest

Parkland Bay sits off Hillsboro Road in northwest Parkland \u2014 south of Heron Bay, west of Watercrest, with the Everglades preserve immediately to the west. That location is the reason the lake views are uninterrupted and the sky at sunset looks the way it does: there is nothing built west of you. Commuters jump onto the Sawgrass Expressway or the Florida Turnpike for runs to Boca, Coral Springs, and Fort Lauderdale.

Average zip commute time is 33 minutes \u2014 slightly above county average, which is the trade for the preserve-adjacent quiet. Work-from-home residency in the zip is heavy, which is why plenty of Parkland Bay driveways stay full on a Tuesday morning.

Why Buy in Parkland Bay?

• ◆Lake views on nearly every lot — 178 acres of water wrapping a 550-home community
• ◆WCI / Lennar construction from 2015–2023 — impact glass, tile roofs, modern electrical and insurance-friendly codes baked in
• ◆A 16,000 sq ft clubhouse with café, bar, fitness, resort pool and lap pool — resort amenities at single-community scale
• ◆24-hour manned gate with a single controlled entrance
• ◆A-rated Broward public schools — Heron Heights / Park Trails, Westglades Middle, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
• ◆Mediterranean-style streetscape with consistent elevations — no catalog-builder chaos
• ◆Five home collections from ~2,250 to 6,600+ sq ft — genuine options from entry door to flagship
• ◆Zero Florida state income tax — meaningful annual savings vs. NY/NJ/CA at this price point
• ◆Walkable, sidewalked lake loop — stroller, dog, golf cart, neighbor chats included
• ◆Sawgrass Expressway and Florida Turnpike are both under 10 minutes from the gate

The Honest Summary

Parkland Bay is what people actually mean when they say “newer gated Parkland with a lake.” The community is done. The clubhouse is built. The lake is full. The trees have had five-plus years to come in. You are buying a resale of a completed WCI/Lennar project \u2014 which is a very different experience from buying an in-progress build where you are praying the punch list gets finished before closing.

Beth and Griff know which collections hold value, which lots have the clean wide-water views versus narrow inlet views, and which floor plans drew the most repeat offers during the sell-out. That is the stuff that does not show up in a listing description \u2014 and it is exactly the stuff that matters when you are writing a seven-figure check.