Parkland Place:
Eighty Mediterranean Homes. One Quiet Gate. No Crowd at the Pool.

WCI built Parkland Place in the mid-2000s at a moment when the builder was at its best — before the crash, after they had refined the Mediterranean vocabulary they were known for. Barrel-tile roofs, arched windows, warm stucco in earth tones, and interior layouts that lean toward open great rooms, split-bedroom configurations, and screened pool enclosures that actually fit the lot. Square footage runs 2,200 on the smaller end up to a very comfortable 3,600 on the larger floor plans — a range that covers a 3-bedroom-plus-den entry home and a proper 5-bedroom estate without either extreme feeling shoehorned.

At roughly 80 homes, the community is small enough that the shared pool doesn't feel like a resort amenity center — it feels like a neighborhood pool. The kind where you recognize everyone. Lots are right-sized for Parkland: real yards without the maintenance overhead of an acre-plus estate. Two-car garages are standard; the larger floor plans often have three. Most homes have been in owner hands since original purchase, and the WCI bones hold up well when they've been maintained.

The Setting: Gated, Intimate, and Surrounded by 33076's Best

Parkland Place sits inside the 33076 zip with the same Broward County infrastructure as its larger neighbors — Parkland's bike path network, Pine Trails Park, and the Sawgrass Expressway corridor are all within easy reach. At 80 homes, the community has the footprint of an intimate neighborhood rather than a development: one entrance, interior streets that go nowhere fast, and a quiet cadence that larger gated communities can't replicate no matter how many guard shacks they staff.

School zoning feeds into the same A-rated Parkland pipeline — Heron Heights or Park Trails Elementary, Westglades Middle, and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. The elementary and park proximity that makes northwest Parkland's 33076 addresses so sought-after applies equally here, at a price point that still has some room on the south end of the community's range.

Parkland Place Market Report: The 33076 Numbers as of May 2026

The 33076 zip is holding as a measured seller's market — 5.29 months of inventory, a 96.8% list-to-sale ratio, and a median days-on-market of 35. Inventory ticked up 15.9% month over month in early 2026, but well-priced homes are still moving cleanly. The March 2026 median sold price across the zip was $915,000 — which places Parkland Place's core tier squarely in line with the broader market. At 80 homes, individual sales in the community move the needle — when one lists, watch it carefully.

Schools: Full 33076 A-Rated Feeder, Without the Seven-Figure Entry Price

The Parkland Place address puts you inside the same A-rated public school feeder that drives demand across the entire 33076 zip. Whether it's Heron Heights or Park Trails for elementary (confirm by street), it's the same Westglades Middle and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High as every premium community in northwest Parkland. The school zoning is a 33076 feature, not a $1.5M-home feature.

Verify current zoning with Broward County Public Schools before writing an offer — boundaries shift occasionally, and the specific street matters.

Location: Inside 33076, Close to Everything That Matters

Parkland Place sits within the 33076 grid — the northwest Parkland pocket that puts Pine Trails Park, the Equestrian Center, Heron Heights Elementary, and the Sawgrass Expressway all within a short drive. The University Drive and Holmberg corridor is close enough for daily errands; far enough from the commercial strip that the immediate streetscape stays residential. Commuters heading south have the Sawgrass as their corridor; the Florida Turnpike is an easy extension from there.

Zip-wide average commute runs about 33 minutes — a consistent tradeoff for a preserve-edge Parkland address. A large and growing share of zip residents work from home, which means Parkland Place's interior streets stay quiet well into mid-morning on weekdays.

Why Buy in Parkland Place?

• ◆~80-home boutique gated community — small enough to know your neighbors, large enough to have real community character
• ◆WCI Mediterranean construction built 2005–2008 — the builder's best mid-2000s product: barrel-tile roofs, arched entries, well-proportioned layouts
• ◆2,200–3,600 sqft range covers three-bedroom entry homes through spacious five-bedroom estates within one community
• ◆Gated 33076 address with the full Parkland school pipeline: Heron Heights / Park Trails, Westglades Middle, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
• ◆Boutique-scale pool and community amenities without the HOA overhead of a 600-home resort complex
• ◆Median zip sold price ~$915K — Parkland Place sits in a band that still offers competitive entry points relative to the newer gated communities
• ◆84% owner-occupied zip — consistent, long-tenured neighbor base across 33076
• ◆No state income tax — a household earning $300K saves roughly $15K–$25K per year vs. NJ/NY/CA
• ◆Five minutes to Pine Trails Park, ten to the Sawgrass Expressway, fifteen to Boca
• ◆Parkland is consistently ranked among the safest cities in Florida

The Honest Summary

Parkland Place is the buy for someone who wants a gated Parkland address and legitimate WCI construction without subscribing to an amenity package built for a community ten times the size. The homes are mid-2000s Mediterranean, built well, and have had twenty years of owner stewardship that shows in the landscaping and the lot. You're in 33076, you're in the school zone, and you're in a gate — at a price point that still makes sense on a spreadsheet.

Beth and Griff know the WCI floor plans, which lots have the more private backyard orientation, which homes have had the roofs and pools updated, and what Parkland Place typically sells for versus lists for. That context matters in a community this small — every sale sets the next comp.