St. Marys, Georgia (May 12, 2025) – Taylor Morrison’s new Esplanade at St. Marys community in St. Marys, Georgia will introduce the Esplanade Resort Experience to the Greater Jacksonville market. The beautiful 1,250-acre resort lifestyle community is scheduled to open for sales in early 2026 and will offer an array of signature resort-style amenities and wellness programs for residents. Troon®, the leader in providing golf and club-related leisure and hospitality services, will manage golf and club operations at Esplanade at St. Marys and provide high-level white glove service for residents and their guests.
Esplanade at St. Marys will offer an elevated level of inspired living that invigorates the mind, body and spirit. Planned amenities include an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Christopher Wilczynski, ASGCA, of C.W. Golf Architecture; a pro shoppe and club food and beverage opportunities; resort-style pool and cabanas; Bahama Bar; Culinary Center; state-of-the-art fitness center; signature spa services; tennis, pickleball and bocce courts; a kayak launch with access to the St. Marys River; Bark Park; fire-side seating; walking trails and more. A full-time lifestyle manager will also be on site to bring residents together through lifestyle experiences and events that suit a range of interests. Troon’s expertise in resort operations, golf, food and beverage, and hospitality will complement Esplanade as the team elevates the experiences offered to residents and guests.
In July 2023, Taylor Morrison, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, and Troon announced a multi-year partnership and the creation of Esplanade Resort Experiences, a new entity under the Taylor Morrison umbrella. With Esplanade Resort Experiences, a specialized team is dedicated to serving Esplanade residents with such things as world-class culinary experiences, wellness and sports programs, and other unique custom offerings such as having access to a national wine club and uniquely curated travel programs. The Esplanade Resort Experiences team is comprised of leadership with both developer and resort experience. Team members also have backgrounds in hospitality, wellness, food and beverage, marketing, communications, and concierge services.
Located on the southern Georgia border, Esplanade at St. Marys will offer easy access to the attractions of both Florida and Georgia. Residents will enjoy close proximity to shopping, dining, entertainment, and top-rated schools, as well as transportation corridors that run north/south and east/west across the state including I-95, Hwy 17 and GA 40. The 1,300 single-family homes at Esplanade at St. Marys will range from 1,778 to 3,004 sq. ft. with 2-4 bedrooms, 2-3.5 baths, and 2-car garages. Sales are estimated to begin in early 2026.
“Since first launching in Florida over 12 years ago, Esplanade has grown into a highly successful resort lifestyle brand with communities across the country and we are thrilled to expand next into the Jacksonville market,” said Cammie Longenecker, Taylor Morrison’s President of Resort Lifestyle. “Our beautiful Esplanade communities were designed to feel like you’re on vacation every day and offer something for all ages to enjoy from a range of concierge services to exciting resort amenities and curated programs—all rooted in building meaningful connections.”
Taylor Morrison’s Esplanade brand has more than 30 communities across the country and plans for continued growth, most recently launching in markets including Las Vegas, Nevada; Charlotte, North Carolina; Temecula, California; and Sacramento, California.
For more information about Taylor Morrison and Esplanade, and to receive the latest updates on upcoming communities, please visit www.taylormorrison.com.
About Taylor Morrison
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Taylor Morrison is one of the nation's leading homebuilders and developers. We serve a wide array of consumers from coast to coast, including first-time, move-up, luxury and resort lifestyle homebuyers and renters under our family of brands—including Taylor Morrison, Esplanade and Yardly. From 2016-2025, Taylor Morrison has been recognized as America's Most Trusted® Builder by Lifestory Research. Our strong commitment to sustainability, our communities and our team is highlighted in our latest annual Sustainability and Belonging Report. For more information about Taylor Morrison, please visitwww.taylormorrison.com.
About Troon
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Troon is the world’s largest golf and golf-related hospitality management company providing services at 940-plus locations in 45-plus states and 40-plus countries, including operational responsibility for 575-plus 18-hole equivalent golf courses. In addition to golf, Troon specializes in homeowner association management, private residence clubs, estate management and associated hospitality venues. Troon’s award-winning food and beverage division operates and manages 600-plus food and beverage operations located at golf resorts, private clubs, daily fee golf courses and recreational facilities. Troon’s family of brands includes Troon Golf, Troon Privé, Troon International, Indigo Sports, CADDIEMASTER, ClubUp, Cliff Drysdale Tennis, Peter Burwash International, True Club Solutions, RealFood Hospitality, Strategy and Design, Casa Verde Golf, ICON Management and Eventive Sports. For additional news and information, visit www.Troon.com.
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