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Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village Condos for Sale

Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village is a Destin harbor resort recorded mostly as timeshare. Two towers rise above the village shops and marina, with one to four bedroom plans. The county classes 124 of 143 East tower parcels and 25 of 125 West tower parcels as timeshare, so a listing can convey an interval rather than a deeded residence.

Updated

2007

Year Built

No

Gulf Front

Year built, floor and unit figures are as published by the sources cited at the foot of this page. Confirm them against the association's own documents during diligence.

Guest rating

4.8 out of 5

From 1,159 guest reviews on Airbnb and Vrbo

Across 44 rental listings with guest reviews in Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village

  • Airbnb 4.7
  • Vrbo 4.8
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About Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village

Emerald Grande rises in two towers directly above HarborWalk Village on Destin harbor, which puts the village's restaurants, shops, and entertainment at the base of the elevator and the water at the balcony rail. Units look over the harbor, the East Pass, or the Gulf, and a rental marketplace's building page describes the resort behind them as a full-service one: pools, a spa, a fitness center, on-site dining, marina access, and beach shuttle service. HarborWalk Marina works the docks below, and an independent marine directory records transient dockage operating at those village docks. Beachfront towers elsewhere in the Destin condominium list make poor comparisons for a building that trades the sand for a marina and reaches the beaches of Destin by shuttle. Floorplans span one to four bedrooms.

The county property appraiser dates both towers to 2007, and its parcel roll carries the fact that matters most to anyone buying here: most of what stands at this address is recorded as timeshare rather than whole ownership. In the East tower 124 parcels carry the county's condominium timeshare class against 19 filed as ordinary condominium units, and the West tower carries 25 timeshare parcels beside 100 ordinary ones, so timeshare reaches both buildings. An interval and a deeded residence are financed and resold on different terms, and the parcel class is where that difference shows. A buyer reading closings on the Emerald Grande sales and pricing page should match each one to its parcel class, because the two forms of ownership do not belong in one series. The form a listing conveys shapes every comparison drawn from it, and the full-service fee structure deserves a close read during diligence.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village?

As of November 11, 2026, the 15 Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $1,671 to $2,528 a month, with a median of $2,145 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Based on 15 active MLS listings that report an HOA fee. See the listings

Dues at Emerald Grande carry a full-service resort rather than a bare condominium: the shared facilities a rental marketplace's building page describes here run to pools, a spa, a fitness center, and on-site dining. Fee structure here is a resort question as much as a condo question: whether services fold into the assessment or bill separately is what the association's own documents answer, so request the current budget and reserve figures during the review window.

Rental Policy

Short-term rentals: allowed. Confirm the current minimum stay and registration with the association.

At Emerald Grande, first find out what kind of ownership you are buying. County records list most homes in the East tower as timeshare, plus 25 of the 125 in the West tower. A timeshare week is not rented the way a whole condo unit is. For a unit filed as an ordinary condominium, the recorded declaration and current rules set its rental terms. The resort setting shows how Emerald Grande runs, not what an owner may do. Ask the association both questions in writing. Ask Destin about its registration rules too.

What guests say about staying here

Combined Airbnb and Vrbo ratings for the vacation rentals in Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village.

4.8 out of 5

1,159 reviews across 44 reviewed listings

  • Airbnb 4.7 from 208 reviews on 14 reviewed listings
  • Vrbo 4.8 from 951 reviews on 30 reviewed listings

What Airbnb guests rate

  • Cleanliness4.6
  • Accuracy4.8
  • Check-in4.7
  • Communication4.7
  • Location4.9
  • Value4.6

Guests rate the location highest.

These ratings describe the vacation rentals in Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village, not any one unit for sale.

Market data by Key Data · 121 units tracked in Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village · Nov 2025 to Nov 2026

  • HarborWalk Marina at the docks below
  • Pools and fitness center
  • On-site spa and dining
  • Beach shuttle service
  • Harbor, East Pass, and Gulf views

Live Inventory

Active Listings at Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village

The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.

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Building Answers

Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village?

As of November 11, 2026, the 15 Emerald Grande at HarborWalk Village condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $1,671 to $2,528 a month, with a median of $2,145 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Is Emerald Grande a timeshare?

Emerald Grande is partly a timeshare, and in the East tower timeshare is the majority. Okaloosa County's parcel roll classes 124 of the East tower's residential parcels as condominium timeshare against 19 filed as ordinary condominium units, and in the West tower the split runs 25 against 100. The class sits on each parcel, so the county record answers the question for a specific unit before any listing description does. What conveys, how it finances and how it later resells all follow from that one line of the roll.

Is Emerald Grande located on the beach?

Emerald Grande is not on the beach; it rises directly above HarborWalk Village on the harbor. The marina, restaurants and village entertainment sit at the base of the building in place of sand, and the resort runs a beach shuttle for guests, so beach days still work without a car.

Can I keep a boat at Emerald Grande?

Boat slips at Emerald Grande are arranged through HarborWalk Marina, which operates the docks below the towers, separately from the condo purchase. An independent marine directory records transient dockage running there. Terms and availability change, so a buyer verifies current dockage with the marina during diligence and does not assume a slip conveys with the unit.

What rental terms apply to a whole-ownership Emerald Grande unit?

Whole-ownership units rent under the condominium's recorded declaration and the rules its board enforces now, while interval owners in the East tower follow their timeshare terms. Resort operations grant no rental right, and the City of Destin's short term rental registration applies on top of the declaration.

Which resort services do Emerald Grande owners share?

Beyond HarborWalk Marina at the docks below, owners share the resort's pools, spa, fitness center, dining and beach shuttle, per a rental marketplace listing for the building. The association's current budget shows which of those its assessment pays for.

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