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Grove By The Sea Homes for Sale

Grove By The Sea: 103 lots platted from 1995 to 1998 along North Andalusia Avenue and Cullman Avenue in Santa Rosa Beach, Walton County.

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  • Short-Term Rental Eligible

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

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Living in Grove By The Sea

Three plats, each dedicated by Nelson Development Company, recorded Grove By The Sea. The first, 8.73 acres filed on May 30, 1995 at Plat Book 11, page 31, laid out lots 1 through 28 on Andalusia Avenue and shows that street meeting County Road 30A. The First Addition, filed January 6, 1997 at Plat Book 12, page 30, added 29 lots on 9.81 acres and the start of Cullman Avenue. The Second Addition, filed May 13, 1998 at Plat Book 13, page 36, added 46 lots on 13.6 acres, with Cullman Avenue drawn as a loop around a central tract labeled common area. A handwritten note on the first sheet of the 1995 plat cites an affidavit of error recorded April 30, 1996 in Official Records Book 1439, page 136. A March 2025 county staff report counts 103 lots on about 32 acres, with a Residential future land use and Residential Preservation zoning.

Andalusia Avenue has a road crossing along the eastern tributary of Western Lake, and a Walton County stormwater project placed the Andalusia, San Juan Avenue and Woodbeach Drive crossings along the Western Lake headwaters in Seagrove Beach, naming Grove by the Sea among three subdivisions for which those roads are the single point of access. The First Addition plat marks a 50-foot wetland buffer and the Second a 25-foot one, and the county environmental planner reported in January 2025 that a number of lots sit within the 300-foot Coastal Dune Lake Tributary Protection Zone.

The 2026 state tax roll codes 96 parcels here as single-family houses, 79 of them built 1996 through 2002 and the newest in 2024, with living area from 1,195 to 4,137 square feet. One of the 96 is described from a corner of Lot 11 rather than by lot number, so 95 of the 103 platted lots hold houses. Eight platted lots are coded vacant, and so is Parcel A, which the Second Addition plat marks as not common area and reserved by the developer.

The Grove By The Sea Homeowners Association, Inc. applied for a subdivision-wide parking variance, which the county Zoning Board of Adjustment approved in March 2025 with one parcel left out.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Grove By The Sea?

As of November 13, 2026, Grove By The Sea homes for sale that report a fee on the MLS list these HOA fees:

  • Single-family homes: $239 to $252 a month, median $246 (2 listings)

Fees vary by home type and section. Some homes also belong to a sub-association for their section, and a listing's fee may cover only one association, so confirm every association a home belongs to and what each one charges.

Based on 2 active MLS listings that report an HOA fee. Fees billed quarterly, twice a year or yearly are shown as a monthly equivalent.

  • Plat common area inside the Cullman Avenue loop

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Homes for Sale in Grove By The Sea

Short-Term Rental Eligible

$1,450,000

190 Cullman Avenue

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

4 bd 3.5 ba 2,032 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$1,499,000

298 Cullman Avenue

Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459

4 bd 3.5 ba 2,211 sqft

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.

Local Answers

Grove By The Sea FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Grove By The Sea?

As of November 13, 2026, Grove By The Sea homes for sale that report a fee on the MLS list these HOA fees: single-family homes, $239 to $252 a month, median $246 (2 listings). Fees vary by home type and section. Some homes also belong to a sub-association for their section, and a listing's fee may cover only one association, so confirm every association a home belongs to and what each one charges.

When were the Grove By The Sea plats and additions recorded?

The county commission approved the original plat, 8.73 acres and lots 1 through 28, and it was filed May 30, 1995 at Plat Book 11, page 31. The First Addition, 9.81 acres and 29 lots, followed on January 6, 1997 at Plat Book 12, page 30. The Second Addition, 13.6 acres with 46 lots and a Parcel A, was filed May 13, 1998 at Plat Book 13, page 36. Lot 27 of the First Addition was replatted by itself as the Third Addition, filed January 13, 2011 at Plat Book 18, page 61.

Is side-yard parking allowed on Grove By The Sea lots?

A 2025 county variance allows it with the association's approval. On March 27, 2025, the Walton County Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 5 to 0 to grant the homeowners association a variance from Land Development Code section 5.02.06(C) allowing parking and driveways in the side setback on each lot, and it left one owner's parcel out at that owner's request. The staff report described the request as keeping the parking standards in the subdivision's covenants and restrictions. The Second Addition plat lists building setbacks of 20 feet front, 15 feet rear and 7.5 feet side.

Does the Andalusia Avenue crossing at the Western Lake tributary flood?

County records describe roadway flooding there. A stormwater project on the county's January 2016 approved RESTORE Act funding list would upgrade the Andalusia Avenue crossing and two others at the Western Lake headwaters to prevent flooding of those roads in a 100-year storm, calling them single points of access. A July 2017 water management district permit to the county covers replacing the three 36-inch pipes under Andalusia Avenue with a double box culvert, 3 by 6 feet. The records reviewed here do not show whether that work is finished. For the lots, the county floodplain manager's January 9, 2025 review placed the variance area in Zone X on FEMA panel 12131C0703 H, but FEMA's national flood layer, re-run lot by lot for this page, also maps Zone A, a flood hazard area with no published base flood elevation, across parts of 15 of the 103 platted lots, so check the lot itself.

Which Grove By The Sea lots have wetland buffers drawn on their plats?

The First Addition plat draws Army Corps of Engineers and state environmental jurisdiction lines with a 50-foot wetland buffer, and the Second Addition does the same with a 25-foot buffer plus conservation easements labeled with the homeowners association's initials. A note on each says the buffer is meant to remain natural and limits clearing of native vegetation to 10 percent of its area. The 1995 plat draws a 50-foot protection buffer at its wetland limits and a 20-foot natural buffer along its line with Gulf Shores Manor, and the 2011 replat of lot 27 shows a 25-foot wetland buffer on that lot.

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