Living in San Mellina, Coconut Creek FL: Homes, Schools & Lifestyle

What San Mellina is

San Mellina is a small single-family neighborhood on San Mellina Drive in Coconut Creek. The MLS remarks on the active listing call it a gated community, and that same listing describes a lakefront backyard. Not every home backs to water, so confirm the lot, any easements and the flood zone for the exact address. Coconut Creek is in Broward County, not Palm Beach County.

Ask the seller or the association for the governing documents, the management company and the list of shared amenities.

Schools

San Mellina is zoned to Winston Park Elementary, Lyons Creek Middle and Monarch High (Broward County GIS school boundary layer, 2025-26 edition, last updated March 2026, checked October 23, 2026, sampled 12 addresses along San Mellina Drive, all with the same result). Broward County Public Schools approved boundary changes for 2026-27; confirm your exact address with the district's school locator. I measured road distances from a point on San Mellina Drive: about 1.5 miles to Winston Park Elementary, 3.1 miles to Lyons Creek Middle and 1.9 miles to Monarch High (measured October 23, 2026 with OSRM routing, school locations from OpenStreetMap).

Private and charter options vary, and charters admit by application or lottery rather than by address. If schools matter to your decision, check grades, admission rules and current school grades on the Florida Department of Education site for each school you are considering.

Shopping, dining, recreation and health care

• The Promenade at Coconut Creek, about 1.5 road miles (about 4 minutes, estimate).
• Butterfly World on West Sample Road, about 3.1 road miles (about 9 minutes, estimate). Check hours before you go.
• Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, about 20.3 road miles (about 29 minutes, estimate).
• HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate, about 3.9 road miles (about 8 minutes, estimate).
• Broward Health North in Deerfield Beach, about 5.4 road miles (about 12 minutes, estimate).

Distances were measured from a point on San Mellina Drive on October 23, 2026. Confirm which hospital campus has an emergency room and what hours any urgent care keeps before you rely on them.

Beach and airports

These are road miles from a point on San Mellina Drive, measured October 23, 2026 with OSRM. Estimated drive times without traffic are about 17 minutes to the pier, 32 minutes to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood and 47 minutes to President Donald J. Trump International Airport. That airport was renamed from Palm Beach International on July 9, 2026 and its code changed from PBI to DJT on August 18, 2026, per flydjt.org. Rush hour will be longer.

San Mellina homes and prices: what the data shows

• Active now (confirmed October 23, 2026): 4587 San Mellina Drive, 5 bedrooms, 3 baths, 3,944 square feet, built 2013, listed at $989,000, which is about $251 per square foot of list price.
• Last closed sale in the last 12 months (Flexmls pull of October 18, 2026): a 4-bedroom home of 3,945 square feet, listed at $799,000 and sold for $785,000 on February 4, 2026 after 5 days on market, about $199 per square foot. It sold about $14,000 (1.8%) under list.
• The gap: the active listing asks about $204,000 more than that sale. Ask your agent to explain every dollar of that with the features of each house.

Method: one active listing and one closed sale in the subdivision over 12 months, so there is no meaningful median or range. Do not treat any single price as the San Mellina price. The sale figure is from the Flexmls pull of October 18, 2026; the active listing was re-confirmed on October 23, 2026 on the live MLS search. Double-check the listing you are interested in. I compare against the closest sales in nearby Coconut Creek neighborhoods and adjust from there.

San Mellina HOA fees: What's included?

Flexmls shows $265 per month on both the active listing and the February sale, and the active listing remarks say the fee includes lawn care. One public listing site reports fees from $185 to $265 and says they cover common area and grounds maintenance, security and cable TV. Those sources differ, so get the list of inclusions from the association. Ask the association for the budget, the reserve balance, any approved or discussed special assessments and the exact list of what the fee covers. A gate and shared grounds cost money to maintain.

Ownership costs beyond the HOA

Property tax: This is a separate cost from the HOA. Look up the exact address on the Broward County Property Appraiser site, and remember a purchase can reset the assessed value. Insurance: get a quote on the actual address before you commit. Roof age and the age of windows and doors move the number. Flood: check the flood zone for the exact lot, especially for a lakefront backyard, and ask what an insurer would charge for flood coverage. Flood zones vary lot by lot.

Pre-offer checklist for San Mellina

• HOA paperwork: budget, reserves, special assessments, gate rules and the list of inclusions, in writing.
• The lot: lakefront or interior, easements, and the flood zone for that address.
• Inspection: get a full professional home inspection of the home. A 2013 build is not new: look at the roof, A/C, pool equipment if there is a pool, and permits on any additions. Ask your inspector and insurer which of these apply: a WDO (wood-destroying organism) inspection looks for termites and similar damage, a wind mitigation inspection documents roof and opening protection that can affect an insurance quote, and a four-point inspection covers roof, electrical, plumbing and HVAC for insurers that ask for it.
• Schools: confirm the zoned schools by address with Broward County Public Schools.

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Compare San Mellina with nearby Coconut Creek neighborhoods

Looking at several neighborhoods helps you judge price and fees. See all Coconut Creek homes for sale, then compare Winston Park and Turtle Run on monthly association fee, lot type and recent sale prices.