Sterling Forest, the honest version.
A 120-lot patio home subdivision when a 2004 newspaper article named the developer and the engineer, now one hundred sixty-three homes, and an HOA fee two sources disagree on by more than ten times.
A named developer, a dated newspaper record.
Sterling Forest sits at the northeast corner of Sisson Road and Little League Lane in Titusville, and unlike most of the communities I cover, I have a real, dated primary source for its origin: a 2004 local newspaper building-permit report confirms site work started on a 120-lot patio home subdivision here, naming Forte Macaulay Development Consultants of Melbourne as the developer and Honeycutt & Associates of Titusville as the engineering firm. The county roll today shows 163 homes, more than the article's original 120 lots, most likely from a later platting addition, and build years running to 2018. I found no source confirming that gap was specifically tied to the 2008 housing crash, a plausible guess, but not one I am printing as fact. On the builder: the 2004 source names the land developer, not necessarily who built the houses. Several aggregator sites separately credit Maronda Homes, which I could not confirm to a primary source.
What 163 homes look like on paper.
I keep the full Brevard property roll on hand, every parcel, not a listing-site sample. This is all of Sterling Forest as the county appraiser sees it, in a single recorded plat.
Source: Brevard County Property Appraiser public roll, mid-2026. Sale medians are recorded sale prices, not appraiser market value.
Three Sterling Forest realities to price in.
Two HOA fee figures, ten times apart
One source cites roughly $29 to $32 a month, another cites $380 to $385 with an unclear period, monthly or annual is not specified. That gap is too large to be a rounding difference or a recent increase, at least one of these figures is likely wrong or describes something else entirely. Get the real number from the association or a specific listing's disclosure before you budget around either.
The developer and the builder are not confirmed to be the same company
The 2004 record names Forte Macaulay Development Consultants as the land developer. Several sites separately credit Maronda Homes as the builder. Both roles can exist on one project, but I could not confirm they describe the same phase or the same 163 homes. Confirm the actual builder on your specific home's permit.
A 2006 median means insurance shopping matters more than roof-age panic
This build era is young enough that roof age and outdated electrical panels are less likely to be the dominant underwriting issue the way they are on Brevard's older communities. That does not mean insurance is simple, Florida's 2026 market still prices wind mitigation and claims history hard regardless of age. Shop the policy and pull the wind mitigation report rather than assuming a 2000s-era build keeps the premium automatically low.
Three things I could not source.
Three things I would rather show you the gap on than fill with a ten-times-apart figure.
The exact HOA fee
As above, treat both circulating figures as unconfirmed until you see a primary document.
The exact builder of record
Confirm on the specific home's permit or closing documents rather than trusting an aggregator alone.
Your school zoning and flood zone
Both assigned by address, not by subdivision, and both get redrawn. Verify the exact address with Brevard Public Schools, and pull the flood zone at FEMA's Map Service Center. My flood zone guide walks through what it means for your insurance bill.
If it is Titusville you are shopping.
Fox Lake Manor runs an older, established Titusville story worth comparing on price and era. The Titusville guide covers the wider market.
Questions people actually ask.
Where did Sterling Forest come from?
A 2004 local newspaper building-permit report confirms site work began on a 120-lot patio home subdivision at the northeast corner of Sisson Road and Little League Lane, developed by Forte Macaulay Development Consultants of Melbourne and engineered by Honeycutt & Associates of Titusville. That is a real, dated primary source, not a guess.
Who built Sterling Forest?
The 2004 source names the land developer, Forte Macaulay Development Consultants, which is not necessarily the same company that built the houses. Several aggregator sites separately credit Maronda Homes as the builder, but I could not confirm from a primary source that Maronda built all 163 homes here. Confirm the builder of your specific home on its permit or closing documents.
Why does the roll show 163 homes when the original article cited only 120 lots?
Most likely a later platting addition or second phase, the build years on the roll run to 2018 versus the 2004 initial site work. I found no source confirming this gap was specifically tied to the 2008 housing crash, so I am not asserting that as the reason, even though it is a plausible guess.
What is the Sterling Forest HOA fee?
Sources conflict sharply: one cites roughly $29 to $32 a month, another cites $380 to $385 with an unclear billing period. Neither comes from a primary HOA document I could confirm. I am not printing either figure as fact. Get the real number from the association or a specific listing's disclosure.
Looking at a Sterling Forest listing? No pressure.
Tell me the address and I will confirm the real HOA fee before you trust either of two wildly different figures online. No drip campaign, no calls.