This 1980 Fairway Home Just Got the Two Fixes Buyers Want

Lucía Torres · 2026-10-25

### A Fairway-Facing Home That Skips the Guesswork Some houses make you do homework. You walk in, love the layout, then start mentally budgeting for a roof and an AC unit. That's not this one. Inside the gates of the Yacht & Country Club of Stuart, along SE Fairway East, sits a single-story concrete-block home from 1980 that has been quietly and sensibly updated over the past several years. And it arrives on the market with the two questions Treasure Coast buyers always ask already answered. The roof is a residential metal roof installed in November 2024. The air conditioning was upsized from two tons to three back in June 2019. That alone changes the conversation. Instead of negotiating over big-ticket systems, you can talk about what actually matters: how you'll live in the place. ### The Numbers at a Glance The listing is Coming Soon at $1,195,000, with showings scheduled to begin November 12, 2026. Here's what you're working with: - Three bedrooms and three full baths - 2,783 square feet of living area - A 0.29-acre golf course lot (12,465 square feet) - Concrete in-ground pool with an open patio and awnings - Gas fireplace in the living room - Circular paver driveway completed in January 2024 - Attached two-car garage plus a dedicated golf cart garage — six parking spaces total That last point matters more than it sounds. In a community where the golf cart is a primary vehicle, a dedicated bay for it is a real convenience, not a novelty. ### A Floor Plan That's Getting Harder to Find Here's the thing about one-story homes of this size in established golf communities: they don't come around often anymore. This one keeps everything on a single level, with the bedrooms split so the primary suite sits apart from the two guest rooms. The living room is the heart of the house at roughly 26 by 19 feet, anchored by the gas fireplace, with high ceilings throughout. For a 1980 build, that volume is the kind of thing you notice the moment you walk in. The kitchen runs about 14 by 16 feet and is built around an island, with a bar and a pantry nearby. The pantry area is new and fitted with a wine refrigerator, and both the kitchen and pantry were refloored in hickory. Elsewhere you'll find ceramic tile and wood. Appliances include a refrigerator, dishwasher, washer and dryer — and yes, the wine refrigerator conveys. Dining happens in the kitchen rather than a separate formal room, which suits the way most people actually live. The primary bedroom measures about 14 by 18 feet, and its bath was remodeled in February 2019. The second and third bedrooms come in around 14 by 13 and 13 by 13, each with access to a full bath. That's three full baths with no half bath squeezed in anywhere. Laundry is inside, storm protection is a complete set of accordion shutters, and the lot sits in flood zone X — FEMA's designation for minimal flood hazard. ### The Pool, the Patio and What's Behind It The lot backs directly to the course, so the view from the pool deck is fairway, garden and, in the distance, the clubhouse. The pool is concrete and in-ground, opening onto an open patio with awnings for shade. The landscaping has been kept deliberately simple — lawn, hedges and flowering beds — rather than anything that would compete with the golf course for attention. The home faces west, which puts morning sun on the course side and afternoon sun on the front elevation. > "The best golf course homes don't fight the view. They frame it." That's essentially what's happened here. The house steps back and lets the fairway do the talking. ### Why This One Is Worth a Look If you've been watching the Stuart market, you know the pattern: older homes with good bones, but deferred maintenance lurking behind fresh paint. This one flips that script. The expensive, unglamorous work — roof, AC, primary bath, driveway, pantry — is already done and dated. What's left is the fun part. Deciding where the furniture goes. Figuring out your morning coffee spot by the pool. Mapping the golf cart route to the clubhouse. Showings begin November 12, 2026. If a one-story pool home on the fairway with the big-ticket items handled sounds like your kind of place, this is one to put on the calendar.