Encore at Eastmark: The Questions Buyers Actually Ask

No. Encore has no on-site golf course. If golf is a daily-life requirement rather than an occasional activity, this is the single biggest reason to look at Encanterra (Tom Lehman course) or Leisure World Chandler instead. Encore's amenity budget goes into the Encore amenity center, resort pool and spa, fitness, and pickleball/tennis rather than course maintenance — which is part of why its HOA runs lower than golf-inclusive communities nearby.

The range reflects product type and phase — attached and detached homes carry different fee tiers, and fees for newer phases are set closer to current cost-of-service than fees locked in during earlier phases. It covers the Encore amenity center, common-area landscaping, and access to Eastmark's shared parks and trail system. It does not include Eastmark's broader master-plan assessments if any apply to your specific parcel — ask for the current HOA disclosure packet, not a verbal estimate, before writing an offer.

It is a genuine age-qualified enclave inside the Eastmark master plan, not a name-only association. That matters both ways: you get real access to Eastmark's amenities and community energy (The Mark social hub, parks, trails), but you're also buying into a master plan that is still building out in sections around you. Construction traffic and unfinished adjacent parcels are a realistic near-term condition, not a rumor — tour on a weekday to see it honestly.

Encore ($350K–$650K) sits below Encanterra ($400K–$900K+, golf-inclusive resort scale) and above much of Sunland Village East's older resale inventory, which is priced lower but comes with two established rec centers, on-site golf, and 1980s–90s construction vintage instead of a current warranty. The honest framing: Encore is the new-construction, no-golf middle option in the East Valley 55+ set, not the cheapest and not the most amenity-loaded.

Banner Gateway Medical Center and Chandler Regional are the two nearest hospital systems, both a realistic drive rather than walkable. US-60 and Loop 202 access is genuinely convenient for East Valley trips, and Phoenix Sky Harbor is about 30 minutes out. This is a meaningfully different commute profile than West Valley communities near Victory at Verrado — if your family and doctors are on the West Valley side of metro Phoenix, weigh that drive honestly before committing to the East Valley.

Ask for the current phase map and which adjacent parcels are platted for future construction versus already complete parks and retail. Ask whether your HOA fee tier is locked at close or subject to a scheduled increase as amenities finish. And ask Taylor Morrison directly for the current standard-finish spec sheet for your build wave — like most active builders, what's "standard" shifts across phases.