Sun Lakes homes for sale.  Sun Lakes covers 6 miles and includes over 16,000 residents.  It is located near Chandler, AZ.  Sun Lakes was built over a 30 year time period.  There are a wide variety of single-family homes and attached villas that range from 1,000 to 3,500 square feet. The original phase included manufactured homes.  Association fees vary by neighborhood.  There are five neighborhoods in this community, including Oakwood, Ironwood, Cottonwood, Palo Verde and Sun Lakes Country Club.  The five communities are within three HOA’s and each has it’s own golf club, recreation center, and clubhouse.  The first HOA is Sun Lakes 1 which was built 1972-2002. The original Sun Lakes Country Club is 2,139 mobile homes and traditional houses surrounding an executive golf course.  The second HOA is Cottonwood/Palo Verde and was built between 1979 and 1996.  Cottonwood was started first and has a a regulation golf course surrounded by 2,736 traditional houses and townhomes.  Palo Verde started in 1983 was the first gated community in Sun Lakes is an executive golf course surrounded by 1,073 traditional houses.  The third HOA encompasses Ironwood and Oakwood.  Ironwood was built between 1987-2001.  It is a a gated community of 734 houses surrounding a mid-length par 67 golf course.  Oakwood was built between 1994 and 2006.  It was the final community with 3,285 traditional houses and patio homes, offering 27 holes of golf and world-class resort facilities and amenities.