The building boom taking place in Florida’s fastest-growing city has hit a new milestone. The City of Westlake has issued 3,315 residential building permits and 2,975 certificates of occupancy since October 2017, when Minto Communities — the community’s largest landowner — started developing the 3,800-acre Westlake master-planned community. The building figures are calculated through Oct. 31.
“Sales at Westlake have been strong since we started building homes seven years ago and have shown no signs of slowing down,” said Mike Belmont, president of Minto Communities USA. “This is a testament to the exceptional home value and lifestyle we offer at Westlake that you won’t find anywhere else in the region.”
Westlake offers a wide variety of single-family and townhome designs for just about any taste and budget, and a robust array of amenities tailored for an active lifestyle.
The Pines and the Woodlands are two single-family neighborhoods offering homes from the Cypress and Indigo collections of single-family homes and the Atlantic Collection of estate homes, starting in the mid-$400s. Minto offers 11 furnished model homes for touring.
Recently, Minto launched sales of new townhomes in the Terraces neighborhood, where prices start in the mid-$300s. The Terraces offers three floorplans from the new Courtyard Collection, ranging from 1,649 to 1,786 square feet.
“We saw what was happening in the economy with inflation and rising interest rates and decided to build the Terraces so that we could offer a more affordable housing solution to meet the needs of everyday working families,” Belmont said.
In another move to address affordability, the City of Westlake revamped its Housing Assistance Purchase Program Yearly program, known as HAPPY, that provides first-time homebuyers and civil servants with downpayment assistance. A family with a household income up to $300,000 can qualify for $25,000 to $35,000 for a down payment on a house that costs no more than $568,577.
All homeowners have access to the exciting amenities found at the Westlake Adventure Park. The $22 million park features a resort-style lagoon pool with a tower slide, splash pad and poolside concessions; a separate adult lap pool; a multipurpose building with adjoining event lawn; and a covered concert pavilion, food truck court and picnic areas, BMX pump park, bocce ball courts, playground, dog park, and full-length, lighted basketball courts.
Conceived to be the “new downtown” for central Palm Beach County, Westlake is a lifestyle-focused, mixed-use community encompassing 3,800 acres with the capacity for 6,500 homes and 2.2 million square feet of retail, restaurant, office and other commercial development.
For more information on Westlake, interested buyers can call (888) 299-3628 or visit www.westlakefl.com.
