CITY OF WESTLAKE, FL – (August 23, 2024)— Minto Communities USA announces that its award-winning community, Westlake, has once again been recognized among the top 50 master-planned communities in the United States. Westlake has climbed the ranks on the RCLCO Real Estate Consulting mid-2024 listing, moving up from the 31st position in 2023 to now being ranked 24th.
With a population nearing 7,000, Westlake is one of the fastest-growing cities in all of Florida. 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.
Westlake offers townhomes, single-family homes, and estate homes starting in the $300s. This summer, Minto opened four furnished models at its newest townhome neighborhood, The Terraces. The Terraces offer 3–4-bedroom homes from the new Courtyard Collection and is immediately adjacent to the newly opened Westlake Fitness Trail, a 39-acre linear park. The trail features a one-mile asphalt path carved around a scenic lake and a circuit of nine fitness stations strategically installed along the way.
With a full range of resort-style amenities, Westlake homeowners can enjoy the $22 million Westlake Adventure Park. The park features a large lagoon pool with a tower water slide, a splash pad, Snack Shack and Scoops Ice Cream poolside concessions, a BMX pump park, children’s playground, an expansive lawn area with concert pavilion for community events, bocce ball courts, BBQ grilling stations, a dog park and a food truck court that is adjacent to the new Lodge Lawn. Other amenities include four full-length, lighted basketball courts, a lap pool for adults only, and a versatile multi-purpose building called The Lodge, designed for community meetings, activities, and social events.
On the commercial side, a new Starbucks and KFC recently opened in the Shoppes of Westlake which should be fully built out in the coming months. Other retailers and restaurants to open include Taco Bell, Habit Burger, 3 Natives, Heartland Dental, Verizon Wireless, Go Green Cleaners, and Orangetheory Fitness. Publix, which opened a grocery store in Westlake a year ago, has started constructing a new retail center on adjacent land, phase two of its approved development plan. Construction will start soon on a new Tractor Supply Co. store giving residents a new place to shop for home, garden, and pet supplies.
“We are honored that Westlake continues to be recognized among the Top 50 Master-Planned Communities in the U.S.,” said Steve Svopa, Minto’s Southeast Division President. It reflects our commitment to quality, innovation, and value, and our luxury lifestyle that is clearly resonating with buyers and residents.”
RCLCO provides real estate economics, strategic planning, and management consulting to real estate investors, developers, home builders, financial institutions, public agencies and anchor institutions. Since 1994, RCLCO has conducted a national survey identifying the top-selling master-planned communities through a rigorous search of high-performing communities in each state.
For more information on Westlake, call 888-299-3628 or visit WestlakeFL.com The sales center is located at 16610 Town Center Parkway North, Westlake, Florida, just off Seminole Pratt Whitney Road between Southern Blvd. and Northlake Blvd.
About Minto Communities
Minto Communities USA, based in Florida since 1978, has represented integrity, financial strength and enduring value for over 45 years. Minto builds exceptional new homes and communities to meet every lifestyle, with more than 34,000 new homes built in 48 communities. Minto is dedicated to continuous improvement in design, quality and customer experience. These are just some of the elements that set Minto apart as an exceptional homebuilder and community developer and have earned the company national recognition that includes consistently high rankings from Eliant Customer Service Surveys. Minto has been recognized with multiple national awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for community and home design, including Best Single-Family Community Over 100 Homes and Best Sales Center for Westlake in the City of Westlake; Best Mixed-Use Community and Best Clubhouse for The Isles of Collier Preserve in Naples, Florida; Best Clubhouse for the Harbour Isle Beach Club in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. Minto has also earned multiple Aurora Awards from the Southeast Building Conference for Westlake, including the 2018 Silver Award for Best Single-Family Residential Community.
Minto is also recognized throughout the homebuilding industry as an expert in developing active-adult communities. The NAHB named Minto as 2019’s 55+ Builder of the Year. Minto’s Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach was awarded 55+ Community of the Year for 2019, and Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head was awarded 55+ Community of the Year for 2020.
