CITY OF WESTLAKE, FL – (November 14, 2024) — 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 city’s largest landowner - started developing the 3,800-acre Westlake master-planned community. The building figures are calculated through October 31, 2024.
“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 A/C 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 down payment 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; 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.
On the commercial side, a new Starbucks, Taco Bell, KFC and Orangetheory Fitness recently opened in the Shoppes of Westlake which should be fully built out in the coming months. Other retailers and restaurants to open include Habit Burger, 3 Natives, Heartland Dental, Verizon Wireless, and Go Green Cleaners. Publix, which opened a grocery store in Westlake in 2023, 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.
For more information on Westlake, interested buyers can call 888-299-3628 or visit WestlakeFL.com They are also invited to visit the sales center located at 16610 Town Center Parkway North, Westlake, Florida, just off Seminole Pratt Whitney Road between Southern Blvd. and Northlake Blvd.
About Minto Communities USA
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 35,000 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.
