The plan is to take a 5,000-acre property that GL Homes owns adjacent to the new city of Westlake and shuffle 1,277 units (homes approved for construction but that haven’t been built yet) and move the units elsewhere.
The new development would be built in West Boca, west of State Road 7, on farmland that GL Homes has owned since 2005. GL Homes has been leasing its 5,000 acres to Hundley Farms, which grows beans, peppers and sugar, and the produce winds up in grocery stores.
Plans for the West Boca property:
800 acres would be set aside to maintain farming.
Another 750 acres would be set aside in Loxahatchee for a reservoir to treat and clean water that flows from the L-8 canal that connects to Lake Okeechobee; that reservoir would be 800 acres in total with the buffers and berms. Known as the Indian Trails Grove Water Resource Project, it will be an above-ground reservoir with six new pump stations.
100 acres for parks: 75 acres around the lake for a passive park with walking, jogging and equestrian trails, and another 25 acres for an active park appropriate for ball fields.
4.2 acres would be donated to the Jewish Association for Residential Care to build housing for seniors with developmental disabilities.
8.1 acres would be donated to a religious Jewish organization; half would go for Chabad of West Delray to build a synagogue and the other half would go to Torah Academy of Boca Raton, a private school.
Both the farmland and reservoir would be turned over to the county to maintain, and Ezratti said rent from the farmland would offset the cost for the reservoir.
Then, the developer wants:
477 acres for 1,000 single-family homes for seniors age 55 and older. They will likely all be one-story homes, but some models might have a second-story “bonus room” for visiting grandchildren. The homes are expected to range in price from $950,000 to $1.5 million. Amenities will include pickleball and tennis courts, a clubhouse and ballroom, three pools, an on-site full-service restaurants; and 100 golf memberships are set aside at the neighboring Stonebridge Country Club.
Another 277 condos and townhomes built for workforce housing, with their own set of amenities; 152 homes will be for sale, and another 125 for rent. The rent will depend on the applicant’s income, which could mean a studio could rent from $966 to $2,254 a month, up to a range of $1,435 to $3,349 for a three-bedroom home. The range for the townhomes for sale would range from $189,630 to $352,170, also dependent on income.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/real-estate/fl-bz-gl-homes-development-20230426-4n6pd5oxsjbdrfc45utgvcknoa-story.html
The destruction of south Florida on steroids. The last open lands turned into rich geezer playgrounds.
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