55+ and active adult communities in Palm Beach County
Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, Boca Raton, Wellington and West Palm Beach. Licensed in Florida since 1979, and living in this market myself.
Start with the comparison, not the sales centre
Most people arrive at this market with one community name and no way to place it against the eleven others. That is how you end up spending four weekends driving Lyons Road and still not knowing which one you want.
I have put the whole picture in one place: what each community was built, how many homes it has, what the clubhouse actually offers, whether you can still buy new, and who each one genuinely suits. Read that first. Then we can have a twenty-minute conversation that narrows it to two.
Every Valencia, compared
Start here
All twelve GL Homes communities side by side. Del Mar vs Grand, Grand vs Sound, and the real arithmetic of new construction against resale.
55+ in Boynton Beach
The largest market
Nine Valencia communities plus everything that is not a Valencia, sorted by budget, with what your money actually buys in each band.
What it costs to own
Carrying costs
HOA assessments, capital contributions, special assessments, property taxes and insurance. The numbers that are not on the listing sheet.
The rules, plainly
Age, pets, rentals
The 80/20 rule, younger spouses, adult children, pet limits and rental restrictions. What federal law requires and where communities differ.
Buying new from GL Homes
Before you visit
Why your own agent costs you nothing, what changes if you do not have one, and the single moment where you can lose the option permanently.
Search every listing
Live MLS
Search active listings across Palm Beach County, or tell me your criteria and I will send you matches the day they hit, including pre-market.
Community guides
Every Valencia has its own page with floor plans, amenities, carrying costs and an honest read on who it suits. See all twelve.
Valencia Del Mar
Boynton Beach
The newest community in the Valencia series, and the first to offer two-story plans. New construction from GL Homes on Lyons Road, south of Valencia Grand.
Valencia Grand
Boynton Beach
The largest clubhouse in the Valencia series at 44,000 square feet, and the community that introduced indoor pickleball, a yoga garden and a sports simulator.
Valencia Sound
Boynton Beach
The smallest and the most social of the recent Valencias. Sold out by GL Homes, available only on resale, and it moves quickly.
Valencia Reserve
Boynton Beach
1,043 homes off Lyons Road, built 2009 to 2014, with a $9.3 million clubhouse rebuild approved by referendum. Read the assessment before you offer.
Valencia Cove
Boynton Beach
823 homes built between 2013 and 2018. Well established, well maintained, and the most 2010s house you can buy without paying new-construction pricing.
Valencia Shores
Lake Worth
1,143 homes in Lake Worth, one of the largest 55+ communities in Palm Beach County, and consistently among the best maintained.
Forty-seven years in this market
I was first licensed as a Florida Realtor in 1979 and I have been working Palm Beach and Broward counties ever since. I lived in Boca Raton from 1982 and my family now lives in Seven Bridges in Delray Beach, which puts me a few minutes from most of the communities on this site.
My work spans country club properties, oceanfront and intracoastal estates, guard-gated communities and active adult. Between 2016 and 2020 I was ranked the number one producer in Florida among my agency peers, fourteenth in the United States, and inducted into their Hall of Fame.
What I care about here is simpler than any of that. This is usually the last house somebody buys. Getting it right matters more than getting it done quickly, and I will tell you when a community is wrong for you even when it costs me the transaction.
Where should we start?
Tell me your budget, your timeline and roughly what your ideal week looks like. I will come back with the two or three communities that actually fit, current listings in each, and the association numbers you should be comparing.
No pressure and no obligation. (561) 542-7355
Harvey Dubov PA, Realtor, Signature International Premier Properties, 9080 Kimberly Boulevard, Suite 12, Boca Raton, FL 33434. Licensed in Florida since 1979. Not affiliated with, and not an authorized representative or agent of, GL Homes or any of its affiliates. All community information is provided for orientation and must be verified against current association and builder documents. Equal Housing Opportunity.