{"id":54324,"date":"2026-08-22T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/54324\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T11:50:09","slug":"plan-to-add-west-boca-homes-to-golf-course-draws-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/54324\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan to add West Boca homes to golf course draws challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Plans to build new residences on a West Boca golf course have been scaled back, bringing a developer\u2019s latest proposal down to just over 460 homes.<\/p>\n

The effort has been unfolding over the past year alongside pushback from the Boca Lago community, and more recently, an ongoing court case, which is set for a hearing in early September.<\/p>\n

Boca Lago, at 8665 Juego Way<\/a>, is a large community with more than 1,800 homes, and a 27-hole golf course.<\/p>\n

The community encompasses a large swath of land in West Boca, framed to the south by Palmetto Park Road and to the east by Boca Rio Road. Its western boundary is Lyons Road and its northern boundary is a few blocks south of Glades Road.<\/p>\n

In documents submitted on July 27 to Palm Beach County, developer Lennar Homes outlined a plan for 463 townhomes and a renovated 18-hole golf course.<\/p>\n

This is a drop from an earlier version of the project that proposed 762 townhomes and condominiums.<\/a> Last year, that plan was met with avid opposition from residents who raised concerns about traffic, emergency-response times and their quality of life being affected.<\/p>\n

According to the documents: \u201cThe proposed revisions to the master plan include a comprehensive transformation of the site to provide for additional residences while enhancing functionality and overall community experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The townhomes are proposed to be built in five different \u201cresidential pods,\u201d which will each have internal roadways with pedestrian pathways and landscaping to \u201ccreate a cohesive neighborhood environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elliot Cohen, a Lennar spokesperson, said in an email the company generally does not \u201cpublicly comment on communities that are going through the approval process.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to continue working with the surrounding neighborhoods as we make progress,\u201d Cohen wrote.<\/p>\n

Community outreach<\/p>\n

In February, the county\u2019s planning, zoning and building executive director, Whitney Carroll, said<\/a> Lennar\u2019s original proposal had \u201csignificant issues that are still being addressed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lennar says it has since \u201chas implemented extensive outreach efforts to maintain clear communication with the Boca Lago community throughout its residential development process,\u201d according to county documents.<\/p>\n

These efforts include launching a website, digital newsletters, appointing community liaisons, sending letters to property owners and conducting meetings with Boca Lago leadership.<\/p>\n

According to the county\u2019s zoning department, Lennar\u2019s project still is \u201cin process,\u201d but has not been set\u00a0for public hearing.<\/p>\n

Despite the revisions and outreach, some still oppose any new Boca Lago development. Sheri Scarborough is the president of the West Boca Community Council<\/a>, and though she was not initially aware of the proposed revisions, she said she doesn\u2019t think\u00a0residential development is a good fit \u201cat this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Scarborough said she thinks the area\u2019s roads need to be improved before any more residences are added, leading to more drivers in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Boca Rio was widened, if there was a turnpike interchange on Palmetto Park, that would be different. But right now, Lyons Road is just overly congested,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The traffic issue then \u201ctrickles down to a safety concern,\u201d Scarborough said. She said she and others are worried fire-rescue response times won\u2019t be as quick if traffic is \u201cbumper to bumper.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Kimley Horn traffic study projects 2,870 new daily traffic trips if Lennar\u2019s project is approved as proposed.<\/p>\n

According to the county, road improvements are coming for some of the thoroughfares near Boca Lago.<\/p>\n

For example, Boca Rio Road \u2014 the corridor just west of Florida\u2019s Turnpike that runs parallel to that highway \u2014\u00a0is set to be widened between Glades Road and Southwest 18th Street, though that may not be fully completed for several years.<\/p>\n

Lyons Road also is set to be widened between Palmetto Park Road and Southwest 18th Street, and intersection improvements at Palmetto Park Road and Lyons Road also are planned.<\/p>\n