Lotus Palm by GL Homes: Your Questions Answered

Yet another exciting, new construction luxury community will soon be completed on the site of a neglected municipal golf course. This time around, the former site of the Boca Municipal Golf Course, located off Glades Road and west of the Florida Turnpike will be converted to GL Homes’ newest project: Lotus Palm. 

Potential homeowners who have missed the boat on Boca Bridges, Lotus, Seven Bridges, and other popular Boca Raton and Delray Beach new construction communities are no doubt delighted to hear of this latest opportunity to design and build their own brand-new South Florida luxury residence. 

As experts in the Boca Raton luxury niche, we’re happy to answer as many of your questions as

Upping the ante on Mizner Trail

In November, there was news of a proposed settlement of the lawsuit resulting from Palm Beach County’s approval last June of development on the old Mizner Trail Golf Course. I can report that in December there was a second offer.

The main plaintiff in the lawsuit, which argues that the county’s approval is illegal, is the Boca Del Mar Improvement Association. It’s the umbrella group for all the homeowner associations in Boca Del Mar, between Camino Real and Southwest 18th Street west of Military Trail. Mizner Trail is one of two golf courses in Boca Del Mar, which was developed 40 years ago. The other plaintiffs are a small number of residents.

The first offer was $250,000 to the improvement association. The

Astaldi Construction of Davie, Florida broke ground on the new construction of I-95's newest interchange at Spanish River Boulevard.  Besides the new exit at Spanish River in East Boca Raton, work includes widening Spanish River Boulevard west of FAU Boulevard, constructing 13 bridges between Spanish River Boulevard and Yamato Road, signalized intersection improvements and the addition of auxiliary lanes on Yamato Road, and sound wall construction along Yamato Road and on the east side of I-95 north of Yamato Road.  When the $66.7 million project is finished in late 2016, it will give Boca Raton its fifth I-95 interchange and provide Florida Atlantic University direct access to and from the highway. It also will be the first new I-95 interchange in Palm