Every Community Inside Avenir, Palm Beach Gardens

Most buyers think they understand Avenir, but there’s a lot more to it than most people realize. Avenir is a master-planned community spanning approximately 5,000 acres in Palm Beach Gardens, featuring thousands of planned homes, multiple builders, conservation land, and a long-term vision for retail, dining, medical facilities, and infrastructure improvements. If you don’t understand the differences between the communities inside Avenir before you buy, you’re not just choosing the wrong house: you’re choosing the wrong lifestyle.

I’ve been going deep into Avenir recently, studying it, walking it, and analyzing the differences. As someone who has personally built multiple new construction homes, I’m not just looking at finishes and floor plans. I’m looking at decisions that impact how a home and a community actually live over time.

Avenir is still evolving. It’s about four years old, with active construction zones, future communities, and major components like the town center that aren’t yet fully complete. When you purchase here, you’re not just evaluating what exists today. You’re evaluating what this community is becoming.

Avenir has three distinct amenity categories, and the one your community is aligned with directly impacts your daily life.

• The Blue Heron Clubhouse is the original amenity center on the east side. It includes a resort-style pool, fitness center, tennis, pickleball, and a club room. Communities aligned with Blue Heron include Solana Bay, Coral Isles, Watermark, La Terre, and Windgate.
• The Great Egret Clubhouse is larger, at approximately 28,000 square feet, serving newer communities on the west side. It includes expanded amenities, dining, recreational facilities, and outdoor play areas. Communities aligned with Great Egret include Apex, Avondale, L’Ambiance, and upcoming WL communities like Stone Gate, Longview, and Lake Ridge.
• Private clubhouse communities include Regency at Avenir and Esprit at Avenir. Both are 55+ communities with their own amenity centers, not shared with other residents.

You can watch the full video above, or feel free to skip to the communities that interest you most using the timestamps below:

00:00 — Introduction

01:20 — Master Plan Overview

02:06 — Amenity Structure

02:15 — Blue Heron Clubhouse

02:45 — Great Egret Clubhouse

03:24 — Private 55+ Clubhouses

03:46 — Apex by GL Homes

04:34 — Avondale by DiVosta Homes

05:00 — Solana Bay by Akel Homes

05:56 — L’Ambiance by Kolter Homes

06:01 — Esprit at Avenir (55+)

07:35 — Regency by Toll Brothers (55+)

08:13 — Coral Isles by Kenco Communities

09:07 — Panther National

10:30 — Future Development

10:47 — Final Thoughts

Key Takeaways

The clubhouse alignment shapes your lifestyle. Blue Heron, Great Egret, and the private 55+ clubhouses each offer a different experience. Know which one your community is tied to before you commit.

Apex is the largest community inside Avenir, with over 900 homes planned by GL Homes, ranging from approximately 1,900 to over 5,500 square feet. It’s aligned with the Great Egret Clubhouse and designed to support a larger number of residents.

Solana Bay and Coral Isles offer different experiences on the east side. Solana Bay by Akel Homes has approximately 118 homes designed around a central lake. Coral Isles by Kenco Communities has approximately 107 homes on larger lots, often around a quarter of an acre, ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 square feet.

The 55+ communities operate independently. Esprit by Kolter Homes is the newest, with approximately 491 homes and a private 31,000-square-foot clubhouse. Regency by Toll Brothers has approximately 469 single-story homes and its own private clubhouse, the Pearl.

Avenir’s town center and infrastructure are still developing. The town center is expected to be completed around 2026 and will include expanded retail, dining, and services. A health park with a hospital and medical facilities is planned. Infrastructure improvements include expanding Beeline Highway and Coconut Boulevard. Current businesses in Avenir include Publix, Walgreens, Smoke and Maple Restaurant, H&H Bagels, Sloan’s Ice Cream, Field of Greens, and more.

If you’re considering Avenir and want to understand the real differences between these communities, I’ve spent significant time inside this development studying exactly that. I’d love to share what I’m seeing, what’s available, and how to match the right community to how you actually want to live. Call me at 908-256-0508, email me at lynn@serhant.com, or visit blog.soldpalmbeach.com. I look forward to hearing from you.