Valencia Sound

Valencia Sound is a GL Homes 55-plus, gated community on Lyons Road between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue on the western outskirts of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, with construction beginning in 2019, making it one of the newer GL Homes Valencia communities in the corridor at the time of its launch. It is a genuinely distinct community from Valencia Lakes, Valencia Reserve, Valencia Grand, and the other Boynton Beach Valencia communities, as well as from Valencia Falls and Valencia Palms in Delray Beach and the several Valencia villages within Riverland in Port St. Lucie. Valencia Sound’s home count carries a genuine discrepancy across the sources reviewed for this research: 412 homes is the most consistently cited and repeated figure, appearing across multiple dedicated real-estate sources including 55places and Homes.com, while at least two other sources cite a considerably higher figure of 653 homes. Given the much stronger and more frequent support for 412, that figure is treated as the more reliable one here, with the 653 figure flagged as likely reflecting either an error or a conflation with a different community or development phase. Homes span 1,583 to 3,510 square feet, with 2 to 4 bedrooms, 2 to 4.5 bathrooms, all built as single-story designs, with 2 to 3 car garages. What genuinely distinguishes Valencia Sound from many comparable GL Homes Valencia communities is its dedicated Racquet Club, offering more than 20 sport courts: 6 lighted clay tennis courts, 4 lighted clay bocce courts, and 11 lighted pickleball courts, a genuinely exceptional concentration of racquet-sport infrastructure for a single, moderately sized community. This sits alongside a substantial 39,000-square-foot clubhouse with resort-style pools, a card room, a demonstration kitchen, and a fitness center, giving residents a comprehensive amenity package beyond the standout racquet-sport offering. HOA fees run approximately $857 to $898 per month, with the more recent, more detailed figure, dated January 2025, citing $898 per month specifically; dues include an on-site social director, a property manager, 24/7 gate service, landscaping, pest control, and alarm monitoring, a comprehensive bundle reflecting the community’s newer construction and more extensive amenity package relative to older GL Homes Valencia communities. No Community Development District fee information was confirmed for Valencia Sound in this research. For healthcare access, Delray Medical Center is among the nearest major hospitals serving the broader Lyons Road corridor, given Valencia Sound’s southern position within that corridor near Atlantic Avenue; precise, sourced mileage specific to the community itself was not found in this research. For air travel, a general estimate places the Lyons Road corridor roughly 13 to 17 driving miles from Palm Beach International Airport, likely a 20-to-30-minute drive depending on traffic, though this figure was not independently sourced for Valencia Sound specifically. Buyers who prioritize tennis, pickleball, or bocce as central to their active-adult lifestyle will likely find Valencia Sound’s Racquet Club a genuinely compelling differentiator relative to other GL Homes Valencia communities in the Boynton Beach corridor, many of which offer more modest court counts. This racquet-sport focus, combined with the community’s relatively newer, single-story housing stock, positions Valencia Sound as a strong option for buyers specifically drawn to an active, sport-oriented daily lifestyle. Valencia Sound’s single-story-only housing stock is itself a genuine advantage for buyers specifically prioritizing single-level living as they age in place, avoiding the stairs that some of GL Homes’ older, multi-level Valencia floor plans may include. Combined with the community’s newer 2019 construction start, Valencia Sound offers a meaningfully more contemporary layout and finish standard than GL Homes’ earlier Boynton Beach Valencia communities, while remaining more moderately priced than the newest Valencia Grand. Given the genuine discrepancy identified in this research around Valencia Sound’s total home count, prospective buyers should confirm the community’s actual size directly with GL Homes or a local agent rather than relying on either the 412-home or 653-home figure without independent verification. Buyers should likewise confirm current HOA fees and precise hospital and airport mileage directly before finalizing a purchase decision, since neither figure was pinned down with full confidence in the sources reviewed for this research, and both are readily available directly from the HOA office or a current listing agent. Valencia Sound’s position within GL Homes’ broader Boynton Beach Valencia lineup places it between the mid-era Valencia Reserve and the newest, most expensive Valencia Grand, offering buyers a genuinely contemporary construction vintage and a standout racquet-sport amenity package without reaching Valencia Grand’s premium price tier. This middle positioning, combined with the community’s specific strength in tennis, bocce, and pickleball infrastructure, gives Valencia Sound a genuinely distinct identity within the broader Lyons Road corridor, one that should factor prominently into any comparison against GL Homes’ other Boynton Beach Valencia communities for buyers whose daily lifestyle centers substantially around racquet sports and active outdoor recreation rather than golf or waterfront amenities. Overall, Valencia Sound stands out as one of the strongest racquet-sport-focused active-adult communities anywhere in the Boynton Beach corridor, and a genuinely compelling option for tennis, bocce, and pickleball enthusiasts specifically who prioritize court access above nearly every other single amenity consideration.

Age Restriction

Valencia Sound is a GL Homes 55-plus, gated community on Lyons Road between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue on the western outskirts of Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County, with construction beginning in 2019. It is a genuinely distinct community from Valencia Lakes, Valencia Reserve, Valencia Grand, and the other Boynton Beach Valencia communities, as well as from Valencia Falls and Valencia Palms in Delray Beach and the Riverland-area Valencia villages in Port St. Lucie.

Housing Types

• Single-family homes (all one-story)

Pricing

Valencia Sound’s home count shows a discrepancy across sources: 412 homes is the most consistently cited and repeated figure across multiple dedicated real-estate sources, while at least two sources cite a considerably higher figure of 653 homes, which appears likely to be an error or a conflation with a different community or phase; 412 is treated as the more reliable figure here. Homes span 1,583 to 3,510 square feet, with 2 to 4 bedrooms, 2 to 4.5 bathrooms, all one-story, with 2 to 3 car garages.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: HOA fees run approximately $857 to $898 per month, with the more recent, more detailed figure (dated January 2025) citing $898 per month; dues include an on-site social director, property manager, 24/7 gate, landscaping, pest control, and alarm monitoring.

CDD Assessment: No Community Development District fee information was confirmed for Valencia Sound in this research.

Amenities

• A 39,000-square-foot clubhouse with resort-style pools and a fitness center
• A dedicated Racquet Club with more than 20 sport courts: 6 lighted clay tennis courts, 4 lighted clay bocce courts, and 11 lighted pickleball courts

Getting Around

Healthcare: Delray Medical Center is among the nearest major hospitals serving the broader Lyons Road corridor, given Valencia Sound’s southern position within that corridor near Atlantic Avenue; precise, sourced mileage specific to Valencia Sound was not found in this research.

Airport: A general estimate places the Lyons Road Valencia corridor roughly 13 to 17 driving miles from Palm Beach International Airport, likely a 20-to-30-minute drive; this figure was not independently sourced for Valencia Sound specifically.