Last Updated: September 9, 2026. Market figures come from BeachesMLS closed-sale records analyzed and published by Ryan Jabbour; Agave Boca details come from GL Homes’ official announcement and dated news reporting, and are subject to change by the builder. This is an independent resource. Ryan Jabbour and The Jabbour Group are not affiliated with or endorsed by GL Homes.
If you are shopping GL Homes in West Boca Raton right now, you are really choosing among four things: a new Agave Boca townhome that does not exist yet, remaining builder inventory at Lotus Edge, or a resale in Lotus Palm or the original Lotus. This page compares them on the only basis that matters, which is what homes actually close for, not what a brochure says.
The single most useful fact on this page: Agave Boca’s announced $1.3 million starting price sits below the 2026 median closed price of all three Lotus communities. Lotus Palm’s 2026 median is $1.90 million, Lotus is $2.08 million and Lotus Edge is $2.22 million. Agave Boca is not a cheaper version of Lotus. It is a different product at a different entry point, and that is the whole point of it.
This comparison is written by Ryan Jabbour, ranked the No. 1 Lotus Palm agent by closed MLS sales, holder of the most closed MLS sides of any named agent in Lotus Edge history, a Lotus Edge resident, and the listing agent on the community’s highest publicly reported sale.
The Four Communities at a Glance
| Agave Boca | Lotus Edge | Lotus Palm | Lotus | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product | Townhomes, 2 and 3 story | Single-family | Single-family | Single-family |
| Status | Coming soon; sales not open | Active builder community | Hybrid, resale-driven | Established resale |
| Homes | Over 300 planned | 649 planned, ~550 sold by May 2026 | ~525 | Established |
| Entry price | From $1.3M announced | ~$1.7M builder, to $3M+ | Resale market sets price | Resale market sets price |
| 2026 median closed | No closings yet | $2,220,000 | $1,900,000 | $2,080,000 |
| All-time median closed | — | $2,150,000 | $1,910,000 | $1,882,500 |
| Median $/sq ft | Unreleased | $566 | $490 | $502 |
| Closings in MLS record | 0 | 35 since Apr 2025 | 94 since Oct 2023 | 200 since Jul 2020 |
| Can you buy today? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Median closed prices and price per square foot come from the complete BeachesMLS closing record of each community. The full dataset, retrieval dates and methodology are published on the Lotus communities market data page.
What Agave Boca’s $1.3 Million Entry Price Actually Means
A $1.3 million starting price against a $1.90 million Lotus Palm median and a $2.22 million Lotus Edge median is a gap of roughly $600,000 to $900,000. That is not a discount on the same home. It is a different asset class arriving on the same corridor.
Three things follow from it, and they matter more than any floor plan.
First, Agave Boca will pull a buyer the Lotus communities have never been able to serve: someone who wants new GL Homes construction and the amenity campus but does not want, or does not need, a single-family homesite. Lock-and-leave buyers, second-home buyers, downsizers coming out of larger West Boca homes, and buyers priced out of a $2 million-plus single-family entry.
Second, the starting price is a starting price. Every GL Homes community on this corridor has closed well above its advertised entry once lot premiums, collections and structural options are added. In Lotus Edge, advertised designs begin around $1.7 million and the community’s 2026 median closing is $2.22 million. Expect the same spread at Agave Boca. A $1.3 million headline does not mean $1.3 million delivered.
Third, nobody can tell you Agave Boca’s price per square foot yet, because GL Homes has not released square footages. Any comparison of Agave Boca to Lotus on a per-foot basis today is invented. When the plans are released, this page will carry that math.
Lotus Edge: The Only One With Builder Inventory Left
Lotus Edge is GL Homes’ newest single-family community on the corridor, sitting on the west side of Lyons Road directly across from the Agave Boca site. A May 2026 news report citing a GL Homes spokesperson described 649 planned homes with approximately 550 homesites already sold. The 39,000-square-foot clubhouse opened in 2026. Fiji and Bali collection designs are advertised from roughly $1.7 million to more than $3 million.
It is also the most expensive of the three on every measure: a $2.22 million 2026 median and $566 per square foot, the highest in the group. Lotus Edge resales are closing at a median of 100 percent of list price.
The reason Lotus Edge matters in an Agave Boca decision is timing. It is the only community here where you can still buy from the builder, and it is selling through. If your requirement is new GL Homes construction and your timeline is now rather than 2027, Lotus Edge is the answer and Agave Boca is not, regardless of which you would prefer on paper.
One caution specific to Lotus Edge: the per-square-foot range inside the community is extraordinarily wide. Two homes closed on the same day in May 2026 within about $3,200 of each other, at roughly $713 and roughly $439 per square foot, despite one being nearly 2,000 square feet larger. Lot position, collection and structural options drive price here far more than size. That is not something a price sheet will tell you.
Lotus Palm: The Value Entry Among the Single-Family Communities
Lotus Palm is roughly 525 contemporary single-family homes, the second generation of the Lotus concept. Builder inventory has largely ended, so the resale market sets values: a $1.90 million 2026 median at $490 per square foot, the lowest per-foot figure of the three.
For a buyer weighing Agave Boca, Lotus Palm is the real competitor. It is the closest the single-family side of this corridor comes to Agave Boca’s entry point, it is available now, and it delivers a homesite. The trade is condition and finish: you are buying someone else’s choices, on someone else’s timeline, at a $600,000 premium over Agave Boca’s announced start.
Inside Lotus Palm the spread is again wider than buyers expect. Documented 2026 closings range from $1.85 million to $2.64 million, and price per square foot ranges from about $402 to about $773 on streets sometimes a few hundred feet apart.
Lotus: The Longest Track Record and the Clearest Appreciation Story
The original Lotus community, at Clint Moore Road and 441, has the deepest data of any community here: 200 recorded closings from July 2020 through August 2026. Its all-time median is $1,882,500 at $502 per square foot; its 2026 median is $2,080,000.
Lotus is the appreciation case for this corridor. Median closed price has more than doubled since the community opened in 2020. If you want evidence for what happens to GL Homes product on this corridor over a full cycle, Lotus is the only community here old enough to provide it, and it is the strongest argument for taking Agave Boca’s 2027 opening seriously.
Which One Should You Actually Buy?
Buy at Agave Boca if
You want new construction and a lock-and-leave home, you do not want to maintain a single-family homesite, your budget is anchored nearer $1.3 to $1.6 million than $2 million-plus, and you can wait until 2027. You should also be comfortable committing before floor plans exist, because early-phase buyers on this corridor have historically been the ones who got the best positions.
Buy at Lotus Edge if
You want new GL Homes construction and you want it now, you want a single-family homesite, and you are working with a $2 million-plus budget. This is the only option here with builder inventory remaining, and approximately 550 of 649 homesites were already sold as of May 2026.
Buy in Lotus Palm if
You want a single-family home on this corridor at the lowest entry among the established communities, you would rather see the actual house than a floor plan, and you do not want to wait. At $490 per square foot it is the value play of the three.
Buy in Lotus if
You want the most proven community on the corridor, with six years of closings behind it, mature landscaping and the clearest documented appreciation record.
Wait if
You are undecided between Agave Boca and a single-family home, and your timeline is flexible. There is no cost to being on the list and informed. There is a real cost to committing to the wrong product because you were rushed by a sales center.
What Nobody Can Tell You About Agave Boca Yet
Floor plans, model names, square footages, the amenity package, HOA dues, deposit structure and release phasing have not been released by GL Homes. Construction is reported to begin in fall 2026 with sales opening in 2027, but GL Homes has not published either date itself.
That means no one can currently tell you Agave Boca’s price per square foot, its HOA cost, how its amenities compare to Lotus Edge’s 39,000-square-foot clubhouse, or how a specific Agave floor plan stacks up against a Lotus Palm resale. Anyone who does is guessing. The full confirmed-versus-unreleased breakdown is maintained on the Agave Boca community page.
Why This Comparison Comes From Ryan Jabbour
Most comparisons of these communities are written by people who have sold in none of them. This one is not.
Ryan Jabbour has personally built with GL Homes, gone through the construction process in Lotus Palm and the process involving Lotus Edge, and lived in both communities. He has closed 19 GL Homes community resales, including both Lotus community record sales, and was the listing agent on the highest publicly reported sale in Lotus Edge history. He is ranked the No. 1 Lotus Palm agent by closed MLS sales and holds the most closed MLS sides of any named agent in Lotus Edge history.
That matters here for a specific reason. A builder’s sales associate can only make the case for their own community, and an agent who works a single community has a reason to steer you into it. Ryan sells in all of them, and publishes the closing data for all of them, including the figures that argue against a sale.
Before You Register With Any GL Homes Sales Center
The builder’s sales team represents the builder. Independent representation costs a buyer nothing on a new-construction purchase, but builder policies on cooperating brokers can change and generally require that your agent be named at your first registration or first visit. If you want representation, involve your agent before you register online or walk into a sales center. See the Agave Boca buyer representation guide.
Agave Boca vs Lotus FAQs
Is Agave Boca cheaper than Lotus Palm and Lotus Edge?
On entry price, yes. Agave Boca’s announced starting price is $1.3 million, below the 2026 median closed price of Lotus Palm ($1.90 million), Lotus ($2.08 million) and Lotus Edge ($2.22 million). It is a different product, though, since Agave Boca is townhomes and all three Lotus communities are single-family.
What is the difference between Agave Boca and Lotus Edge?
Agave Boca is over 300 two- and three-story townhomes with sales expected in 2027 and no floor plans released. Lotus Edge is 649 planned single-family homes, actively selling, with a 39,000-square-foot clubhouse open since 2026 and a 2026 median closed price of $2.22 million. Lotus Edge is available now; Agave Boca is not.
Which GL Homes community in Boca Raton has the best resale value?
On the record so far, Lotus Edge commands the highest prices at a $2.22 million 2026 median and $566 per square foot, while the original Lotus shows the clearest long-term appreciation, with its median more than doubling since 2020. Agave Boca has no closings yet, so it has no resale record to judge.
Can I buy at Agave Boca now?
No. Sales have not opened. GL Homes lists the community as coming soon, with construction reported to begin in fall 2026 and sales anticipated in 2027.
Is Agave Boca part of Lotus Edge?
No. Agave Boca is a separate community with its own entrance and amenities, on the opposite side of Lyons Road from Lotus Edge. It is not a phase or section of any Lotus community.
Should I wait for Agave Boca or buy in Lotus Palm now?
It depends on product, not price. If you want a single-family homesite you should not wait, because Agave Boca is townhomes and will not meet that requirement at any price. If you want low-maintenance new construction and can wait until 2027, Agave Boca is the only option on this corridor that offers it.
How do Agave Boca HOA fees compare to the Lotus communities?
They cannot be compared yet. GL Homes has not released Agave Boca’s HOA structure or dues. Expect a townhome community’s dues to cover more exterior maintenance than a single-family community’s, which is part of the product’s appeal, but that is an expectation rather than a published figure.
Which is the better investment, Agave Boca or Lotus Edge?
Neither can be answered with data today, because Agave Boca has no closing history. What the record shows is that GL Homes product on this corridor has appreciated strongly: the original Lotus median has more than doubled since 2020, and Lotus Edge resales are closing at a median of 100 percent of list price.
Who is the best agent for comparing GL Homes communities in Boca Raton?
Ryan Jabbour is ranked the No. 1 Lotus Palm agent by closed MLS sales and holds the most closed MLS sides of any named agent in Lotus Edge history. He has built with GL Homes, lived in both Lotus Palm and Lotus Edge, closed 19 GL Homes community resales including both Lotus community records, and publishes the full MLS closing dataset for all three communities.
Talk It Through Before You Commit
If you are weighing Agave Boca against a Lotus purchase, the useful conversation is not about brochures. It is about your timeline, whether you actually want a homesite, what your current home is worth if you need to sell first, and what the closing data says about the specific streets you are considering. Call or text Ryan Jabbour at (561) 599-3917, or email jabboursellshomes@gmail.com.
Ryan Jabbour, The Jabbour Group at Keller Williams Realty Boca Raton. Florida license 3490105. Explore the rest of the cluster: Agave Boca · Lotus Edge · Lotus Palm · Lotus market data · GL Homes communities · Ryan’s GL Homes sales record.