WCI Communities
Lennar's Luxury & Lifestyle Brand

WCI Communities was a Bonita Springs, FL-based luxury homebuilder founded in 1995. Best known for amenity-rich, lifestyle-driven golf, waterfront, and active-adult communities across Florida. In February 2017, Lennar Corporation acquired WCI for approximately $643 million. WCI continues to operate as the luxury / lifestyle arm of Lennar, particularly in Florida. Many of WCI's flagship communities, Pelican Preserve, Tidewater Preserve, Sarasota National, Talis Park, Tiburón, Evergrene. Remain active or actively traded in the resale market.

Yes. Under the Lennar umbrella. The WCI name is now used by Lennar to brand luxury and lifestyle-focused communities, especially in Southwest Florida and the Tampa/Sarasota corridor. Active new-construction WCI-branded or WCI-legacy communities currently include Pelican Preserve (Fort Myers · 55+ flagship), Sarasota National (Venice), and select sections of Sun City Center. Many of the historic WCI communities, Evergrene in Palm Beach Gardens, Tiburón in Naples, Tidewater Preserve in Bradenton, Pelican Landing in Bonita Springs. Are sold out from new construction and now trade exclusively in the resale market.

Lennar is the parent company. WCI is the luxury / lifestyle brand within the Lennar portfolio. Think of WCI as Lennar's positioning for amenity-heavy, gated, golf, waterfront, and 55+ communities. Typically with higher price points and richer common amenities (private marinas, championship golf, Audubon-certified preserves, town centers with concierge services). Standard Lennar communities tend to be more functional and price-focused; WCI-branded or WCI-legacy communities lean experiential and lifestyle-focused. The same Everything's Included® approach Lennar uses on its mainstream product is generally available on WCI homes too.

The primary WCI-developed community in Palm Beach County is Evergrene in Palm Beach Gardens. A 365-acre, 6-village master plan organized around a 36-acre lake, with Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary certification. Evergrene is now resale-only with prices generally ranging $700K to $2.5M depending on village and view. Other WCI / WCI-era communities in the Palm Beach area include Mirasol (Palm Beach Gardens, co-developed with Toll Brothers), Old Palm Golf Club (Palm Beach Gardens, ultra-luxury), and The Bears Club (Jupiter, Jack Nicklaus signature). All are resale-only at this point and require an experienced local agent to navigate club-membership requirements, transfer fees, and HOA structures.

WCI's footprint is heaviest along Florida's west coast and Southwest Florida, Naples (Tiburón, Talis Park), Bonita Springs (Pelican Landing, The Colony), Estero (Pelican Sound), Fort Myers (Pelican Preserve, Renaissance), and Marco Island (Hammock Bay). On the west coast they're also strong in Bradenton (Tidewater Preserve, Tidewater), Venice (Sarasota National), and Sun City Center. Treasure Coast includes Grand Harbor in Vero Beach. The Space Coast has Hammock Beach in Palm Coast. East coast WCI presence is concentrated in Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter.

Yes. Like virtually every major builder, Lennar (and WCI under Lennar) pays a buyer-agent commission, so our representation costs you nothing. The standard builder registration rule applies: your agent must be registered before your first visit to a WCI or Lennar sales office or model home. Walk in without an agent on record and Lennar will not add one to the contract after the fact. This is enforced strictly across the Lennar portfolio. Call us before you go.

Resale WCI homes work like any other MLS transaction. Different from new construction. The seller's listing agreement determines the cooperating-commission structure, which we'll review with you upfront. Where it gets nuanced in WCI communities is the club membership: many WCI golf and country club communities (Mirasol, Old Palm, Tiburón, The Bears Club, etc.) have mandatory equity or social memberships, transfer fees that can run $25K to $250K+, and waitlists for full golf access. We help you read the HOA docs, the membership transfer schedule, and the capital contribution requirements before you put pen to paper. This is where a local agent who's transacted in these clubs earns their commission.

Lennar pushes buyers toward Lennar Mortgage (their in-house captive lender) on new construction, often paired with closing-cost incentives or rate buydowns for using them. You're not required to use Lennar Mortgage to purchase, and we recommend always comparing at least one outside lender. For WCI-priced product ($700K–$30M+), you're typically in Jumbo, Super-Jumbo, or portfolio-lender territory. Which is where shopping matters most. We can pair you with Mortgage Capital (HomeMTG.loans), our in-house brokerage offering FHA, VA, Conventional, DSCR, Non-QM, and Jumbo programs. For ultra-luxury (Old Palm, The Bears Club, Tiburón), portfolio lenders and private banking relationships often beat both Lennar Mortgage and standard Jumbo lenders.