23,735-square-foot facility to service booming population in western communities
John Carter, Senior VP, Minto Communities; Anne Gannon, Constitutional Tax Collector serving Palm Beach County; Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
A new service center for the Palm Beach County Tax Collector office is now open to the public in the City of Westlake. Located at 16440 Town Center Parkway South, the 23,735-square-foot facility will serve the growing population of Westlake and neighboring communities.
On Feb. 22, Anne M. Gannon, the Constitutional Tax Collector serving Palm Beach County, dedicated the service center with a ribbon cutting and tour for invited guests. The building was designed with a modern look and feel and has a comfortable, spacious area inside to service residents.
Roger Manning, City of Westlake Mayor; Melissa McKinlay, Palm Beach County Commissioner, District 6; Anne Gannon, Constitutional Tax Collector serving Palm Beach County; Dorothy Jacks, Palm Beach County Property Appraiser
In 2020, the agency purchased 4.63-acres from Minto Communities USA, the master developer of Westlake, to build this state-of-the-art facility. It replaces an office that was located in Royal Palm Beach, which is now closed.
“We are so thrilled that the Tax Collector chose Westlake to build its newest service center,” said John Carter, Minto Communities USA Senior Vice President. “Going forward, it will be a lot more convenient for our residents to take a driver’s test, register their automobile or boat, or apply for a hunting for fishing license.”
Exterior of building
“The increase in population in the western communities required a broad view of how best to provide services in the community,” Gannon said. “Our priority is to serve as many clients as efficiently as possible, and that meant building a new service center that can handle more clients. With the need for property to build a new facility at a premium, we purchased the land in Westlake as it was a perfect location to build the new service center to provide a gateway to better serve our western communities,” she added.
Westlake is approved for 4,500 homes and over two-million square feet of commercial development. The Tax Collector office is the fourth non-residential development to open in the city since it incorporated in 2016. A fire station, a stand-alone emergency medical facility, and 7-Eleven convenient store and gas station have all come online over the past few years, with more development in the pipeline.
Exterior of building
The city council recently approved site plans for a new shopping center and cluster of restaurants known as the Shoppes of Westlake Landings, as well as a new family entertainment center known as Adrenaline World. Construction on both projects is expected to start in 2022. A self-storage facility is also being planned for the 50-acre Westlake Landings business park. Nearby, a second 7-Eleven store should be open for business soon.
Meanwhile, Publix recently broke ground on a multi-tenant retail center that will be anchored by a 50,000-square-foot grocery store, and Christ Fellowship Church has broken ground on an 800-seat worship center.
Minto offers single-family and estate homes in Westlake, priced from the $400s to $800s. Seven model homes are open daily for touring by appointment.
Westlake is located at 16610 Town Center Parkway North in the City of Westlake, on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road between Southern Blvd. and Northlake Blvd. For more information on the community call 888-299-3628 or visit www.WestlakeFL.com.
About Minto Communities USA:
Minto Communities USA, based in Florida since 1978, has represented integrity, financial strength and enduring value for over 40 years. Minto builds exceptional new homes and communities to meet every lifestyle, with more than 30,000 new homes built in 48 communities. Minto is dedicated to continuous improvement in design, quality and customer experience. These are just some of the elements that set Minto apart as an exceptional homebuilder and community developer and have earned the company national recognition that includes consistently high rankings from Eliant Customer Service Surveys. Minto has been recognized with multiple national awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for community and home design, including Best Single-Family Community Over 100 Homes and Best Sales Center for Westlake in the City of Westlake; Best Mixed-Use Community and Best Clubhouse for The Isles of Collier Preserve in Naples, Florida; Best Clubhouse for the Harbour Isle Beach Club in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida. Minto has also earned multiple Aurora Awards from the Southeast Building Conference for Westlake, including the 2018 Silver Award for Best Single-Family Residential Community.
Minto is also recognized throughout the homebuilding industry as an expert in developing active-adult communities. The NAHB named Minto as 2019’s 55+ Builder of the Year. Minto’s Latitude Margaritaville Daytona Beach was awarded 55+ Community of the Year for 2019, and Latitude Margaritaville Hilton Head was awarded 55+ Community of the Year for 2020.
About The Constitutional Tax Collector, serving Palm Beach County
The Constitutional Tax Collector, serving Palm Beach County, was established as an independent agency in 1885 by the Florida Constitution. Today, Anne M. Gannon, the first woman elected to the office of Constitutional Tax Collector in Palm Beach County, is serving her fourth consecutive four-year term. The Tax Collector’s main office is located at 301 N. Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach. Five additional service centers are located throughout the county, serving the region’s 1.6 million residents with real estate property, tangible property, and tourist development tax services, vehicle and vessel registration, motor vehicle license services, and other services including hunting and fishing licenses. With a team of more than 300 employees dedicated to providing unparalleled service that inspires trust, the PBC Tax Collector’s Office collected $4.2 billion in property taxes during the 2020 property tax year. For additional information, visit PBCTAX.com, or follow @TaxPBC on Twitter and Instagram, @PBCTax on Facebook, and @TaxCollectorPBC on YouTube.
