Drive Lyons Road between Clint Moore and Atlantic Avenue and you pass three separate guard gates in under two miles, all built by the same company, all selling some version of the same pitch: resort-style clubhouse living without the six-figure country club initiation fee. The Bridges came first. Seven Bridges followed. Boca Bridges arrived last, newest and most expensive of the three.
A buyer cross-shopping all three usually assumes the market treats them on a simple sliding scale: pay more, get newer construction, and probably wait a little longer to close because there are fewer buyers who can write a $4 million check. The figures here do not support a simple speed ranking. Among the two communities with active-listing data, Boca Bridges has the longer average time on market; Seven Bridges has the shorter one. The Bridges figure is based on closed sales, so it is not directly comparable.
What the Listings Actually Show Right Now
GL Homes built all three communities using a similar formula: gated entry, a central clubhouse, tennis and pickleball, and no mandatory golf membership standing between a homeowner and the amenities. But the resale math across them is not interchangeable, and current listing data makes that clear.
| Community | Built | Homes | Home Size Range | Clubhouse | Signature Dining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bridges | 2013–2016 | roughly 600 | ~2,450–7,500 sq ft | ~17,000 sq ft | The Grille, catered by Potions in Motion |
| Seven Bridges | between The Bridges and Boca Bridges | several hundred | 2,500 to over 5,000 sq ft | ~30,000 sq ft | Poolside bistro |
| Boca Bridges | 2020–2022 | roughly 500 | ~2,500–8,100 sq ft | 27,000 sq ft | CUT 5, a chef-led restaurant |
As of September 2026, the seven Boca Bridges homes actively listed carried a median list price of $4.74 million at roughly $802 a square foot, and had already logged an average of 77 days on market with no sale yet in hand. As of June 2026, the seven Seven Bridges listings sat at a median list price of $2.69 million, about $584 a square foot, averaging just 45 days on market. The Bridges, the oldest and least expensive of the three, closed 39 sales over the twelve months ending August 2026 at an average of $357 a square foot and roughly 79 days to actually sell.
Line those three numbers up and the price ladder behaves exactly as expected: newer costs more per square foot. The reported time-on-market figures do not form a directly comparable speed ladder. Boca Bridges, at the top of the price scale, has a 77-day average for active listings; The Bridges, at the bottom, recorded roughly 79 days among closed sales. Seven Bridges, sitting in the middle on price, has the shortest active-listing average in the figures above.
The Speed Nobody Expected
There are a few possible explanations for why Seven Bridges has the shortest active-listing average in the figures above.
The first is buyer pool depth. A $2.69 million median list price sits in a range where more move-up buyers, relocating families, and equity-rich sellers from older Boca communities can actually compete. A $4.74 million entry point in Boca Bridges narrows that pool considerably. Fewer qualified buyers means each listing waits longer for the right match, regardless of how new the kitchen is.
The second is inventory age and comp density. Boca Bridges only finished construction in 2022, so the resale market there is still thin. With roughly 500 homes total and only a handful listed at any given time, each sale has less recent comparable data to lean on, which can slow negotiations as buyers and sellers work harder to agree on where a home should land relative to the last one that sold.
The third is worth saying plainly: newer is not automatically faster. It is tempting to assume the newest construction always wins on speed because buyers want the latest finishes. The current data on this corridor argues against that assumption. A community's resale velocity has more to do with how many buyers can realistically afford to be there than with how recently it was built.
What "No Mandatory Golf" Actually Buys at Each Clubhouse
All three communities make the same promise: full amenity access without a country club membership standing in the way. But the dining experience at each clubhouse is not identical, and it is worth understanding before assuming the three are interchangeable on lifestyle alone.
Boca Bridges built its identity around its restaurant. CUT 5, led by a chef who curates a rotating seasonal menu, anchors the 27,000-square-foot clubhouse and functions as the community's social center on weekend nights. Seven Bridges takes a lighter approach with a poolside bistro inside its roughly 30,000-square-foot clubhouse, geared more toward a quick bite after tennis than a destination dinner. The Bridges outsources its food and beverage program entirely. The Grille and the clubhouse restaurant are operated by Potions in Motion, a third-party caterer, and residents describe Friday nights there as one of the more social times of the week to gather at the clubhouse pool and patio bar.
None of the three requires a golf membership, and none of the three carries the initiation fees associated with traditional country clubs elsewhere in West Boca. But a buyer choosing between them based on lifestyle should know that a chef-driven restaurant, a casual bistro, and an outsourced catering operation are three different day-to-day experiences, even if the marketing language around all three sounds similar.
The Numbers Don't All Measure the Same Thing
Two things are worth flagging before treating any of these figures as gospel. First, the days-on-market numbers for Seven Bridges and Boca Bridges reflect currently active listings, meaning the clock is still running on homes that have not sold yet. Boca Bridges' 77-day average could climb higher before those seven homes close. The Bridges' 79-day figure, by contrast, comes from closed sales over the prior twelve months, a completed number rather than a live one. Comparing an accumulating average to a finished one is not perfectly apples to apples, but the direction of the gap between Seven Bridges and Boca Bridges holds either way, since both are measured the same live way.
Second, portals do not always agree on the same community. A separate data source tracking The Bridges over a trailing twelve-month window put the median sale price at $1.715 million with an average of 57 days on market, noticeably different from the $1.95 million average and 79-day figure pulled from closed MLS sales through August 2026. Neither number is wrong. They are measuring slightly different windows and slightly different sets of closed transactions. The lesson for a buyer or seller is not to anchor to a single portal's headline median, but to ask what window of time and what sample of homes actually produced that number.
Choosing Between the Three
For a buyer trying to decide where to focus, the current data suggests a few reasonable starting points:
- Prioritizing speed and a deeper buyer pool if you sell later: Seven Bridges currently has the shortest reported average time on market among the two communities with active-listing data, which matters if resale flexibility down the road is part of the decision.
- Prioritizing the newest construction and willing to accept a longer runway: Boca Bridges offers the newest homes and the largest floor plans, but buyers and sellers there should plan for a longer marketing period given the thinner buyer pool at that price point.
- Prioritizing entry price and established landscaping: The Bridges remains the value entry point of the three, with mature trees and a settled neighborhood feel that comes with a decade of residents already in place.
None of these is a wrong answer. They are three different bets on price, timeline, and lifestyle, all wearing very similar gate signage.
Quick Answers
Are all three communities built by the same company? Yes. GL Homes developed The Bridges, Seven Bridges, and Boca Bridges as three separate but related projects along the same Lyons Road corridor.
Do any of the three require a country club or golf membership? No. All three market themselves specifically around resort-style amenities without a mandatory golf membership or the initiation fees typical of a traditional country club.
Which community has the shortest average time on market among the active listings? Based on current listing data, Seven Bridges had the shortest reported active-listing average, 45 days as of June 2026, compared to 77 days for Boca Bridges as of September 2026. The Bridges' roughly 79-day figure is based on closed sales.
Is newer construction always the safer bet for resale speed? Not necessarily. Boca Bridges is the newest of the three and has a longer active-listing average than Seven Bridges, a reminder that price point and buyer pool size matter more than build year alone.
Cross-shopping three communities that share a builder, a corridor, and a marketing pitch is harder than it looks, precisely because they read as nearly identical on paper. The numbers underneath tell a more specific story, and that story changes depending on whether you're buying for lifestyle, reselling in five years, or trying to time an offer in a thin market. If you want a current read on what any of these three communities looks like on the ground this month, or a valuation on a home you're considering listing in one of them, AJ Bergman is a phone call away. Get Your Free Home Valuation and we'll walk through exactly which numbers on this corridor apply to your situation.
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