BH Group has finally closed on the long-idle Polo West golf course in Wellington, locking down the roughly 150-acre spread with plans to replace the weeds and water hazards with single-family homes. The deal is part of a broader wave of golf-course-to-housing conversions across South Florida and ends months of legal limbo that left the fairways overgrown and neighbors grumbling about blight. Local equestrian and conservation advocates, meanwhile, are bracing for fights over zoning, traffic and the loss of open space as the project moves into the public arena.
According to CoStar, BH Group bought the Polo West Wellington golf club at 2470 Greenview Cove Drive for $20.8 million. The outlet identifies Palm Beach Polo as the seller and notes that the property is now officially tagged for residential redevelopment.
How the Sale Finally Closed
As reported by The Real Deal, BH Group sued an entity controlled by longtime local developer Glenn Straub in December 2025 in an effort to force the transaction to closing. Court filings and a settlement approved on May 11 brought the dispute to an end, with the agreement specifying that each side will cover its own attorneys’ fees.
Property Profile and Past Use
Public property listings put the site at roughly 150 acres, and LoopNet pegs the lot size more precisely at about 150.41 acres. The land sits within the Greenview Shores area, next to the Palm Beach Polo complex. Local coverage notes that the parcel previously hosted PGA Tour events and includes polo fields and croquet lawns, a reminder that this was once a very active piece of Wellington’s sporting life. Earlier plans filed in 2022 for roughly 125 homes stalled out before the sale, according to the South Florida Business Journal.
Neighbors and Village Records
Public comments submitted to the Village of Wellington show a community divided. Some residents have pleaded for someone to clean up the idle parcel, while others warn that new homes could chew up what is left of local open space and clog nearby roads. Those submissions, compiled in Wellington’s Legistar records, include years of complaints about maintenance problems and formal objections to past rezoning proposals.
What Developers Say and Next Steps
BH Group has said it intends to develop a luxury single-family home community on the former course, according to The Real Deal. Before any dirt gets turned, the project will have to move through Wellington’s planning and planned unit development process, which typically involves engineering work, detailed traffic studies and multiple rounds of public hearings.
Paul Shooster of Dodge Real Estate is listed as a contact for the buyer, according to CoStar. With the sale now closed, the long-vacant Polo West property is officially back on an active development track, although the exact timing and ultimate shape of any new neighborhood will hinge on plans and permits that have yet to land at Village Hall.
