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About Century Village

Century Village West Palm Beach is a large, gated 55+ condominium community in West Palm Beach, Florida. It is designed as an affordable, resort-style retirement community with extensive amenities, recreation, and a multi-layer governance structure.

Community Overview

The community contains over 309 condominium associations and more than 7,800 residential units. It features a central recreation system, a main clubhouse, satellite pools and fitness centers, internal transportation, and 24/7 gated security.

Community Layout

Century Village is divided into named sections such as Hastings, Camden, Wellington, Sussex, Windsor, and others. Each section contains multiple buildings and its own condominium association. All associations share the main clubhouse, recreation facilities, roads, waterways, security, transportation, and community-wide contracts.

Governance Structure

Individual Condominium Associations: Each association manages its own buildings, budgets, and internal rules.
United Civic Organization (UCO): The master governing body that manages security, transportation, roads, insurance programs, cable contracts, maintenance, emergency preparedness, and communications.
Recreation Operator (WPRF): Manages the clubhouse, pools, fitness center, theater, and recreation programming. Funded through the long-term recreation lease paid by all unit owners.

Amenities and Lifestyle

Main clubhouse with extensive recreation facilities
Indoor and outdoor pools
Fitness center
Theater for shows and movies
Tennis and pickleball courts
Activity rooms, card rooms, and craft rooms
Satellite pools and fitness centers in each section
Walking paths and lakes
Daily activities, clubs, and social events

Transportation

The community operates its own bus system with internal routes throughout the village and external routes to shopping centers, medical offices, and local destinations.

Security

Century Village features gated access, guardhouses, roving patrols, visitor registration, and coordinated emergency response.

Bottom Line

Century Village West Palm Beach is an amenity-rich 55+ community offering affordable, active, and secure retirement living. Its combination of independent associations, a master governing body, centralized recreation, strong security, and internal transportation makes it one of the most recognizable senior communities in South Florida.

Century Village by the Numbers

Subdivisions: 29

Associations: 309

Buildings: 355

Units: 7854

Thinking of Moving to Century Village?

These are my opinions after living here for four years and being active with our board and other board members.

This is a great place to live, but it is not for everyone. You have 309 associations sharing one square mile. Some associations are well run, others are not.

If I were moving here or moving to a different subdivision, these are the questions I would ask:

Does your property mananger attend quarterly board meetings and share board meeting minutes with the owners? If not, ask more questions.
How much is in the operating and reserve account?
Do you allow rentals? If yes, ask more questions.
Do board members have access to a checking account? If yes, ask more questions.
Is the building concrete block and slab or wood frame construction. If wood, ask more questions.
Ask to see the board member certificate for each board member.
What is the last action you asked your association attorney to handle? When? If they haven't recently used their attorney, ask more questions.

Implementation of the Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995

Housing for Older Persons Act