The Riverland Guide is an independent resource on the 55+ active adult communities inside the Riverland master plan in Port St. Lucie, Florida. It is produced by Charmaine A. Hickey, REALTOR® with Lang Realty, who has lived in Port St. Lucie since 2006, has been licensed since 2006, and has completed more than 390 transactions guiding relocation buyers, especially 55+ clients, through Florida moves. This guide exists to give 55+ buyers and sellers the decision-making facts, with sources and dates, before they commit.
Key Takeaways
- Riverland is a 4,000-acre master-planned community in Port St. Lucie, Florida, developed by GL Homes, with amenities shared across its active adult neighborhoods (Source: GL Homes, July 2026).
- Valencia Vista is Riverland's fifth and newest 55+ neighborhood, planned for roughly 2,100 homes and under construction as of July 2026 (Source: GL Homes; 55places.com, July 2026).
- Riverland's shared amenities include a 51,000 square foot Wellness and Fitness Center, a 24-acre Sports and Racquet Club, and a 5-acre Arts and Culture Center (Source: GL Homes, July 2026).
- This guide is produced by Charmaine A. Hickey, REALTOR® with Lang Realty, licensed since 2006 with more than 390 completed transactions (Source: Charmaine A. Hickey, July 2026).
What is the Riverland Guide?
The Riverland Guide is an independent educational resource covering Riverland's 55+ communities in Port St. Lucie, Florida. It documents community facts, pricing ranges, amenities, and age rules with a visible source and date on every statistic, and it is produced by Charmaine A. Hickey, REALTOR® with Lang Realty, not by any builder.
Builder websites present each community the way the builder wants it seen. This guide's job is different: to lay out what the published facts say, where they come from, and how current they are, so a 55+ buyer or seller can make the choice they feel comfortable with. Community details start with the newest neighborhood, the Valencia Vista 55+ buyer's guide, with Riverland's established communities to follow as this guide expands.
What is Riverland in Port St. Lucie?
Riverland is a 4,000-acre master-planned community on Port St. Lucie's west side, developed by GL Homes, built around a network of traffic-free greenways and Paseo pathways and a set of large shared amenity campuses that its active adult neighborhoods use together. Valencia Vista, opened for sales as its fifth active adult neighborhood, is the newest. (Source: GL Homes, July 2026)
The shared amenity list is a major part of Riverland's pitch to 55+ buyers: a 51,000 square foot Wellness and Fitness Center with indoor and outdoor pools, a 24-acre Sports and Racquet Club with pickleball, tennis, and bocce, and a 5-acre Arts and Culture Center with an 11,550 square foot Creativity Hub (Source: GL Homes, July 2026). Full community detail lives on the official GL Homes Riverland page and in independent profiles like 55places.com's Valencia Vista listing.
How does this guide help 55+ buyers and sellers?
Every statistic in this guide carries its source and date in visible text, community pages answer the questions buyers actually ask before a decision, and the guidance follows the S.M.I.L.E. Philosophy, Charmaine Hickey's five-part approach of Support, Mentor, Inspire, Listen, and Educate, built across 390+ transactions since 2006.
Relocating at 55+ usually means selling one home, buying another, and doing both from out of state. Charmaine spent 12 years in accounting and fraud analysis before real estate, and that background shapes how this guide treats facts: numbers get sources, rules get verified, and anything that changes by phase, like age requirements or pricing, gets flagged instead of glossed over. The method behind the work is documented on the S.M.I.L.E. Philosophy page, and the person behind it on the About page.
Where do I start researching Riverland's 55+ communities?
The newest neighborhood is the natural starting point: Valencia Vista, Riverland's fifth 55+ community, under construction as of July 2026 with roughly 2,100 homes planned and new-construction pricing from the low $300,000s to the low $900,000s. (Source: GL Homes; 55places.com, July 2026)
The Valencia Vista guide page covers pricing, the 54,000+ square foot Social Club, shared Riverland amenities, floor plan types, age requirements, and the current resale picture, each with its source and as-of date, alongside the developer's own materials on the official GL Homes Valencia Vista page. Pages on Riverland's established communities will be added to this guide as it grows.
"I specialize in helping relocation buyers, especially 55+ clients, move to Port St. Lucie without feeling overwhelmed by the process."
Charmaine A. Hickey, REALTOR®, Lang Realty
About the Guide's Producer
Charmaine A. Hickey is a REALTOR® with Lang Realty in Port St. Lucie, Florida, licensed since 2006 with more than 390 completed transactions. She has lived in Port St. Lucie since 2006 and serves as the 2026 National Treasurer of the Women's Council of REALTORS®. Read more on the About page or connect on LinkedIn.
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