Ocean Access Homes in Boca Raton
Of the many types of property I specialize in, one of my favorites to work on are the ocean-access homes. These are homes that grant you the possibility of docking your boat directly behind your home and navigating the connected waterways to the ocean. I have many clients interested in these types of homes because just like any other property in South Florida right now, they are at incredibly low prices.
Like any boat owner would know, the type of boat you have usually determines the type of house you can live in. Even if you don’t have a navigable waterway directly behind your house, you are limited by the type of property you can keep your boat at.
Most neighborhoods with an HOA (Home Owners Association) will not allow you to park your boat if it is visible. Some will not allow you to park a boat at all. Thereby restricting you from even pulling your boat to a ramp where it can be lowered into the water. So generally boat-owners are forced to live in a community that does not have an HOA.
Obviously, if your boat can be docked directly behind your house it would be an advantage and Boca Raton has various communities that offer this possibility in various price ranges.
At the lowest price point there is Boca Bayou, sitting right on the border between Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach. It is a condo community sitting directly on navigable channels that give you quick and direct access to the ocean only having to pass one fixed bridge: Federal Highway crossing over the Hillsboro Canal. This bridge is quite high and allows you large sized boats.
At the next price point are the properties around Camino Gardens and Royal Oak Hills. These include neighborhoods just west of Dixie Highway running from the southern border of Boca Raton, all the way up to Palmetto Park Road. Depending on which canal the house is on, there are several low lying bridges which will restrict you to a boat with a maximum height of 6 feet. This can be quite restricting for the fanatical fishermen.
After that we move up to the homes that sit on canals just off the intracoastal in neighborhoods such as Boca Harbour and Boca Keys. These have no fixed bridges and in essence allow you to have a boat of any height docked behind your house. You are subsequently only limited by a boat of the size that can safely navigate the canals.
If however you have a superyacht, around 60 feet and larger, you are probably going to need to be directly on the intracoastal. Where you can safely dock and navigate with minimal obstructions. Here you are looking at prices starting at a million for the most modest of homes.
So it really depends on what kind of boat you either already have or plan on having to determine what kind of house, but more importantly the location you need to have for your house. For those happy with leisurely cruises up and down the intracoastal on weekends, the possibilities are endless. But if you are a serious fisherman and you like spending your weekends on the waves in open water, there will be a lot more that you will have to take into account.
If you have any more questions or need me to help you find your dream home, you can reach me directly on my website: www.RapidResponseRod.com
