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Buyer’s guide
What to weigh between residences, how a Florida condo resale works from offer to closing, and the costs to plan for, in one place.
The building in brief
Boca Beach House is a four-story building of thirty-two residences at 725 South Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton, FL 33432, on 3.2 acres between Lake Boca Raton and the Atlantic. It was completed in 2023 and the developer sold every home before delivery, so anything you buy here is a resale.
You will see it under more than one name. The developer marketed it as Boca Beach House Luxury Residences & Marina, and in MLS listing data, on most real estate portals, the condominium appears as Boca Beach Residences. They are the same building.
Resales since 2024 have ranged from $6.3 million to $14.1 million, roughly $1,600 to $2,800 per interior square foot. The Listings page shows each confirmed sale.
Choosing a residence
In a building this small, the differences between residences matter more than the differences between buildings.
The eight Lanai residences are on the ground floor, each with a private pool and a summer kitchen on its lake-facing terrace, and they have led the building on price per square foot. The twenty-four Upper residences on floors two to four look out across the lake, and the fourth-floor homes carry penthouse designations. The Collections page compares the two.
Eight residence designs repeat through the building, from one to four bedrooms plus dens. Two homes on the same plan can still differ in value with their level and how directly they face the water. Every plan, with interior and outdoor areas, is on the Floor Plans page.
Kitchens and baths came with Italian cabinetry by MiaCucina and kitchens with Gaggenau appliances, but many owners have customized since. Ask what was changed, by whom, and whether the furnishings and art are part of the sale.
Most recent listings show two garaged spaces with the residence, and some show three or four. Slips in the private marina are described for boats up to about 50 feet; some convey with a residence and others have been offered separately. Confirm both in writing for the residence you want.
The developer’s original offering included Boca Raton Resort & Club membership for owners. Whether it transfers on a resale, and on what terms, is decided by the club and the association, so treat it as something to confirm, not assume.
Pets are allowed with breed restrictions and a limit per residence, and leasing is allowed subject to association approval of the tenant and a minimum term. If either matters to you, read the current rules in the condominium documents before your review period ends.
How a purchase works
A typical resale here, in six steps. Your attorney or title company will confirm the details for your contract.
Size, level, Lanai or Upper, outlook, timing and budget. With thirty-two homes, a clear brief lets us tell you quickly what fits and what might come up.
Listed residences and, when owners are open to it, residences that are not on the market. We arrange private showings and send plans and recent resale prices for anything you like.
We price the offer against the building’s recorded resales and the plan’s square footage. A Florida contract sets the price, the escrow deposit, the inspection period and the closing date.
The seller provides the declaration, bylaws and rules, the budget and financial statement, the reserve study, the association’s FAQ document and a governance form. Under Florida law you have seven days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, after receiving them to cancel.
Inspect the residence, get insurance quotes, confirm parking, slip and club terms, and check whether the association must approve the sale. If you are financing, your lender’s appraisal and approval run alongside.
A title company or attorney confirms clear title and the association’s estoppel letter (what the seller owes the association), and you walk through before signing. Then the keys, the fobs and the garage are yours.
Costs to plan for
In Palm Beach County the seller customarily pays the documentary stamp tax on the deed and the owner’s title insurance policy. A buyer who finances customarily pays the lender’s title policy, documentary stamp tax on the note ($0.35 per $100 borrowed) and the intangible tax on the mortgage (0.2% of the loan). All of it is negotiable in the contract.
Set by the association’s annual budget and different for each residence. Fees have risen since the building opened, so older published figures are out of date; we send the current figure, and what it covers, for any residence you are considering.
Based on the county’s assessed value. If the residence will be your permanent home, Florida’s homestead exemption currently reduces its taxable value by up to $50,000, and the Save Our Homes cap then limits yearly growth in assessed value to 3% or inflation, whichever is lower. You must own and live there on January 1 and apply to the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser, generally by March 1. A statewide ballot measure in November 2026 proposes larger homestead exemptions, so confirm the current figures with the Property Appraiser. Florida has no state income tax.
The association’s master policy covers the building itself. You insure what is inside your residence, including finishes, cabinetry, appliances and contents, with your own condominium unit-owner (HO-6) policy, which a lender or the condominium documents may require. Get quotes during your inspection period.
Florida requires condominium buildings of three or more habitable stories to have a structural integrity reserve study, repeated at least every ten years, and owners generally cannot vote to waive the reserves it calls for. Milestone structural inspections begin when a building turns 30 (or 25 where the local building official requires it), decades away for a building completed in 2023. The reserve study is part of the documents you review.
This guide is general information, not legal, tax, insurance or lending advice, and Florida law and county practice change. Confirm anything that affects your decision with your attorney, accountant, title company or lender, and with the association for the specific residence.
Next step
Tell us what you are looking for and we will send what is available now, current pricing and floor plans, usually the same or the next day. Already own here? Read the seller’s guide.
