Boca Bayou market snapshot (as of June 15, 2026): the median sale price is about $340K ($325 per sq ft), with homes averaging 109 days on market and 4.2 months of supply, a buyer-leaning market. Based on 20 recent closings in live BeachesMLS data.
Boca Bayou is a gated waterfront condominium community in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, reported at roughly 721 units across multiple phases. It sits in the heart of the city near downtown, with a manned guardhouse and a residential, amenity-rich setting on the water.
The community was built mainly in the 1980s and 1990s, with later additions into the early 2000s, so it is established, low-maintenance condominium living rather than new construction. Every purchase is a resale, and unit condition varies from original to fully updated.
Amenities are a core part of the appeal: a 24-hour manned guardhouse, multiple heated pools, tennis and pickleball courts, a clubhouse, fitness centers, boat docks available to rent when open, plus saunas, bocce, shuffleboard, and grilling areas. It is designed as a full-service, lock-and-leave community.
The rental policy is residential, with leasing limited to one lease per year and a minimum term reported at three months, so this is a primary or seasonal-residence community rather than a short-term-rental property. Diligence is the diligence of an older condo: the monthly fee and inclusions, the building's reserves, Florida's milestone-inspection and reserve requirements, and the unit's condition. Price by building, condition, and outlook, not by the community name.
