Complete

Complete: certificate-of-occupancy packet submitted, or on the tax roll as a built home

Waterfront
Custom

Custom: owned by a person, so most likely built for the owner.

1520 Royal Palm Way

1520 Royal Palm Way in 20261520 Royal Palm Way in 20222022 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.2026 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.

Drag to compare the lot in 2022 with 2026. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Oct 28, 2024
CompletedNov 2024

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll
Lot purchase
$10.5M May 2023
Lot size
14,976 sf 0.34 acres
Declared permit value
$2.02M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size
8,662 sf on the tax roll
Plan
Not in the permit
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 7 ft
Waterfront
Yes parcel touches a mapped waterway
Ownership
Private owner likely a custom home

Against the market

Boca Raton · since 2021
Build time, months from permit
0 mo30 mo60 mo

Built in 16.4 months, 7.5 months faster than typical (23.9 months for waterfront homes in Boca Raton).

Lot price vs. new-build lots in Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club
$0$18.9M$37.8M

This lot cost $10.5M. The median new-build lot in Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club went for $4M (58 lots).

  • This home
  • Middle half, Boca Raton waterfront

    72 waterfront homes in Boca Raton permitted 2021–2023, from the permit application to the certificate-of-occupancy packet.

  • Median
How we calculate this

Construction log

26 city records
  1. Building Field FinalDisapproved
  2. Finishes: final survey filedFinal Survey/Elevation Certificate · Passed
  3. Foundation: termite pre-treatment certifiedTermite Certificate · Passed
  4. Energy Compliance Check InspectionPassed
  5. Finishes: insulation certifiedInsulation Certificate · Disapproved
  6. Drywall InspectionPartial Pass
  7. Finishes: insulation certifiedInsulation Inspection · Passed
  8. Framing InspectionPartial Pass
  9. Exterior Lathing InspectionPassed
  10. Window/Door Bucks InspectionPassed
  11. Roof Field FinalPassed
  12. Roof Flat in-Progress InspectionPassed
  13. Roof Tin Cap InspectionDisapproved
  14. Roof: truss drawings filedTruss Engineering Inspection · Disapproved
  15. Roof Sheathing InspectionPassed
  16. Tie Beam InspectionDisapproved
  17. Columns InspectionDisapproved
  18. Dock or seawall permitSlab (Building, Dock) Inspection · Passed
  19. Footing InspectionPassed
  20. Foundation: termite pre-treatment certifiedTermite Slab Pretreat Inspection · Passed
  21. Building Elevation SurveyPassed
  22. Building Form Board SurveyPassed
  23. New-home permit issuedNew-Home Permit Issued · Issued
  24. Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Complete
  25. New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Certificate Of Occupancy
  26. Demolition permitDemolition Permit · Complete

Permit BPR-2023-01196 on Boca eHub: “New single family residence per plans”

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