Rising

Rising: permitted and not yet finished, with a live permit (the city extends it at each passed inspection) or city records in the past 90 days

Custom

Custom: a company owns the lot, but nothing on record says it’s being built to sell.

161 NE Wavecrest Way

Boca Raton Riviera, Boca RatonBuilt by Ludlow Traditions2 story · ~4,706 sf under air
161 NE Wavecrest Way in 2026161 NE Wavecrest Way in 20242024 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.2026 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.

Drag to compare the lot in 2024 with 2026. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Sep 11, 2026
Estimated completionMar–Aug 2027From the permit date, with the middle half of build times for homes off the water. An estimate, not the builder’s commitment.

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll
Lot purchase
Not recorded
Lot size
8,999 sf 0.21 acres
Declared permit value
$1.18M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size
~4,706 sf under air from the permit’s plans
Plan
2 story
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 6 ft
Waterfront
No
Ownership
Company-owned lot likely a custom home

Against the market

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

22.3 months since the permit. A typical home off the water in Boca Raton takes 22.8; the middle half take 19.5–26.3.

  • This home
  • Middle half, Boca Raton off the water

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

  • Median
How we calculate this

Construction log

20 city records
  1. Drywall InspectionPassed
  2. Finishes: insulation certifiedInsulation Inspection · Disapproved
  3. Roof Field FinalPassed
  4. Framing InspectionPassed
  5. Exterior Lathing InspectionPassed
  6. Roof Flat in-Progress InspectionRe-inspection required
  7. Window/Door Bucks InspectionPassed
  8. Wall Sheathing InspectionPassed
  9. Roof: truss drawings filedTruss Engineering Inspection · Passed
  10. Floor Sheathing InspectionPassed
  11. Roof Sheathing InspectionPassed
  12. Building Elevation SurveyPassed
  13. Tie Beam InspectionRe-inspection required
  14. Columns InspectionRe-inspection required
  15. Dock or seawall permitSlab (Building, Dock) Inspection · Passed
  16. Foundation: termite pre-treatment certifiedTermite Slab Pretreat Inspection · Passed
  17. Building Form Board SurveyDisapproved
  18. New-home permit issuedNew-Home Permit Issued · Issued
  19. New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Issued
  20. Demolition permitDemolition Permit · Complete

Permit BPR-2024-03265 on Boca eHub: “new 2-story single family residence”

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