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

Waterfront
Custom

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

700 NE Orchid Bay Dr

Boca Bay Colony, Boca RatonBuilt by Gulfstream Custom Builders2 story · ~9,408 sf under air
700 NE Orchid Bay Dr in 2026700 NE Orchid Bay Dr in 20232023 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.2026 · Palm Beach County · Palm Beach Co.

Drag to compare the lot in 2023 with 2026. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Jun 25, 2026
Estimated completionMar–Mar 2027From the permit date, with the middle half of build times for waterfront homes. An estimate, not the builder’s commitment.

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll
Likely to sell for$8.4–11.8MOur estimate from the lot’s price and what new homes nearby sold for. Not an appraisal or the builder’s price. How we estimate it
Lot purchase
$2.37M Feb 2023
Lot size
19,262 sf 0.44 acres
Declared permit value
$4.04M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size
~9,408 sf under air from the permit’s plans
Plan
2 story
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

36.8 months since the permit. A typical waterfront home in Boca Raton takes 23.9; the middle half take 19.6–31.

  • 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

17 city records
  1. Exterior Lathing InspectionPassed
  2. Window/Door Bucks InspectionPassed
  3. Roof Flat in-Progress InspectionPartial Pass
  4. Roof Field FinalDisapproved
  5. Roof Mop in Progress InspectionPassed
  6. Roof Tin Cap InspectionPassed
  7. Roof: truss drawings filedTruss Engineering Inspection · Passed
  8. Roof Sheathing InspectionPassed
  9. Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Issued
  10. Tie Beam InspectionPartial Pass
  11. Dock or seawall permitSlab (Building, Dock) Inspection · Partial Pass
  12. Building Form Board SurveyDisapproved
  13. Columns InspectionPartial Pass
  14. Foundation: termite pre-treatment certifiedTermite Slab Pretreat Inspection · Partial Pass
  15. Footing InspectionPartial Pass
  16. New-home permit issuedNew-Home Permit Issued · Issued
  17. New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Issued

Permit BPR-2023-02155 on Boca eHub: “single family home with pool and spa”

Nearby

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