Photograph by John and Geanine Henebry
Home All-Stars: The Sporting Life
January 1, 2006
The Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is one of Boca Raton’s most luxurious gated
communities on the Intra coastal Waterway, with private docks and no fixed
bridges. Privacy is also greatly enhanced because the community is home to a
27-acre bird sanctuary. Security extends into the water, as well, with 24-hour
boat patrols. Founded in 1979, the Sanctuary was designed to be the ultimate
yachting enclave on the East Coast.
“Yachting is the big pursuit,” says Carmen N. D’Angelo Jr., an owner/broker with
Premier Estate Properties in Boca Raton, the leading brokerage for waterfront
properties in the Sanctuary. “Right now in the Sanctuary, there is a 125-foot
yacht, several 100-footers and quite a few 70- and 80-foot yachts.”; function voidFunc() { } voidFunc();)
Top photo: A private residence with adjoining dock at the
Sanctuary in Boca Raton. Photograph by Corey Weiner-redsquarephoto.com (Click image to enlarge)
The Sanctuary comprises an eclectic collection of custom-designed single-family
homes. It has 107 lots from one-third acre to one-half acre. To date, there are
just 82 homes built, some of them occupying two or three lots. Homes tend to
range between 6,000 and 12,000 square feet. Each has its own private boat dock.
“The look ranges from Italianate to Mediterranean, Tuscan to French Regency and
some Palm Beach Georgian,” D’Angelo says.
About half of the owners are year-round residents. No memberships are required.
A 20-slip community marina can accommodate boats of 40 to 60 feet in length, and
three Har-Tru tennis courts are available.
One of the last lots for sale is currently on the market for $3.9 million.
Waterfront home prices generally begin at around $6.9 million, but can go
considerably higher. For example, Premier is currently offering a
24,000-square-foot home called the Sanctuary Trophy Point for $22.5 million. It
features 410 feet of deepwater frontage, which, D’Angelo points out, “would
enable the owner to dock his own personal marina.”
Premier Estate Properties
561.394.7700
www.premierestateproperties.com
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