Six waterfront neighborhoods, each with its own kind of water. Which one fits depends on the boat, the walk to Atlantic Avenue and whether you want a dock or the beach at the end of the street.
From north to south along the Intracoastal, then the lake and the beach side.
413 single-family homes on a grid of ocean-access canals south of Linton Boulevard, with a dock behind nearly every home and point lots on the open Intracoastal. No HOA. The whole neighborhood is on this site's 3D map with estimated values and recent sales.
Every Tropic Isle home on the 3D map →The estate streets between the Intracoastal and the ocean just south of Atlantic Avenue, around the Seagate Yacht Club and the Seagate Beach Club: deepwater docks on the west side, the beach a short walk east, and some of Delray's largest recent rebuilds.
Ask Ricky about Seagate →Delray's walkable waterfront: a quiet strip of Intracoastal-front and near-water homes just north of Atlantic Avenue, a mix of older Florida homes and new construction, with downtown's restaurants a few blocks away and docks on the open Intracoastal.
Ask Ricky about Palm Trail →Large lots on and around Lake Ida northwest of downtown, with lake frontage, mature trees and Lake Ida Park's boat ramp. Freshwater, so no ocean access, which keeps it quieter and often a step below the Intracoastal neighborhoods in price for the same lot size.
Ask Ricky about Lake Ida →The gated section carved from the original Tropic Isle tract at the C-15 canal, with canal and Intracoastal-side homes, a marina and a community pool. The one gated waterfront option on Delray's south end.
Ask Ricky about Pelican Harbor →The single-family streets east of the Intracoastal along and off South Ocean Boulevard: ocean-side and ocean-access estates where the beach is at the end of the street. No docks on most lots; the draw is the sand.
Ask Ricky about the beach estates →Every Intracoastal and canal neighborhood in Delray reaches the ocean through one of two inlets: the Boca Raton Inlet to the south (about five miles from Tropic Isle) or the Boynton Inlet to the north (about eight miles). The bridges along the way, Linton Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue and George Bush Boulevard in Delray and Spanish River Boulevard and Palmetto Park Road toward Boca, are opening bascule drawbridges, so sailboats and larger sportfish are not limited by a fixed clearance. What varies is the lot: canal depth, dock length and whether the home sits on a finger canal or the open Intracoastal. Lake Ida is freshwater with no ocean access.
Buyers who want a dock and no HOA tend to settle on Tropic Isle; buyers who want to walk to dinner pick Palm Trail; buyers who want the largest lots and the beach a block away look at Seagate and the streets off South Ocean Boulevard; buyers who want a gate choose Pelican Harbor; and buyers who want water views without the saltwater maintenance choose Lake Ida. Ricky has lived in the area for more than three decades and can tell you, street by street, which docks take which boats and which blocks flood first.
Neighborhood descriptions are general. Home counts and values on this site are from Palm Beach County Property Appraiser records; Tropic Isle is mapped in full, the other neighborhoods are described for orientation. Ask Ricky for current availability in any of them.
Ricky Estera represents the most exceptional waterfront residences from Boca Raton to Delray Beach, from the deepwater estates of Tropic Isle and the East Boca canals to the oceanfront villas of A1A. A resident of the area for more than three decades, he knows these canals dock by dock, lot by lot and view by view.
His clients are discerning buyers and sellers who expect discretion, precision and marketing worthy of the homes themselves. Every listing is presented with cinematic video and 3D aerial mapping, and every seller receives a personal video market assessment before a single decision is made.
Whether you’re acquiring a point lot on the Intracoastal, selling a landmark residence or relocating from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Canada, Ricky delivers a white-glove experience from the first conversation to the closing table.
Tell me your street or address. I'll send you a personal video market assessment comparing your home with the most recent sales on your canal and across Tropic Isle. Owners of Intracoastal point lots: inquire privately about off-market sales.