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An Intracoastal waterfront boating community of custom estates and deep-water docks, east of the Intracoastal and steps from the beach
By Jean-Luc Andriot · Thursday October 22nd 2026
Boca Raton Riviera, East Boca Raton
Living in Boca Raton Riviera
Boca Raton Riviera is an Intracoastal waterfront single-family community in East Boca Raton, east of the Intracoastal Waterway and within walking distance of the beach. It is usually grouped with the neighboring Sun & Surf enclave, and together they form one of the city's most private boating addresses, with deep-water docks, custom luxury estates, and a handful of original Old Florida ranch homes. This is not an age-restricted or manufactured-home community; it is an established waterfront neighborhood where current listings typically run from the low millions into the eight figures.
Boca Raton Riviera sits on the Intracoastal waterfront in East Boca Raton, east of the Intracoastal Waterway in the 33432 ZIP code, within walking distance of the beach and a few minutes' drive over the bridges to downtown Boca Raton and Mizner Park. The neighborhood is small and quiet, a tight collection of houses on tree-lined streets where the Intracoastal and its canals are the organizing feature. The adjacent Sun & Surf enclave, roughly 81 custom homes, shares the same boating-first character and is usually described together with the Riviera.
The water is the point. Lots along the community's waterways are sized for serious boats, with deep-water dockage that can accommodate vessels up to roughly 100 feet, and many homes face the Intracoastal or a canal leading straight to it. Owners walk to their boats, run to the ocean through the Boca inlet, and come home to a quiet Intracoastal waterfront street. The architecture tells two stories at once: original Old Florida ranch homes that recall an earlier, quieter Boca Raton, and newer Mediterranean, Tuscan, and contemporary estates built in the decades since.
Home styles in Boca Raton Riviera range from the older ranch houses built when this part of the coast was still uncrowded, to fully custom luxury estates constructed in recent decades. Newer homes typically follow Mediterranean, Tuscan, and transitional designs with luxury-build finishes: impact glass, pool and summer kitchen, and deep covered terraces facing the water. In nearby Sun & Surf, nearly all of the roughly 81 homes are custom-built, generally spanning about 2,000 to 10,000 square feet with three to eight bedrooms.
Public listing data puts Boca Raton Riviera among the priciest single-family addresses in East Boca Raton. Asking prices have recently ranged from roughly $3 million to more than $20 million in the Riviera itself, and Sun & Surf listings have appeared from about $3 million to $27 million, with the median skewed upward by the waterfront estates. Because so much of the value sits in the dockage and the lot, price per square foot varies widely between an original ranch and a newly built estate. The current inventory changes week to week, so ask Jean-Luc for today's listings and recent sales before you tour.
Request Current Boca Raton Riviera ListingsBoca Raton Riviera appeals first to boaters and then to privacy seekers. Buyers who want to walk to the beach and still keep a yacht at their own dock get both here, in a low-key, established community without the scale of the nearby condominium towers. It also draws international buyers and East Coast relocators who know the Boca waterways and want a house they can live in year-round, with the water as the centerpiece.
Location
Boca Raton Riviera is an Intracoastal waterfront single-family community in East Boca Raton, east of the Intracoastal Waterway in the 33432 ZIP code.
Boca Raton Riviera is served by the Palm Beach County School District. The district adopted new attendance-zone maps for the 2026-27 school year, so the current assignment for a specific address appears on the maps at <a href="https://www.palmbeachschools.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">palmbeachschools.org</a>; many East Boca families also explore the district's magnet and Choice programs.
Read the schools guideEast of the Intracoastal, the community sits a short drive from the beach and from the bridges into downtown Boca Raton and Mizner Park. A1A and the coastal roads run north and south, and for regional travel I-95 is a short drive west across the bridges, with the Florida Turnpike beyond it.
Commuting guideLife here is organized around the water and the beach: morning walks on the sand, an afternoon on the boat, and evenings at Mizner Park or downtown Boca a few minutes across the bridge. It is a quiet, established, neighborly address that still sits at the center of everything Boca Raton offers.
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Straight answers about living at Boca Raton Riviera, from the location and the buildings to amenities, management, and what is close by.
On the Intracoastal waterfront in East Boca Raton, east of the Intracoastal Waterway in the 33432 ZIP code, within walking distance of the Atlantic beach and a short drive over the bridges to downtown Boca Raton and Mizner Park.
No. Boca Raton Riviera is an established, non-age-restricted single-family waterfront neighborhood of custom estates and original ranch homes. The mobile-home and 55+ parks in Boca Raton are separate communities in other parts of the city; the Riviera is a standard single-family residential address in East Boca Raton.
They are adjacent waterfront neighborhoods that are usually described together. Sun & Surf is a private enclave of roughly 81 custom single-family homes with private boat docks and Intracoastal views, and it shares the Riviera's boating-first character.
Yes, in most cases. The community's waterways are deep-water lots with private dockage that can accommodate vessels up to roughly 100 feet, and many homes sit on the Intracoastal or a canal leading to it.
A mix of original Old Florida ranch homes and newer Mediterranean, Tuscan, and contemporary custom estates. Sun & Surf's roughly 81 homes are nearly all custom-built, generally spanning about 2,000 to 10,000 square feet with three to eight bedrooms.
Public listings in the Riviera span from original ranch homes at more moderate prices to waterfront estates priced into eight figures, with Sun & Surf, the adjacent private enclave, skewing toward the top of the range. Because so much of the value sits in the dockage and the lot, pricing varies widely. Listings change quickly, so ask a local agent for the current picture.
Boca Raton Riviera is served by the Palm Beach County School District. The district adopted new attendance-zone maps for the 2026-27 school year; the current assignment for a specific address appears on the maps at palmbeachschools.org.
Walking distance to the beach, and a few minutes' drive across the bridges to downtown Boca Raton and Mizner Park. I-95 is a short drive west for regional travel, and the area's airports are within easy reach by car.
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For general area information and things to do, we regularly reference Boca Raton Premier Properties (bocaratonpremierproperties.com) and LivingFLA (livingfla.com), along with trusted authority sources including the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce (bocachamber.com), the Palm Beach County School District (palmbeachschools.org), and the City of Boca Raton (myboca.us). Property details, prices, and availability change, so a licensed local agent has the current data.
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