Alex Mendel Boca Raton Real Estate

08/31/2026

The kitchen is fixable. The commute is not.

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Everything inside a house can be changed. Layout, finishes, the bathroom you hate, all of it is a line item.

What you can never change is what’s outside the front door.

So when someone asks me where to buy something they’ll have to work on, I don’t start with the house.

I start with the three Boca Raton neighborhoods where the land is worth the work.

+ Lake Floresta Park. Deep lots, mature trees, and you can walk to Koffee & Toast and Sanborn Square Park. The homes here are dated. The location never will be.

+ Camino Gardens. Minutes to Mizner Park, and the mid-century canal homes on these streets are worth restoring instead of replacing.

+ Boca Villas. Bigger lots near Lake Wyman Park and the Intracoastal, which is why the teardowns here move before they ever hit the market.

If you’re moving to Boca Raton, FL and open to buying something that needs work, this is where I’d have you looking.

Same goes for Delray Beach and the rest of Palm Beach County.

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Alex Mendel, a Boca Raton, FL real estate agent showing you how to live like a local.

Serving Boca Raton, Lake Floresta Park, Camino Gardens, Boca Villas, Palm Beach County, and the greater South Florida area.

First up, Lake Floresta Park.

This is East Boca, right next to the Old Floresta Historic District, with deep, tree-shaded lots and no HOA telling you what to do with them.

Close enough to downtown that Saturday can start with coffee at Koffee & Toast and a walk through Sanborn Square Park, no car required.

Dinner lands at TwentyTwenty Grille in Royal Palm Place, the kind of spot locals don’t post about but always end up at.

Most of the housing stock here is original 1960s and 70s construction. Dated, but the lot is what you’re paying for, and downtown Boca can’t make more of it.

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Second, Camino Gardens.

Mid-century Boca. Ranch homes from the 1960s, winding canal streets, one mile from the beach and minutes from M

08/21/2026

Boca Raton, FL neighborhoods that saw the greatest growth over the last 12 months.

If you’ve been following the Boca Raton real estate market, you’ve probably felt it, but here’s where the numbers actually moved the most.

Start with the market itself. Citywide, the median single family price went from $929,000 to $975,000, up 5.0%. Closed sales went from 1,967 to 2,253, up 14.5%.

That second number is the real story. Volume rising 14.5% is not a market limping along. That is buyers coming back.

Based on median sales price and year over year appreciation, these five led:

- Boca Bridges, up 13.3%
- Boca Del Mar, up 12.7%
- The Oaks, up 10.2%
- Boca Raton Square, up 9.9%
- Saturnia, up 4.8%

In a market like Boca Raton, FL, growth follows the Lyons Road corridor out west, walkability to downtown in the east, and steady demand across Palm Beach County and the greater South Florida metro.

If you’re researching home values in Boca Raton, comparing neighborhoods in Boca Raton, FL, or wondering where appreciation is strongest, this is the kind of data that matters.

Real estate growth isn’t about guessing. It’s about understanding patterns.

If you’re thinking about buying or selling in Boca Raton, FL, comment NEIGHBORHOOD and I’ll send you my Boca Raton Neighborhood Guide.

Alex Mendel, a Boca Raton, FL realtor helping you make strategic real estate moves.

📍 Boca Raton, FL Real Estate
Serving Boca Bridges, Boca Del Mar, The Oaks, Boca Raton Square and Saturnia + Palm Beach County + surrounding South Florida

Boca Bridges led every neighborhood I screened.

The median single family price went from $3,200,000 to $3,625,000 over the last 12 months. A 13.3% gain, on 26 closed sales.

For scale, the citywide median rose 5.0% in the same window. Boca Bridges more than doubled the market.

Boca Bridges sits on Lyons Road in west Boca Raton, gated, built around a clubhouse and resort style amenity package that anchors the whole community.

Growth at $3.6M is a different signal than growth at $800K. Buyers at that level have options in Parkland, Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, and they chose Boca.

Here is the nuance. Boca Bridges closed 26 homes over the last 12 m

08/12/2026

A fully upgraded lakefront pool home in Lexington Estates, and honestly the lake views do most of the talking.

Life in this home looks like:

- Morning light and lake views from the main living space
- Cooking in a kitchen designed for real use, with a center island and soft-close illuminated cabinetry
- Working, relaxing, and gathering in an open layout that supports your whole day
- Evenings by your own pool with panoramic lake views
- Privacy and calm behind 24-hour manned gated security
- A primary suite with dual vanities and a separate space made for unwinding

Lexington Estates gives you a lake with fountains, lighted tennis courts, a heated community pool, and a playground, all minutes from west Boca Raton shopping, restaurants, and South County Park.

This is the lifestyle buyers wait for when they hold out for the right home in Boca Raton instead of taking the first one that is available.

Want the full details? They are here: https://www.palmbeachpropertylistings.com/10313-lexington-estates-fb

08/11/2026

The questions I get asked again and again about living in Boca Raton, FL.

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Who’s the best florist in Boca Raton, FL? Easy. Lily’s Bloom Boutique in Royal Palm Place, Kimberly’s Flowers on North Federal Highway, and Viva Flowers near Mizner Park if I need something same day.

Or where do people go to celebrate something in Boca? Casa D’Angelo on East Palmetto Park Road, and book the Wine Room two to three weeks out. If you want it quieter, Il Girasole over in Delray Beach.

This is most of what I actually do for clients moving to Boca Raton, FL from out of state. The listings are the easy part. Knowing who to call in Royal Palm Place, where to eat downtown, and which part of Palm Beach County you actually want to be in is what takes years to learn.

If you’re moving to Boca Raton, FL, or anywhere across Palm Beach County and the greater South Florida area, I put all of it in one place.

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Alex Mendel, a Boca Raton, FL real estate agent showing you how to live like a local.

Serving Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Highland Beach, Deerfield Beach, Palm Beach County, and the greater South Florida area.

“Where do you actually take people to celebrate in Boca Raton, FL?”

This is one of the first questions almost every new client asks me.

My answer is always the same: Casa D’Angelo on East Palmetto Park Road, right in the heart of downtown Boca. It’s where I send clients closing on a home, celebrating an anniversary, or just wanting the night to feel like an occasion.

Ask for the Wine Room. It’s the kind of space that makes a Tuesday feel like a Saturday, and you’ll want to call two to three weeks ahead to get it.

When someone wants quieter, I point them north to Il Girasole on South Federal Highway in Delray Beach. Ask for a table near the window and let the evening slow down.

Here’s the real estate angle nobody tells you: where you eat is where you’ll end up living. Clients who fall for downtown Boca’s restaurant scene almost always end up buying within walking distance of Palmetto Park Road, and clients who love Il Girasole’s pace usually la

08/11/2026

Most people moving to Boca Raton start in Boca Bridges, because it is the only name they have heard of.

I get it. But there are four or five neighborhoods here that would suit them better, and they never get driven.

How I sort it out:

- Boca Bridges if you want new construction, resort-style amenities, and the Publix on Lyons Road five minutes away
- Old Floresta if you want oak-canopy streets, coffee at Seed Coffee House on Palmetto Park Road, and homes Addison Mizner drew in the 1920s
- The Oaks if you want the guard gate, the tennis, and the biggest lots
- Millpond if you want a lakefront lot, mature trees, and Patch Reef Park around the corner

You cannot figure this out from listing photos. You figure it out by driving Boca Bridges on a Saturday morning and Old Floresta on a Tuesday evening and noticing which one feels like your week.

Boca neighbors, which one would you send a new family to, and why? I want to hear the arguments.

If you are moving here, tell me what your week looks like and I will tell you where to look. My Moving to Boca Guide is here: https://floral-thunder-58071.myflodesk.com/erk4cnvqaz

Guide to all things Boca Raton from a local!