Most residences in Punta Gorda Isles are located either on a gulf-access canal or overlook St. Andrews South golf course with a few homes/lots located on a greenbelt maintained by a private association. The waterfront properties are divided into two categories, sailboat and powerboat. Sailboat properties offer canal access to open water with no bridges whereas the powerboat section requires passing under a bridge (approximate12 ft clearance at high tide) to access open water. The canals within the community are quite deep ranging from 10-20 ft in depth however access points to open water tend to be much shallower. Time to open water can vary throughout the community from less than 5 minutes to slightly over an hour.

You don’t want to be caught “playing the tides” or “cruising the canals” so it is important that you work with a realtor who can answer all your questions not just about the property and the community but about the boating and water access as well.

The community is comprised of single family homes, condos, villas and vacant lots. Single family homes range from 1,000 sq ft bungalows built in 1968 to 4,000 sq ft custom homes built last year. Condos can be located overlooking the golf course or on a saltwater canal. Waterfront condos offer several options when it comes to docks. There are communities with deeded or assigned docks were the docks transfer with the sale of the unit or docks can be first come, first serve with or without wait lists. Vacant lots are still available throughout the community with the standard single-family lot being 80 ft by 120 ft offering 80 ft on the canal.

Waterfront properties in Punta Gorda Isles have concrete seawalls and are part of the City of Punta Gorda’s canal maintenance district. Waterfront property owners pay an annual fee in addition to their annual property taxes and in return the City of Punta Gorda maintains the canals and seawall.