Most of Florida’s coast was over-developed decades ago. This stretch was forgotten. The people who found it know what they have, and they rarely give it up.
The house sits on a quiet rural stretch of Florida’s northeast Atlantic coast — halfway between the laid-back old-Florida charm of Flagler Beach to the north and the broader amenities of the Ormond Beach area to the south. No condo towers. No high-rises. A county building restriction caps everything at 35 feet, which means the horizon you’re looking at today is the one you’ll have in thirty years. The beach here runs for miles with almost no one on it — a busy day means twenty people. Just the Atlantic, the sound of it, and enough space that you can walk for an hour and feel genuinely alone.
The natural world surrounding the property is extraordinary. Tree-canopied drives wind through bird sanctuaries and coastal marshes. State parks flank the area on both sides. The barrier island itself is narrow enough that you can watch the sun rise over the ocean and set over the water the same evening. It’s the kind of place people spend years looking for — and rarely find at this price point on Florida’s east coast.
The house sits two minutes on foot from that beach. Built in 2017 to current Florida building codes, it’s concrete block and 2×6 construction throughout — the kind of bones that keep insurance premiums where they belong. It sits in Flood Zone X, meaning it’s high and dry and outside the high-risk flood area entirely. Current annual premium is a number that tends to stop conversations cold. $1,400. And you can see the ocean. Compare that to anything anywhere in Florida. The stucco exterior and poly wood finishes on the upstairs deck and stairs were chosen deliberately: nothing to rot, nothing to repaint, nothing that needs your attention on a Saturday morning.
Step inside and the double-level great room announces itself — 23 feet of open volume, ocean views from the upper level sending light through the entire space below. The kind of room that stops people mid-sentence when they walk in. The master suite on the main floor carries 14-foot ceilings and the quiet logic of a home designed so the stairs are purely optional. A covered lanai with an outdoor fireplace sits just beyond, built for evenings that stretch past dark. Two-car garage with EV charging — genuinely rare on this island. The backyard is fenced and sized for a pool. No HOA means the oversized driveway fits a boat, RV, or trailer without anyone’s permission.
Upstairs, a completely self-contained apartment with its own private entrance works as a guest suite for family, a long-term rental to offset ownership costs, or a dedicated workspace that keeps work and life in separate rooms for once.
Everything stays. Furniture, fixtures, all of it. Close and arrive.
FEATURES:
- 3 bed / 2.5 bath · Built 2017
- Double-level great room · 23-ft ceilings · ocean views
- 14-ft master suite ceiling
- 2-minute walk to miles of uncrowded Atlantic shoreline
- Narrow barrier island — ocean one side, Intracoastal the other
- Flanked by state parks and coastal nature preserves
- Halfway between Flagler Beach and Ormond Beach
- 2-car garage with EV charging — rare on the island
- Flood Zone X — high and dry, outside high-risk flood area
- 35-ft county building height restriction — protected views, permanently
- Current homeowner’s insurance: $1,400/year
- No HOA · No restrictions
- Separate upstairs apartment with private entrance
- Covered lanai with outdoor fireplace
- Fenced backyard — pool ready
- Oversized parking (boat, RV, trailer welcome)
- Fully furnished — completely turnkey
- 1 hour to Orlando · Two international airports nearby
