Page 14 - Boca ViewPointe - February '24

Page 14, Viewpointe February 2024
Are You Interested In The History Of Boca Pointe?

By Harold Katz, R.Ph. residents among us look forward to coming home to the present are the volunteer boards and committees who
quiet greenery of Boca Pointe. Our seasonal owners leave have kept the community moving forward. We thank them
There are many remorsefully and return with enthusiasm. Those of us who for their services and wish them success in their future
residents, both new and are fortunate enough to enjoy a year-long residency very deliberations and actions.
old, as well as visitors to much appreciate the amenities and lifestyle that Boca
Boca Pointe who may be Pointe offers. To that end, the unsung heroes past and Harold Katz R.Ph., Edgewater Estates. 
interested in the history
of this community, how
it functions, or are just
curious about this paradise
we call home. Briefly, a
parcel of land just over
1,000 acres was sold by the Hudson Bay Company (a
derivative of the same company that traded furs with
the Indians in Canada decades ago!) and segments were
sold off to individual developers who erected dwellings
of different sizes and shapes to meet the needs of their
buyers. There are luxury high-rise condos, medium-rise
condos, townhouses, coach houses, patio houses, garden
villas, single family homes, and attached houses. Each
segment is called a village.
Boca Pointe is presently composed of 33 villages. Its
boundaries stretch from Camino Real on the north to the
Hillsborough Canal on the south and from the Florida
Turnpike on the west to Boca Lago on the east. Running
through Boca Pointe is a state road (Powerline Road),
a county road (Southwest 18th Street) and three Boca
Pointe roads (Boca Pointe Drive, Promenade Drive, and
Via de Sonrisa del Norte). There are more than 40 lakes
and retention ponds within the boundaries that total 75
acres, with just 7 lakes belonging to the association.
The community contains: condominium units; 1272
single family homes; 295 townhomes/cluster villas; two
senior living facilities; a church and a synagogue; a fire/
rescue station; a bank; a commercial shopping center
(Wharfside Plaza) with a boardwalk, offices, retail shops
and restaurants; and finally, a country club with golf
course, tennis and pickleball courts and fitness center. B’H
Other facts of note: the largest village is The Plum Sabra Wall Decor
Cortina with 341 living units; the smallest is Palladium
with 35 units; ten villages have community swimming
pools and one village has two pools; three villages have EstimatEs
clubhouses; two villages have their own tennis courts;
the oldest and first village is Caravelle; the most recently
completed is Pointe 100; the estimated population of Boca Painting & More ...
Pointe is about 9,500 (no census has ever been taken) in
4,189 living units.
Governing these 33 villages, including the two senior • Popcorn Ceiling • Wallpaper Removal
living communities and other facilities, is the Boca Pointe
Community Association (BPCA). Its authority to do so • Knock Down
is contained in its Declaration Articles of Corporation • Drywall Repair
and bylaws. A 15 member Board of Directors is chosen
by the presidents of the village associations. The board Cell: (954) 931-4716 Licensed & Insured
employs a professional management company, called Office: (561) 395-3057 CC: 03-11120-P-K
First Service Residential who in turn supply us with a very
able manager, April Narine, and Assistant manager, Lisa
Cammaleri to perform the needs of a 33 unit association.
Each residents pays maintenance fees to its village Norbert Graber, R. Ph.
association, which in turn pay a certain amount to the and Lynn Graber, R. Ph.
BPCA to perform its duties as the master association.
Duties of the BPCA include: maintaining landscaping
not owned by the villages; upkeep of the medians along
18th street; upkeep of the special carpet-like hybrid grass
that covers the medians and both sides of Powerline
Road; maintaining 2.7 miles of roads and walking paths;
supervising access control, gatehouse operations and
roving patrols; publishing the ViewPointe newspaper;
updating and supporting the Boca Pointe website and
conducting all business that might accrue to a 33 village
association.
It is not uncommon in Florida for a developer to fail
and file bankruptcy before the completion of the planned
construction. One such incident occurred in the area
where Costa del Sol and Costa Brava now stand. Original
plans called for a nine hole golf course to be built, and a
six story high-rise condo building on the Hillsboro Canal
with boat slips to be built for those interested in boating. FREE
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Here we are, almost 40 years later. From a large bean 22191 Powerline Road • Boca Raton
farm and acres of forest primeval, we have Boca Pointe, SW Corner of Palmetto & Powerline • Mon-Fri 9am to 6pm • Sat 9am to 3pm • Closed Sun
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the eye of all who traverse Powerline Road. The working