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What's Your Bayfront Gardens Home Worth?

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By Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, McGreevy and Comisar, Domain Realty Group. Updated October 2026.

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McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, value Bayfront Gardens homes from the Collier County deed record, sale by sale, and this page answers one question honestly: what is my Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach home worth? Our Bayfront Gardens guide describes the 33 homesites on Little Hickory Bay inside the Barefoot Beach gate, in unincorporated Collier County, Florida, with a Bonita Springs mailing address.

This is the Bayfront Gardens plat on Bayfront Dr and Barefoot Beach Blvd, not a garden center, apartment complex or condominium of the same name somewhere else. Its 27 homes sit under two homeowners associations, Bayfront Gardens for lots 11 to 33 and Bayside at Barefoot Beach for lots 1 to 10, under chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes, so this is not a condominium and no condominium statute applies to a sale here.

Since October 1, 2025 the county has recorded one qualified sale here, and it has recorded six in the last five years, from $3,026,000 to $6,650,000. Six sales are too few for a median to price your home on its own, so this page lists every one of them and reads the county roll lot by lot.

To put a number on your own home, use the valuation form on this page or request a free Bayfront Gardens home valuation. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. Ready to sell? See how we sell Bayfront Gardens homes. Buying? Read our guide to buying a Bayfront Gardens home.


What Is My Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home Worth in 2026?

A Bayfront Gardens home is worth what the most similar homes on its own street and in its own association have recorded for recently, adjusted for lot, age, floors, flood elevation and water access. The county has recorded six qualified sales in five years, from $3,026,000 to $6,650,000, so we list every one.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

What the county record shows, window by window

We count back from October 1, 2026 and widen the window until it holds 10 or more county-qualified sales. In Bayfront Gardens no window up to 60 months reaches 10, so we do not lead with a median. We list every qualified sale of the last 60 months in the section on what homes sold for, and we show counts and ranges here.

WindowSinceCounty-qualified salesLowHighTotal volume
12 monthsOctober 20251$3,875,000$3,875,000$3,875,000
24 monthsOctober 20243$3,026,000$5,815,000$12,716,000
36 monthsOctober 20235$3,026,000$6,650,000$25,066,000
60 monthsOctober 20216$3,026,000$6,650,000$29,366,000
All recorded historyApril 198864$135,000$6,650,000$133,679,500

Source: Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, parcel roll tax year 2026 preliminary, files dated August 29 and 31, 2026; newest recorded sale August 24, 2026. Qualified means the county coded the sale as an arm’s-length sale usable for valuation. These are county-recorded sales, not Southwest Florida MLS closings. We show no all-history median, because 36 years of prices blend 1988 deeds with 2024 deeds.

What the Southwest Florida MLS shows

The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, records 9 Bayfront Gardens closings in the 60 months to that date, from $2,300,000 to $6,650,000, and 1 in the last 12 months, at $3,875,000 after 193 days on market, 88.2% of its final list price. No window holds 10 sales, so we publish no median. Six homes were listed for sale that day, from $3,895,000 to $6,495,000, an indicative 72 months of supply against one closing in 12 months. The county record leads this page because every price in it can be checked against a recorded deed.

Key Takeaways

These are the facts a Bayfront Gardens owner should know about home value in October 2026, each drawn from the Collier County deed and tax record, a federal, state or county agency, or Florida law. Data updated: October 2026.

  • 6 qualified sales in 60 months, $3,026,000 to $6,650,000, and 1 in the last 12 months, recorded April 29, 2026 at $3,875,000, per the county record.
  • One plat, two associations. Lots 1 to 10 belong to Bayside and lots 11 to 33 to Bayfront Gardens, both under chapter 720 and the Barefoot Beach Master Association, and neither is a condominium.
  • No automated estimate can see this. County base area is not living area, the six sales run from $1,187 to $3,759 per base square foot, and 2022 recorded no qualified sale at all.
  • The roll prices 27 homes. The median 2026 preliminary just value is $3,108,994, from $1,731,270 to $4,626,093.
  • Just value is not a sale price. For the six recorded sales, the 2026 preliminary just value runs from 54.8 to 97.2 percent of the price.
  • One flood zone. Every tested address is in FEMA Zone AE with a base flood elevation of 10 feet NAVD88, so an elevation certificate belongs in your file before you list.
  • Collier custom decides closing costs. The buyer customarily pays the owner’s title policy and the seller customarily pays deed stamps at $0.70 per $100, so a $3,875,000 sale carries $27,125.
  • We do the valuation personally. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 for a range built from recorded sales of homes like yours.

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Why Value Your Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home With McGreevy and Comisar?

Value your Bayfront Gardens home with McGreevy and Comisar because we read the Collier County deed record sale by sale, know the two associations on this plat, and say plainly what the record cannot show. We are Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, and we prepare every Bayfront Gardens valuation personally.

What we have tracked first-hand here

We tracked every one of the 64 Bayfront Gardens sales in the county record, from April 1988 to April 2026, and all 35 parcels on the 2026 preliminary roll, with each recording date, price, lot, county base area and Official Records book and page. We also read all four recorded deeds over $100,000 that the county did not count as qualified. A Barefoot Beach specialist works from that record before quoting a number.

Our own Bayfront Gardens closing record

McGreevy and Comisar closed no sale at Bayfront Gardens through the Southwest Florida MLS in the 60 months to October 3, 2026, on either the listing or the buying side. The MLS records 9 closings here in that time, so our share is 0 of 9. We do not imply that we sold, listed or represented any sale on this page, and the home whose public record we walk through below is not one of ours.

Get Your Free Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home Valuation in 60 Seconds

Get a free Bayfront Gardens home valuation by entering your address in the valuation form on this page, calling Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072, or booking a walk-through. We send a range built from recorded sales on your own street and in your own association, not a ZIP-wide estimate, and a full pricing file after we see the home.

What we need from you

Your address and lot number, the year your house was built or rebuilt, any renovation with dates and permits, your roof, windows and impact openings, any elevation certificate, your survey, and any dock, seawall or lift. If you are not sure whether you are in Bayside or Bayfront Gardens, we confirm it from the recorded plat. McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, prepare every valuation personally.

What you get back

  • A value range built from recorded sales of homes like yours, each with its date, price and Official Records book and page.
  • The lot, age, flood-elevation and water-access facts a buyer will weigh, and how each moves your range.
  • A short list of documents to gather before you list: your association’s papers, an elevation certificate, a survey and your permit history.

No obligation

A valuation is not a listing agreement. Many owners ask us for a value for estate planning, an insurance review, a refinance or simply to know. For how we compare with other teams working this coast, see our guide to the best real estate agents in Barefoot Beach, which compares the agents and teams addressed in ZIP code 34134 on the public record.

Why Does an Online Estimate Miss Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home Values?

An online estimate misses Bayfront Gardens values because the record it learns from is thin and unevenly measured: six qualified sales in five years, county base areas that are not living areas, and homes of very different ages on one private street. A formula sees a single-family home near Bonita Springs, not a bay-side lot behind a staffed gate.

Six sales leave a formula little to learn from

An automated model needs many recent sales of similar homes. Bayfront Gardens has 27 homes and six qualified sales in 60 months, and 2022 recorded none. Turnover works out to 1 of 27 homes, or 3.70 percent, in the last 12 months, and 6 of 27, or 22.2 percent, in five years, which is 4.44 percent a year. A model that fills the gap with sales from other neighborhoods is pricing a different product.

Base area is not living area

The county’s base area is the roll’s measurement of the largest building on the parcel. It runs from 1,547 to 5,080 square feet across the 26 dated homes, with a median of 2,773.5, and a home can stack three living levels over a parking level. The sale at 191 Bayfront Dr, with a base area of 1,547 square feet, works out to $3,759 per base square foot, and the sale at 235 Bayfront Dr, with 3,264, works out to $1,187. Neither is a market price per foot. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, lists 4,486 square feet of living area for 191 Bayfront Dr and 6,024 for 235 Bayfront Dr, and its 9 closings in the last 60 months run from 3,000 to 6,643 square feet of living area.

The qualified flag, the rebuilds and the water

The county lists no qualified sale in 2022 and one in 2024, and it left four recorded deeds over $100,000 out of its qualified count in five years. The roll dates 13 of the 26 dated homes to 2014 or later, and it cannot say which replaced older houses. It also has no field for bay frontage, water width, seawall, dock or view, the facts that separate a $3,026,000 sale from a $6,650,000 sale on the same street. We collect them at the walk-through.

How Do We Value a Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home?

We value a Bayfront Gardens home in four steps: match the lot and association, match the age and size, read the recorded sale and the county just value together, then adjust at the walk-through and test the competition. Every step starts from a recorded deed, and we show you which deeds we used.

Step one: match the lot and the association

We start with your lot number and street. Lots 1 to 10 on Barefoot Beach Blvd belong to Bayside at Barefoot Beach, and lots 11 to 33 on Bayfront Dr belong to Bayfront Gardens. The two sets of homes differ in age, size and rules, so a Bayside owner is compared with Bayside records first. We confirm the association by lot number against the recorded plat.

Step two: match the age and the size

We group homes by the roll’s year built and base area, and we ask whether yours is original, renovated or rebuilt. Three floors over parking have been allowed on this tract since 2018, so a newer house may be larger than its footprint suggests. We do not read a price per foot from the county base area.

Step three: read the sale and the just value together

We compare each recorded sale with that home’s 2026 preliminary just value, a county valuation for tax purposes that is not a price. For the six sales since October 2021, the just value ran from 54.8 to 97.2 percent of the recorded price, which is why the roll alone cannot price a home.

Step four: adjust at the walk-through, then test the competition

At the walk-through we measure what the record cannot: water width and depth, the seawall, the dock, the roof, the openings and the floor plan. Then we test the homes listed or pending against yours, with list prices, days on market and price changes. On October 3, 2026 the Southwest Florida MLS showed 6 Bayfront Gardens homes listed, from $3,895,000 to $6,495,000 and from 13 to 178 days on the market, and none pending. The pull records the current list price only, so price changes are read listing by listing when we prepare your valuation.

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Enter your address in the free Bayfront Gardens home valuation form on this page, see how we sell Bayfront Gardens homes, or talk to Jesse direct: (239) 898-6072, text or call. Confidential conversations welcome. Buying instead? See our guide to buying a Bayfront Gardens home or call Marc at (239) 287-5873.

What Did Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Homes Sell For in the Last Five Years?

Bayfront Gardens recorded six county-qualified sales in the last 60 months, all resales on Bayfront Dr, from $3,026,000 to $6,650,000, and one of them fell in the last 12 months. With fewer than 10 sales we list each one. The median of these 6 sales is $5,000,000, and the sample is too small to price a home.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

The six qualified sales since October 2021

We tracked every one of the six county-qualified Bayfront Gardens sales since October 2021. All six are on Bayfront Dr, so all six are lots in the Bayfront Gardens association. The price per square foot uses the county’s base area, which is not living area.

DatePriceAddressLotYear built (roll)County base area, sq ftPrice per base sq ftOfficial Records book and page
October 25, 2021$4,300,000207 Bayfront Dr2720212,771$1,5526033/339
October 9, 2023$5,700,000223 Bayfront Dr1920182,861$1,9926297/1626
January 5, 2024$6,650,000195 Bayfront Dr3020202,826$2,3536320/2567
May 15, 2025$3,026,000233 Bayfront Dr1520141,837$1,6476472/2577
June 24, 2025$5,815,000191 Bayfront Dr3120181,547$3,7596483/300
April 29, 2026$3,875,000235 Bayfront Dr1420143,264$1,1876586/735

The median of these 6 sales is $5,000,000, the mean of the third and fourth prices, $4,300,000 and $5,700,000. The spread from $1,187 to $3,759 per base square foot shows how little a per-foot figure tells you on this street. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, counts differently and records 9 closings in the same 60 months, with days on market from 6 to 193 across the 8 that carry a figure. The 3 most recent sold for $3,875,000 against a final list price of $4,395,000, $5,815,000 against $6,850,000 and $3,026,000 against $3,250,000. Nine MLS closings are too few for a median of either measure.

By calendar year

Calendar yearCounty-qualified salesPrice range
2021 (October to December)1$4,300,000
20220none recorded as qualified
20231$5,700,000
20241$6,650,000
20252$3,026,000 to $5,815,000
2026 (through August 24)1$3,875,000

A year with no qualified sale does not mean no one sold; it means the county coded none as qualified.

The range, and what sets it

Three of the six prices are $5,700,000 or more, for homes the roll dates to 2018, 2018 and 2020, and the two lowest, $3,026,000 and $3,875,000, are for homes dated 2014. With six sales that is an observation and not a rule, because the file does not control for lot, water, floor plan, dock or condition. The $3,624,000 spread from low to high is why we price from the nearest like home and never from the neighborhood.

Recorded deeds the county did not count as qualified

The same county file holds four more recorded deeds over $100,000 in the last 60 months that the county did not code as qualified. They are a separate series, and we never fold them into the qualified sales above. Their range is $1,750,000 to $5,900,000.

DatePriceAddressLotAssociationOfficial Records book and page
November 12, 2021$1,750,000239 Bayfront Dr12Bayfront Gardens6045/2728
March 7, 2022$5,900,000232 Barefoot Beach Blvd6Bayside6094/3662
March 22, 2023$2,300,000219 Bayfront Dr21Bayfront Gardens6230/3525
April 16, 2023$4,350,000230 Barefoot Beach Blvd5Bayside6238/3149

Two are Bayside lots and two are Bayfront Gardens lots, so they are the only recorded price evidence on the boulevard side in five years. The county file gives no reason for any disqualification, so draw no price conclusion from them.

What Is a Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home Worth by Building, Street, Size and Position?

A Bayfront Gardens home is worth more or less depending on its association, street, age, size and position, but the county roll can split only some of those. Bayside’s nine boulevard homes carry a median 2026 preliminary just value of $3,406,617 and Bayfront Gardens’ 18 homes on Bayfront Dr $2,932,467, and neither is a sale price.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

By association and street

GroupStreetImproved homesYear built (roll)County base area, sq ft2026 preliminary just value, low, median, highHomesteadQualified sales, 60 months
Bayside at Barefoot Beach (lots 1 to 10)Barefoot Beach Blvd, 220 to 242, even numbers92000 to 20241,872 to 5,080, median 2,799$2,308,025, $3,406,617, $4,626,0935 of 90
Bayfront Gardens (lots 11 to 33)Bayfront Dr, 185 to 241181990 to 2023 (17 dated)1,547 to 3,604, median 2,771 (17 homes)$1,731,270, $2,932,467, $4,446,6389 of 186
BothBoth streets271990 to 2024 (26 dated)1,547 to 5,080, median 2,773.5 (26 homes)$1,731,270, $3,108,994, $4,626,09314 of 276

These are the county’s just values on the 2026 preliminary roll, valuations for tax purposes and not sale prices. Bayside shows no qualified sale in 60 months, so a Bayside home is anchored only in the two recorded deeds above and in the roll.

By age of the house and size of the footprint

The roll’s year built is today’s value, and a rebuilt house shows its new year even where the owner paid mainly for the lot.

Roll attributeGroupImproved homes2026 preliminary just value, low, median, high
Year built1990 to 19994$1,731,270, $2,510,055, $3,257,721
Year built2000 to 20097$2,306,747, $3,108,994, $3,653,960
Year built2010 to 201911$2,002,518, $3,189,523, $4,626,093
Year built2020 to 20244$2,523,849, $3,498,645, $4,446,638
County base areaUnder 2,400 sq ft7$2,433,350, $3,079,825, $3,257,721
County base area2,400 to 2,999 sq ft10$2,002,518, $3,634,459, $4,626,093
County base area3,000 sq ft and over9$1,731,270, $2,755,939, $3,653,960

The year-built rows sum to 26 dated homes and the base-area rows to 26 homes with a base area, and one home, at 215 Bayfront Dr, has neither on the roll. Medians of four homes are descriptions and not benchmarks. The ranges overlap in every row, and the largest footprints carry the lowest median just value, so on this roll neither age nor footprint alone ranks a home by value.

Position: the bay, the boulevard and the flood line

Position means three things the roll does not carry: which lots front Little Hickory Bay and how wide and deep the water is; the street, because Bayfront Dr is a private street along the bay and the even-numbered homes at 220 to 242 Barefoot Beach Blvd stand on the boulevard; and where a footprint sits against FEMA’s wave line and the state’s coastal construction control line, covered below. We read each from a survey and an elevation certificate.

Vacant and other-use homesites

Four homesites are vacant and two are coded other use. The 2026 preliminary just values of the vacant homesites are $1,402,880 at lot 8, $2,432,640 at lot 24, $2,976,800 at lot 32 and $1,875,600 for the portion of lot 29, and the other-use lots are $1,288,906 at lot 12 and $1,674,160 for the portion of lot 28. These are just values, not prices, and the county sales counted on this page are improved sales only.

What the record cannot split

The roll and the deeds cannot split bay frontage, water depth, seawall, dock rights, view, floor plan, renovation quality or roof age, and they cannot say what a house replaced. The Southwest Florida MLS pull of October 3, 2026 carries each closing’s final list price, days on market and MLS living area, and view and condition are read listing by listing. We read them at the walk-through and from the survey, the permit file and the elevation certificate.

Are Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Values Rising or Falling?

The county record cannot say whether Bayfront Gardens values are rising or falling, because six qualified sales in five years, with no qualified sale in 2022, are too few and too different from one another. We show the recorded sales by period and the repeat resales below, with counts, and we draw no trend from them.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

Qualified sales by five-year period

PeriodCounty-qualified salesLow to high
1988 to 199410$135,000 to $860,000
1995 to 19999$240,000 to $895,000
2000 to 20046$1,000,000 to $2,646,000
2005 to 200911$1,600,000 to $3,087,500
2010 to 20145$1,437,500 to $3,150,000
2015 to 201911$1,710,000 to $3,000,000
2020 to 20249$2,925,000 to $6,650,000
2025 to August 24, 20263$3,026,000 to $5,815,000

The counts sum to 64. Each period mixes lot sales, sales of older houses later replaced and sales of today’s houses, so we show counts and ranges and no medians.

Repeat resales: what the same house recorded twice

The county file holds 36 pairs of consecutive qualified sales of the same parcel. Twelve are pairs where the roll’s year built is earlier than the year of the first sale, so a house like today’s stood at both sales, and we list those. The other 24 are not like for like, because the first sale predates the house or the roll shows no year built.

AddressFirst recorded saleNext recorded saleYears betweenNext price as a share of first
211 Bayfront DrJuly 25, 1994, $860,000January 26, 2005, $1,985,00010.5231 percent
221 Bayfront DrJune 8, 1995, $660,000June 22, 1998, $757,0003.0115 percent
221 Bayfront DrJune 22, 1998, $757,000March 7, 2000, $1,000,0001.7132 percent
221 Bayfront DrMarch 7, 2000, $1,000,000June 18, 2021, $2,925,00021.3292 percent
231 Bayfront DrMarch 23, 2004, $2,200,000October 29, 2007, $1,875,0003.685 percent
211 Bayfront DrJanuary 26, 2005, $1,985,000February 28, 2015, $1,875,00010.194 percent
242 Barefoot Beach BlvdMarch 8, 2006, $3,087,500November 10, 2015, $2,900,0009.794 percent
226 Barefoot Beach BlvdMay 1, 2007, $2,200,000March 12, 2015, $1,900,0007.986 percent
211 Bayfront DrFebruary 28, 2015, $1,875,000June 29, 2018, $2,210,0003.3118 percent
223 Bayfront DrSeptember 14, 2020, $4,450,000October 9, 2023, $5,700,0003.1128 percent
191 Bayfront DrNovember 6, 2020, $4,400,000June 24, 2025, $5,815,0004.6132 percent
195 Bayfront DrJuly 8, 2021, $5,200,000January 5, 2024, $6,650,0002.5128 percent

Of the 12 pairs, eight sold for more the second time and four for less. The three pairs whose first sale was in 2020 or 2021, at 223 Bayfront Dr, 191 Bayfront Dr and 195 Bayfront Dr, each sold for 128 to 132 percent of the earlier price over 2.5 to 4.6 years. Twelve pairs, with no adjustment for renovation, repairs or inflation, are an observation and not a rate of change.

What we do not conclude

We do not conclude that values are rising, falling or flat. Six sales in five years, a qualified flag that is thin in 2022 and 2024, and no way in the roll to separate a good house on a good lot from a teardown stand in the way. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, counts 9 closings in those five years (the two sources count differently) and adds the list-price side: 6 active listings against 1 closing in 12 months, an indicative 72 months of supply, and that one closing sold at 88.2% of its final list price. The pull records the final list price only, so price reductions are read listing by listing, and we read all of it beside the deeds.

One Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home’s Public Record

The longest recorded resale chain in Bayfront Gardens belongs to 223 Bayfront Dr, lot 19, which has five county-qualified sales between January 2000 and October 2023, from $1,400,000 to $5,700,000. It is a public-record sale, not one of ours, and we walk through it to show what a chain can and cannot tell an owner.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

The five recorded sales

DatePriceCounty labelShare of the previous priceOfficial Records book and page
January 18, 2000$1,400,000First sale in the county filenot applicable2631/2453
April 20, 2004$2,198,500Resale157 percent3546/752
January 9, 2017$2,175,000Resale99 percent5351/3795
September 14, 2020$4,450,000Resale205 percent5816/2611
October 9, 2023$5,700,000Resale128 percent6297/1626

The county roll shows a house built in 2018 on lot 19, with a base area of 2,861 square feet, a 2026 preliminary just value of $4,010,386 and a 2026 preliminary tax bill of $37,705.66, and no homestead exemption. The five sales span 23.7 years from the first to the last, and the last price is 4.07 times the first.

Reading the record

The roll’s 2018 year built changes how the first three sales read. The sales of 2000, 2004 and January 2017 were recorded before the house the roll describes was built, so they are sales of the lot and whatever stood on it, and we cannot compare them with the later two. Only the sales of September 2020 and October 2023 are sales of the house as the roll dates it, at $1,555 and $1,992 per base square foot.

What one chain does and does not show

One chain shows that a Bayfront Gardens lot can change hands for very different amounts depending on what stands on it, and that the same house recorded a higher price three years later. It does not show why, nor the renovation, the days on market or the list price. The Southwest Florida MLS pull of October 3, 2026 carries the final list price, days on market and MLS living area of each closing it records, 9 in the last 60 months, and list-price history and remarks are read listing by listing when we prepare a valuation. If your home sits on the same street, we will walk the same questions through your own deeds, which is what a free Bayfront Gardens home valuation does.

What Moves a Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home’s Value Up or Down?

Six things move a Bayfront Gardens home’s value most: the water behind the lot, the height and yards the planned unit development allows, the flood zone and elevation, insurance and the rules that shape the buyer pool, the age and condition of the house, and which of the two associations governs it. The county roll shows few of them directly.

The water: frontage, width, depth, docks and boating routes

The county roll has no waterfront field, and the plat does not tell a buyer which lots front Little Hickory Bay. The planned unit development lists docks, individual or common, as a permitted use in Tract I, and Collier County Land Development Code section 5.03.06 limits a dock and moored boat to 20 feet of protrusion on a waterway 100 feet wide or more. A county staff report quotes an applicant’s agent describing the water at 239 Bayfront Dr as about 110 feet wide. Depth, seawall condition and each lot’s dock permit are survey questions. By water, the run south toward Wiggins Pass crosses no bridge on the federal chart, while the fixed Bonita Beach Road bridge to the north is charted at 12.8 feet of vertical clearance, a 2016 value to confirm. We ask for a current survey before we quote you a range.

Three floors, side yards and lot shape

Collier County Ordinance 2018-41, adopted September 11, 2018, raised Tract I, which the ordinance calls Bayfront Gardens, from two habitable floors to three over parking, and Ordinance 94-28 sets a 7.5 foot side yard. A 2025 Hearing Examiner item shows how lot shape interacts with height. For a razed 0.17-acre lot at 239 Bayfront Dr, the applicant sought to reduce the front yard from 27.83 feet to 12 feet and the rear yard from 30 feet to 27.07 feet for a three-story home of about 4,600 square feet under air, and county staff recommended approval. We did not confirm the outcome. An irregular lot can carry a smaller buildable envelope than its acreage suggests.

Flood zone and elevation, address by address

We queried the public flood layers for six addresses on October 1, 2026. Every one is in FEMA Zone AE with a base flood elevation of 10 feet NAVD88, on Collier County panel 12021C0179J, effective February 8, 2024. The last column is our reading of the public map layers, not an official determination, and the FIRM panel and an elevation certificate control.

AddressAssociationFEMA zoneBase flood elevationPosition against the Limit of Moderate Wave Action (our reading)
185 Bayfront DrBayfront GardensAE10 ft NAVD88Landward, about 45 m
211 Bayfront DrBayfront GardensAE10 ft NAVD88Landward, about 63 m
233 Bayfront DrBayfront GardensAE10 ft NAVD88Landward, about 61 m
241 Bayfront DrBayfront GardensAE10 ft NAVD88Seaward, about 31 m
220 Barefoot Beach BlvdBaysideAE10 ft NAVD88Landward, about 9 m
244 Barefoot Beach Blvd (street tract)Common parcelAE10 ft NAVD88Seaward, about 60 m, no building footprint matched

By our reading of the public map layers, all 35 roll parcels read AE 10, and no tested address is in Zone VE. Our reading is also that the state’s coastal construction control line crosses the footprints at 220 Barefoot Beach Blvd and 241 Bayfront Dr. Treat each reading as a reason to look and not a conclusion.

The preliminary flood map and the 50 percent rule

A preliminary new flood map re-issues panel 0179 as 0179K, with the zones and base flood elevations unchanged at every address we tested, and the county says a 90-day appeal period began August 19, 2026, which by our count runs to about November 17, 2026. Separately, Collier County Ordinance 2019-01 requires the whole building to be brought into compliance, with a foot of freeboard above the base flood elevation, when repair or improvement costs reach 50 percent of its market value as the ordinance measures it. For an older home that can mean raising the house to 11 feet NAVD88 or more, so a buyer will ask for the county’s determination.

Insurance and the buyer pool

We found no premium figure from a primary source, so we publish none. Under Florida Statute 627.351, flood coverage is a condition of a Citizens personal-lines policy on a home in a Special Flood Hazard Area, from issuance for new policies since April 1, 2023 and at renewal since July 1, 2023, and every tested address is in one. A major structure newly built or enlarged by more than 25 percent under a permit applied for after July 1, 2015 is ineligible for Citizens if seaward of the coastal construction control line. No Coastal Barrier Resources System unit touches any home here, so federal flood insurance is available, and the county’s wind layers read 161 miles per hour inside the wind-borne debris region.

Rules that widen or narrow the buyer pool

Bayside’s declaration, at Official Records Book 2590, page 3271, allows leasing at most three times a year with a 30-day minimum. The Bayfront Gardens leasing terms are not published in anything we captured, so we give the route: the declaration and current rules. Collier County also requires registration of a property rented for fewer than 30 consecutive days more than three times a year. Minimum home sizes matter for a rebuild: 1,800 square feet for two stories at Bayfront Gardens, amended in 1998 with a figure we could not read, and 2,400 under air at Bayside. Membership in The Club at Barefoot Beach is not conveyed with a deed.

How Do Fees, Reserves, Assessments and Insurance Affect a Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home’s Value?

No dollar assessment for Bayfront Gardens, Bayside or the Barefoot Beach Master Association appears in any recorded document or public site we found, so we publish no fee. Buyers still price the layers: two associations, the Master Association, a county tax bill with a $24,822 median, and insurance on a Zone AE home at 10 feet.

Three layers, and no published dollar figure

An owner funds three layers: the home’s own association, Bayfront Gardens for lots 11 to 33 or Bayside for lots 1 to 10; the Barefoot Beach Master Association, which owns the roughly 1.8-mile boulevard and staffs the gate around the clock, with each home one door of 716; and the county tax bill. Regular assessments, reserves and any special assessment are not published for the three associations.

How to get the real numbers

Under Florida Statute 720.401, a prospective buyer must be presented the disclosure summary before executing the contract, and a buyer who was not given it before signing may cancel by written notice within three days after receiving it or before closing, whichever occurs first. The statute does not require the seller to deliver the declaration, rules or budget, so careful buyers ask. Under Florida Statute 720.30851 the association issues an estoppel certificate within 10 business days of a written request, with a fee capped by statute and adjusted every five years, and under Florida Statute 720.303 an owner can inspect official records within 10 business days of a request.

What the county roll says about carrying cost

The 2026 preliminary millage is 9.4020 on every parcel: 3.9293 for the county, 4.1470 for schools and 1.3257 for other authorities, with no municipal levy, and 3.9293 + 4.1470 + 1.3257 = 9.4020. The median 2026 preliminary tax bill across the 27 improved homes is $24,822, from $14,781 to $41,807. As an illustration for a non-homestead purchase at the median just value, before exemptions: $3,108,994 x 9.4020 / 1000 = $29,230.76, against the roll’s own $29,230.77 for that parcel.

Why milestone and structural reserve rules do not apply

Florida Statute 553.899, the milestone inspection law, and Florida Statute 718.112(2)(g), the structural integrity reserve study rule, apply to condominium and cooperative buildings of three habitable stories or more. Bayfront Gardens and Bayside are single-family homeowners associations under chapter 720, so those statutes turn on the form of ownership and not on a home’s floor count. A buyer orders a home inspection and a wind-mitigation report on the house itself.

Is the Property Appraiser’s Just Value the Same as Market Value?

No. The Collier County Property Appraiser’s just value is a valuation for tax purposes as of January 1, and it is not a sale price or an appraisal. For the six recorded Bayfront Gardens sales since October 2021, the 2026 preliminary just value ran from 54.8 to 97.2 percent of the recorded price.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

Just value against price, sale by sale

Sale dateAddressRecorded price2026 preliminary just valueJust value as a share of price
October 25, 2021207 Bayfront Dr$4,300,000$4,180,88797.2 percent
October 9, 2023223 Bayfront Dr$5,700,000$4,010,38670.4 percent
January 5, 2024195 Bayfront Dr$6,650,000$4,446,63866.9 percent
May 15, 2025233 Bayfront Dr$3,026,000$2,433,35080.4 percent
June 24, 2025191 Bayfront Dr$5,815,000$3,189,52354.8 percent
April 29, 2026235 Bayfront Dr$3,875,000$2,755,93971.1 percent

The median of these 6 shares is 70.7 percent. The table compares a 2026 roll figure with prices recorded from 2021 to 2026, so it shows the gap between the roll and the deeds on this street and nothing about how either is changing.

Why your tax bill is not your value

Under Florida Statute 193.155(3)(a), property assessed under that section is assessed at just value as of January 1 of the year following a change of ownership, so a seller’s bill is not a forecast of a buyer’s. Fourteen of the 27 homes carry a homestead exemption, 51.9 percent, a proxy for full-time residency. The median 2026 preliminary bill is $21,156 across those 14 homes and $29,231 across the 13 without it, and neither is what a buyer will pay.

Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach vs Southport on the Bay: How Do the County Records Compare?

Bayfront Gardens is a 27-home, two-association neighborhood on one private bay-side street, and Southport on the Bay is a 100-home neighbor with a property owners association, a dock owners association and a 60-day minimum lease. Southport’s longer sales record leads on evidence, and Bayfront Gardens leads on median just value.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

The decision table

Southport on the Bay is the nearest comparable: single-family, bay-side, inside the gate and in the same planned unit development. The Southport column draws on our Southport guide and its recorded documents and county file.

QuestionBayfront Gardens at Barefoot BeachSouthport on the BayWhat it means for your number
Homes on the roll27 homes on 33 homesites100 homes on 106 lotsFewer comparables here, so each sale carries more weight
Habitable floors allowedThree over parking since 2018 (Tract I)Four over one parking level under the PUD text (Tract H)Height can change a rebuild’s value
AssociationsTwo on one plat, plus the Master AssociationA property owners association and a dock owners association, plus the Master AssociationAsk each layer for its budget and estoppel
Minimum home size1,800 sq ft for two stories; Bayside 2,400 under air2,500 sq ft under air with a two-car garageRead the document before a rebuild
Lease termsBayside 30 days, three a year; Bayfront Gardens not published60 days, three a yearRental rules shape the buyer pool
Flood zone, our reading of the public map layersAE 10 on all 35 parcelsAE 10 on all 112 parcels, 29 also touch AE 11, one touches a 1 percent VE sliverBayfront Gardens has the simpler zone picture
Qualified sales, last 60 months6 ($3,026,000 to $6,650,000)29 ($2,175,000 to $7,000,000)Southport has more evidence
Leading windowNo window reaches 10 sales24 months: 14 sales, median $3,737,500Southport can support a median, Bayfront Gardens cannot
Median just value, 2026 preliminary$3,108,994$2,603,340A tax valuation, not a price

What the two sale lists say

In the 24 months since October 2024, Southport recorded 14 qualified sales and Bayfront Gardens recorded three: $3,026,000, $3,875,000 and $5,815,000. The windows hold different numbers of homes, so we do not compare medians across them. A Bayfront Gardens owner whose home sits between two Southport comparables should see both, and we show both lists in every valuation. Southport’s own page is our Southport on the Bay home valuation.

How Do Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Values Compare With the Rest of Barefoot Beach?

Bayfront Gardens has the third-highest median 2026 preliminary just value of the nine rows below, $3,108,994, behind the beach-lane estates and Barefoot Estates, and it recorded six qualified sales in 60 months against 29 at Southport on the Bay and 85 for all of Barefoot Beach. Each row keeps its own window.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

Nine rows, each with its own window

PlaceHomes on the rollLeading window (first of 12, 24, 36, 60 months with 10 or more qualified sales)Qualified sales, last 60 months (range)Median just value, 2026 preliminary (range)Median 2026 preliminary tax bill
Barefoot Beach Club (all four associations)34812 months: 12 sales, median $1,300,00032 ($1,000,000 to $3,335,000)$1,582,030 ($519,040 to $2,339,440)$13,060
Villas at Barefoot Beach50No window reaches 10 sales; list the sales4 ($1,500,000 to $3,500,000)$1,328,000 ($1,117,000 to $2,449,200)$11,846
The Cottages at Barefoot Beach15No window reaches 10 sales; list the sales1 ($5,500,000 to $5,500,000)$2,868,554 ($2,782,922 to $2,978,497)$25,482
Bayfront Gardens (this page)27No window reaches 10 sales; list the sales6 ($3,026,000 to $6,650,000)$3,108,994 ($1,731,270 to $4,626,093)$24,822
Southport on the Bay10024 months: 14 sales, median $3,737,50029 ($2,175,000 to $7,000,000)$2,603,340 ($1,108,598 to $8,118,752)$19,827
Barefoot Bay9No window reaches 10 sales; list the sales3 ($1,950,000 to $3,475,000)$2,407,512 ($1,879,666 to $3,418,192)$22,635
Barefoot Estates6No window reaches 10 sales; list the sales1 ($7,800,000 to $7,800,000)$6,257,994 ($5,616,107 to $14,286,845)$51,835
Beach-lane estates (Lely Barefoot Beach Units 1 to 5)80No window reaches 10 sales; list the sales9 ($5,500,000 to $15,350,000)$6,578,899 ($2,264,159 to $15,245,478)$50,295 (over 79 of 80 homes; one homesteaded home shows $0.00)
All Barefoot Beach residential63512 months: 25 sales, median $2,800,00085 ($1,000,000 to $15,350,000)$1,878,934 ($519,040 to $15,245,478)$15,001 (over 634 of 635 homes; one homesteaded home shows $0.00)

Source: Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sale file through August 24, 2026, windows counted back from October 1, 2026. A median is printed only where a window holds 10 or more qualified sales; otherwise the row gives the 60-month count and range.

How to read the table

The rows are different products under different laws: condominiums under chapter 718, villas and single-family homes under chapter 720. A median just value is the county’s valuation for tax purposes, not a price. For the Gulf-side buildings see the Barefoot Beach Club guide, for fee-simple villas the Villas at Barefoot Beach, and for the small court outside the gate Barefoot Bay. Our Barefoot Beach home valuation page covers every neighborhood. Homestead covers 14 of 27 Bayfront Gardens homes, 51.9 percent, against 246 of 635 homes, 38.7 percent, for Barefoot Beach as a whole.

What Will You Net When You Sell a Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home?

A Bayfront Gardens seller at the $3,875,000 recorded in April 2026 would see about $3,641,147 before mortgage payoff and the association’s estoppel fee, with a 2.5 percent listing commission and a 2.5 percent buyer-agent offer, or $3,738,022 without the offer. Collier custom puts deed stamps on the seller and the owner’s title policy on the buyer.

Data updated: October 2026 (Collier County Property Appraiser public data files, 2026 preliminary roll, sales through August 24, 2026)

Two net sheets at recorded prices

The first price is the one qualified sale in the last 12 months, and the second is the sale we walk through above. The commission lines are examples, because every commission is negotiated and we quote no set rate.

Line235 Bayfront Dr, April 29, 2026223 Bayfront Dr, October 9, 2023
Recorded sale price$3,875,000$5,700,000
Listing commission, example 2.5 percent (negotiated)-$96,875-$142,500
Buyer-agent compensation if offered, example 2.5 percent (optional)-$96,875-$142,500
Deed documentary stamp tax, $0.70 per $100-$27,125-$39,900
Owner’s title policy (buyer customarily pays in Collier County)$0$0
Lien and municipal search (estimate)-$200-$200
Property tax proration, about 180 of 365 days of the home’s 2026 preliminary bill (estimate)-$12,778-$18,595
Costs shown, with a buyer-agent offer-$233,853 (6.0 percent)-$343,695 (6.0 percent)
Net before payoff and estoppel, with an offer$3,641,147$5,356,305
Net before payoff and estoppel, no buyer-agent offer$3,738,022$5,498,805

Source: Florida Statute 201.02, $3,875,000 / $100 x $0.70 = $27,125 and $5,700,000 / $100 x $0.70 = $39,900. The proration uses each home’s 2026 preliminary tax bill, $25,911.34 and $37,705.66, for 180 of 365 days as an illustration. The estoppel fee is capped by statute and is not included. Both sheets assume no mortgage.

Who pays what in Collier County

In Collier County the buyer customarily pays the owner’s title policy and chooses the closing agent, and the seller customarily pays documentary stamp tax on the deed. The contract controls both. Since August 17, 2024 any compensation you offer a buyer’s agent can no longer be posted on the Southwest Florida MLS, and commissions remain fully negotiable. The sheet leaves out your payoff, the estoppel fee, any repair credit and the federal tax on any gain, and we build your own sheet at your appointment. To start, request a free Bayfront Gardens home valuation or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.

Want a Free In-Person CMA for Your Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home?

A free in-person comparative market analysis for your Bayfront Gardens home is a walk-through by Jesse or Marc, followed by a written range built from the nearest recorded sales on your street and in your association. We measure what the county roll cannot, and we send the range within days of the visit.

What an in-person CMA includes

We walk the lot and the house, review the survey, the dock and seawall, the roof and openings, and any elevation certificate. Then we send the recorded sales we used, the just value and tax facts, the flood and insurance notes a buyer will raise, and the document list for your association. If you plan to sell, see how we sell Bayfront Gardens homes.

No obligation, and confidential

A CMA is not a listing agreement. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072, text or call, and we will find a time. If you are buying in Bayfront Gardens instead, call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or read our guide to buying a Bayfront Gardens home.

What Could We Not Verify for This Page?

This page could not verify the Southwest Florida MLS figures, any association assessment or budget, the Bayfront Gardens leasing terms, the amenities and architectural rules of either association, water depth and dock status by lot, and the outcome of one 2025 hearing item. Each gap names the document or route that settles it.

What we read and queried first-hand

We read the Bayfront Gardens declaration at Official Records Book 1335, page 1835, the Bayside declaration at Official Records Book 2590, page 3271, and the Master Association bylaws at Official Records Book 4675, page 2424. We tracked all 35 parcels on the 2026 preliminary roll and all 64 county-qualified sales since April 1988, and queried the flood layers at six addresses on October 1, 2026. The roll figures come from the county’s public data files.

What we could not verify

  • Southwest Florida MLS figures. The pull of October 3, 2026 now gives them: 9 closings in 60 months, 1 in the last 12, 6 active listings, an indicative 72 months of supply, days on market for 8 of the 9 closings and MLS living area for all 9. No window reaches 10 sales, so we publish no median. Our own Bayfront Gardens closing record is zero: McGreevy and Comisar closed no sale at Bayfront Gardens through the Southwest Florida MLS in the 60 months to October 3, 2026, on either the listing or the buying side. The pull records the final list price only, so price changes, views and condition are read listing by listing when we prepare a valuation.
  • Association assessments, budgets and reserves. Not published for any of the three associations. Route: the estoppel certificate, budget and financial report from each.
  • Bayfront Gardens leasing terms and the 1998 minimum home size. Not captured or not legible. Route: the declaration, its amendment at Official Records Book 2454, page 2220, and the current rules.
  • Amenities and architectural review. None documented inside either association beyond a private street tract and a preserve parcel. Route: the declarations and the associations.
  • Water depth, waterfront type, dock and seawall status by lot. Route: a current survey and the permit history.
  • The September 11, 2025 Hearing Examiner outcome at 239 Bayfront Dr. Route: the Clerk’s hearing records.
  • Insurance premiums and the Citizens replacement-cost ceiling that applies in Collier County. Route: an independent insurance agent.
  • Storm damage to any home. No recorded or government document found, so we say nothing. Route: the permit record and the seller’s disclosure.

Frequently Asked Questions, Bayfront Gardens at Barefoot Beach Home Value Edition

These are the questions Bayfront Gardens owners ask us most about what a home is worth, answered from the county record and Florida law. Where a figure is not published, we say so and name the document that settles it.

How much is my Bayfront Gardens home worth?

It depends on your lot, the age of the house, the water behind it and its condition. The county shows six qualified sales since October 2021, from $3,026,000 to $6,650,000, so we price from the nearest like home. Request a free valuation for a range.

What is the median sale price in Bayfront Gardens?

The median of these 6 sales since October 2021 is $5,000,000, but six sales are too few to price a home. No window up to 60 months holds the 10 sales needed for a median to lead, so we list each sale instead.

How many Bayfront Gardens homes sold in the last year?

One. The county recorded a qualified sale of 235 Bayfront Dr on April 29, 2026 at $3,875,000, and the county file runs through August 24, 2026. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, also shows 1 closing in the 12 months to that date, the same $3,875,000 sale, and 9 in the last 60 months.

How many homes sold in the last five years?

Six qualified sales since October 2021, all on Bayfront Dr, plus four recorded deeds over $100,000 that the county did not count as qualified. We list all ten, kept in two separate series, in the section on what homes sold for.

Are Bayfront Gardens home prices going up or down?

The record cannot say. Six qualified sales in five years, none in 2022, are too few and too different to show a direction. Eight of 12 like-for-like repeat resales sold for more the second time and four for less, which is an observation and not a trend.

What is the price per square foot in Bayfront Gardens?

On the county’s base area the six sales run from $1,187 to $3,759 per square foot, a spread that shows base area is the wrong yardstick on a street where three floors fit over a small footprint. We value by comparable home, not by a per-foot figure.

Is county base area the same as living area?

No. Base area is the roll’s measurement of the largest building on the parcel, from 1,547 to 5,080 square feet in Bayfront Gardens, and it is not the living area on a listing. The Southwest Florida MLS, pulled October 3, 2026, shows living area from 3,000 to 6,643 square feet across the 9 Bayfront Gardens closings of the last 60 months.

What is the Property Appraiser’s just value for my Bayfront Gardens home?

It is the county’s valuation for tax purposes, not a price. The 2026 preliminary just values of the 27 homes run from $1,731,270 to $4,626,093, with a median of $3,108,994, and for the six recorded sales the just value ran from 54.8 to 97.2 percent of the recorded price.

Why is my tax bill different from the neighborhood median?

Homestead exemptions and assessment caps lower a long-time owner’s bill. The median 2026 preliminary bill is $24,822, $21,156 for the 14 homesteaded homes and $29,231 for the 13 others, and a buyer’s assessment resets to just value after a sale under Florida Statute 193.155(3)(a).

What is the property tax rate in Bayfront Gardens?

The 2026 preliminary millage is 9.4020 on every parcel: 3.9293 for the county, 4.1470 for schools and 1.3257 for other authorities, with no municipal levy. At the median just value of $3,108,994 that is $29,230.76 before exemptions.

Which association is my Bayfront Gardens home in?

Lots 1 to 10, the even-numbered homes at 220 to 242 Barefoot Beach Blvd, belong to Bayside at Barefoot Beach, and lots 11 to 33 on Bayfront Dr belong to Bayfront Gardens. Both sit under the Barefoot Beach Master Association. We confirm by lot number against the recorded plat.

Is Bayfront Gardens a condominium?

No. Bayfront Gardens and Bayside are fee-simple single-family homes under two homeowners associations governed by chapter 720 of the Florida Statutes. Condominium statutes, including the milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve rules, do not apply to a sale here.

Is Bayfront Gardens in Bonita Springs or Naples?

Neither city. It has a Bonita Springs mailing address and ZIP, but it lies in unincorporated Collier County, so the county sets its taxes, flood map and evacuation orders. Our Bonita Springs guide explains the surrounding market.

Is Bayfront Gardens the same as Barefoot Beach Club or The Club at Barefoot Beach?

No. Bayfront Gardens is a bay-side neighborhood of homes. Barefoot Beach Club is a separate condominium campus, and The Club at Barefoot Beach is a private beach and tennis club whose membership is not conveyed with a deed.

What flood zone is Bayfront Gardens in?

Every address we tested is in FEMA Zone AE with a base flood elevation of 10 feet NAVD88, on panel 12021C0179J, effective February 8, 2024. By our reading of the public map layers all 35 roll parcels read AE 10. An elevation certificate controls for your lot.

Do I need an elevation certificate to sell?

Florida law does not require one, but buyers, lenders and insurers ask for it. The county layer lists 13 elevation certificate records on Bayfront Dr, and we ask you to gather yours before listing. If none exists, a surveyor can order one.

Will the 2026 preliminary flood map change my home’s value?

We cannot promise either way, and we have no MLS data to measure it. The preliminary map re-issues panel 0179 as 0179K with the same zones and base flood elevations at every address we tested, and its appeal period began August 19, 2026.

Do I need flood insurance on a Bayfront Gardens home?

Florida Statute 627.351 makes flood coverage a condition of a Citizens personal-lines policy on a home in a Special Flood Hazard Area, and every tested address is in one. A mortgage lender or private carrier may also ask, so confirm with your insurance agent.

Is Bayfront Gardens in a coastal barrier zone?

No. No Coastal Barrier Resources System unit touches any Bayfront Gardens or Bayside home, so federal flood insurance is available. The nearest unit is in the Wiggins Pass preserve to the south, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

What is the 50 percent rule, and does it affect my value?

Under Collier County Ordinance 2019-01, repairs or improvements that reach 50 percent of a building’s market value as the ordinance measures it require the whole building to meet current flood rules, with a foot of freeboard. For an older home that can mean raising it.

How do docks and seawalls change my home’s value?

We cannot quantify it, because the county roll has no dock or seawall field and no source publishes depth by lot. Docks are permitted on Tract I, with a 20-foot protrusion limit on waterways 100 feet wide or more, so a survey and permit history matter.

How does three-floor height change a Bayfront Gardens home’s value?

Ordinance 2018-41 allows three habitable floors over parking on Tract I, but the county record cannot isolate a price effect. Half of the dated homes, 13 of 26, are dated 2014 or later. We compare like houses and adjust at the walk-through.

Do rental rules affect value?

They shape the buyer pool. Bayside allows three leases a year with a 30-day minimum, the Bayfront Gardens leasing terms are not published, and Collier County requires registration for short-term rentals. We have no MLS data to measure the effect on price.

What are the association fees in Bayfront Gardens?

No dollar assessment is published for Bayfront Gardens, Bayside or the Master Association. The estoppel certificate, the budget and the financial report give the numbers, and we request them from each layer before you list.

What does it cost to sell a Bayfront Gardens home?

Collier custom puts the owner’s title policy on the buyer and deed stamps at $0.70 per $100 on the seller, so $3,875,000 carries $27,125. Commissions are negotiable. Our net sheet shows about $3,641,147 before payoff and estoppel with a 2.5 percent buyer-agent offer.

Who pays for the owner’s title policy in Collier County?

By Collier County custom the buyer pays the owner’s title policy premium and chooses the closing agent, and the seller pays documentary stamp tax on the deed. The contract controls both, so confirm the allocation before signing.

What must a Bayfront Gardens seller give the buyer?

Florida Statute 720.401 requires the disclosure summary to be presented before the buyer signs. If it was not, the buyer may cancel within three days after receiving it or before closing. The statute does not require delivering the declaration or budget. Florida Statute 689.302 adds a flood disclosure.

Do milestone inspection and reserve study rules apply?

No. Florida Statute 553.899 and Florida Statute 718.112(2)(g) apply to condominium and cooperative buildings. Bayfront Gardens and Bayside are chapter 720 homeowners associations, so a buyer orders a home inspection and a wind-mitigation report instead.

What are the vacant homesites in Bayfront Gardens worth?

The county’s 2026 preliminary just values for the four vacant homesites run from $1,402,880 to $2,976,800. They are valuations for tax purposes, and the sales counted on this page are improved sales only.

What happened at 239 Bayfront Dr in 2025?

A county Hearing Examiner item, set for September 11, 2025, sought a yard variance for a new three-story home on the razed lot. County staff recommended approval, and we did not confirm the outcome. The record is in the Clerk’s hearing files.

How often do homes in Bayfront Gardens change hands?

Rarely. One qualified sale in 12 months across 27 homes is 3.70 percent, and six in five years is 22.2 percent, or 4.44 percent a year. A seller should expect few comparable sales, and a buyer very little inventory.

How does Bayside compare with Bayfront Gardens in value?

Bayside’s nine homes have a median 2026 preliminary just value of $3,406,617 and Bayfront Gardens’ 18 homes $2,932,467, but Bayside recorded no qualified sale in 60 months. Its only price evidence is two recorded deeds, $5,900,000 and $4,350,000.

How does Bayfront Gardens compare with Southport on the Bay?

Southport recorded 29 qualified sales in 60 months against six here, and its median just value is $2,603,340 against $3,108,994. Read our Southport on the Bay guide and the comparison table above.

How does Bayfront Gardens compare with the rest of Barefoot Beach?

Its $3,108,994 median just value is the third highest of the nine rows in our table, behind the beach-lane estates and Barefoot Estates. Our Barefoot Beach home valuation page covers every neighborhood.

Can I get a valuation without a showing?

Yes. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072 or use the form on this page, and we send a first range from recorded sales within a day. We refine it at a walk-through, because water, floors and condition move the number.

How accurate are online estimates for Bayfront Gardens?

They struggle here, because six sales in five years, county base areas that are not living areas and rebuilt houses on old lots leave a formula little to learn from. A range built from your street’s deeds and a walk-through is more reliable.

Is the Club at Barefoot Beach membership included when I sell?

No. Membership in The Club at Barefoot Beach is separate and is not conveyed with a Bayfront Gardens deed. Its own site says waitlist applications were paused from June 1, 2026, so it does not change your home’s recorded price.

What Owners Say About Working With Us

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Why Does a Barefoot Beach Specialist Matter When You Value Your Home?

A Barefoot Beach specialist matters when you value a Bayfront Gardens home because the gated community holds eight neighborhoods with very different records, and these 27 homes are priced from their own street, association and position, not from a ZIP code. A specialist reads the documents, flood layers and roll before quoting a range.

McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, read what the other side will read. A buyer’s agent, lender and insurer will read your estoppel certificate, your flood zone and the county roll, and a seller who has read them first sets a price that survives the contract period. Read our Barefoot Beach community page for the whole area, and our Bonita Springs guide for the market around it.

Thinking of Selling Your Bayfront Gardens Home? Start With the Right Number

If you are searching for a Bayfront Gardens listing agent, McGreevy and Comisar, Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008, price from recorded sales on your own street and in your own association. The county recorded 6 qualified Bayfront Gardens sales in 60 months, so a seller here needs a record read home by home, and the next owner to sell should call us first.

As the leaders of Domain Realty Group, our team has closed over $2.5 billion in real estate, and McGreevy and Comisar alone have over $900 million in personal sales. Whether you own on Bayfront Drive or on the boulevard in Bayside, we bring local strategy built for Estero, Bonita Springs, Naples, Fort Myers, Lee County, Collier County and Babcock Ranch.

Enter your address in the Home Valuation form at the top of this page for your free Bayfront Gardens home valuation, read how we sell Bayfront Gardens homes, or talk to Jesse direct. Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072, text or call. Confidential conversations welcome. Buying in Bayfront Gardens instead? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or read our guide to buying a Bayfront Gardens home.

Your Local Real Estate Experts

Jesse McGreevy is a top-reviewed Southwest Florida listing agent and Marc Comisar is a top-reviewed Southwest Florida buyer’s agent; you can read every review in full on our Google Business Profile. We work from our Bonita Springs office at 24031 S Tamiami Trl #101, Bonita Springs, FL 34134 and have represented buyers and sellers across Southwest Florida since 2008.

For more on the neighborhood, return to our Bayfront Gardens guide and read about McGreevy and Comisar.

  • Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008
  • 5 Star Award for Customer Satisfaction for 21 Straight Years. Only 5 out of 21k+ Licensees (Gulfshore Life Magazine)
  • #1 Team in Southwest Florida since 2012
  • McGreevy and Comisar and their Domain Realty Group team have sold over $2.5 Billion in Real Estate
  • McGreevy and Comisar alone have over $900 million in Sales
  • Nationally Recognized Top Producing Realtors
  • Platinum Sales Production Award Winners
  • Jesse McGreevy: (239) 898-6072 ·
  • Marc Comisar: (239) 287-5873
  • Office: 24031 S Tamiami Trl #101, Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Jesse McGreevy (Sales Associate) and Marc Comisar (Broker Associate) are licensed Florida REALTORS® with Domain Realty; Florida real estate licensure is regulated by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC). Florida license numbers: Jesse McGreevy SL3101296, Marc Comisar BK3060671.

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Sources and Authoritative References

Every Bayfront Gardens sale figure on this page comes from the Collier County Property Appraiser’s public data files (files dated August 29, 2026; newest recorded sale August 24, 2026), and every other fact traces to one of the primary sources below: Florida law, state and federal agencies, Collier County, the recorded declarations and the Clerk’s hearing records.

We do not cite real estate brokerage, listing or automated-valuation sites. Every link below returned a working page when we checked on October 1, 2026. Some county, state and federal pages refuse automated requests and open normally in a browser.

Recorded instruments and corporate records

  1. Florida Division of Corporations, Bayfront Gardens Homeowners Association.

  2. Florida Division of Corporations, Bayside at Barefoot Beach Homeowners Association.

  3. Florida Division of Corporations, Barefoot Beach Master Association.

  4. Collier County Clerk, Bayfront Gardens declaration (OR 1335, page 1835).

  5. Collier County Clerk, Bayfront Gardens amendment (OR 1437, page 1512).

  6. Collier County Clerk, Bayfront Gardens amendment (OR 2454, page 2220).

  7. Collier County Clerk, amendment separating lots 1 to 10 (OR 2590, page 3332).

  8. Collier County Clerk, Bayside declaration (OR 2590, page 3271).

  9. Collier County Clerk, Master Association bylaws (OR 4675, page 2424).

  10. Collier County Clerk, turnover agreement (OR 4519, page 1839).

  11. Collier County Clerk, State easement agreement (OR 1376, page 279).

  12. Collier County Clerk, Southport rules (OR 5640, page 3564).

  13. Collier County Clerk, Southport certificate of revitalization (OR 6052, page 1658).

  14. Collier County Clerk, Southport restated declaration (OR 2594, page 259).

Ordinances, hearings and county planning

  1. Collier County Ordinance 85-83.

  2. Collier County Ordinance 94-28.

  3. Collier County Ordinance 2018-41.

  4. Hearing Examiner staff report, 239 Bayfront Dr (PDF).

  5. Clerk legal notice, 239 Bayfront Dr variance.

  6. Clerk legal notices, Hearing Examiner.

  7. Collier County Hearing Examiner portal.

  8. Collier County Land Development Code 5.03.06, dock facilities.

  9. Collier County Land Development Code 3.04.02, sea turtle protection.

  10. Collier County Land Development Code 9.04.06, coastal setback variances.

  11. Collier County short-term vacation rental registration.

  12. Collier County 311, short-term vacation rental registration.

  13. Collier County Property Appraiser: 2026 preliminary tax roll, parcels, values and taxes, files dated August 29, 2026 (cited as the data source and not linked).

  14. Florida Department of Revenue, Collier taxing authority code descriptions.

Florida statutes

  1. Florida Statute 720.401, prospective purchasers.

  2. Florida Statute 720.30851, estoppel certificates.

  3. Florida Statute 720.303, association records.

  4. Florida Statute 689.302, flood disclosure.

  5. Florida Statute 201.02, tax on deeds.

  6. Florida Statute 553.899, structural inspections.

  7. Florida Statute 718.112, bylaws and reserve studies.

  8. Florida Statute 627.351, Citizens Property Insurance.

  9. Florida Statute 196.031, homestead exemption.

  10. Florida Statute 193.155, homestead assessments.

  11. Internal Revenue Service, Topic 701.

Flood, storm and insurance

  1. Collier County flood map viewer.

  2. Collier County floodplain management.

  3. Collier County, building within the floodplain.

  4. Collier County Ordinance 2019-01, floodplain management (PDF).

  5. Collier County news, proposed flood insurance rate map (August 2026).

  6. FEMA, Community Rating System.

  7. FEMA, Risk Rating 2.0.

  8. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, flood insurance and the Coastal Barrier Resources Act.

  9. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wiggins Pass Unit FL-65P.

  10. Collier County emergency assistance.

  11. Collier County know your zone lookup.

  12. Florida Division of Emergency Management, Know Your Zone.

  13. Collier County potential shelter list (PDF).

  14. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ian report.

  15. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Helene report.

  16. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Milton report.

  17. Florida DEP, Helene and Milton impact report (PDF).

  18. Florida DEP, coastal construction control line.

  19. News-Press, Barefoot Beach reopens (November 24, 2023).

Parks, schools, services and navigation

  1. Collier County Parks, Barefoot Beach Preserve.

  2. Collier County Parks, beach parking information.

  3. Collier County Parks, sea turtle protection.

  4. The Club at Barefoot Beach, membership.

  5. Collier County Public Schools, zone map and locator.

  6. Collier County Public Schools, transportation.

  7. Florida Department of Education, school accountability reports.

  8. North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District.

  9. Collier County Sheriff’s Office.

  10. NCH Healthcare System.

  11. Bonita Springs Utilities.

  12. NOAA Coast Pilot 5, chapter 4.

  13. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Collier manatee protection zones.

Downloadable Documents

These are the reference files a Bayfront Gardens owner is most likely to need when valuing and selling a home, each linked to the official source that publishes it: the State of Florida, Collier County, FEMA, the Collier County Clerk or the federal government.

Values from Collier County recorded, qualified sales (files dated August 29, 2026), with Southwest Florida MLS figures pulled October 3, 2026. Brokered by Domain Realty.