Delray Beach's tree-shaded in-town neighborhood, half a mile from Atlantic Avenue, with no gates and no HOA on most streets.
Lake Ida sits just north of downtown Delray Beach. On this site it covers the homes north of Lake Ida Road, east of I-95 and the shore of Lake Ida, west of Federal Highway and south of the Delray Beach city line, with Swinton Avenue running down the middle. Atlantic Avenue's restaurants and galleries are about half a mile south of Lake Ida Road, and the beach roughly two miles east. Most homes carry a 33444 ZIP code.
According to the Delray Beach Historical Society, Delray founder William S. Linton named the lake for his wife, Ida. The lake was once part of the Everglades and about twice its present size before drainage work in the 1910s lowered it, and early settlers farmed pineapples on the surrounding land. Homes went up from the 1920s, including houses by local architect Samuel Ogren, and the neighborhood counted poet Edna St. Vincent Millay among its residents.
Lake Ida is a freshwater lake with Palm Beach County parks and public boat ramps on its shores, popular for paddling, fishing and water-skiing. It is not connected to the ocean. Lake Drive, Lake Shore Drive and Hibiscus Lane hold the homes closest to the water, and several back directly onto it.
Lake Ida is made up of dozens of small subdivisions, from Lake Ida Shores, Lake Ida Manor and Lake Ida Gardens to Totterdale, High Acres, Ida Lake Terrace, Del Ida Park, Dell Park, Lake Eden and Lake Shore Estates. Many original homes are one-story houses from the 1950s on lots of about a quarter acre, and those lots, with no HOA and a short drive to Atlantic Avenue, have made Lake Ida one of Delray's busiest areas for new custom homes. County deed records show 124 sales in the last 12 months at a median of $1.41M. See which streets hold the most value on the streets & values page, and every home on the 3D map.
Most Lake Ida homes are not in a mandatory homeowners association. Renovations and new homes follow City of Delray Beach zoning, permitting and flood rules rather than an architectural review board, and a few newer enclaves have small associations of their own. Confirm the rules for a specific address before you buy or build.
MLS records for Lake Ida homes list these public schools:
Confirm the assignment for a specific address with the School District of Palm Beach County, since boundaries can change. Private schools nearby include Saint Andrew's School and Pine Crest in Boca Raton and American Heritage Delray.
I-95 is right at the neighborhood's western edge, with interchanges at Atlantic Avenue and Linton Boulevard. The Delray Beach Tri-Rail station is a short drive south-west, and Boca Raton Airport is about 15 minutes away. Palm Beach International and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International are each roughly 30 to 40 minutes by car. Times are approximate and depend on traffic.
Buyers and builders look at Lake Ida homes differently: some want a renovated original, others want the lot. Ricky prices every home both ways and gives every seller a personal video market assessment. Request a private valuation.
Ricky Estera represents the most exceptional waterfront and country club estates in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, from the deep-water enclave of Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club to the Intracoastal homes of Lake Rogers Isle. A resident of the area for more than three decades, he knows these communities street by street, dock by dock and club by club.
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