Twenty-Two Buildings Where You Can Keep a Boat
Sixteen of the thirty-eight Vanderbilt Beach condominium buildings have no water access at all. Twenty-two do — some with a deeded slip that conveys at closing, others with marina or community slips available through the association. The difference matters enormously at offer time, and it is the single question we field most often on this stretch of coast.
Vanderbilt Beach Condos With a Boat Slip - Active Listings
Buildings Where the Dock Conveys With the Residence
In these buildings a dock is deeded to a specific residence. When that residence sells, the slip goes with it — which means availability depends entirely on which homes happen to be on the market.
| Building | Docks | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt Lagoon Villas 9207 Vanderbilt Dr |
A private dock with lift behind every villa — five homes, five docks | — |
| Manatee 9566 Gulf Shore |
Numbered docks with lifts included with the residences | — |
| Sausalito 9400 Gulf Shore |
A deeded dock conveys with each of the seven residences | $1.2M 1 sale |
| La Scala 9700 Gulf Shore |
Deeded numbered docks with water and electricity | $1.35M 1 sale |
| Chateau Vanderbilt 9101 & 9103 Vanderbilt Dr |
Deeded docks, several with lifts, convey with select residences | $950K 1 sale |
| Beachcomber 10620 Gulf Shore |
Deeded private docks with most residences | — |
| Sunset Bay 9485 & 9486 Gulf Shore |
Deeded docks on the bay that may convey with individual residences | $1.03M 1 sale |
| Sand Castle 9517 Gulf Shore |
Deeded docks across the street on Vanderbilt Lagoon | — |
Looking for a Residence With a Slip That Fits Your Boat?
Deeded slips trade with the residences that own them, so what is available changes week to week and the best ones rarely last. Tell us the length, beam and draft of your boat and we will watch every building on this page and tell you the moment something fits. Call (239) 438-1102.
Buildings With Marina, Community or Leased Slips
Here the slips belong to the association or a marina rather than to individual residences. Access typically means a lease, a purchase from the association, or a waiting list — worth confirming before you buy, because a building having docks is not the same as a dock being available.
| Building | Docks | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Barefoot Pelican 271 Southbay Drive |
43 slips, some deeded to residences and others rented; boat ramp and boat storage | $828K 2 sales · $784/sq ft |
| Vanderbilt Bay 10420 & 10482 Gulf Shore |
Marina slips on the bay, several with lifts | $900K 7 sales · $627/sq ft |
| Vanderbilt Landings 11116 & 11118 Gulf Shore |
Private docks on Vanderbilt Channel with Gulf access | $930K 2 sales · $631/sq ft |
| Vanderbilt Yacht & Racquet Club 11030 Gulf Shore |
Community docks on the channel | $915K 3 sales · $622/sq ft |
| Vanderbilt Towers 1, 3 & 5 Bluebill |
Boat slips for lease behind the buildings, subject to availability | $400K 16 sales · $395/sq ft |
| Vanderbilt Surf Colony 11, 15 & 17 Bluebill |
Marina docks and kayak spaces for lease as they open | $734K 18 sales · $467/sq ft |
| Gulf Breeze 21 & 25 Bluebill |
On-site marina; slips sold separately and rarely available | $803K 10 sales · $533/sq ft |
| Baypoint 33 & 35 Bluebill |
On-site marina, no bridges to the Gulf; docks and lifts owned individually | — |
| Monte Carlo Club 10682–10686 Gulf Shore |
Slips available for purchase, subject to availability | $975K 5 sales · $749/sq ft |
| Le Dauphin 9790 & 9811 Gulf Shore |
Docks on the bay behind 9790, for lease or purchase as they open | $3.04M 6 sales · $1,237/sq ft |
| Vanderbilt Club 10573 Gulf Shore |
Docks for lease on a first-come basis | — |
| Sandcastle Villas 9524 Gulf Shore |
Community boat docks on the lagoon | — |
| Gulfshores 10525 Gulf Shore |
Private docks across the street on Vanderbilt Lagoon | $1.48M 2 sales · $999/sq ft |
| Kings Crown 10540 Gulf Shore |
Docks and slips plus a private boat ramp; boat size restricted | — |
Sales are closed transactions reported through the Naples Area Board of REALTORS® MLS, September 2024 to September 2026, for each building as a whole; not every residence sold included a slip. A dash means no closed sale for that building appeared in the MLS data analyzed for the period.
What a Dock Building Costs
Boaters here usually pay less, not more. The twenty-two buildings on this page recorded 75 sales between September 2024 and September 2026, at a median $810,000 and a range of $150,000 to $3,995,000, below the $1,062,500 median for every Vanderbilt Beach condominium. The reason is position: most of the docks sit on the bay and lagoon side, and the Gulf view and beach frontage that drive prices on Gulf Shore Drive are what a dock building usually trades away. Le Dauphin is the exception, pairing a beachfront building with bayside docks, and it sold at a median $3,037,500; the Bluebill Avenue towers, where slips are leased, sit at the other end at medians of $400,000 and $734,000. The deeded-dock buildings are the tightest market of all, with four sales in two years, so a buyer set on a deeded slip should expect to wait for the right residence and move quickly when it lists.
Getting to the Gulf From a Vanderbilt Beach Dock
Every dock on this page sits on the same interconnected system — Vanderbilt Lagoon, Vanderbilt Bay, Water Turkey Bay and Vanderbilt Channel — and every route to open water runs north and out through Wiggins Pass. From most buildings that is roughly a twenty-minute run depending on idle zones.
Two things decide whether a given dock works for your boat, and neither shows up in a listing. The first is bridge clearance: boats from the bay and lagoon pass under the Bluebill Avenue bridge, about 19 feet at mean high water, which sets a hard ceiling on air draft and rules out most flybridge boats. The marinas at Gulf Breeze and Baypoint, on the Bluebill peninsula north of the bridge, reach Wiggins Pass without passing under it. The second is Wiggins Pass itself, which shoals between dredgings, so draft and tide matter on the way out. We walk buyers through both before they commit — it is far cheaper to discover a clearance problem now than after closing.
Beyond the Condo Buildings
If you want the boat behind the house rather than down the dock, Conners at Vanderbilt Beach is the answer — roughly 500 single-family homesites on seventeen Gulf-access canal streets, where a private dock is the norm rather than the exception. Regatta offers a 55-slip marina on Vanderbilt Lagoon across five gated buildings.
Looking wider than this neighborhood, see Naples condos with a boat slip and Naples boat slips for sale. For the full picture on every building here — rental rules, pet policies, year built — see our Vanderbilt Beach condo buildings comparison.
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Vanderbilt Beach Boat Dock Questions
Which Vanderbilt Beach condos include a deeded boat dock?
Eight buildings have docks deeded to individual residences: Vanderbilt Lagoon Villas, Manatee, Sausalito, La Scala, Chateau Vanderbilt, Beachcomber, Sunset Bay and Sand Castle. Because the slip conveys with a specific residence, availability depends on which homes are on the market at any given moment.
What do condos in Vanderbilt Beach dock buildings sell for?
The twenty-two Vanderbilt Beach buildings with docks recorded 75 sales between September 2024 and September 2026, at a median $810,000 and a range of $150,000 to $3,995,000, below the $1,062,500 median for all Vanderbilt Beach condominiums. Not every residence sold included a slip, and the eight deeded-dock buildings recorded only four sales, so a residence with its own slip is the scarcest thing on this market.
Can I buy a Vanderbilt Beach condo and add a dock later?
Generally no. Docks here are either deeded to a residence or controlled by the association, and new dock construction is tightly limited. If a boat matters to you, buy into a building that already has water access rather than planning to add it.
What size boat can I keep at Vanderbilt Beach?
Slip length and lift capacity vary by building, but the binding constraint is usually air draft rather than length. Boats from the bay and lagoon pass under the Bluebill Avenue bridge, about 19 feet at mean high water, which rules out most flybridge vessels; the marinas at Gulf Breeze and Baypoint reach Wiggins Pass without passing under it. Wiggins Pass also shoals between dredgings, so draft and tide affect the run to the Gulf. Confirm both for the specific dock before making an offer.
How long is the boat ride to the Gulf from Vanderbilt Beach?
Roughly twenty minutes from most Vanderbilt Beach docks, running north through the lagoon and bay system to Wiggins Pass, depending on where the building sits and the idle zones along the way.
Are beachfront buildings on Vanderbilt Beach able to have docks?
A few. Sand Castle and Gulfshores sit on the sand but hold docks across Gulf Shore Drive on the lagoon, Sunset Bay and Le Dauphin each span both sides of the street with docks on the bay side, and Vanderbilt Club leases docks to its owners. Most Gulf-front buildings have no water access on the bay side at all, which is why boaters usually end up on the lagoon and bay side.
Dock arrangements, availability and association rules are believed accurate but are not guaranteed and are subject to change. Confirm slip assignment, dimensions, lift capacity and bridge clearance with the association before purchasing.
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