Lakefront Home in The Isles | Palm Beach Gardens, FL

The useful part

Palm Beach Gardens is a planned place, and it shows in a way that mostly works in a buyer's favor. DiVosta community built in the early two-thousands: one-story homes on curved streets, a run of connected lakes doing the work that fences do elsewhere, and a clubhouse at the center of it. 1351 Saint Lawrence Drive sits on one of those lakes with a southeast exposure, which in South Florida is the orientation people pay for.

How it works

• Morning light comes across the water, and the patio is in shade by the time the afternoon turns hot.
• 1351 Saint Lawrence Drive, with an attached two-car garage and barrel tile roof.
• One Level, Split Down the Middle The plan is a split: the primary suite on one side, the secondary bedrooms on the other, the living space between them.
• Vaulted ceilings lift the main rooms well past the eight-foot line, and tile runs continuously through the common areas with carpet held back to the bedrooms.

Details worth keeping

It has aged into a neighborhood rather than out of one. Three bedrooms, two baths, 2,028 square feet, all on a single level. It is listed at $869,000, or $429 per square foot.