For the life you’d rather be living.

Some places ask you to keep up. This one invites you to slow down. Tucked into Boca Grande’s Dam Streets, where the neighborhood stays easygoing and the water sets the schedule, 181 Damfino Street offers a rare kind of island freedom: a tip-lot waterfront estate opportunity right in town, with long water views out the back and no bridges between your dock and the Gulf.

That view sets the tone for every day here. From the tip of the lot, the water stretches out ahead of you, catching the first light of morning and the last glow of evening, with boats drifting past and nothing standing between you and the horizon.

For the serious sportsman, the setting matters just as much. A tower boat or tall T-top doesn’t have to compromise here. Run out before sunrise when the tarpon are rolling, chase the bite through the season, and come back to a dock of your own. The 2025 dock, with 280 square feet of decking, water, and electric, is a blank canvas ready to be outfitted around your vessel and the way you fish, whether that means lifts, lighting, a cleaning station, or a full staging area for gear. Rods, reels, and tackle already have a home in the dedicated tackle room just steps from the water.

Then there are the days the boat simply carries you somewhere beautiful. Cruise down for cheeseburgers and cold drinks at Cabbage Key, idle past Useppa as the afternoon light turns gold, or tie up at the Tarpon Lodge for dinner on the water before heading home under the stars.

And because the home sits right in town, the village isn’t a destination. It’s part of everyday life. Morning coffee at the Inn Bakery, an afternoon browsing the shops along Park Avenue, and dinner at The Temptation or The Pink Elephant have made Boca Grande a favorite for generations are all right at hand. Few waterfront homes on the island let you trade the dock for the village this easily. Village days, boat days, and the slow evenings in between. Here, you never have to choose.

Inside, soaring ceilings open the main living space to light and air, giving the home a sense of volume that’s hard to find. The updated kitchen is ready for everything from a quick breakfast before the boat goes out to a long dinner with friends, and the screened porch is where evenings tend to end, with the breeze off the water and the day’s stories still being told.

The property spans 0.21 acres on a coveted in-town tip lot, with 75 feet of sea walled waterfront on a protected boat basin, a 30' x 14' pool, a spa, and a brick-covered patio, all oriented toward those long views across the water. There are no HOA fees, so the freedom extends to how you live here and what you build. The two-story residence, built in 1988, sits on concrete pilings with its first living floor raised well above base flood elevation. It offers 2,507 square feet under air with four bedrooms, four baths, and a fireplace. Below, a two-car garage features a pull-through to the backyard, making it easy to move gear, carts, and toys between the street and the water, along with a separate golf cart garage. An interior spiral staircase leads from the garage directly into the home, and its location offers a natural opportunity for a future elevator. The foundation of value is already in place: concrete block and stucco construction to the roofline, newer roofs, HVAC updated in 2018 and 2025, a 2025 Mitsubishi mini-split, and storm panels.

What remains is the most rewarding part. With great bones and an updated kitchen to build around, the home is ready to be reimagined, giving its next owner the chance to create a custom waterfront retreat designed entirely around their vision, their boat, the view, and the life they’ve been waiting to live.

The location is already here. The rest is yours to create.