By Elizabeth Clarke - Special to the Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach – Beach Point certainly doesn’t look like it’s gone to the dogs, and a recent visit turned up not a single sign of animals.

But, in fact, one of the great appeals of this 32-year-old complex of three buildings with Ocean-to-Intracoastal views is its pet policy. Every resident is allowed two pets with no weight limits.

“It’s very pet-friendly,” says Scott Gordon of Scott Gordon Realty. “That’s kind of a rarity along the ocean there. It’s huge opportunity for people with dogs.”

This large oceanfront property also appeals to buyers on many other levels, agents say. Whether it’s the wide beach, the stunning Ocean and Intracoastal views, the constant breeze, the well-kept grounds or the spacious and luxurious apartments, it’s hard not to find something to like here.

“People just love the ocean views,” says resident Rhoda Kleid, also an agent with Fite Shavell. “But at night, they love the Intracoastal because there’s a lot going on.”

With about 12 acres and just 105 apartments, residents enjoy elbow-room both inside and outside their units, plus a resort-like feel.

Three buildings, each with seven floors, provide every apartment with a water view: the Atlantic Ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway or the pool, if not two or all three.

Units range from two bedrooms, two baths and 1,900 square feet up to three bedrooms and three baths with 2,875 square feet of living space. That doesn’t include the roomy terraces and wraparound balconies.

“The floor plans are great features,” Gordon says.

In addition to a pool and hot tub, amenities include two gyms, three tennis court a party room with kitchen and bathrooms, a sun deck at the beach, full-time office manager and condo manager on site, plus 24-hour door service in each building and underground garage parking.

Thirty-nine residents also own poolside cabanas, small hotel-like rooms just steps from the large pool where they can entertain or just step out of the sun.

Maintenance fees, based on square footage, range from $4,075 per quarter for the smallest unit with no cabana. That includes insurance, cable TV, common area maintenance, pest control and water and sewer.

Beach Point’s oceanfront is nearly 700 feet wide, and the west, the property crosses AIA to include a thin piece of land alongside the Intracoastal, where development is prohibited.

Today’s list prices range from $575,000 to $1.85 million, depending on the size of the apartment, and its location and view, and its condition.

But agents say sales in Beach Point are always good, regardless of the economy. This year, six units have sold already, after just three last year. That, however, was the lowest since 2003.

Public schools for any kids in the building would be A-rated Palm Beach Public and B-rated Lake Worth Middle and Forest Hill High Schools. Children are allowed but few, if any, live there all year long.

Most residents live in their units just six months a year, but managers estimate that about 15-20 percent are year-around residents.

For Kleid and her husband, Beach Point was a perfect fit 14 years ago. And things haven’t changed, she says.

“We really liked the complex, the grounds” she says, “and we liked the people.”

It’s a nice combination – whether you’ve got a dog or not.