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Destin on the Gulf Condos for Sale
A 42 residence building at 600 Gulf Shore Drive completed in 1983, laid out seven to a level over six occupied levels on a 2.16 acre parcel that meets the Gulf and is crossed by the state coastal construction control line.
1983
Year Built
7
Floors
42
Total Units
Yes
Gulf Front
Year built, floor and unit figures are as published by the sources cited at the foot of this page. Confirm them against the association's own documents during diligence.
About Destin on the Gulf
Destin on the Gulf has been published here with the wrong birthday. Okaloosa County assesses all 42 of its condominium parcels to an actual construction year of 1983, not the 1982 this page previously carried, and that single digit moves the building into a different inspection and insurance conversation than the old date implied. The rest of the record is unusually tidy. The parcel covers 2.16 acres at 600 Gulf Shore Drive, measuring roughly 200 feet across and about 525 feet from the street to the water, and the county's addressed residences form an exact grid: seven positions on each of six occupied levels, numbered 201 through 707, with nothing addressed at ground level. Frontage is settled by the shape of the ground rather than by the name over the door. The parcel boundary meets the county's Gulf polygon and does not extend into it, so the property line and the beach line are the same line. Two other lines cross this site and both do more work than the view does. Flood mapping puts VE areas at base flood elevations of 15 and 12 feet toward the water with an AE area at 7 feet behind them, and every one of the three is a special flood hazard area, so no part of this parcel is mapped out of the floodplain. The state coastal construction control line also runs through the parcel, meaning part of this ground lies seaward of it and part does not, a division that governs what may be built or rebuilt there under Florida Statutes 161.053. Immediately alongside stand the Aegean condominium, an 80 residence property of 1975 filling 6.03 acres, and a 0.21 acre residential common area strip 20 feet wide belonging to the Holiday Isle Improvement Association.
HOA & Fees
An assessed year of 1983 and a property line that doubles as the beach line put the same items at the head of every budget: envelope, balconies, railings, and whatever the salt air reaches first. The unusual item here is jurisdictional. Because the coastal construction control line runs through this parcel, work on the seaward portion of the grounds falls under the state permitting regime in Florida Statutes 161.053 rather than under local approval alone, which can stretch the schedule for dune, deck or seawall work well beyond what an owner expects. Ask which side of that line past projects fell on, and ask for the milestone inspection report and the reserve study together rather than one at a time.
Rental Policy
Guest use at this address is governed by two texts and neither of them is this page: the recorded declaration, and whatever house rules the board currently has in force. Destin's program sits on top of those: a registration that must be taken out afresh for each calendar year, with late fees assessed after March 31 and again after June 1, so a registration a prior owner held does not carry across a closing. Ask separately about the narrow common area strip running against this parcel, because ground the building does not own is governed by whoever does.
- Parcel boundary meeting the Gulf shoreline at 600 Gulf Shore Drive
- Seven residences on each of six occupied levels
- 2.16 acre site about 200 feet wide and 525 feet deep
- State coastal construction control line crossing the grounds
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Destin on the Gulf FAQ
When was Destin on the Gulf actually built?
In 1983. Okaloosa County assesses every one of the 42 condominium parcels here to that year, which corrects the 1982 date this page previously showed. The distinction matters because the assessed year, rather than a marketing date, starts the clock the state uses for structural inspection.
How are the residences arranged at 600 Gulf Shore Drive?
As a grid. Seven positions repeat on each of six occupied levels, numbered from 201 up to 707, and nothing is addressed at ground level. That regularity means comparisons come down to height and condition far more than to layout.
Does the property sit directly on the sand?
Yes, established by geometry rather than by reputation: the parcel boundary meets the county's Gulf polygon without extending into it. The 2.16 acre site runs roughly 200 feet wide and about 525 feet deep, and the state coastal construction control line crosses it.
What is the flood picture at 600 Gulf Shore Drive?
Every part of it is inside a special flood hazard area. Run against the parcel outline, the county's effective flood layer returns three polygons and no others: VE at a base flood elevation of 15 feet and VE at 12 feet toward the water, and AE at 7 feet behind them. There is no minimal hazard ground anywhere on this parcel. A site-wide reading still cannot price a particular residence, so ask for its elevation certificate and the association's flood policy.
Sources
- Okaloosa County IGIS: Parcels layer, Destin on the Gulf (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: SiteAddress layer, 600 Gulf Shore Drive (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: WaterBodies layer at the parcel (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: FEMA FIRM flood zones at the parcel (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: Coastal Construction Control Line at the parcel (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Florida Statutes 161.053, coastal construction control lines (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: adjoining common area parcel (accessed August 21, 2026)
- Okaloosa County IGIS: Parcels layer, the adjoining Aegean condominium (accessed August 22, 2026)
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