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Venus by the Sea Condos for Sale

Venus by the Sea sits at 885 Santa Rosa Boulevard on Santa Rosa Island in unincorporated Okaloosa County, though its mailing address reads Fort Walton Beach.

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1973

Year Built

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.

Guest rating

4.8 out of 5

From 287 guest reviews on Airbnb and Vrbo

Across 19 rental listings with guest reviews in this building

  • Airbnb 4.8
  • Vrbo 4.7
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About Venus by the Sea

Venus is filed in the tax roll and in state records as Venus Condominium, at 885 Santa Rosa Boulevard with a Fort Walton Beach mailing address. The outline covers about 1.98 acres on Santa Rosa Island, roughly 625 feet from Santa Rosa Sound and 635 feet from the Gulf by Census water outlines, so it is neither Gulf-front nor sound-front. Census city boundaries put it outside every incorporated place, about 0.4 mile from the Fort Walton Beach city line, which makes Okaloosa County its local government.

The 2026 tax roll lists 43 residential condominium parcels, every one dated 1973, plus a separate common-area parcel owned by the association on the same outline. The unit letters split them into 24 in A, 11 in B and 8 in C. The state condominium registry counts 45 units, and the roll offers one possible reason: parcels 305-A and 218-B each show 1,468 square feet, double the smallest 734 square foot plan, and no parcel exists for the neighboring numbers 306-A and 217-B. That pattern fits two pairs of units taxed as one, but only the declaration's unit schedule settles the question, so the facts box leaves the total blank.

Levels follow the same numbering. The A numbers climb into the 300s, while the B and C numbers stop in the 200s, so A reads as three levels and B and C as two. No agency story count was loaded, so none is published as one. FEMA's national flood map covers the outline with Zone AO, a shallow-flooding area mapped at a depth of 1 foot, over about 86 percent, and Zone AE at a base flood elevation of 8 feet over the remaining 14 percent. Both are special flood hazard areas. The shares are sampling estimates, and the single shared outline means an elevation certificate for the specific unit settles what the map cannot.

The state lists Venus Condominium Association, Inc. as an active nonprofit that incorporated in August 1973, with a report on file from February 2026. The declaration itself was not among the records opened here, so its rules on reserves, repairs, insurance and leasing remain unread.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Venus by the Sea?

As of November 11, 2026, the 4 Venus by the Sea condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list an HOA fee of $1,083 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Based on 4 active MLS listings that report an HOA fee. See the listings

Building letters matter when the engineering reports arrive. Ask whether the association treats A, B and C as separate buildings for its milestone inspection and structural integrity reserve study, since Florida's three-habitable-story trigger is applied building by building and only A's numbering reaches three levels. Ask for the unit schedule that reconciles 43 taxed parcels with 45 registered units, the board's plan for any work the reports flagged, and how insurance is placed on land mapped as a flood hazard area. A declaration may divide costs by percentage, equally or by building, and the answer changes what each owner carries.

Rental Policy

Short-term rentals: allowed. Confirm the current minimum stay and registration with the association.

On Santa Rosa Island, a recorded covenant can matter to short stays as much as county rules. Per a county summary, state law keeps Okaloosa County from outlawing vacation rentals or fixing how long or how often guests stay. Its lone exception covers B-1 private residential blocks, whose covenants forbid renting to transients. Registration, posting, inspections and guest caps remain open to the county. Covenant zones are listed by block and lot, not by building. Whether Venus by the Sea sits in a B-1 block has not been checked. Ask county Growth Management in writing. Its declaration may restrict leases on its own terms too. Request it with any amendments.

What guests say about staying here

Combined Airbnb and Vrbo ratings for the vacation rentals in Venus by the Sea.

4.8 out of 5

287 reviews across 19 reviewed listings

  • Airbnb 4.8 from 248 reviews on 9 reviewed listings
  • Vrbo 4.7 from 39 reviews on 10 reviewed listings

What Airbnb guests rate

  • Cleanliness4.7
  • Accuracy4.9
  • Check-in4.9
  • Communication4.9
  • Location4.9
  • Value4.8

Guests rate the location highest.

These ratings describe the vacation rentals in this building, not any one unit for sale.

Market data by Key Data · 22 units tracked in this building · Nov 2025 to Nov 2026

Live Inventory

Active Listings at Venus by the Sea

Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$188,490

885 Santa Rosa Boulevard Unit 203-C

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

1 bd 1 ba 734 sqft
Short-Term Rental Eligible

$300,000

885 Santa Rosa Boulevard Unit 101

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

2 bd 2 ba 978 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$298,000

885 Santa Rosa Boulevard Unit 212

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

2 bd 2 ba 978 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$275,000

885 Santa Rosa Boulevard Unit 116B

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548

2 bd 1 ba 978 sqft

The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.

Building Answers

Venus by the Sea FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Venus by the Sea?

As of November 11, 2026, the 4 Venus by the Sea condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list an HOA fee of $1,083 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

How many units are in the Venus condominium on Santa Rosa Boulevard?

Public records disagree by two: 43 residential parcels on the tax roll against 45 units in the state condominium registry. Two oversize parcels and two missing unit numbers suggest combined units, but the declaration's unit schedule is the document that settles it, so this page publishes no single total.

Is Venus on the Gulf or on the sound?

Neither by the record. Census water outlines put the Gulf about 635 feet and Santa Rosa Sound about 625 feet from the outline, so Venus sits near the middle of the island's width. A right to use the beach would be written in the declaration or a recorded easement, and neither was among the records opened here.

Does a Fort Walton Beach mailing address put Venus under city rules?

No. The mailing address says Fort Walton Beach, but Census city boundaries place the outline outside every incorporated place, about 0.4 mile from the nearest city line. Unincorporated land falls to Okaloosa County, so county rather than city rules are the ones to look up.

What flood zones cover the Venus property?

FEMA's national map shows two. About 86 percent of the outline is Zone AO, shallow flooding mapped at 1 foot deep, and about 14 percent is Zone AE with an 8-foot base flood elevation. Both count as special flood hazard areas, and one outline serves every unit, so the elevation certificate of a specific home is the document to request.

Which Venus buildings face a milestone inspection?

The statute applies from three habitable stories up, and only the A numbers climb into the 300s, so B and C may fall outside it. For any letter that is covered, a 1973 roll year means the 30th year passed long before July 1, 2022, which gave a first inspection until the end of 2024. The building official's file, not the roll, shows which letters are covered and when each was first cleared for use.

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