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Dorothy Bowen Estates Homes for Sale
Dorothy Bowen Estates is a two-block plat in Miramar Beach recorded at Plat Book 7, page 18. County records show 21 houses, three vacant lots, a 1.37-acre tract the plat marks as not included, and a thin right-of-way piece.
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Living in Dorothy Bowen Estates
Walton County's records describe Dorothy Bowen Estates as a plat at Plat Book 7, page 18: Block A holds lots 1 through 11 and Block B holds lots 1 through 13, joined by a 1.37-acre tract whose legal description calls it the portion shown on the plat as not included. That makes 26 county parcels. Twenty-one are single-family houses, three are vacant platted lots, one is that tract, and one is a 0.01-acre right-of-way piece cut from Block A's Lot 11.
Twenty-two parcels hold an address point, every one on Pritchard Road with a Miramar Beach postal city and ZIP code 32550. The four without one are the tract, Block B lots 11 and 12, and the right-of-way piece. A postal address is a clue for matching a record, not proof of a boundary or of access.
Year-built entries on the 2026 statewide roll run from 1997 through 2011 across all 21 houses, and living areas run 1,472 to 2,572 square feet. Seventeen stand on lots of about 0.22 acre, and four are on lots of 0.25 to 0.32 acre.
Zone X, FEMA's minimal flood hazard area, is the only zone its national flood map shows along the outlines of 25 of the parcels. The tract is the exception: 142 of 240 sample points inside it fell in Zone A, a mapped special flood hazard area, and the rest in Zone X.
Book 373, page 281 is the restrictions document the county's recorded-covenants layer ties to the plat; it is marked single-family residential, and commercial and industrial use are each marked no. It also gives February 25, 2016 as both duration and expiration, and the layer was last updated in 2013 from a Clerk of Court list, so read the recorded instrument itself.
A search of Miramar Beach listings under the Dorothy Bowen name on August 20, 2026 showed 11 closed sales and nothing active; because a name search can pull in homes that stand outside the plat, treat it as a snapshot rather than present inventory.
HOA & Fees
What is the HOA fee at Dorothy Bowen Estates?
No HOA fee for Dorothy Bowen Estates has been reported on the MLS in our records. Whether a home belongs to an association, and what it charges, is set by that home's recorded covenants, so ask a licensed real estate agent or the association about the home you are considering.
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Dorothy Bowen Estates FAQ
How much is the HOA fee at Dorothy Bowen Estates?
No HOA fee for Dorothy Bowen Estates has been reported on the MLS in our records. Whether a home belongs to an association, and what it charges, is set by that home's recorded covenants, so ask a licensed real estate agent or the association about the home you are considering.
How can a buyer tell a Dorothy Bowen lot from the tract that shares its block?
Check whether the deed names a numbered lot. A lot reads as a numbered lot in Block A or Block B at Plat Book 7, page 18, while the 1.37-acre tract reads as the portion shown on the plat as not included. The tract carries a Block B parcel number but is not a numbered lot.
Why do four Dorothy Bowen parcels have no street address?
The county has no address point inside the not-included tract, Block B lots 11 and 12, or the right-of-way piece. The other 22 parcels, all houses or Block B lot 1, sit on Pritchard Road. No street number has been assumed for the four.
Is the flood map result the same across the whole plat?
No. The outlines of 25 parcels touch only Zone X on FEMA's national flood map, while the 1.37-acre tract also reaches Zone A, and 142 of 240 sample points inside it fell in that zone. Only the county floodplain manager in Walton County can issue a determination for any one of these parcels.
What do county records say about recorded restrictions on the plat?
A county layer built from a Clerk of Court list in 2013 lists a restrictions document at book 373, page 281, marked single-family residential with commercial and industrial use marked no, and gives February 25, 2016 as its duration and expiration. The layer cannot say whether the restrictions still apply, so have a title agent read the instrument.
What date does the Dorothy Bowen closed-sales number come from?
The 11 closed sales and the absence of active homes were counted in the Dorothy Bowen name search of August 20, 2026. The count is a snapshot, not a lot count, and it should be refreshed before any comparison today.
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Sources
- Walton County open planning GIS, Dorothy Bowen Estates parcel family (accessed September 29, 2026)
- FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, Special Flood Hazard Areas layer 28 (accessed September 29, 2026)
- Walton County Flood Information request guidance (accessed September 29, 2026)
- Walton County address points, Pritchard Road (accessed October 4, 2026)
- Florida statewide cadastral, 2026 roll, Dorothy Bowen Estates parcels (accessed October 4, 2026)
- Walton County covenants layer, Dorothy Bowen Estates record (accessed October 4, 2026)
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