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Looking straight down on Fort Lauderdale beach — the wave-patterned promenade wall, A1A and the palms along it

Fort Lauderdale Condos

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Aerial of the Fort Lauderdale isles, waterfront homes and private docks along the canals

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Aerial of the Fort Lauderdale beachfront, the tower line following the sand

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Aerial along the Fort Lauderdale coastline with the pier and the beachfront buildings

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A lifeguard tower on the sand at first light, Fort Lauderdale beach

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A lifeguard tower on Fort Lauderdale beach with the buildings of A1A behind

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Aerial of the umbrella rows and palms along Fort Lauderdale beach

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Picnic tables and palms on the sand, a lifeguard tower beyond, Fort Lauderdale beach

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Aerial straight down on A1A at Fort Lauderdale, the beach on one side and the shops on the other

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A blue-glass tower framed by palm trees, Fort Lauderdale

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A lifeguard tower on the sand with the ocean behind, Fort Lauderdale beach

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Aerial of the Fort Lauderdale canal neighbourhoods, waterfront houses on either side of a winding waterway

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Looking up through palm fronds into the sun, Fort Lauderdale

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A sportfishing boat with its tuna tower moored at a private dock, Fort Lauderdale

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A residential tower lit at night above the palms, Fort Lauderdale

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The palm-lined promenade beside A1A, the ocean beyond, Fort Lauderdale

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The beach promenade at Fort Lauderdale, lamp posts and palms above the sand

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A street corner near the beach, palms bending in the wind, Fort Lauderdale

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A shopfront street with an American flag and street trees, Fort Lauderdale

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A swimming pool and palms in front of a white residential building, Fort Lauderdale

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Fort Lauderdale beach with a cruise ship on the horizon

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Looking straight down on the sand at Fort Lauderdale, umbrellas and swimmers at the water's edge

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A Fort Lauderdale waterway at dusk under a violet sky

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A shaded sidewalk and parked cars beside a white building, Fort Lauderdale

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A dock and pilings with boats moored along a Fort Lauderdale waterway

Where Fort Lauderdale is Detail map of Fort Lauderdale, showing its boundary, its buildings and its streets. ATLANTIC OCEAN SUNRISE OAKLAND PARK LAUDERHILL PLANTATION FORT LAUDERDALE © OpenStreetMap contributors
Fort Lauderdale in detail, drawn from OpenStreetMap data — its boundary, its buildings and its streets. North is up. Tap Live map for the Google map of the same area.

Every building we track in Fort Lauderdale

12 buildings we track in Fort Lauderdale, from the county roll. 12 of them have a page on this site.

Fort Lauderdale versus Miami, per square foot. Read off the public roll, not the listing feed.

Fort Lauderdale waterfront and the Intracoastal Waterway
Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale has three hundred miles of navigable waterway and an oceanfront condominium market that trades at a discount to Miami for reasons that have more to do with perception than product. That discount is real, it is measurable, and it is narrowest exactly where most people assume it is widest.

Fort Lauderdale is two markets moving in opposite directions

Broward single-family is a seller’s market: 4.3 months of supply, median $645,000, up 2.39%, 38 days to contract. Broward condominium is a buyer’s market: 10.1 months of supply, median $265,000, down 1.83%. The cause is not taste. It is Florida’s post-Surfside condominium regime — milestone inspections at 25 years for coastal buildings, mandatory reserve studies, and the elimination of the annual reserve-waiver vote for structural components. In Q1 2026, 64% of closed condominium sales were post-2015 construction, while 70% of closed single-family sales were pre-2015 homes. Buyers are paying up for new condominium stock and discounting old. Most inventory in the Las Olas and beach corridor is pre-2015.

Verified 3 August 2026. Source: MIAMI REALTORS, June 2026, published 17 July 2026.

Fort Lauderdale versus Miami, per square foot

The all-homes median in Fort Lauderdale was $414 per square foot, up 6.3%, against Miami at $539, down 2.3% — a discount of roughly 23%, with the two moving in opposite directions. At the top, the Fort Lauderdale luxury ceiling runs to about $4,000 per square foot against Miami’s $5,000 to $6,000, a narrower gap of 20 to 33%. Ultra-luxury single-family here trades near $2,200 per square foot, with condominium price per foot up 8% year over year.

A Fort Lauderdale waterway at dusk, houses and moored boats along the bank
A Fort Lauderdale waterway at dusk, houses and moored boats along the bank
Pier Sixty-Six Residences and the marina at sunset, Fort Lauderdale — developer image
Pier Sixty-Six Residences and the marina at sunset, Fort Lauderdale — developer image

At county level the gap is widest in mainstream condominium: Broward’s $265,000 median against Miami-Dade’s $431,000 is a 39% discount, while single-family at $645,000 against $695,000 is only 7%. If you are shopping the discount, it is a condominium trade, not a house trade.

Fort Lauderdale residential canal district from above
Rio Vista and the finger canals.

The list-to-sale gap, which is the number that will cost you money

In Q1 2026 the list-to-sale differential was 17% on condominiums and 29% on single-family. Thirty-five percent of condominium listings and 32% of single-family listings had already cut price. Properly priced condominiums sold 53% faster at an average negotiated discount of 8.75%. Across the city, homes were selling around 6% below list at 105 days on market, up from 87 a year earlier.

Anchor to asking price here and you will misjudge a house by roughly a quarter.

Fort Lauderdale waterfront homes on a finger canal with private dockage
Three hundred miles of navigable waterway is the product here.

Recent trades worth knowing

$42.7 million — 1818 SE 10th Street, March 2026. A waterfront lot. $34 million — 84 Isla Bahia Drive, April 2026, 11,700 square feet at roughly $2,906 per foot, sold by WeatherTech founder David MacNeil at a 32% cut from a $50 million ask in 2024. $27 million — a waterfront mansion bought by Michael Andretti in August 2025. $26 million — December 2025, and a second MacNeil house in May 2026. $14.5 million — the Indigo penthouse at Pier Sixty-Six in 2025, the highest-priced new-development condominium sale ever recorded in Broward County.

Pier Sixty-Six Residences delivered in September 2025 as the centerpiece of Tavistock’s marina resort, and Pier Sixty-Six Residences’ post-delivery guide tracks resale pricing since.

Two listings worth ignoring as comparables: a $55 million estate listing and a proposed $80 million manor. Broward’s all-time record remains the $70 million waterfront trade in 2024.

Las Olas Boulevard and downtown Fort Lauderdale skyline
Las Olas and the downtown tower cluster.

The Las Olas and beach pipeline

Delivered: Pier Sixty-Six Residences (Tavistock) — 88 residences across four buildings, complete since September 2025. Society Las Olas Phase II topped off May 2025.

Under construction: Andare Residences by Pininfarina, 521 East Las Olas Boulevard — Related Group, 46 storeys and over 540 feet, 163 residences of 1,800 to 4,300-plus square feet. Broke ground May 2025 more than 50% sold, penthouse listed at $16 million. It will be the tallest residential tower in Broward County.

In sales: the St. Regis Resort & Residences at Bahia Mar — Related Group, Tate Capital and Rok Acquisitions with Marriott, on 40 acres: two 23-storey towers, 160 residences, a 197-key hotel, 88,000 square feet of waterfront retail and a marina for vessels to 350 feet, around $2 billion, from $4.4 million. Groundbreaking is contingent on 50% residential presales. Note that the scheme changed materially between the 2023 city approval (four towers, 350 units) and the 2024 sales launch — confirm current entitlements before relying on either version.

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Fort Lauderdale Beach, 551 Bayshore Drive — MICL with Admire Capital, 13 storeys, 83 residences including six penthouses, 1,550 to 3,480 square feet, from $2.5 million.

Pre-development for 2028: two ODA-designed towers at 101 SE 7th Street (45 storeys) and 633 SE 3rd Avenue (47 storeys) by Dependable Equities — roughly 1,460 residences and two million square feet combined, on a $54 million pre-construction loan.

Fort Lauderdale marina and yachts on the Intracoastal
The marine industry is the quiet economic engine here.

Every building in Fort Lauderdale

Three hundred miles of navigable waterway and an oceanfront condo market that trades at a discount to Miami for reasons that have more to do with perception than product.

Fort Lauderdale buildings · 5
Fort Lauderdale Beach oceanfront and A1A
Fort Lauderdale Beach.

What to check before you buy in Fort Lauderdale

The milestone inspection, the reserve study and its percent-funded figure, and 24 months of board minutes. A building under 30% funded is a likely special-assessment candidate, and Fannie and Freddie flag such projects non-warrantable, which removes conventional financing and shrinks your eventual resale pool.

If you are buying on the beach to rent short-term, read the city rules first. Fort Lauderdale requires vacation-rental registration, a passed safety inspection and a Certificate of Compliance: $880 registration covering up to four units under one folio and including the initial inspection, $100 for a reinspection or no-show, $50 to transfer the rental agent, plus a City Business Tax Receipt. Occupancy is capped at two people per legal bedroom — legal, not marketed. All of that sits on top of whatever the condominium documents say.

Fort Lauderdale real estate — frequently asked questions

Is Fort Lauderdale cheaper than Miami?

Yes, and the discount varies sharply by segment. All-homes median price per square foot is $414 in Fort Lauderdale against $539 in Miami — about 23% cheaper. At county level, Broward’s condominium median of $265,000 is 39% below Miami-Dade’s $431,000, but single-family at $645,000 is only 7% below. The luxury ceiling is around $4,000 per square foot here against $5,000 to $6,000 in Miami.

Is Fort Lauderdale a buyer’s or seller’s market?

Both, depending on property type. Broward single-family runs 4.3 months of supply with a rising median — a seller’s market. Broward condominium runs 10.1 months with a falling median — a buyer’s market. The split is driven by Florida’s post-Surfside inspection and reserve rules, which fall hardest on older condominium stock.

How much below asking do properties sell for in Fort Lauderdale?

In Q1 2026 the list-to-sale differential was 17% on condominiums and 29% on single-family, with about a third of listings already price-cut. Properly priced condominiums sold 53% faster at an average negotiated discount of 8.75%. Do not treat asking prices as a guide to value here.

What is the tallest residential tower being built in Fort Lauderdale?

Andare Residences by Pininfarina at 521 East Las Olas Boulevard — 46 storeys and over 540 feet, 163 residences, by Related Group. It broke ground in May 2025 more than 50% sold and will be the tallest residential tower in Broward County.

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