Renovating in
Colee Hammock.
Fort Lauderdale. Homes here include historic homes from the 1920s to 40s and Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes. What the city and local broker guides say about building here, and what usually comes up when a house is renovated.
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The houses
Homes here include historic homes from the 1920s to 40s, Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes, waterfront estates and townhomes. Heritage dating to about 1916-1920s; city potential districts have periods of 1918-1949, 1924-1955, and an Art Moderne group 1928-1940.
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The lots and the water
The water here is the river and canals. Large mature oak-lined streets with estate homes; only select residences are on the New River; lot sizes not given.
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Historic review
Three potential historic districts and 21 potential individual landmarks identified by city survey, so historic review may apply. Some older streets are surveyed or designated as historic. Where that applies, the city's review comes first and shapes what can change.
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Flood zone and elevation
Seawall and flood-zone elevation on river lots. Many older, low-lying homes here sit in flood zones. When the cost of work passes half of what the home is worth, the rules can require it to meet current flood standards, so this is checked before the design is final.
Where this comes from: fortlauderdale.gov, dangelorealty.com, premierestateproperties.com, redfin.com. Housing and lot details are as the city and broker guides describe them, and broker figures are marketing snapshots. The photograph is from a Johnson job elsewhere. It shows the kind of work, not a house in Colee Hammock.