Renovating in
Croissant Park.
Fort Lauderdale. Homes here include Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes and historic homes from the 1920s to 40s. 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 Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes, historic homes from the 1920s to 40s and 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes. Platted 1925 in the land boom; Madrid Street area 1925-1939 (Mediterranean Revival); Croissant Park South 1948-1953 (Minimal Traditional and Transitional Ranch) per city survey summary.
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The lots and the water
The water here is the river. Large 1920s subdivision; city survey found five potential historic districts and 24 potential individual landmarks; lot sizes not found.
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Historic review
Five potential historic districts mean historic review may apply to exterior changes. 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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Impact windows and roofs
Impact windows and roof replacement. Wind-rated windows, doors and roofs are standard in a coastal renovation, and an older house usually needs them updated as part of the scope.
Where this comes from: fortlauderdale.gov, en.wikipedia.org. 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 Croissant Park.