Renovating in
Hillsboro Mile.
Hillsboro Beach. Homes here include waterfront estates 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 waterfront estates, Mediterranean and Spanish-style homes and newer coastal-modern builds. Mixed; town renewal is largely replacing older homes with newer homes. Several recent sales and two current listings are new construction. No specific decades stated for houses.
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The lots and the water
The water here is the ocean and the Intracoastal.
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Tear down or renovate
Ground-up rebuilds of older homes into 12,000+ sq ft estates. Older homes here are often replaced rather than renovated. Which one makes sense for the lot and the budget is worth settling early.
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Impact windows and roofs
High-impact glass, hurricane-rated envelope and coastal construction code on an oceanfront barrier island. 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.
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Flood zone and elevation
Coastal Construction Control Line, sea turtle lighting and FEMA V/AE flood-zone requirements. 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.
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Seawalls and docks
Intracoastal dock and seawall work on the west-side lots. On the water, the seawall and the dock are part of the project. Their condition and permits are looked at first, not after the kitchen is done.
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Pools and outdoor living
Elevators, wine cellars, media rooms, zero-edge pools and outdoor kitchens in remodels. Pools, summer kitchens and terraces extend the house toward the water. They are planned with the seawall, the setbacks and the drainage in mind.
Where this comes from: en.wikipedia.org, bexrealty.com, bexrealty.com, maps.fiu.edu. Housing and lot details are as the city and broker guides describe them, and broker figures are marketing snapshots. Editorial imagery illustrates a style of home, not a specific house in Hillsboro Mile.