Renovating in
Lauderdale Beach.
Fort Lauderdale. Homes here include newer coastal-modern builds and townhomes. 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 newer coastal-modern builds, townhomes, high-rise condominiums and 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes. Many homes are recent knockdown new construction; pre-1960 structures also exist.
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The lots and the water
The water here is the ocean. Narrow oceanfront strip between N. Ocean Blvd and the Atlantic; single-family listings on about 0.14 to 0.21 acre; back-row knockdowns valued mainly for the lot.
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Tear down or renovate
Renovate or rebuild pre-1960 structures. 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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Flood zone and elevation
Oceanfront wind and flood rules: impact glass, elevation. 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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Association approval
Condo board approval for tower units. In a condominium or association, approval and building rules come before design. They set the hours, the materials and the schedule.
Where this comes from: bexrealty.com, redfin.com, palmparadiserealty.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 Lauderdale Beach.