Renovating in
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Homes here include low-rise condominiums and 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary 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 low-rise condominiums, 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes and Old Florida bungalows. Settled 1920s; many older hotels and buildings reflect mid-century design (Wikipedia)
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The lots and the water
The water here is the ocean and the Intracoastal. Narrow barrier island between A1A and the Intracoastal; 2020 census shows 6,770 housing units with 46.4% vacant (seasonal use).
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Association approval
Older mid-century hotels/low-rise buildings and condos needing updates. In a condominium or association, approval and building rules come before design. They set the hours, the materials and the schedule.
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Impact windows and roofs
Salt-air corrosion: windows, doors, railings, roofing. 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/flood-zone code limits on rebuilds. 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: 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 Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.