Renovating in
Sunrise Key.
Fort Lauderdale. Homes here include waterfront estates and newer coastal-modern builds. 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, newer coastal-modern builds and 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes. Homes date from the 1960s with knockdown rebuilds as recent as 2022; mix of 1960s-70s homes and new builds.
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The lots and the water
The water here is canals and the Intracoastal. Boutique enclave of about 70 single-family homes on the Rio Barcelona Canal; every home has a backyard yacht slip; listings on lots of about 0.27 to 0.6 acre.
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Tear down or renovate
Owners rebuilding older 1960s-70s homes. 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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Seawalls and docks
Seawall and dock work for yacht slips. 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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Flood zone and elevation
Flood-zone elevation and impact windows. 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: bexrealty.com, dangelorealty.com. 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 Sunrise Key.