Renovating in
The Landings.
Fort Lauderdale. 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. About 360 houses built from 1961. Investors are tearing down or renovating older properties.
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The lots and the water
The water here is canals and the Intracoastal. Every lot is canal or Intracoastal, no dry lots; listings on about 0.19 to 0.28 acre; east of Bayview Drive has no fixed bridges.
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Tear down or renovate
Tear-down and rebuild by investors and builders; older Mediterranean/Spanish Revival homes sit beside new all-glass builds. 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. 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, activerain.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 The Landings.