Renovating in
Wilton Manors.
Wilton Manors (separate city). Homes here include 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes 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 1950s and 60s ranch and contemporary homes, townhomes, low-rise condominiums and newer coastal-modern builds. Incorporated as a village in 1947 and a city in 1953; population grew from 883 (1950) to 8,257 (1960), so most housing is post-war. Highland Estates redeveloped with townhouses 1995-2005 (Wikipedia).
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The lots and the water
The water here is the river, canals and the Intracoastal. Island city bounded by the North and South Forks of the Middle River; I-95 forms its western boundary. Realtors describe East Wilton Manors as larger waterfront properties and the west side as more affordable.
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Flood zone and elevation
Seawall and flood-zone elevation on riverfront lots. 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, brickellsold.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 Wilton Manors.