Guides · Fort Lauderdale
Broward's coastal big city of canals and new towers
Fort Lauderdale is Broward County's largest city, built around a canal network, a beachfront boulevard, and a downtown now dense with new towers along Las Olas Boulevard. It holds the airport, the cruise port, and some of the most active condo development in South Florida, from Las Olas to the beach. Buyers range from boaters on the canals to condo buyers in the new downtown towers and the beach corridor.
The question to ask
Do you want the canal-and-boat lifestyle, the downtown tower scene, or the beachfront corridor, and which one fits your buying plan?
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A city of canals, boats, and the intracoastal
Las Olas Boulevard's dining, shopping, and new towers
Fort Lauderdale beach and the hotel corridor
The airport, Brightline, and the cruise port
Broward County's largest urban housing market with a big new-construction wave
Before you buy
What to know before you make an offer in Fort Lauderdale.
Every town has its fine print, and the fine print is where real estate mistakes live. These are the things buyers in Fort Lauderdale learn by their second transaction; Kelby covers them on the first.
The city splits into sub-markets: downtown, Las Olas, the beach corridor, and the residential canals; compare within the right one
Boat ownership, dock leases, and canal maintenance shape the waterfront market
New towers presale years ahead of delivery with staged deposits
Flood and wind insurance are part of coastal Broward carrying costs
Verified · Fort Lauderdale
Community facts, verified at the source.
The details below are drawn from public research, with clickable source links for every claim, verified October 2026. Where a number cannot be verified, it reads “Contact for current information” and the answer is one call away.
Three major towers in the current wave
The St. Regis Resort & Residences Bahia Mar at 801 Seabreeze Boulevard (239 residences, from about $3 million, estimated delivery 2030), Andare Residences by Pininfarina at 521 East Las Olas Boulevard (163 residences, from about $1.6 million, estimated 2027-2028), and Ritz-Carlton Residences Fort Lauderdale Beach (83 residences, from about $2.5 million, sales launched February 2026) make up the city's biggest active residential pipeline.
Sources · verified October 2026
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