Builder · No. 20 on the water in Fort Lauderdale · permits 2021–2026

Garza Contractors

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13 new homes since 2021: 6 in Fort Lauderdale, 7 in Pompano Beach. 10 on the water, mostly in Hillsboro Shores, Coral Ridge and Seven Isles, plus 2 townhome units in 1 project. State license CGC1519163.

Where they build

City by city, each against its own typical build

Houses13

8 complete · 4 rising · 1 filed · plus 2 townhome units

On the water10

77% of their homes · rank 5 overall

Typical build · houses20.6 mo
11.7 months faster than typical
How the pace is measured

Each finished home against the typical build for homes like it (on the water or off it) in its own city, then the middle value of those differences.

Top recorded sale$7.9M

New build2849 NE 29 St · $832/sf

Rising now

4 homes in progress

Townhomes & villas

2 units in 1 project

Attached homes, each on its own lot and sold on its own. They’re counted apart from the houses, and the build-time benchmark is for houses only.

Against the market

Each city · houses since 2021
Home by home, against the typical build in each city: 11.7 months faster than typical
How the pace is measured

Each finished home against the typical build for homes like it (on the water or off it) in its own city, then the middle value of those differences.

Build time in Fort Lauderdale (1 finished home)
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Their median in Fort Lauderdale is 22 months; the median for waterfront homes in Fort Lauderdale is 33.1. Small sample, so read it loosely.

Build time in Pompano Beach (5 finished homes)
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Their median in Pompano Beach is 20 months; the median for waterfront homes around the Fort Lauderdale area is 33.2.

Median declared permit value $1.03M per home, the 67th highest among 188 builders with three or more homes. Declared values run well below real construction cost.

Their lots cost a median $1.89M.

  • Their median
  • Middle half, each city waterfront

    95 waterfront homes in Fort Lauderdale permitted 2021–2023, from the permit application to the certificate-of-occupancy packet. 113 waterfront homes around the Fort Lauderdale area permitted 2021–2023, from the permit application to the certificate-of-occupancy packet. Pompano Beach alone has too few finished homes to go on.

  • Median
Every new house on record

Portfolio

AddressCityNeighborhoodPermitStatusLotDeclared permit valueSale
2518 Barcelona DrWaterFort LauderdaleSeven IslesAug 2026Filed$3.1M$1.53M—
2823 NE 24 PlWaterFort LauderdaleCoral RidgeJun 2026Rising$2.1M$1.59M—
1360 E Terra Mar DrWaterPompano BeachTerra MarFeb 2026Rising$1.98M$2.1M—
1222 Bayview DrWaterFort LauderdaleCoral RidgeOct 2025Rising$1.89M$780K—
2205 N Riverside DrWaterPompano BeachHillsboro ShoresAug 2024Complete$4.5M$2.46M—
3205 Leigh RdPompano BeachHillsboro ShoresFeb 2024Complete$818K$1.14M—
3205 Beacon StWaterPompano BeachHillsboro ShoresFeb 2024Sold—$1.03M$5.55M
2101 N Riverside DrWaterPompano BeachHillsboro ShoresDec 2023Rising$2.5M$728K—
2849 NE 29 StWaterFort LauderdaleCoral RidgeOct 2023Sold$1.7M$850K$7.9M
1418 NE 6 StFort LauderdaleVictoria ParkAug 2023Sold—$745K$2.13M
2103 N Riverside DrWaterPompano BeachHillsboro ShoresDec 2021Sold$1.18M$500K$5.45M
820 SE 11 CtFort LauderdaleRio VistaApr 2021Sold$485K$1.29M$3.23M
3204 Dover RdWaterPompano BeachHillsboro ShoresMar 2021Sold$950K$500K$5M