Builder · No. 5 on the water in Fort Lauderdale · permits 2021–2025

JL Lavallee Construction

10 new homes in Fort Lauderdale since 2021, 8 on the water, mostly in Rio Vista, Coral Ridge, Coral Ridge Country Club. State license CGC057076.

New homes10

5 complete · 5 rising

On the water8

80% of their homes · rank 9 overall

Typical build34 mo
5.3 months slower than typical in Fort Lauderdale
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—

No finished-home sale on record

Rising now

5 homes in progress

Against the market

Fort Lauderdale · homes since 2021
Build time, permit to CO (4 finished homes)
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JL Lavallee Construction’s median is 34 months; the median for waterfront homes in Fort Lauderdale is 33.1.

Median declared permit value $1.2M per home, the 57th highest among 188 builders with three or more homes. Declared values run well below real construction cost.

Their lots cost a median $2.57M (waterfront median in Fort Lauderdale $2M).

  • Their median
  • Middle half, Fort Lauderdale waterfront

    95 waterfront homes in Fort Lauderdale permitted 2021–2023, from the permit application to the certificate-of-occupancy packet.

  • Median
Every new home on record

Portfolio

AddressNeighborhoodPermitStatusLotDeclared permit valueSale
2673 NE 37 DrCoral Ridge Country ClubSep 2025Rising$1.45M$880K—
2756 NE 17 StWaterCoral RidgeMar 2024Complete$2.57M$1.1M—
1817 SE 7 StWaterRio VistaDec 2023Rising$7.4M$1.5M—
1535 E Lake DrWaterHarbor BeachSep 2023Complete$10.5M$1.2M—
1918 Intracoastal DrWaterCoral RidgeAug 2023Rising$4.13M$1.1M—
1700 SE 10 StWaterRio VistaJun 2023Rising—$1.2M—
2301 Delmar PlWaterSeven IslesDec 2022Rising$3M$1.25M—
1111 SE 12 WayRio VistaApr 2022Complete$1.95M$850K—
717 N Rio Vista BlvdWaterRio VistaFeb 2022Complete$1.66M$1.9M—
1641 SE 8 StWaterRio VistaJan 2021Complete$1.95M$1.55M—