Builder · No. 8 on the water in Fort Lauderdale · permits 2022–2026

W A Bentz Construction

7 new homes in Fort Lauderdale since 2022, 7 on the water, mostly in Coral Ridge, Harbor Beach, Sailboat Bend. State license CGC048781.

New homes7

3 complete · 2 rising · 1 filed · 1 quiet

On the water7

100% of their homes · rank 15 overall

Typical build31.4 mo
1.7 months faster 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

2 homes in progress

Against the market

Fort Lauderdale · homes since 2021
Build time, permit to CO (3 finished homes)
0 mo30 mo60 mo

W A Bentz Construction’s median is 31.4 months; the median for waterfront homes in Fort Lauderdale is 33.1.

Median declared permit value $3.17M per home, the 7th highest among 188 builders with three or more homes. Declared values run well below real construction cost.

Their lots cost a median $3.75M (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
700 SW 4 PlWaterSailboat BendJun 2026Filed$1.53M$2.3M—
415 Coral WayWaterLas Olas IslesOct 2024Rising$3.75M$3.17M—
2888 NE 26 StWaterCoral RidgeApr 2023Complete$2.15M$2.83M—
64 Isla Bahia DrWaterHarbor BeachNov 2022Complete$3.83M$4.24M—
2757 NE 17 StWaterCoral RidgeNov 2022Complete$1.7M$2.73M—
2424 N Atlantic BlvdWaterLauderdale BeachSep 2022Rising$5.29M$4.6M—
48 Isla Bahia DrWaterHarbor BeachAug 2022Quiet$7.25M$3.2M—