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Updated Nov 11
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Custom: a company owns the lot, but nothing on record says it’s being built to sell.

1340 NE 16 Ave

Poinsettia Heights, Fort LauderdaleBuilt by Contempo Construction Group4 bd · 3.5 ba · 1-car garage
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1340 NE 16 Ave in January 20261340 NE 16 Ave in January 20252025 · Broward County · Broward Co.2026 · Broward County · Broward Co.

Drag to compare the lot in January 2025 with January 2026. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Oct 21, 2026
Estimated completionMar–Dec 2027From the permit date, with the middle half of build times for homes off the water. An estimate, not the builder’s commitment.

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll
Likely to sell for$2.1–2.65MOur estimate from the lot’s price and what new homes nearby sold for. Not an appraisal or the builder’s price. How we estimate it
Lot purchase
$600K Jan 2025
Lot resold
$640K Apr 2026 · the land changed hands, not a finished-home sale
Lot size
6,749 sf 0.15 acres
Declared permit value
$630K as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size
Not yet on the tax roll
Plan
4 bd · 3.5 ba
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 6 ft
Waterfront
No
Ownership
Company-owned lot likely a custom home

Against the market

Fort Lauderdale · since 2021
Build time, months from permit
0 mo30 mo60 mo

17.9 months since the permit. A typical home off the water in Fort Lauderdale takes 24.4; the middle half take 18.7–31.2.

Lot price vs. new-build lots in Poinsettia Heights
$0$1.29M$2.57M

This lot cost $600K. The median new-build lot in Poinsettia Heights went for $550K (52 lots).

  • This home
  • Middle half, Fort Lauderdale off the water

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

  • Median
How we calculate this

Construction log

7 city records
  1. Roof: truss drawings filedTruss Drawings · Complete
  2. Foundation: spot survey filedSpot Survey · Complete
  3. Foundation: soil and pile report filedSoil Bearing Capacity Certification with Density Report or Pile Log · Complete
  4. Re-Roof PermitAwaiting Client Reply
  5. Driveway and paving permitPaving Permit · Pending Master
  6. New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Issued
  7. Demolition permitDemolition Permit · Issued

Permit BLD-RNC-25050435 on LauderBuild: “CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TWO FAMILY DWELLING- (4) BEDROOMS, (3.5) BATHROOMS WITH A (1) CAR GARAGE (EACH UNIT) - THE LOT CANNOT BE SPLIT WITHOUT A SECOND PERMIT FOR THE SECOND UNIT. IF THE PERMIT IS COMPLETED AS A 2-FAMILY DWELLING THEN A CHANGE …”

Nearby

More new homes nearby

All 55 in Poinsettia Heights →
Aerial of 1333 NE 16 Ter
Rising
Broward Co. 2026 · 26.1439° N 80.1273° W
1333 NE 16 Ter
Poinsettia HeightsREI Construction
Done Sep ’27–Oct ’28
Lot bought$562K
Plan4 bd · 4.5 ba
Likely price$1.95–2.65M
Aerial of 1331 NE 16 Ter
Rising
Broward Co. 2026 · 26.1437° N 80.1273° W
1331 NE 16 Ter
Poinsettia HeightsREI Construction
Done Sep ’27–Oct ’28
Lot bought$562K
Plan4 bd · 4 ba
Likely price$1.95–2.65M
Aerial of 1404 NE 16 Ave
Rising
Broward Co. 2026 · 26.1447° N 80.1277° W
1404 NE 16 Ave
Poinsettia HeightsAll About Construction & Development
Lot bought$463K
Plan4 bd · 4 ba
Likely price$1.7–2.35M

Also close by: 1401 NE 16 Ave · 1325 NE 16 Ter · 1340 NE 16 Ter · 1650 NE 14 St · 1317 NE 17 Ave · 1415 NE 17 Ave

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