Rising

Rising: permitted and not yet finished, with a live permit (the city extends it at each passed inspection) or city records in the past 90 days

Waterfront

Custom

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

2524 Mercedes Dr

Harbor Beach, Fort LauderdaleBuilt by CM Land Development4 bd · 7 ba · 3 story · ~7,797 sf under air · 3-car garage

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2024 · Broward County · Broward Co.2026 · Broward County · Broward Co.

Drag to compare the lot in January 2024 with January 2026. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Sep 30, 2026

PermitFeb ’24

FoundationDec ’24

VerticalDec ’24

Finish

Done

Estimated completionMar–Jun 2027From the permit date, with the middle half of build times for waterfront homes. An estimate, not the builder’s commitment.

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll

Likely to sell for$13.4–17MOur 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: $5.1M Nov 2023
Lot size: 12,350 sf 0.28 acres
Declared permit value: $1.82M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size: ~7,797 sf under air from the permit’s plans
Plan: 4 bd · 7 ba · 3 story
Flood zone: AE base flood elevation 7 ft
Waterfront: Yes parcel touches a mapped waterway
Ownership: Company-owned lot likely a custom home

Against the market

Fort Lauderdale · since 2021

Build time, months from permit

0 mo30 mo60 mo

32.8 months since the permit. A typical waterfront home in Fort Lauderdale takes 33.1; the middle half take 26.6–39.9.

Lot price vs. new-build lots in Harbor Beach

$0$9.19M$18.4M

This lot cost $5.1M. The median new-build lot in Harbor Beach went for $5.25M (32 lots).

This home
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

How we calculate this

Construction log

18 city records

Sep 30, 2026NOA / Product ApprovalOpen
Apr 22, 2026MiscellaneousComplete
Apr 20, 2026NOA / Product ApprovalComplete
Apr 8, 2026Plan RevisionOpen
Jul 9, 2025Plan RevisionAwaiting Client Reply
Jul 7, 2025Shop DrawingsPurged
Jun 30, 2025Plan RevisionComplete
Dec 24, 2024Foundation: elevation certificate filedUnder Construction EC · Complete
Dec 24, 2024Roof: truss drawings filedTruss Drawings · Complete
Nov 21, 2024Structural permitStructural Permit · Void
Nov 20, 2024Plan RevisionComplete
Nov 19, 2024Special Inspector FormVoid
Nov 19, 2024Pool permitPool-Spa-Fountain Permit · Issued
Jul 29, 2024Fence PermitAwaiting Client Reply
Jul 25, 2024Structural permitStructural Permit · Open
Jun 14, 2024Structural permitStructural Permit · Plan Set Submitted
Mar 7, 2024Structural permitStructural Permit · In Review
Feb 18, 2024New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Issued

Permit BLD-RNC-24020449 on LauderBuild: “NEW SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE: 3 STORY 4 BED 7 BATH 3 CAR GARAGE 8441 SF TOTAL UNDER ROOF, 7797 SF CONDITIONED AIR SPACES”

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