Filed

Filed: permit applied for; the city hasn’t issued it yet

Duplex

Likely spec

Likely spec: the owner has 3 other new homes permitted. Not confirmed by the builder.

523 NW 22 Ave

River Garden Sweeting, Fort LauderdaleBuilder not on record6 bd · 3 ba

Get early access Follow

Aerial from January 2026. The lot looked much the same in 2022. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Jan 6, 2026

Permit

Foundation

Vertical

Finish

Done

Estimated completionJun 2028 – Jun 2029Counted from today, since the permit isn’t issued yet, 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$475–675KOur 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: $95K Feb 2020
Lot size: 8,499 sf 0.20 acres
Declared permit value: $300K as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size: Not yet on the tax roll
Plan: 6 bd · 3 ba
Flood zone: AE base flood elevation 6 ft
Waterfront: No
Ownership: Company-owned lot likely spec: the owner has 3 other new homes permitted

Against the market

Fort Lauderdale · since 2021

Build time, months from permit

0 mo30 mo60 mo

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

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

3 city records

Jan 6, 2026Re-Roof PermitAwaiting Client Reply
Dec 22, 2023New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · In Review
Dec 22, 2023Driveway and paving permitPaving Permit · Awaiting Client Reply

Permit BLD-RNC-23120062 on LauderBuild: “NEW CONSTRUCTION A-B : NEW RESIDENTIAL 2 FAMILY HOME 6 BEDROOMS / 3 BATHROOMS PER UNIT. PROPERTY CANNOT BE SPLIT INTO A DUPLEX WITHOUT A PERMIT FOR THE SECOND UNIT. LOT CANNOT BE SPLIT WITHOUT A SECOND PERMIT FOR THE ADDITIONAL UNIT, IF …”

Early access · not on the market

Get in before it lists

This one looks built to sell, and most spec homes don’t reach the MLS until they’re nearly done: it should finish Jun ’28–Jun ’29. Ask now and a licensed agent will go to the builder for the plans, the price and the timing, before it’s listed.