Filed

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

Waterfront
Custom

Custom: owned by a person, so most likely built for the owner.

700 SW 4 Pl

Sailboat Bend, Fort LauderdaleBuilt by W A Bentz Construction5 bd · 5.5 ba · 2 story · 3-car garage
Aerial of 700 SW 4 Pl, January 20262026 · Broward County · Broward Co.

Aerial from January 2026, before work began. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Jun 3, 2026
Estimated completionJan 2029 – Mar 2030Counted from today, since the permit isn’t issued yet, 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
Lot purchase
$1.53M May 2020
Lot size
13,025 sf 0.30 acres
Declared permit value
$2.3M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size
Not yet on the tax roll
Plan
5 bd · 5.5 ba · 2 story
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 6 ft
Waterfront
Yes parcel touches a mapped waterway
Ownership
Private owner likely a custom home

Against the market

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

5.3 months since the permit application. 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 Sailboat Bend
$0$803K$1.61M

This lot cost $1.53M. The median new-build lot in Sailboat Bend went for $591K (10 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

2 city records
  1. New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · In review
  2. Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Issued

Permit BLD-GEN-26060078 on LauderBuild: “New Single Family Residence: 2 story, 5 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, 3 car garage”

Nearby

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Also close by: 604 SW 8 Ter · 624 SW 8 Ave · 908 SW 4 St · 900 SW 5 Pl · 604 SW 7 St · 1004 SW 5 Pl