Quiet since Sep 2024

Quiet: no new city records in a long time, and the permit has expired or was never issued

Waterfront
Custom

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

71 Bay Colony Dr

Bay Colony, Fort LauderdaleBuilt by Firstwater Building & Design5 bd · 8 ba · 3 story · 3-car garage
Aerial of 71 Bay Colony Dr, January 20262026 · Broward County · Broward Co.

Aerial from January 2026. The lot looked much the same in January 2024. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Sep 20, 2024
StatusQuiet since Sep 2024No new city records in a long time, and the permit has expired or was never issued. Projects sometimes stall over financing, redesign or a sale.

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll
Lot purchase
$1.6M Feb 2020
Lot resold
$3.9M Jul 2026 · the land changed hands, not a finished-home sale
Lot size
13,899 sf 0.32 acres
Declared permit value
$1.16M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size
Not yet on the tax roll
Plan
5 bd · 8 ba · 3 story
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 7 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

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

  • 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

5 city records
  1. Driveway and paving permitPaving Permit · Pending Master
  2. Demolition permitDemolition Permit · Issued
  3. Re-Roof PermitAwaiting Client Reply
  4. New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · In review
  5. Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Issued

Permit BLD-GEN-24040280 on LauderBuild: “NEW 3 STORY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE- 5 BEDROOMS, 8 BATHROOMS WITH A 3 CAR GARAGE”

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