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.

777 Middle River Dr

Sunrise Intracoastal, Fort LauderdaleBuilt by ARK Construction and Development6 bd · 7.5 ba · 2 story · 3-car garage

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Aerial of 777 Middle River Dr, January 2026

Aerial from January 2026. The lot looked much the same in January 2025. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Oct 30, 2026

PermitDec ’25

FoundationOct ’26

Vertical

Finish

Done

Estimated completionFeb 2028 – Apr 2029From 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

Lot purchase: Not recorded
Lot size: 14,517 sf 0.33 acres
Declared permit value: $1.73M as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size: Not yet on the tax roll
Plan: 6 bd · 7.5 ba · 2 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

11.2 months since the permit. 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

15 city records

Oct 30, 2026Plan RevisionAwaiting Client Reply
Oct 29, 2026Engineer's field report filedEngineering Field Reports (Non-Threshold Buildings) · In Review
Oct 2, 2026Engineer's field report filedEngineering Field Reports (Non-Threshold Buildings) · In Review
Sep 23, 2026Plan RevisionComplete
Sep 23, 2026Construction document filedDeferred Submittal (Electronic Document Submittal) · Void
Sep 18, 2026MiscellaneousVoid
Sep 17, 2026Permit Application FormVoid
Sep 15, 2026MiscellaneousVoid
Feb 4, 2026Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Awaiting Client Reply
Jan 13, 2026Re-Roof PermitAwaiting Client Reply
Jan 13, 2026Driveway and paving permitPaving Permit · Awaiting Client Reply
Jan 13, 2026Fence PermitPending Master
Dec 9, 2025Fence PermitAwaiting Client Reply
Dec 4, 2025New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Issued
Dec 12, 2024Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Void

Permit BLD-RNC-25120142 on LauderBuild: “NEW SFR NEW 2 STORY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE: 6 BED 7.5 BATH 3 CAR GARAGE”

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