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.

817 Cordova Rd

Rio Vista, Fort LauderdaleBuilt by C Craig Edewaard5 bd · 4.5 ba · 3 story · 2-car garage

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2020 · City of Fort Lauderdale · Fort Lauderdale2026 · Broward County · Broward Co.

Drag to compare the lot in 2020 with January 2026. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

Where it stands

Last city record Oct 22, 2025

PermitJan ’23

FoundationJul ’23

VerticalOct ’23

Finish

Done

Estimated completionBehind the usual paceIt has taken longer than most waterfront homes to get this far, so there’s no fair window to show.

The numbers

From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll

Likely to sell for$2.55–3.55MOur 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: $625K May 2021 · part of a $1.3M deal for 2 parcels
Lot size: 6,209 sf 0.14 acres
Declared permit value: $635K as declared; real cost runs well higher
Home size: Not yet on the tax roll
Plan: 5 bd · 4.5 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

45.6 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 Rio Vista

$0$8.16M$16.3M

This lot cost $625K. The median new-build lot in Rio Vista went for $1.1M (81 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

20 city records

Oct 22, 2025Inspection DocumentOpen
Oct 20, 2025MiscellaneousComplete
Sep 3, 2025EmailComplete
Aug 4, 2025Construction document filedDeferred Submittal (Electronic Document Submittal) · Open
May 28, 2025Plan RevisionComplete
Apr 1, 2025Plan RevisionComplete
Aug 1, 2024Plan RevisionComplete
May 31, 2024Fence PermitIssued
May 2, 2024NOA / Product ApprovalComplete
Feb 29, 2024Pool permitPool-Spa-Fountain Permit · Issued
Nov 14, 2023Plan RevisionComplete
Oct 26, 2023Roof: truss drawings filedTruss Drawings · Complete
Jul 21, 2023Foundation: elevation certificate filedUnder Construction EC · Complete
Jul 21, 2023Foundation: spot survey filedSpot Survey · Complete
Jul 12, 2023Approved Supporting DocumentsComplete
Jun 8, 2023Construction document filedDeferred Submittal (Electronic Document Submittal) · Open
Apr 20, 2023Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Complete
Mar 1, 2023Driveway and paving permitPaving Permit · Issued
Jan 23, 2023New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · Issued
Feb 10, 2022Demolition permitDemolition Permit · Complete

Permit BLD-RNC-23010016 on LauderBuild: “SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE: 3 STORY 5 BED 4 1/2 BATH 2 CAR GARAGE”

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This looks like an owner’s own home, so it may never be listed. A licensed agent can still ask C Craig Edewaard about it, and flag similar homes before they reach the market.