Filed
Filed: permit applied for; the city hasn’t issued it yet
Likely spec
Likely spec: the owner on the permit shares the builder’s business address. Not confirmed by the builder.
942 Fern Dr
Aerial from 2026, before work began. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.
Where it stands
Last city record Jul 24, 2026The numbers
From deeds, the permit and the parcel roll- Lot purchase
- $2.2M May 2026
- Lot size
- 9,270 sf 0.21 acres
- Declared permit value
- $1.3M as declared; real cost runs well higher
- Home size
- ~5,055 sf under air from the permit’s plans
- Plan
- Not in the permit
- Flood zone
- AE base flood elevation 7–8 ft
- Waterfront
- Yes parcel touches a mapped waterway
- Ownership
- Company-owned lot likely spec: the owner on the permit shares the builder’s business address
Against the market
Delray Beach · since 20213.5 months since the permit application. A typical waterfront home in Delray Beach takes 25.9; the middle half take 21.3–31.1.
This lot cost $2.2M. The median new-build lot in Tropic Isle went for $1.8M (28 lots).
- This home
Middle half, Delray Beach waterfront
36 waterfront homes in Delray Beach permitted 2021–2023, from the permit application to the certificate-of-occupancy packet.
- Median
Construction log
2 city records- New-home permit filedResidential New Construction Permit · In review
- Dock or seawall permitBoatlift-Dock-Seawall-Pile Permit · Administratively Closed
Permit BLDR-018030-2026 on Delray Beach eServices: “New construction single family *** Total job … submitted with … was $2,000,000, … to … fee *** … & … ***”
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