Vacant lotWaterfront

1533 SW 17 St

Shady BanksFort Lauderdale7,741 sq ft lot (0.18 acres)Zoned RS-8
Aerial of 1533 SW 17 St, January 20262026 · Broward County · Broward Co.

Aerial from January 2026, the newest available. The pink line is the surveyed parcel boundary.

What it’s worth as land

From recorded sales
$921K–1.03MMiddle half of nearby land sales, adjusted for lot size (12 sales), applied to this lot’s 7,741 sq ft.
Land price per sq ft, sized to this lot
$0$106$213

Sized to this lot, nearby waterfront land sales point to about $128 per sq ft.

Does it pencil?

Build-and-sell pro forma
Supports a land price up to$366Kto build and sell a 5,450 sq ft home here at a 15% margin.
Doesn’t pencilAt $991K for the land:Loss $354K · −14.1%Needs $632/sq ft to hit 15% · assumed $462
Land $991KBuild $1.31MSoft costs $131KCarry $291KSelling $151KLoss $354KSale $2.52M
Fort Lauderdale calibration

Calibrated on 148 Fort Lauderdale deals. With these build costs the calculator's land budget is a median 100% of what the builders actually paid for the lot, and within 25% of it on 87 of the 148 (the old defaults came to 41%).

A quick pro forma, not an appraisal. Every number is editable; the starting points come from city records, and build cost is an assumption to replace with a builder’s bid.

The rules

City GIS and parcel roll
Zoning
RS-8 Residential Single Family/Low Medium Density
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 6 ft
Lowest floor
7 ft+ BFE + 1 ft minimum under the Florida Building Code; confirm with the city
Waterfront
Yes dock, seawall and setback rules apply
Lot size
7,741 sf 0.18 acres
Ownership
Company often a builder or investor

Setbacks, height and lot coverage depend on the zoning district; see Fort Lauderdale’s Unified Land Development Regulations. Confirm with a surveyor and the city before you buy.

Nearby land sales

Waterfront · last 5 years
AddressSoldPriceLot$/sq ftAway
1542 SW 18 Ter
Vacant lot sale
Feb 2025$900K7,910 sf$114311 m
1483 SW 18 Ave
Vacant lot sale
Aug 2024$564K6,557 sf$86323 m
1316 Tangelo Isle
Bought for a new home · Ram Construction Services
Oct 2023$1.24M7,781 sf$159349 m
1313 Orange Isle
Bought for a new home · Fennec
Feb 2023$850K6,890 sf$123355 m
1317 Tangelo Isle
Bought for a new home · Florida's Best Construction Services
Nov 2023$1.03M7,781 sf$132369 m
1325 Guava Isle
Bought for a new home · Kedeco Enterprises
Jul 2026$1.1M7,950 sf$138509 m
1212 Mandarin Isle
Bought for a new home · Fennec
Nov 2023$865K6,890 sf$126510 m
1205 Tangelo Isle
Bought for a new home · Fennec
Feb 2023$850K6,890 sf$123525 m