Vacant lotWaterfront

1830 S Ocean Dr

Harbour Isles of Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale13,059 sq ft lot (0.30 acres)Zoned RML-25
Aerial of 1830 S Ocean Dr, 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
$4.96–6.1MMiddle half of nearby land sales, adjusted for lot size (12 sales), applied to this lot’s 13,059 sq ft.
Land price per sq ft, sized to this lot
$0$374$747

Sized to this lot, nearby waterfront land sales point to about $411 per sq ft. This parcel last sold for $1.2M in Feb 2022 ($92 per sq ft, the pink dot).

Does it pencil?

Build-and-sell pro forma
Supports a land price up to$3.24Mto build and sell a 9,550 sq ft home here at a 15% margin.
Doesn’t pencilAt $5.37M for the land:Loss $529K · −4.0%Needs $1,701/sq ft to hit 15% · assumed $1,371
Land $5.37MBuild $5.49MSoft costs $549KCarry $1.43MSelling $786KLoss $529KSale $13.1M
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
RML-25 Residential Multifamily Low Rise/Medium High Density
Flood zone
AE base flood elevation 6–7 ft
Lowest floor
8 ft+ BFE + 1 ft minimum under the Florida Building Code; confirm with the city
Waterfront
Yes dock, seawall and setback rules apply
Lot size
13,059 sf 0.30 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
1535 E Lake Dr
Bought for a new home · JL Lavallee Construction
Nov 2022$10.5M15,498 sf$678475 m
2400 SE 21 St
Bought for a new home · Premium Design & Build
Apr 2025$5M12,500 sf$400620 m
2572 Mercedes Dr
Bought for a new home · Premier Construction Contractors
Apr 2022$4M14,890 sf$269653 m
2552 Mercedes Dr
Bought for a new home · Premium Design & Build
Mar 2025$4.95M13,000 sf$381719 m
1817 SE 21 Ave
Bought for a new home · Dynaprime Construction
Apr 2025$2.58M9,375 sf$275787 m
1400 W Lake Dr
Bought for a new home · Colony Construction Group
Mar 2022$8.7M14,243 sf$611792 m
2524 Mercedes Dr
Bought for a new home · CM Land Development
Nov 2023$5.1M12,350 sf$413835 m
2531 Mercedes Dr
Bought for a new home · Gulf Building
Jan 2025$5.44M13,000 sf$418845 m