Vacant lotWaterfront

401 SW 14 Ave

Sailboat BendFort Lauderdale22,892 sq ft lot (0.53 acres)Zoned RS-8

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

What it’s worth as land

From recorded sales

$1.01–2.91MMiddle half of nearby land sales, adjusted for lot size (12 sales), applied to this lot’s 22,892 sq ft.

Land price per sq ft, sized to this lot

$0$102$203

Sized to this lot, nearby waterfront land sales point to about $86 per sq ft. This parcel last sold for $1M in Apr 2026 ($44 per sq ft, the pink dot).

Does it pencil?

Build-and-sell pro forma

Supports a land price up to$369Kto build and sell a 5,500 sq ft home here at a 15% margin.

Doesn’t pencilAt $1M for the land:Loss $357K · −14.1%Needs $632/sq ft to hit 15% · assumed $462

Land $1MBuild $1.32MSoft costs $132KCarry $294KSelling $152KLoss $357KSale $2.54M

Land price$Last sale, Apr 2026Home sizesq ftabout 45% of the lot, capped at the upper range of new homes nearbySale price per sq ft$6 nearest new homes soldBuild cost per sq ft$Upscale assumption, per sq ft of total area. Declared permit values here run ~$111/sq ft, well under real cost.Soft costs% of buildDesign, engineering, permits, insuranceMonths, purchase to salemoBuild ~33 mo (Fort Lauderdale median on the water) + permitting and saleInterest rate%On a loan covering about 65% of costsSelling costs% of saleTarget margin% of sale

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: 22,892 sf 0.53 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

Address	Sold	Price	Lot	$/sq ft	Away
411 SW 14 Ave Vacant lot sale	Aug 2025	$925K	12,450 sf	$74	33 m
351 SW 14 Way Bought for a new home · RGV Construction	Dec 2025	$1M	17,919 sf	$56	37 m
417 SW 14 Ave Vacant lot sale	Jul 2023	$375K	5,639 sf	$67	55 m
421 SW 14 Ave Vacant lot sale	Apr 2023	$225K	4,455 sf	$51	70 m
1501 SW 5 Ct Bought for a new home · Urban Domus Construction	Jan 2022	$1.08M	9,719 sf	$111	229 m
700 SW 12 Ave Bought for a new home · Guardian Storm Protection	Apr 2024	$3.75M	19,808 sf	$189	647 m
1024 SW 5 Pl Bought for a new home · Ross Brothers	Jan 2023	$1.51M	6,837 sf	$222	662 m
522 SW 9 Ter Vacant lot sale	Mar 2025	$2.1M	11,415 sf	$184	713 m

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RisingWaterfront

Broward Co. 2026 · 26.1189° N 80.1614° W

291 SW 14 Way

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Broward Co. 2026 · 26.1190° N 80.1615° W

281 SW 14 Way