Vacant lot

536 NW 16 Ave

Historical Dorsey-RiverbendFort Lauderdale5,400 sq ft lot (0.12 acres)Zoned RS-8
Aerial of 536 NW 16 Ave, 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
$54–103KMiddle half of nearby land sales, adjusted for lot size (12 sales), applied to this lot’s 5,400 sq ft.
Land price per sq ft, sized to this lot
$0$25$50

Sized to this lot, nearby land sales point to about $14 per sq ft. This parcel last sold for $74K in Jul 2007.

Does it pencil?

Build-and-sell pro forma
Left over for the landNo fair defaultOur build costs are tested on new homes selling for $400 or more a sq ft, and here they sell for about $186. Enter the build cost per sq ft you expect below to see what the land supports.
Land $76KBuild $441KSoft costs $44KCarry $41KSelling $23KLoss $243KSale $381K
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
No
Lot size
5,400 sf 0.12 acres
Ownership
Private owner

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

Off the water · last 5 years
AddressSoldPriceLot$/sq ftAway
533 NW 16 Ave
Bought for a new home · Infinity at Your Service
May 2023$112K5,400 sf$2150 m
612 NW 15 Ter
Bought for a new home
May 2022$45K4,500 sf$10184 m
1717 NW 6 Pl
Vacant lot sale
May 2024$130K7,500 sf$17251 m
624 NW 15 Ave
Bought for a new home
May 2022$50K5,000 sf$10276 m
1600 NW 7 Ct
Bought for a new home · Gestido Construction
Mar 2022$40K5,000 sf$8284 m
500 NW 20 Ave
Bought for a new home · NLJ Builders
Apr 2022$218K6,523 sf$33352 m
638 NW 14 Way
Bought for a new home
May 2022$50K5,000 sf$10365 m
633 NW 14 Ter
Vacant lot sale
Nov 2025$95K7,500 sf$13381 m