How long does it take to build a house in Pompano Beach?
As of October 2026, a new house in Pompano Beach takes a median 20 months from permit to certificate of occupancy, across 162 houses permitted from 2021 through 2023. The middle half take 13 to 26 months. On the water the median is 38 months; inland, 18.
Where the months go.
The city logs each inspection as the work passes it. From the permit application, the first foundation inspection comes at a median 9 months. The block walls go up about 2 months later, the finishes start at about 14 months, and the certificate of occupancy follows about 6 months later. The longest stretch runs from the permit to the foundation: about 9 months.
When each stage starts
Months after the permitOn the water and inland
Median months after the permit- On the water
- Inland
Both sides of the water reach the foundation at about 9 months. The gap opens after that: the finishes start at 20.3 months on the water and 13.5 inland.
The biggest houses take the longest.
Houses of 5,000 sq ft and up took a median 23.2 months, against 18.0 for smaller ones; 8 of those 8 are on the water. Townhome and villa-pair units are measured the same way, one unit at a time.
Permit to certificate of occupancy
MonthsHome size is the tax roll’s total building area, garage and covered areas included, so it runs larger than the area under air.
A townhome unit is one of three or more attached homes, each on its own lot; a villa pair is two. Each unit has its own permit and certificate of occupancy, so each is timed on its own. How townhomes are tracked.
The fastest and slowest builders, on the record.
All 10 builders with 5 or more finished homes in Pompano Beach to time, fastest first. Each is set against homes like theirs, as on their own page: waterfront homes for builders mostly on the water, inland homes for those mostly inland, since waterfront builds run longer.
A builder’s median covers every finished home of theirs in Pompano Beach with both dates on record, whatever year it was permitted.
What the slower builds have in common.
Comparisons across the same 162 houses. They show which builds ran longer, not why.
Waterfront houses took a median 37.5 months, inland ones 18.1. The difference builds up after the walls: the finishes start at 20.3 months on the water and 13.5 inland.
Houses of 5,000 sq ft and up, against 18.0 months for smaller ones. 8 of those 8 are on the water.
Custom houses took a median 20.2 months; likely spec houses, built to sell, 19.7. What the labels mean.
From the permit application to the first foundation document, on the water and inland alike. The clock starts at the application, so this includes the city’s review of the plans: how long that review is taking now.
Of the 183 houses permitted 2021–2023, 15 are still being built and 3 have gone quiet. They can’t be timed until they finish, so the medians here lean fast.
Rising now
43 homes are rising in Pompano Beach; 32 show an estimated completion window worked out from these numbers. The most are in Old Collier, Avalon Harbor and Blanche Ely.
What it costs
Estimated build cost per square foot, what lots sell for, and two houses priced out: the cost to build in Pompano Beach.
Planning a build
Find a lot with a lot report for any address, check how long permits are taking, then match builders who have built where you want to, or compare cities.
How it’s measured: from the new-home permit application to the first certificate-of-occupancy packet submitted to the city, for the 162 houses permitted 2021–2023 with both dates on record (183 were permitted in those years). Stage dates are the first document the city recorded for each stage. Figures as of October 2026, from Pompano Beach Click2Gov and the county parcel roll. How the data works.