ActiveWaterfront
$80,000,000
1000a Riviera Isle Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Listed by Premier Estate Properties Inc.
Fort Lauderdale · Luxury
Luxury Homes for Sale in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Fort Lauderdale prices luxury by the water. Two houses a block apart can differ by a fortune because one has a clean run to the inlet and the other sits behind a fixed bridge.
Luxury listings
Luxury homes for sale in Fort Lauderdale right now
ActiveWaterfront
$80,000,000
1000a Riviera Isle Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Listed by Premier Estate Properties Inc.
ActiveWaterfront
$55,000,000
513 Middle River Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
Listed by Charles Rutenberg Realty FTL
ActiveWaterfront
$44,995,000
625 San Marco Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Listed by Compass Florida, LLC
ActiveWaterfront
$39,999,999
516 Mola Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Listed by Compass Florida, LLC
ActiveWaterfront
$35,900,000
1 Isla Bahia Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
Listed by Compass Florida, LLC
ActiveWaterfront
$35,000,000
525 Isle Of Capri Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
Listed by Fidelity Real Estate LLC
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Market snapshot
424 active listings at $1,500,000 and up
Highest asking price right now: $80,000,000
Straight from the MLS feed on this page. It moves when the feed moves, and it is the only market number I publish here.
Where the luxury homes are
Harbor Beach Guard-gated, on the Intracoastal just south of the port, with the widest water and the deepest dockage in the city. Lots here take large yachts and the run to Port Everglades is short.
Las Olas Isles The finger isles off Las Olas Boulevard. Deep water, and on many isles no fixed bridge between the dock and the ocean. Lot width and dock length separate one isle from the next.
Seven Isles A small enclave off Sunrise Boulevard built almost entirely on the water. Wide canals, big turning basins, and a mix of 1990s houses and recent new construction.
Bay Colony Gated, at the north end on the Intracoastal, known for wide canals and a no-fixed-bridge route out. Larger lots than the finger isles, and a slower, more residential street pattern.
Rio Vista Historic blocks on the New River south of downtown, a mix of 1920s houses, mid-century rebuilds and new estates. River dockage and a quick run to the inlet.
Coral Ridge Canal streets between the Intracoastal and the beach, mostly built in the 1950s and 1960s and steadily rebuilt since. Good value per foot of water if your boat clears the bridges.
Fort Lauderdale has about 165 miles of navigable canals feeding one deep-water inlet at Port Everglades, and the whole luxury market organizes itself around that fact. An isle off Las Olas plays by different rules than a canal in Coral Ridge, which plays differently again than a guard-gated lot on Harbor Beach. The address changes the access, the dockage and the price all at once.
I read the water first. Before I talk about kitchens I want to know how many bridges sit between that seawall and the ocean, whether any of them are fixed, how deep the canal runs at low tide, and how wide it is for turning a boat around. Those four answers move the value of a Fort Lauderdale house more than anything inside it, and the listing remarks will almost never give them to you straight.
What to check before you buy
What to check before you buy
Every bridge between the dock and Port Everglades
Fixed or lifting, and how many. A fixed bridge caps the height of the boat that can ever reach open water from that dock, and no renovation changes it. I count them for the exact address before we talk about price.
Depth at low tide, at the seawall
Canals silt in. A dock that floats your boat at high tide can leave it sitting on the bottom at low. I check depth at the wall at low water, not the number in the listing remarks.
Seawall age, cap and tie-backs
A seawall is a structure with a lifespan. Age, cap condition and tie-back condition are all inspectable, and a replacement runs well into six figures. Caught early, it is a negotiation. Caught late, it is your bill.
Dock length, lift capacity and turning room
Usable dockage is not lot width. I measure the straight run you can actually tie to, the lift rating if there is one, and whether the canal is wide enough to turn your boat around.
Flood zone, elevation and a real insurance quote
On a waterfront lot the insurance number belongs in your math from day one. I want a bound quote inside the inspection period, based on the elevation certificate for that house.
Permits on the last renovation
Fort Lauderdale has a lot of beautifully finished houses with open or missing permits behind the finish, especially on docks, seawalls and additions. I pull the permit history before you offer.
FAQ
Fort Lauderdale luxury questions
Where are the highest asking prices in Fort Lauderdale?
They sit on Harbor Beach and the Las Olas Isles, with Seven Isles and Bay Colony close behind. All four share the same trait: deep-water lots with a short, no-fixed-bridge run to the Port Everglades inlet. Water and access set the top of this market, not square footage.
What is Millionaires Row in Fort Lauderdale?
It is a nickname, not an address, and people apply it to different stretches of the Intracoastal depending on who is talking. I would not shop by the nickname. Shop by the water: depth, dockage, and how many bridges sit between you and the ocean.
Who owns the big houses on the isles?
I do not discuss owners, and the MLS does not publish them. What I will tell you is why certain lots carry the asking prices they do: lot width on the water, dock length, depth at low tide, and a clean run to the inlet.
Which Fort Lauderdale neighborhood should I look at first?
That depends on your boat and your tolerance for a project. Bring me the length, the draft and the air draft, and I will narrow six neighborhoods to two. If you have no boat, Rio Vista and Coral Ridge give you more house per dollar than the finger isles.
Is new construction worth the premium here?
Often yes, because a house built in the last few years carries current impact glass, current elevation and a young roof, which is most of what insurance cares about. The premium is easier to justify on the water than inland.
Let us talk
Shopping Fort Lauderdale at this level?
Tell me the budget and the must-haves. I will send the homes that fit, with the water, the building, and the carrying costs checked before you see them, in English o en español.