Oceanfront condominiums, branded new development and one of South Florida's defining waterfront-estate/boating markets.
Fort Lauderdale has been called “the next Miami” for twenty years. In 2026 the comparison is no longer aspirational — not because Fort Lauderdale is becoming Miami, but because it has matured into a genuinely distinct luxury residential market. Non-branded product trades at $600–$1,200 PSF and branded product at $1,500–$3,500 PSF — below comparable quality in Brickell, Miami Beach or Surfside — while offering marine infrastructure no Miami submarket can replicate.
165 miles of navigable inland waterways — Fort Lauderdale's canal network connects residential neighborhoods including Las Olas Isles and Harbor Beach directly to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is held each fall (Oct 28–Nov 1, 2026). Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) is the city's general-aviation airport. Superyacht service and refit yards operate in the market, and Pier Sixty-Six Residences alone offers 164 slips to 400 feet with 5,000 linear feet of dockage (Forbes, December 2024).
Fort Lauderdale condominiums are not currently included in the Haute Building Index™, which presently covers Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. New-development profiles are available below.
The residential component of the legendary Pier Sixty-Six marina — one of Fort Lauderdale's most significant marine addresses since the 1950s, now redeveloped with 164 slips to 400 feet and 5,000 linear feet of dockage (Forbes, Dec. 2024). Delivered: all 88 residences complete (Tavistock, Sept 2, 2025).
View Development →New Development83 residences from $2.5M on Fort Lauderdale Beach, with a pool deck over the Intracoastal. Estimated delivery 2029.
View Development →New DevelopmentFort Lauderdale's most historically significant marine address, anchoring Bahia Mar. St. Regis butler service and marina integration; sales underway, groundbreaking expected late 2026/early 2027.
View Development →Distinct sub-areas of the Fort Lauderdale market, each with its own character and buyer profile.
Canal-front residential neighborhood immediately south of Las Olas Boulevard — a boat-accessible single-family and townhome market in the Broward County luxury tier.
A gated, deep-water peninsula neighborhood on the Intracoastal, minutes from Fort Lauderdale Beach and Port Everglades.
The city's oceanfront corridor, home to branded beachfront product including The Ritz-Carlton Residences.
Miami Beach sells global brand; Fort Lauderdale sells water infrastructure.
The clearest way to think about the two markets side by side: Miami Beach is for the global-brand buyer whose equity thesis is the address itself. Fort Lauderdale is for the yacht owner, the value-per-square-foot buyer, and the family consolidating a primary residence and a vessel into one line item. Neither is a compromise version of the other — they serve different buyers for different reasons.
On published from-prices (developer listings, August 2026), $3M clears entry at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Fort Lauderdale (from $2.5M, 83 residences, est. 2029). In Miami Beach, $3M reaches mid-building lines in legacy product; marquee new projects start meaningfully higher.
Both markets carry barrier-island insurance exposure; the practical difference is building age. Fort Lauderdale's active buyer pool is concentrated in post-2020 code product, while Florida's post-Surfside milestone-inspection regime prices older buildings — a bigger factor in Miami Beach's older stock than in Fort Lauderdale's newer pipeline.
Pier Sixty-Six Residences alone offers 164 slips to 400 feet with 5,000 linear feet of dockage (Forbes, December 2024). Bahia Mar anchors the St. Regis project, and the New River network adds private dockage depth. Miami Beach superyacht berths are scarcer and typically waitlisted.
Fort Lauderdale condominiums are not currently included in the Haute Building Index™, which presently covers Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties. New-development profiles for Fort Lauderdale are available on this page.
Three primary profiles recur in our reporting: the serious yacht owner (50–80 ft vessel) who needs genuine marina infrastructure and FXE access; the value-motivated quality buyer who wants branded-residence quality below Miami Beach's PSF premium; and the Broward County lifestyle buyer drawn to the Las Olas dining/retail corridor and a more established community character.